Property for rent in Rapaura, Blenheim
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Rapaura, Blenheim, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Rapaura
Homes sold for a median $6,102 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Rapaura change hands every 9.6 years on median, against 8.1 across Blenheim and 7.9 nationally. About 2.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Rapaura
- Rapaura Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Rapaura house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Rapaura's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.01m, across 7 sales, down 8% on the twelve months before. Across Blenheim it was $660k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Blenheim median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | $1,010,000 | $6,102 | $74 | $643,000 |
| 2025 | 9 | $1,093,094 | $6,571 | $307 | $660,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | — | — | $653,250 |
| 2023 | 6 | $889,750 | $5,716 | $74 | $660,000 |
| 2022 | 10 | $1,336,000 | $6,449 | $156 | $695,000 |
| 2021 | 9 | $1,200,000 | $4,639 | $99 | $640,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | $745,000 | $4,950 | $264 | $490,000 |
| 2019 | 10 | $859,000 | $3,474 | $193 | $430,500 |
| 2018 | 7 | $880,000 | $3,750 | $68 | $400,000 |
| 2017 | 6 | $585,000 | $3,188 | $145 | $380,000 |
| 2016 | 9 | $1,200,000 | $4,828 | $45 | $330,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Rapaura, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Rapaura
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | $753k | 1 | — | $5,321 |
| 3 | 41 | $770k | 1 | — | $5,667 |
| 4 | 60 | $1.29m | 4 | — | $6,019 |
| 5+ | 13 | $1.77m | 1 | — | $5,511 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Rapaura sold for a median $6,102 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Blenheim: $4,471); the land under houses sold for an estimated $74 per square metre (Blenheim: $500). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.
Recent sales in Rapaura
- 12 Hammerichs Road$1,010,0006 Aug 2026 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 8,457 m² land
- 28 Jeffries Road$760,0001 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 160 m² floor · 2,291 m² land
- $775,00017 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 127 m² floor · 2,772 m² land
- 838 Rapaura Road$1,735,0009 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 4.4 ha land
- 92 Pauls Road$1,880,00027 Mar 2026 · 6 bed · 321 m² floor · 12,922 m² land
- 55 Rapaura Road$585,00010 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 154 m² floor
- 59 Jeffries Road$2,200,0008 Oct 2025 · 4 bed · 270 m² floor · 4.88 ha land
- 10 Hammerichs Road$690,00014 Aug 2025 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 811 m² land
- 7 Stump Creek Road$2,401,00016 Apr 2025 · 3 bed · 354 m² floor · 11,460 m² land
- 10 Hammerichs Road$475,00010 Apr 2025 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 811 m² land
- 9 Ashford Grove$835,00019 Mar 2025 · 3 bed · 220 m² floor · 1,500 m² land
- 145 Giffords Road$2,300,00011 Mar 2025 · 4 bed · 203 m² floor · 6.3 ha land
How long owners stay in Rapaura
Homes in Rapaura change hands every 9.6 years on median, against 8.1 across Blenheim and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 9.7 years.
Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.
Who lives in Rapaura
About 624 people lived in Rapaura at the 2023 census (down 3% since 2018); their median age was about 46 (Blenheim: 44); 72% of households owned their home (Blenheim: 72%).
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- 65 years and over21%
- Under 15 years17%
- 15-29 years14%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)81%
- One-person household14%
- Other multi-person household3%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European93%
- Māori12%
- Asian3%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
- Other Ethnicity0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand81%
- United Kingdom and Ireland5%
- Australia3%
- Asia2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Pacific Islands1%
- North America1%
Household income
- $200,001 or more26%
- $100,001-$150,00022%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $150,001-$200,00015%
- $30,001-$50,0008%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $50,001-$70,0005%
- $20,000 or less1%
Dwellings
- Separate house85%
- Joined dwelling9%
- Non-private dwelling3%
- Other private dwelling1%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification16%
- Level 1 certificate15%
- No qualification13%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Level 3 certificate9%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Rapaura. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Rapaura
7 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Rapaura in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Michal WellsWinder & Co2 sales here
- Timothy CrawfordWinder & Co2 sales here
- Rhonda StewartHarcourts Marlborough1 sale here
- Kurt LindsayBayleys Top of the South1 sale here
- Tarin MasonBayleys Top of the South1 sale here
- Jodi McMurtrieHarcourts Marlborough1 sale here
- Lorraine BarrettTall Poppy Real Estate1 sale here
All 7 real estate agents in Rapaura, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.
Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.
Building and resource consents in Rapaura
- 20 Hammerichs Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInbuilt woodsman Totara solid fuel heater
- 44 Boyces Road1 Apr 2026 · Building consentAdditions to gge & wastewater system upgrade/relocation
- 59 Jeffries Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentGge
- 298 Rapaura Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentFree standing masport Hurunui solid fuel heater
- 145 Giffords Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentFree standing metro ambie one ht solid fuel heater
Search building consents in Rapaura and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.
Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.
About property for rent in Rapaura, Blenheim
Every property in Rapaura, Blenheim, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.
Rentals come from the agents and property managers who list them, matched to the property each is for, so every one opens on that property’s own page: its rent estimate, title, hazards, the internet it can get, and its power and insurance costs.
Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.
Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.
Header photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).