Property for rent in Tainui, Dunedin
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Tainui, Dunedin, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Tainui
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $610k and four-bedroom homes for $725k. Homes sold for a median $4,591 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Tainui change hands every 9.2 years on median, against 9.1 across Dunedin and 7.9 nationally. About 6.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Tainui house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Tainui's median sale price over the last twelve months was $625k, across 35 sales, up 6% on the twelve months before. Across Dunedin it was $600k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Dunedin median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | $610,000 | $4,575 | $642 | $602,500 |
| 2025 | 42 | $595,000 | $4,863 | $686 | $592,500 |
| 2024 | 43 | $605,000 | $5,245 | $649 | $585,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $570,000 | $4,500 | $655 | $580,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $618,500 | $4,964 | $723 | $620,000 |
| 2021 | 20 | $580,000 | $4,984 | $732 | $630,000 |
| 2020 | 38 | $520,000 | $4,313 | $625 | $520,000 |
| 2019 | 26 | $422,500 | $4,024 | $529 | $445,000 |
| 2018 | 34 | $372,500 | $3,083 | $391 | $387,000 |
| 2017 | 34 | $338,000 | $2,635 | $369 | $340,000 |
| 2016 | 48 | $313,500 | $2,422 | $336 | $300,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Tainui, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Tainui
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $610k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $725k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 | $470k | 3 | — | $4,840 |
| 3 | 374 | $560k | 22 | $610k | $4,603 |
| 4 | 77 | $710k | 8 | $725k | $3,828 |
| 5+ | 10 | $900k | 0 | — | $3,448 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Tainui sold for a median $4,591 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Dunedin: $4,782); the land under houses sold for an estimated $699 per square metre (Dunedin: $522). 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 Tainui
- 21 Kamura Street$720,00023 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 677 m² land
- 50 Magdala Street$460,00022 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 491 m² land
- 50 Norman Street$577,50010 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor · 506 m² land
- 28A Dundonald Street$575,0009 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 498 m² land
- 9 Chisholm Place$685,52522 May 2026 · 3 bed · 167 m² floor · 757 m² land
- 38 Norman Street$468,84415 May 2026 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 582 m² land
- 26 Aotea Street$732,00012 May 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 693 m² land
- 49A Dundonald Street$609,0006 May 2026 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor
- 34 Norman Street$610,00014 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 582 m² land
- 11 Arawa Street$900,0008 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 210 m² floor · 523 m² land
- 14 Te Ra Terrace$940,00030 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 300 m² floor · 1,698 m² land
- 67B Tahuna Road$939,00011 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 263 m² floor · 583 m² land
How long owners stay in Tainui
Homes in Tainui change hands every 9.2 years on median, against 9.1 across Dunedin and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 9.2 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 Tainui
About 1,365 people lived in Tainui at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 38 (Dunedin: 38); 84% of households owned their home (Dunedin: 66%).
Age
- 30-64 years49%
- 15-29 years21%
- Under 15 years18%
- 65 years and over12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)74%
- One-person household20%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European90%
- Māori10%
- Asian6%
- Pacific Peoples4%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand79%
- United Kingdom and Ireland7%
- Asia5%
- Australia4%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- North America1%
- Pacific Islands1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00027%
- $70,001-$100,00019%
- $150,001-$200,00015%
- $30,001-$50,0009%
- $50,001-$70,0009%
- $200,001 or more8%
- $20,001-$30,0006%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling5%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification20%
- Level 3 certificate12%
- No qualification10%
- Level 1 certificate9%
- Level 2 certificate9%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees9%
- Level 4 certificate9%
- Masters degree7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Tainui. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Tainui
35 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Tainui in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Geraldine HermensLJ Hooker Dunedin12 sales here
- Amelia HermensLJ Hooker Dunedin10 sales here
- Trista TownsendLJ Hooker Dunedin5 sales here
- Madelon WhiteRay White Dunedin3 sales here
- Abbey CochraneBayleys (Otago Realty Group)3 sales here
- Ganesh RoutThe Rout Group3 sales here
- Renee PerenaraThe Rout Group3 sales here
- Kenneth PestanoCutlers Real Estate2 sales here
- Bailey KennedyEdinburgh Realty Limited2 sales here
- Andrew BerrymanTall Poppy Real Estate2 sales here
- Kes FairchildNidd Realty2 sales here
- Tania StoddardHarcourts Dunedin2 sales here
All 35 real estate agents in Tainui, 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 Tainui
- 7 Dundonald Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentNew dwg
- 26 Chisholm Place1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct deck
- 14 Kamura Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall solid fuel burner in dwg
- 36 Norman Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentExtend deck of dwg, construct access stairs
- 44 Gresham Street1 Feb 2026 · Building consentSiting/foundations/services for relocatable dwg
Search building consents in Tainui 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 Tainui, Dunedin
Every property in Tainui, Dunedin, 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.
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