Property for rent in Kakanui, Oamaru
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Kakanui, Oamaru, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Kakanui
Homes sold for a median $5,519 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Kakanui change hands every 8.8 years on median, against 7.4 across Oamaru and 7.9 nationally. About 3.2% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Kakanui
- Kakanui Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Kakanui house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Kakanui's median sale price over the last twelve months was $458k, across 16 sales, down 21% on the twelve months before. Across Oamaru it was $480k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Oamaru median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | $440,000 | $4,438 | $228 | $490,000 |
| 2025 | 19 | $485,000 | $5,992 | $346 | $470,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $500,000 | $5,495 | $402 | $465,000 |
| 2023 | 14 | $635,000 | $5,121 | $306 | $460,000 |
| 2022 | 17 | $520,000 | $5,833 | $270 | $465,500 |
| 2021 | 28 | $463,000 | $3,841 | $282 | $435,000 |
| 2020 | 36 | $408,500 | $3,890 | $179 | $370,000 |
| 2019 | 24 | $327,500 | $3,722 | $224 | $320,000 |
| 2018 | 30 | $297,500 | $2,538 | $137 | $300,000 |
| 2017 | 28 | $246,000 | $2,845 | $145 | $270,000 |
| 2016 | 35 | $275,000 | $2,912 | $154 | $241,250 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Kakanui, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Kakanui
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | $380k | 1 | — | $9,000 |
| 2 | 66 | $430k | 3 | — | $6,142 |
| 3 | 207 | $580k | 7 | $700k | $5,519 |
| 4 | 49 | $950k | 1 | — | $4,160 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Kakanui sold for a median $5,519 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Oamaru: $3,732); the land under houses sold for an estimated $234 per square metre (Oamaru: $258). 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 Kakanui
- 65 Clayton Street$440,00022 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 8 Kakanui Road$405,00017 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 522 m² land
- 10 Magdala Street$545,00028 May 2026 · 3 bed · 70 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 31 Burnett Street$800,00025 May 2026 · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 430 Thousand Acre Road$700,00013 May 2026 · 3 bed · 217 m² floor · 8,952 m² land
- 17 Anderson Street$395,00020 Mar 2026 · 685 m² land
- 37 Cobblestone Road$215,00027 Feb 2026 · 1,012 m² land
- 25-27 Nasmyth Street$455,00023 Jan 2026 · 1 bed · 45 m² floor · 1,318 m² land
- 22 Gees Road$380,00013 Jan 2026 · 27,579 m² land
- 5 George Street$405,5009 Dec 2025 · 120 m² floor · 6,071 m² land
- 13 Kakanui Road$475,0003 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 60 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 42 Stirling Street$382,0002 Dec 2025 · 2 bed · 40 m² floor · 253 m² land
How long owners stay in Kakanui
Homes in Kakanui change hands every 8.8 years on median, against 7.4 across Oamaru and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 8.7 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 Kakanui
About 423 people lived in Kakanui at the 2023 census (up 5% since 2018); their median age was about 54 (Oamaru: 45); 92% of households owned their home (Oamaru: 74%).
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- 65 years and over28%
- Under 15 years14%
- 15-29 years9%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)71%
- One-person household29%
- Other multi-person household3%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European93%
- Asian6%
- Māori6%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Pacific Peoples1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand83%
- United Kingdom and Ireland8%
- Asia5%
- Australia3%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- North America1%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
Household income
- $30,001-$50,00026%
- $70,001-$100,00019%
- $100,001-$150,00017%
- $50,001-$70,00010%
- $20,001-$30,0009%
- $150,001-$200,0009%
- $20,000 or less7%
- $200,001 or more5%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Other private dwelling3%
- Joined dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling1%
Highest qualification
- No qualification17%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification12%
- Level 1 certificate10%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees9%
- Level 3 certificate8%
- Level 5 diploma7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Kakanui. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Kakanui
12 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Kakanui in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Jan MeikleHarcourts Timaru4 sales here
- Stephen RobertsonLJ Hooker Oamaru3 sales here
- Heather BurgherArizto2 sales here
- Kirsten EwingArizto2 sales here
- Wayne FraserLJ Hooker Oamaru1 sale here
- Lyndon McLayThe Good Guys Real Estate1 sale here
- Sheryl HetaLJ Hooker Oamaru1 sale here
- Mitchell LaughtonLJ Hooker Oamaru1 sale here
- Daniel IsbisterLJ Hooker Oamaru1 sale here
- Leona StretchProfessionals North Otago1 sale here
- Lianne DalzielProperty Brokers Oamaru1 sale here
- Leeanne SchievingHarcourts Oamaru1 sale here
All 12 real estate agents in Kakanui, 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 Kakanui
- 37 Cobblestone Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRelocation of a versatile gge with bathrm for boat keeping & equipment to new site
- 21 Chambers Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAlt internal layout to form bathrm in dwg
- 84 Fortification Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRelocate effluent field to south east corner of property.
- 208 Fortification Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall a wood burner in a studio building
- 49 Cobblestone Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350-p woodburner & maxen flue kit with heat shield to walls smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
Search building consents in Kakanui 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 Kakanui, Oamaru
Every property in Kakanui, Oamaru, 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: Jamie Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).