Property for rent in Takaro, Palmerston North
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Takaro, Palmerston North, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Takaro
Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $440k and three-bedroom homes for $555k. Homes sold for a median $4,564 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Takaro change hands every 7.6 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally. About 5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Takaro
- Cornerstone Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
- Central Normal Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Cloverlea Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)primary · Years 1-6
- Palmerston North Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Palmerston North Boys' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
- Awatapu Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Takaro house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Takaro's median sale price over the last twelve months was $560k, across 108 sales, level on the twelve months before. Across Palmerston North it was $625k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Palmerston North median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | $558,750 | $4,553 | $590 | $623,000 |
| 2025 | 104 | $562,500 | $4,573 | $576 | $632,500 |
| 2024 | 87 | $560,000 | $4,685 | $572 | $625,500 |
| 2023 | 78 | $558,000 | $4,533 | $542 | $625,000 |
| 2022 | 81 | $588,000 | $5,029 | $623 | $675,000 |
| 2021 | 111 | $621,000 | $5,169 | $656 | $686,000 |
| 2020 | 122 | $484,325 | $4,167 | $505 | $542,250 |
| 2019 | 121 | $403,500 | $3,356 | $427 | $441,250 |
| 2018 | 139 | $360,000 | $2,917 | $369 | $393,000 |
| 2017 | 138 | $319,500 | $2,764 | $330 | $350,000 |
| 2016 | 164 | $280,000 | $2,339 | $298 | $315,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Takaro, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Takaro
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $440k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $555k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $629k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $650k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | $830k | 0 | — | $3,280 |
| 2 | 229 | $445k | 11 | $440k | $4,402 |
| 3 | 1,351 | $550k | 76 | $555k | $4,610 |
| 4 | 217 | $600k | 11 | $629k | $4,212 |
| 5+ | 47 | $630k | 7 | $650k | $3,371 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Takaro sold for a median $4,564 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Palmerston North: $4,601); the land under houses sold for an estimated $593 per square metre (Palmerston North: $532). 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 Takaro
- 161 Featherston Street$570,00025 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 145 m² floor · 627 m² land
- 28A Wood Street$445,00011 Aug 2026 · 2 bed · 120 m² floor
- 24 Lyndhurst Street$550,5007 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 118 m² floor · 631 m² land
- 28 Lyndhurst Street$520,00029 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 113 m² floor · 630 m² land
- 296 Tremaine Avenue$525,00016 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 133 m² floor · 603 m² land
- 280 Tremaine Avenue$600,00013 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 1,355 m² land
- 33 Rewa Street$415,00013 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 410 m² land
- 18 Argyle Avenue$623,0009 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 148 m² floor · 711 m² land
- 85 Lyndhurst Street$670,0003 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 675 m² land
- 19 Argyle Avenue$590,00029 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 158 m² floor · 637 m² land
- 24 Miro Street$675,00027 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 153 m² floor · 644 m² land
- 14 Forbury Avenue$630,00025 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 107 m² floor · 572 m² land
How long owners stay in Takaro
Homes in Takaro change hands every 7.6 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 7.6 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 Takaro
About 5,406 people lived in Takaro at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 34 (Palmerston North: 37); 58% of households owned their home (Palmerston North: 64%).
Age
- 30-64 years43%
- 15-29 years24%
- Under 15 years21%
- 65 years and over13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)60%
- One-person household27%
- Other multi-person household9%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European72%
- Māori28%
- Asian12%
- Pacific Peoples8%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand82%
- Asia8%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Australia1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- North America0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00026%
- $70,001-$100,00016%
- $50,001-$70,00014%
- $30,001-$50,00012%
- $150,001-$200,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0009%
- $200,001 or more7%
- $20,000 or less6%
Dwellings
- Separate house83%
- Joined dwelling17%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Level 3 certificate16%
- No qualification16%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification12%
- Level 1 certificate12%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Level 5 diploma5%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Takaro. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Takaro
45 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Takaro in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Jeremy CroslandHarcourts Palmerston North12 sales here
- Casey JensenHarcourts Palmerston North10 sales here
- Taylor QuineQuine & Co8 sales here
- Lyndsey ElliottRay White Palmerston North7 sales here
- Stuart FlemingRay White Palmerston North7 sales here
- Ian RobinsonProperty Brokers Palmerston North6 sales here
- Nathan MooneyProperty Brokers Palmerston North6 sales here
- Catherine RichardsonProperty Brokers Palmerston North5 sales here
- Jeannie BoswellLJ Hooker Palmerston North4 sales here
- Wayne LintonProperty Brokers Palmerston North4 sales here
- Angela MartinLJ Hooker Palmerston North4 sales here
- Blair AlabasterProperty Brokers Palmerston North4 sales here
All 45 real estate agents in Takaro, 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 Takaro
- 3 Duna Place1 May 2026 · Building consentInstallation of fence for existing registered pool
- 80 Lyndhurst Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstall a metro wee rad base freestanding wood fire into the dining room
- 8 Annandale Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consent14.0m long x 7.0m wide gge/hobby room
- 88 Guy Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstall a metro wee rad base free standing wood fire into lounge room
- 21 Karamu Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consentKitchen, dining & laundry room alterations, new ensuite to the master bdrm & cladding repair
Search building consents in Takaro 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 Takaro, Palmerston North
Every property in Takaro, Palmerston North, 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.
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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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