Property for rent in Motunui, Waitara
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Motunui, Waitara, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
0 properties for rent in Motunui
Nothing in Motunui is advertised for rent on the sites we follow just now; .
About Motunui
Homes sold for a median $5,340 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. About 3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Motunui
- Tikorangi Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Waitara High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Motunui house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Motunui's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.25m, across 5 sales. Across Waitara it was $560k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Waitara median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | — | $577,500 |
| 2025 | 4 | — | — | — | $500,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | — | — | $502,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | — | — | $525,000 |
| 2021 | 7 | $750,000 | $4,444 | $86 | $499,500 |
| 2020 | 4 | — | — | — | $355,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | — | — | $297,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | — | — | — | $290,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | — | — | $280,469 |
| 2016 | 4 | — | — | — | $253,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Motunui, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Motunui
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 37 | $800k | 2 | — | $5,986 |
| 4 | 21 | $1.2m | 2 | — | $5,139 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Motunui sold for a median $5,340 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Waitara: $4,150); the land under houses sold for an estimated $53 per square metre (Waitara: $336). 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 Motunui
- 66 Turangi Road Lower$2,250,00020 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 347 m² floor · 4.04 ha land
- 125 Epiha Road Upper$1,250,00015 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 217 m² floor · 12,376 m² land
- 260 Main North Road$515,0003 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
- 60 Turangi Road Lower$1,255,00021 Nov 2025 · 4 bed · 235 m² floor · 5,503 m² land
- 302 Otaraoa Road$990,0006 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 230 m² floor · 13,530 m² land
- 22 Epiha Road Upper$700,0003 Feb 2023 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 2,000 m² land
- $520,0001 Feb 2022 · 10,023 m² land
- 203 Turangi Road Upper$840,00015 Oct 2021 · 3 bed · 83 m² floor · 4,997 m² land
- 127 Turangi Road Lower$350,00026 Mar 2021 · 3 bed · 138 m² floor · 814 m² land
- 701 Main North Road$560,00024 Mar 2021 · 5.84 ha land
- 133 Turangi Road Lower$750,00026 Feb 2021 · 3 bed · 148 m² floor · 1,084 m² land
- 129 Turangi Road Lower$869,00012 Feb 2021 · 4 bed · 232 m² floor · 800 m² land
How long owners stay in Motunui
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 Motunui
About 408 people lived in Motunui at the 2023 census (up 10% since 2018); their median age was about 40 (Waitara: 40); 65% of households owned their home (Waitara: 67%).
Age
- 30-64 years46%
- 15-29 years18%
- 65 years and over18%
- Under 15 years16%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)70%
- One-person household24%
- Other multi-person household4%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European82%
- Māori29%
- Pacific Peoples4%
- Asian2%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand96%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- United Kingdom and Ireland1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- Asia0%
- Other0%
- Australia0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00028%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $200,001 or more13%
- $30,001-$50,00011%
- $50,001-$70,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0009%
- $150,001-$200,0006%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling2%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Level 1 certificate17%
- No qualification16%
- Level 2 certificate15%
- Level 3 certificate14%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Level 5 diploma10%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
- Level 6 diploma4%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Motunui. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Motunui
2 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Motunui in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Samuel MastersProfessionals Real Estate New Plymouth1 sale here
- Cindy JamesProperty Brokers New Plymouth1 sale here
Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.
Building and resource consents in Motunui
- 787 Main North Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentInstall pool barrier only
- 605 Main North Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentDwg (drainage) - replacement wastewater treatment system
Search building consents in Motunui 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 Motunui, Waitara
Every property in Motunui, Waitara, 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: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).