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Baxendale Drive, Matipo Heights

Baxendale Drive in Matipo Heights has 53 properties, valued by the council between $325,000 and $1,430,000 with a median of $990,000 (Matipo Heights: $990,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,045,000. The last sale we have was in February 2025, for $1,090,000.

$990kmedian council valuation
$1.04mour median estimate
2010median year built
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53 properties on Baxendale Drive, Matipo Heights

Highest and lowest on Baxendale Drive

Highest-valued home11 Baxendale Drive$1,430,000council valuation · 4 bed · 369 m² floor · 746 m² land
Lowest-valued home17 Baxendale Drive$325,000council valuation · 786 m² land

Property values on Baxendale Drive

The council values Baxendale Drive's 52 rated properties between $325,000 and $1,430,000. The middle half sit between about $868,750 and $1,110,000; the median is $990,000 and the mean $961,058.

Lowest: $325k$325kLowest10%: $675k20%: $816k20%30%: $922k40%: $962k40%Median: $990k60%: $1.03m60%70%: $1.08m80%: $1.14m80%90%: $1.22mHighest: $1.43m$1.43mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
35$805k0—
430$1.0m0—
5+2$1.27m0—

Council rating valuations: the council's figure for apportioning rates, not a market appraisal.

Baxendale Drive compared with Matipo Heights

Baxendale Drive's median council value is about the same as Matipo Heights's.

Baxendale DriveMatipo HeightsRotorua
Median council value$990k$990k$580k
Time between sales3.5 yrs4.2 yrs8.5 yrs
Median section813 m²800 m²842 m²
Median year built201020101970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Baxendale Drive house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $600k (3 sales)$600k2017: $670k (5 sales)20172018: $882k (2 sales)2019: $813k (6 sales)20192020: $310k (23 sales)2021: $415k (10 sales)20212022: $745k (2 sales)2023: $782k (2 sales)20232024: $1.25m (3 sales)$1.25m2025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$1,090,000$4,449
20243$1,250,000$4,223
20232$782,000$3,390
20222$745,000$4,827
202110$415,250$1,643
202023$310,000$1,274
20196$812,500$4,457
20182$881,500$3,342
20175$670,000$2,865
20163$600,000$2,479

Recent sales on Baxendale Drive

The homes on Baxendale Drive

Baxendale Drive has 46 houses and 7 sections. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (44%).

2000s: 15 (15 homes)152000s2010s: 10 (10 homes)2010s2020s: 20 (20 homes)202020s

How long owners stay on Baxendale Drive

Homes on Baxendale Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 3.5 years (Matipo Heights: 4.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 resales in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Building and resource consents on Baxendale Drive

18building consents in the last 5 years

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Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.