33 properties · Ōwhata, Rotorua

Sunrise Avenue, Ōwhata

Sunrise Avenue in Ōwhata has 33 properties, valued by the council between $420,000 and $941,000 with a median of $510,000 (Ōwhata: $585,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $532,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $600,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 13 Sunrise Avenue, at $730,000.

$510kmedian council valuation
$532kour median estimate
$600kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1960median year built
RotoruaŌwhata ×Sunrise Avenue ×

34 properties on Sunrise Avenue, Ōwhata

Highest and lowest on Sunrise Avenue

Highest-valued home34 Sunrise Avenue$941,000council valuation · 24,706 m² land
Lowest-valued home29 Sunrise Avenue$420,000council valuation · 2 bed · 72 m² floor · 457 m² land
Highest sale in 202613 Sunrise Avenue$730,000sold 16 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 178 m² floor · 801 m² land

Property values on Sunrise Avenue

The council values Sunrise Avenue's 32 rated properties between $420,000 and $941,000. The middle half sit between about $475,500 and $541,500; the median is $510,000 and the mean $536,281.

Lowest: $420k$420kLowest10%: $442k20%: $471k20%30%: $480k40%: $487k40%Median: $510k60%: $515k60%70%: $529k80%: $554k80%90%: $666kHighest: $941k$941kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$485k1—
328$510k2—

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

Sunrise Avenue compared with Ōwhata

Sunrise Avenue's median council value is 13% below Ōwhata's.

Sunrise AvenueŌwhataRotorua
Median council value$510k$585k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$600k$592k$620k
Sold in the last 12 months9.1%3.7%2.9%
Time between sales14.7 yrs7.1 yrs8.5 yrs
Median section809 m²722 m²842 m²
Median year built196019801970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Sunrise Avenue house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2026 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $224k (3 sales)$224k2017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $655k (2 sales)$655k2019: $436k (2 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: $503k (4 sales)20222023: $490k (3 sales)2024: $440k (4 sales)20242025: $523k (2 sales)$523k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$730,000$4,101
20252$522,500$5,754
20244$440,000$5,315
20233$490,000$4,305
20224$502,500$5,612
20201$445,000$4,320
20192$435,500$3,384
20182$655,000$6,072
20171$370,000$4,353
20163$224,000$2,489

Recent sales on Sunrise Avenue

The homes on Sunrise Avenue

Sunrise Avenue has 32 houses and 1 section. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (29%).

1940s: 1 (1 home)11940s1950s: 9 (9 homes)91950s1960s: 8 (8 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 9 (9 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2010s: 1 (1 home)12010s

How long owners stay on Sunrise Avenue

Homes on Sunrise Avenue that resold in the last five years had been held a median 14.7 years (Ōwhata: 7.1 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 Sunrise Avenue

4building consents in the last 5 years
  • 16 Sunrise Avenue1 Oct 2025 · Building consentApproval for an alternative solution to demonstrate compliance with nzbc clause f9 means of restricting access to res pools, by having the outside boundary on the road side
  • 7 Sunrise Avenue1 Jul 2024 · Building consentdbc rbw lot 1 two storeys dwg,4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Lot 2 two storeys dwg,4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, lot 3 two storeys dwg, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, lot 4 three storey dwg, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bath
  • 22 Sunrise Avenue1 May 2024 · Building consentRe-instate fire damaged dwg
  • 24 Sunrise Avenue1 Dec 2022 · Building consentNew dwg

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