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Fairview Road, Western Heights

Fairview Road in Western Heights has 79 properties, valued by the council between $335,000 and $990,000 with a median of $455,000 (Western Heights: $460,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $490,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $340,750. The highest sale in 2026 was 56A Fairview Road, at $560,000.

$455kmedian council valuation
$490kour median estimate
$341kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1960median year built
RotoruaWestern Heights ×Fairview Road ×

79 properties on Fairview Road, Western Heights

Highest and lowest on Fairview Road

Highest-valued home60A Fairview Road$990,000council valuation · 4 bed · 301 m² floor · 983 m² land
Lowest-valued home16B Fairview Road$335,000council valuation · 2 bed · 64 m² floor
Highest sale in 202656A Fairview Road$560,000sold 8 May 2026 · 4 bed · 115 m² floor · 415 m² land

Property values on Fairview Road

The council values Fairview Road's 73 rated properties between $335,000 and $990,000. The middle half sit between about $417,500 and $516,000; the median is $455,000 and the mean $481,644.

Lowest: $335k$335kLowest10%: $395k20%: $410k20%30%: $425k40%: $444k40%Median: $455k60%: $471k60%70%: $497k80%: $535k80%90%: $568kHighest: $990k$990kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
210$413k2—
353$455k0—
47$555k1—
5+1$665k0—

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

Fairview Road compared with Western Heights

Fairview Road's median council value is about the same as Western Heights's.

Fairview RoadWestern HeightsRotorua
Median council value$455k$460k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$341k$525k$620k
Sold in the last 12 months3.8%4.2%2.9%
Time between sales8.3 yrs7.6 yrs8.5 yrs
Median section954 m²1,011 m²842 m²
Median year built196019601970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$5k

Fairview Road 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: $225k (6 sales)$225k20162017: $325k (3 sales)2018: $320k (7 sales)20182019: $427k (6 sales)2020: $395k (7 sales)20202021: $490k (5 sales)$490k2022: $490k (3 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $415k (2 sales)2026: $341k (3 sales, this year so far)$341k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$340,750$3,098
20252$415,000$4,693
20241$662,000$5,092
20231$524,000$6,238
20223$490,000$4,144
20215$490,000$4,900
20207$395,000$4,247
20196$426,500$3,407
20187$320,000$2,808
20173$325,000$3,958
20166$225,000$2,392

Recent sales on Fairview Road

The homes on Fairview Road

Fairview Road has 61 houses and 17 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (32%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1950s: 23 (23 homes)231960s: 19 (19 homes)1960s1970s: 11 (11 homes)1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 6 (6 homes)62020s

How long owners stay on Fairview Road

Homes on Fairview Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.3 years (Western Heights: 7.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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.

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