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Ruawai house prices and sales

Ruawai's median sale price over the last twelve months was $371k, across 15 sales, down 18% on the twelve months before.

$371kmedian sale, last 12 months · 15 sales · down 18%
$450kmedian council valuation
8.3 yrsmedian time between sales
10for sale now
RuawaiRuawai ×
All 703For sale 10For rent 0Sold 11

703 properties in Ruawai

About Ruawai

Homes sold for a median $3,429 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Ruawai change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 8.3 across Ruawai and 7.9 nationally. About 2% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Ruawai

  • Ruawai Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Ruawai Collegesecondary · Years 7-15

Ruawai house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Ruawai's median sale price over the last twelve months was $371k, across 15 sales, down 18% on the twelve months before. Across Ruawai it was $371k.

2016: $200k (32 sales)$200k20162017: $265k (19 sales)2018: $260k (23 sales)20182019: $243k (20 sales)2020: $305k (23 sales)20202021: $392k (18 sales)2022: $470k (17 sales)$470k20222023: $460k (14 sales)2024: $419k (15 sales)20242025: $450k (23 sales)2026: $390k (10 sales, this year so far)$390k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Ruawai median
202610$390,000$3,644$155$390,000
202523$450,000$3,267$185$450,000
202415$419,200$3,200$151$419,200
202314$460,000$4,056$175$460,000
202217$470,000$4,288$192$470,000
202118$391,850$3,562$142$391,850
202023$305,000$2,411$130$305,000
201920$242,500$2,364$110$242,500
201823$260,000$2,463$100$260,000
201719$265,000$2,103$82$265,000
201632$199,500$1,691$75$199,500

Prices by bedrooms in Ruawai

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
16$458k1—$5,135
224$350k0—$4,760
3255$430k8$460k$3,644
448$595k2—$3,417
5+10$540k0—$2,893

Price per square metre

Homes in Ruawai sold for a median $3,429 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Ruawai: $3,429); the land under houses sold for an estimated $160 per square metre (Ruawai: $160). 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.

$3,429per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$160per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,859per m² of floor, council capital values
$163per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Ruawai

How long owners stay in Ruawai

Homes in Ruawai change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 8.3 across Ruawai and 7.9 nationally.

8.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Ruawai
8.3 yearsRuawai
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Ruawai: 2%)

By kind: houses 8.1 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 Ruawai

About 1,362 people lived in Ruawai at the 2023 census (up 7% since 2018); their median age was about 44 (Ruawai: 44); 66% of households owned their home (Ruawai: 66%).

1,362people, 2023 (2018: 1,272)
44median age, about (Ruawai: 44)
$67kmedian household income, about (Ruawai: $67k)
66%of households own their home (2018: 59%)

Age

  • 30-64 years43%
  • 65 years and over22%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 15-29 years15%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)66%
  • One-person household31%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)1%

Ethnicity

  • European83%
  • Māori29%
  • Pacific Peoples6%
  • Asian3%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand89%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland3%
  • Australia2%
  • Asia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Pacific Islands1%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $30,001-$50,00021%
  • $70,001-$100,00018%
  • $50,001-$70,00016%
  • $100,001-$150,00015%
  • $20,001-$30,00011%
  • $20,000 or less9%
  • $150,001-$200,0006%
  • $200,001 or more4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house94%
  • Joined dwelling5%
  • Other private dwelling2%
  • Non-private dwelling1%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification30%
  • Level 1 certificate18%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Level 4 certificate9%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification6%
  • Level 5 diploma4%
  • Level 6 diploma4%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Ruawai. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Ruawai

13 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Ruawai in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 13 real estate agents in Ruawai, 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 Ruawai

3building consents in the last 12 months ($59k of work)
  • 451 Lusk Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentSecond hand relocated dwg - new timber pile foundations & onsite wastewater system
  • 68 Jellicoe Road1 May 2026 · Building consentRemoval of existing & install new kent log fire ii & new flu kit
  • 1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInstall new maxen Henley 250 woodfire & flue system onto existing floor hearth.

Search building consents in Ruawai 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.

Streets in Ruawai

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About property in Ruawai

Every property in Ruawai, 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.

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: Uarangi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).