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$445,000
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Freshly Renovated & Immaculately Presented
15 Heawa Road, Aratapu
First National Roper & Jones Maungaturoto
2 properties for sale · Dargaville
Property for sale in Aratapu, Dargaville
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Aratapu, Dargaville, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.
$310kmedian council valuation
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2 properties for sale in Aratapu
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$349,000
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“CUTE AS PIE” TINY-HOME SET-UP
16 Heawa Road, Aratapu
First National Roper & Jones Maungaturoto
About Aratapu
About 2.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Aratapu house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Across Dargaville it was $509k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Dargaville median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | — | — | — | $507,500 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | — | — | $500,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | — | — | $480,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | $335,000 | $3,190 | $95 | $489,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | — | — | — | $540,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | $290,000 | $3,981 | $107 | $465,000 |
| 2020 | 10 | $302,500 | $1,922 | $72 | $369,603 |
| 2019 | 4 | — | — | — | $340,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | — | — | — | $302,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | — | — | $290,000 |
| 2016 | 7 | $130,000 | $1,942 | $18 | $237,500 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Aratapu, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Aratapu
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | $310k | 0 | — | $4,571 |
| 3 | 38 | $340k | 0 | — | $3,128 |
Price per square metre
$3,373per m² of floor, council capital values
$59per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Aratapu
- $80,00014 Aug 2026 · 2,757 m² land
- $150,0007 May 2026 · 4,047 m² land
- 5 Church Street$360,00010 Mar 2026 · 1 bed · 28 m² floor · 2,284 m² land
- 17 Heawa Road$420,0003 Jul 2025 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 1,499 m² land
- 632 Pouto Road$445,00029 May 2025 · 3 bed · 151 m² floor · 3,037 m² land
- 13 Heawa Road$322,0001 Feb 2024 · 2 bed · 60 m² floor · 1,770 m² land
- 51 Heawa Road$225,00011 Aug 2023 · 2 bed · 48 m² floor · 1,260 m² land
- 7 Bell Street$335,00021 Jul 2023 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 1,011 m² land
- $95,00031 May 2023 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 885 m² land
- 4 Heawa Road$350,00028 Feb 2023 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 1,770 m² land
- 6 Church Street$340,00024 Feb 2023 · 3 bed · 119 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 20 Church Street$105,00022 Nov 2022 · 1,012 m² land
How long owners stay in Aratapu
8.2 yearsDargaville
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Dargaville: 3.1%)
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 Aratapu
About 168 people lived in Aratapu at the 2023 census (up 6% since 2018); their median age was about 47 (Dargaville: 45); 74% of households owned their home (Dargaville: 69%).
168people, 2023 (2018: 159)
47median age, about (Dargaville: 45)
$70kmedian household income, about (Dargaville: $62k)
74%of households own their home (2018: 82%)
Age
- 30-64 years46%
- 65 years and over21%
- Under 15 years16%
- 15-29 years14%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)68%
- One-person household21%
- Other multi-person household11%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)5%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European73%
- Māori38%
- Asian5%
- Other Ethnicity4%
- Pacific Peoples4%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand91%
- Asia4%
- Australia2%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Other0%
- North America0%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $50,001-$70,00021%
- $100,001-$150,00021%
- $70,001-$100,00016%
- $20,000 or less11%
- $30,001-$50,00011%
- $150,001-$200,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $200,001 or more5%
Dwellings
- Separate house95%
- Joined dwelling5%
- Other private dwelling5%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification33%
- Level 1 certificate17%
- Level 3 certificate17%
- Level 2 certificate10%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Level 6 diploma5%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification5%
- Level 5 diploma2%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Aratapu. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Aratapu
3 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Aratapu in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Keegan DalbethArizto1 sale here
- Linda GriffithsRaine & Horne Dargaville1 sale here
- Mark OwersRaine & Horne Dargaville1 sale here
All 3 real estate agents in Aratapu, 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.
Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.
Property for sale by street in Aratapu
About property for sale in Aratapu, Dargaville
Every property in Aratapu, Dargaville, 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.
Listings come from the agents who market them, matched to the property each is for: every one opens on that property’s own page, with what it is worth, what it last sold for, its title, zoning and hazards, and what it would cost to own.
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).