

Property for sale in Manawaru
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Manawaru, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.
3 properties for sale in Manawaru


About Manawaru
About 0.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Manawaru
- Manawaru Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Matamata Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
Manawaru house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Manawaru median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $969,000 | $5,455 | $69 | $969,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | — | — | — | $630,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7 | $800,000 | $6,667 | $82 | $628,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 7 | $610,000 | $4,324 | $32 | $610,000 |
| 2018 | 6 | $702,500 | $3,980 | $21 | $650,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6 | $405,000 | $2,411 | $54 | $430,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Manawaru, up 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Manawaru
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 43 | $640k | 0 | — | $5,227 |
| 4 | 26 | $968k | 1 | — | $4,485 |
Price per square metre
Recent sales in Manawaru
- 106 Steele Road$800,00020 May 2026 · 4 bed · 140 m² floor · 9,134 m² land
- 165 School Road$995,00011 Aug 2025 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 22,510 m² land
- 1682A Te Aroha-Gordon Road$670,00030 Apr 2025 · 3 bed · 118 m² floor · 5,874 m² land
- 1222 Te Aroha-Gordon Road$1,150,00013 Mar 2025 · 4 bed · 256 m² floor · 5,041 m² land
- 1409 Te Aroha-Gordon Road$969,00028 Feb 2025 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 4.05 ha land
- 1635 Te Aroha-Gordon Road$720,00022 Feb 2025 · 3 bed · 132 m² floor · 2,500 m² land
- 533A Manawaru Road$630,00018 Dec 2024 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 2,625 m² land
- 353 Wairakau Road$571,00026 Sept 2024 · 3 bed · 95 m² floor · 1,901 m² land
- 1632 Te Aroha-Gordon Road$880,00018 Jun 2024 · 5 bed · 185 m² floor · 10,000 m² land
- 399 Manawaru Road$564,00015 Feb 2024 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 1,329 m² land
- 362 Baker Road$635,0007 Jun 2023 · 3 bed · 91 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 942 Te Aroha-Gordon Road$1,480,0008 Dec 2022 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 8 ha land
How long owners stay in Manawaru
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 Manawaru
About 585 people lived in Manawaru at the 2023 census (down 4% since 2018); their median age was about 40 (Manawaru: 41); 48% of households owned their home (Manawaru: 49%).
Age
- 30-64 years49%
- 15-29 years19%
- Under 15 years19%
- 65 years and over12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)71%
- One-person household19%
- Other multi-person household7%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European84%
- Māori14%
- Asian10%
- Pacific Peoples4%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
- Other Ethnicity0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand80%
- Asia7%
- United Kingdom and Ireland5%
- Other2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Australia1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00024%
- $70,001-$100,00018%
- $50,001-$70,00015%
- $30,001-$50,00011%
- $150,001-$200,00010%
- $200,001 or more7%
- $20,001-$30,0006%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling3%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification18%
- Level 1 certificate16%
- Level 2 certificate15%
- Level 3 certificate14%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification9%
- Level 4 certificate8%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
- Overseas secondary school qualification5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Manawaru. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Manawaru
4 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Manawaru in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Evan McLennanProperty Brokers Te Aroha2 sales here
- Michael SwneyProperty Brokers Te Aroha1 sale here
- Kevin DeaneHarcourts Morrinsville1 sale here
- Toni SwneyProperty Brokers Te Aroha1 sale here
All 4 real estate agents in Manawaru, 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 Manawaru
- 387 Wairakau Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInstall one Ltd smart insert fire, complete with interconnecting smoke alarms & eco flue kit.
- 1409 Te Aroha-Gordon Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a new metrofire xtreme rad - leg freestanding woodburner
- 1679 Te Aroha-Gordon Road1 Nov 2025 · Building consentInstall one masport freestanding fire, complete with interconnecting smoke alarms & steel roof flashing.
Search building consents in Manawaru 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.
Property for sale by street in Manawaru
About property for sale in Manawaru
Every property in Manawaru, 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: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).


