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36 Brabant Drive, Ruby Bay
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3 properties for sale · Māpua
Property for sale in Ruby Bay, Māpua
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Ruby Bay, Māpua, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.
$1.09mmedian sale, last 12 months · 11 sales · down 19%
$1.32mmedian council valuation
8.9 yrsmedian time between sales
3for sale now
3 properties for sale in Ruby Bay
About Ruby Bay
Homes sold for a median $5,625 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Ruby Bay change hands every 8.9 years on median, against 6.9 across Māpua and 7.9 nationally. About 2.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Ruby Bay
- Mapua Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Tasman Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Motueka High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
- Waimea Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Ruby Bay house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Ruby Bay's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.09m, across 11 sales, down 19% on the twelve months before. Across Māpua it was $947k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Māpua median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $1,043,000 | $6,498 | $142 | $1,012,500 |
| 2025 | 18 | $1,325,000 | $6,486 | $194 | $1,035,000 |
| 2024 | 10 | $1,015,000 | $5,407 | $259 | $915,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $1,147,500 | $6,840 | $280 | $1,058,750 |
| 2022 | 18 | $1,185,000 | $6,569 | $212 | $1,094,500 |
| 2021 | 30 | $1,312,500 | $6,475 | $213 | $951,000 |
| 2020 | 33 | $900,000 | $4,695 | $159 | $817,500 |
| 2019 | 13 | $1,200,000 | $4,846 | $207 | $775,000 |
| 2018 | 18 | $615,750 | $3,610 | $93 | $650,000 |
| 2017 | 18 | $740,000 | $3,977 | $135 | $555,000 |
| 2016 | 33 | $740,000 | $3,556 | $114 | $425,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Ruby Bay, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Ruby Bay
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | $750k | 1 | — | $9,377 |
| 3 | 106 | $970k | 6 | $1.04m | $6,320 |
| 4 | 153 | $1.46m | 4 | — | $6,526 |
| 5+ | 53 | $1.99m | 0 | — | $5,769 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Ruby Bay sold for a median $5,625 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Māpua: $5,854); the land under houses sold for an estimated $132 per square metre (Māpua: $528). 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.
$5,625per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$132per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,761per m² of floor, council capital values
$196per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Ruby Bay
- 87 Pine Hill Road$900,0002 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 160 m² floor · 8,892 m² land
- 51 Brabant Drive$1,435,00027 May 2026 · 3 bed · 262 m² floor · 5,362 m² land
- 111 Pomona Road$996,00023 May 2026 · 3 bed · 60 m² floor · 29,725 m² land
- 178 Stafford Drive$610,00025 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 943 m² land
- 88 Pomona Road$1,855,00018 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 259 m² floor · 7,304 m² land
- 15 Aporo Road$1,700,00012 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 208 m² floor · 6,689 m² land
- 10 Broadsea Avenue$700,00021 Feb 2026 · 2 bed · 120 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 1 Crusader Drive$1,090,00017 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 2,455 m² land
- 3 Tait Street$765,00024 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 178 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 39 Foley Road$1,975,0001 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 395 m² floor · 29,412 m² land
- 3 Korepo Road$1,100,00022 Sept 2025 · 4 bed · 245 m² floor · 3,492 m² land
- 109 Pomona Road$1,260,00027 Aug 2025 · 4 bed · 330 m² floor · 10,410 m² land
How long owners stay in Ruby Bay
Homes in Ruby Bay change hands every 8.9 years on median, against 6.9 across Māpua and 7.9 nationally.
8.9 yearsmedian time between sales, Ruby Bay
6.9 yearsMāpua
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Māpua: 4.2%)
By kind: houses 9.5 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 Ruby Bay
About 639 people lived in Ruby Bay at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 58 (Māpua: 54); 89% of households owned their home (Māpua: 82%).
639people, 2023 (2018: 630)
58median age, about (Māpua: 54)
$95kmedian household income, about (Māpua: $91k)
89%of households own their home (2018: 86%)
Age
- 30-64 years45%
- 65 years and over33%
- Under 15 years13%
- 15-29 years8%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)79%
- One-person household18%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European97%
- Māori3%
- Asian1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Pacific Peoples1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand70%
- United Kingdom and Ireland16%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)4%
- Australia3%
- North America3%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Asia1%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $200,001 or more19%
- $100,001-$150,00019%
- $30,001-$50,00018%
- $150,001-$200,00016%
- $50,001-$70,00012%
- $70,001-$100,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0007%
- $20,000 or less5%
Dwellings
- Separate house93%
- Joined dwelling3%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification17%
- No qualification12%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 1 certificate10%
- Level 4 certificate9%
- Masters degree9%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees7%
- Level 6 diploma7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Ruby Bay. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Ruby Bay
14 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Ruby Bay in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Roei SiboniArizto4 sales here
- Glen ThompsonArizto4 sales here
- Daniel ReedRay White Richmond3 sales here
- Paul NeilanBayleys Top of the South2 sales here
- Olivia ThomasK Real Estate2 sales here
- Dennis ChristianRay White Richmond2 sales here
- Lisa BallK Real Estate1 sale here
- Lisa SmithHarcourts Inglewood1 sale here
- Samarra ScottArizto1 sale here
- Elisha SheffordHarcourts Richmond1 sale here
- Paul NicollSummit Real Estate - Stoke1 sale here
- Natacha DebasK Real Estate1 sale here
All 14 real estate agents in Ruby Bay, 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 Ruby Bay
9building consents in the last 12 months ($1.42m of work)
- 118 Pomona Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentConstruct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- 44 Stafford Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInternal alterations to dwg
- 44 Korepo Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentConstruct sleepout with services
- 70 Brabant Drive1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInternal & external alterations to dwg
- 8 Joseph Senior Way1 Mar 2026 · Building consentConstruct shed with services
Search building consents in Ruby Bay 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 Ruby Bay
About property for sale in Ruby Bay, Māpua
Every property in Ruby Bay, Māpua, 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: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).