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Property for sale in Bunnythorpe, Palmerston North

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

$809kmedian sale, last 12 months · 27 sales · down 8%
$830kmedian council valuation
7.7 yrsmedian time between sales
3for sale now

About Bunnythorpe

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $595k and four-bedroom homes for $1.1m. Homes sold for a median $4,582 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Bunnythorpe change hands every 7.7 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally. About 2.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Bunnythorpe

  • Cornerstone Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Colyton Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Taonui Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Hiwinui Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Bunnythorpe Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Freyberg High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Feilding High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Bunnythorpe house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Bunnythorpe's median sale price over the last twelve months was $809k, across 27 sales, down 8% on the twelve months before. Across Palmerston North it was $625k.

2016: $362k (48 sales)$362k20162017: $454k (38 sales)2018: $475k (37 sales)20182019: $565k (32 sales)2020: $570k (44 sales)20202021: $820k (41 sales)2022: $1.01m (23 sales)$1.01m20222023: $960k (29 sales)2024: $575k (29 sales)20242025: $990k (30 sales)2026: $845k (24 sales, this year so far)$845k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Palmerston North median
202624$844,500$4,513$35$623,000
202530$990,000$4,460$85$632,500
202429$575,000$4,389$65$625,500
202329$960,000$4,619$33$625,000
202223$1,010,000$4,760$57$675,000
202141$820,000$4,369$36$686,000
202044$570,000$3,723$39$542,250
201932$564,500$3,411$41$441,250
201837$475,000$2,864$42$393,000
201738$453,585$2,803$26$350,000
201648$362,000$2,238$41$315,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Bunnythorpe, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $837kDec 2024: $836kJan 2025: $836kFeb 2025: $836kMar 2025: $837kApr 2025: $834kMay 2025: $832kJun 2025: $833kJul 2025: $836kAug 2025: $838kSept 2025: $843kOct 2025: $845kNov 2025: $844kDec 2025: $843kJan 2026: $839kFeb 2026: $834kMar 2026: $836kApr 2026: $834kMay 2026: $830kJun 2026: $828kJul 2026: $827kAug 2026: $827kSept 2026: $827kOct 2026: $823k$837k$845k$823kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $815k to $854k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Bunnythorpe

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $595k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.1m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
214$490k1—$5,452
3263$600k11$595k$4,364
4279$1.0m8$1.1m$4,675
5+71$1.25m3—$4,078

Price per square metre

Homes in Bunnythorpe sold for a median $4,582 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Palmerston North: $4,601); the land under houses sold for an estimated $37 per square metre (Palmerston North: $532). 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.

$4,582per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$37per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,515per m² of floor, council capital values
$54per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Bunnythorpe

How long owners stay in Bunnythorpe

Homes in Bunnythorpe change hands every 7.7 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally.

7.7 yearsmedian time between sales, Bunnythorpe
7.8 yearsPalmerston North
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Palmerston North: 4%)

By kind: houses 8.0 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 Bunnythorpe

About 2,094 people lived in Bunnythorpe at the 2023 census (up 12% since 2018); their median age was about 42 (Palmerston North: 37); 84% of households owned their home (Palmerston North: 64%).

2,094people, 2023 (2018: 1,872)
42median age, about (Palmerston North: 37)
$118kmedian household income, about (Palmerston North: $94k)
84%of households own their home (2018: 84%)

Age

  • 30-64 years49%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 65 years and over15%
  • 15-29 years14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)80%
  • One-person household15%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European93%
  • Māori15%
  • Asian3%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Pacific Peoples2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand91%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland3%
  • Asia2%
  • Australia2%
  • Pacific Islands1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00027%
  • $150,001-$200,00018%
  • $200,001 or more13%
  • $70,001-$100,00013%
  • $30,001-$50,0009%
  • $50,001-$70,0008%
  • $20,001-$30,0006%
  • $20,000 or less3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house98%
  • Joined dwelling2%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification17%
  • Level 4 certificate14%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification13%
  • Level 1 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • Level 6 diploma6%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Bunnythorpe

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

All 21 real estate agents in Bunnythorpe, 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 Bunnythorpe

15building consents in the last 12 months ($3.58m of work)
  • 236 Setters Line1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a water tank & septic system. The dwg will be constructed at a later date.
  • 1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall a metro smart insert wood fire into existing masonry chimney in lounge
  • 288 Setters Line1 Apr 2026 · Building consent4 bdrm single level dwg with gge built on a pod floor concrete slab & sips construction 233 m2
  • 4 Cooksley Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consent2 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
  • 168C Nannestads Line1 Mar 2026 · Building consentRelocate an existing dwg

Search building consents in Bunnythorpe 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 Bunnythorpe

About property for sale in Bunnythorpe, Palmerston North

Every property in Bunnythorpe, Palmerston North, 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: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).