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Property for sale in Waikawa, Picton

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

$803kmedian sale, last 12 months · 40 sales · down 3%
$790kmedian council valuation
8.8 yrsmedian time between sales
34for sale now
PictonWaikawa ×
All 952For sale 34For rent 0Sold 36

34 properties for sale in Waikawa

About Waikawa

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $785k and five-or-more-bedroom homes for $910k. Homes sold for a median $4,800 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Waikawa change hands every 8.8 years on median, against 8.8 across Picton and 7.9 nationally. About 4.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Waikawa

  • Waikawa Bay Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Queen Charlotte Collegesecondary · Years 7-15

Waikawa house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Waikawa's median sale price over the last twelve months was $803k, across 40 sales, down 3% on the twelve months before. Across Picton it was $680k.

2016: $460k (73 sales)$460k20162017: $505k (42 sales)2018: $515k (49 sales)20182019: $610k (52 sales)2020: $585k (55 sales)20202021: $712k (42 sales)2022: $840k (31 sales)$840k20222023: $793k (36 sales)2024: $795k (45 sales)20242025: $800k (40 sales)2026: $785k (28 sales, this year so far)$785k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Picton median
202628$785,000$5,071$483$675,000
202540$800,000$4,457$471$670,000
202445$795,000$4,644$459$650,000
202336$792,500$4,514$464$693,750
202231$840,000$5,034$517$715,000
202142$712,000$4,470$368$620,000
202055$585,000$3,728$372$526,000
201952$610,000$3,229$326$480,000
201849$515,000$2,927$308$425,000
201742$505,000$2,828$282$385,000
201673$460,000$2,541$270$369,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Waikawa, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $799kDec 2024: $800kJan 2025: $804kFeb 2025: $801kMar 2025: $793kApr 2025: $791kMay 2025: $795kJun 2025: $795kJul 2025: $795kAug 2025: $794kSept 2025: $794kOct 2025: $794kNov 2025: $797kDec 2025: $800kJan 2026: $799kFeb 2026: $800kMar 2026: $799kApr 2026: $794kMay 2026: $787kJun 2026: $784kJul 2026: $785kAug 2026: $791kSept 2026: $793kOct 2026: $792k$799k$784k$792kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $776k to $812k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Waikawa

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $785k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $910k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
15$835k1—$4,130
264$565k2—$6,679
3335$730k24$785k$5,251
4267$915k4—$4,355
5+73$1.46m6$910k$3,810

Price per square metre

Homes in Waikawa sold for a median $4,800 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Picton: $4,750); the land under houses sold for an estimated $464 per square metre (Picton: $435). 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.

$4,800per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$464per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,783per m² of floor, council capital values
$453per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Waikawa

How long owners stay in Waikawa

Homes in Waikawa change hands every 8.8 years on median, against 8.8 across Picton and 7.9 nationally.

8.8 yearsmedian time between sales, Waikawa
8.8 yearsPicton
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.3%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Picton: 3.2%)

By kind: houses 8.9 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 Waikawa

About 1,293 people lived in Waikawa at the 2023 census (up 10% since 2018); their median age was about 58 (Picton: 55); 81% of households owned their home (Picton: 74%).

1,293people, 2023 (2018: 1,179)
58median age, about (Picton: 55)
$79kmedian household income, about (Picton: $70k)
81%of households own their home (2018: 80%)

Age

  • 30-64 years41%
  • 65 years and over38%
  • Under 15 years14%
  • 15-29 years8%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)74%
  • One-person household24%
  • Other multi-person household2%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European87%
  • Māori19%
  • Asian2%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Pacific Peoples1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand79%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland10%
  • Australia3%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Asia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • North America1%
  • Other0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00020%
  • $30,001-$50,00016%
  • $70,001-$100,00015%
  • $50,001-$70,00013%
  • $20,001-$30,00012%
  • $150,001-$200,00011%
  • $200,001 or more9%
  • $20,000 or less4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house90%
  • Joined dwelling7%
  • Other private dwelling2%
  • Non-private dwelling1%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification17%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 4 certificate12%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
  • Level 3 certificate8%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Waikawa

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

All 24 real estate agents in Waikawa, 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 Waikawa

17building consents in the last 12 months ($3.86m of work)
  • 24 Amelia Crescent1 Aug 2026 · Building consentDwg
  • 260B Waikawa Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRes alterations & additions
  • 6 Beach Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRes additions & alterations lower joists under new level entry shower, remove non-load bearing wall between toilet & bathrm, replace assumed bracing.
  • 8/45 Beach Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRes alterations & additions
  • 362B Waikawa Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentFree-standing escea tfs850 solid fuel heater

Search building consents in Waikawa 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 Waikawa

About property for sale in Waikawa, Picton

Every property in Waikawa, Picton, 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: Mr Bullitt, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).