30 properties for sale · Tauranga

Property for sale in Welcome Bay, Tauranga

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

$825kmedian sale, last 12 months · 187 sales · level
$850kmedian council valuation
7.4 yrsmedian time between sales
30for sale now
TaurangaWelcome Bay ×
All 4,024For sale 30For rent 0Sold 161

30 properties for sale in Welcome Bay

About Welcome Bay

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $773k and four-bedroom homes for $926k. Homes sold for a median $5,156 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Welcome Bay change hands every 7.4 years on median, against 7.6 across Tauranga and 7.9 nationally. About 4.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Welcome Bay

  • Welcome Bay Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Selwyn Ridge Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Maungatapu Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Tauranga Waldorf Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Tauranga Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Tauranga Girls' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Tauranga Boys' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Welcome Bay house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Welcome Bay's median sale price over the last twelve months was $825k, across 187 sales, level on the twelve months before. Across Tauranga it was $860k.

2016: $532k (438 sales)$532k20162017: $588k (251 sales)2018: $590k (278 sales)20182019: $620k (300 sales)2020: $673k (274 sales)20202021: $870k (210 sales)2022: $915k (156 sales)$915k20222023: $850k (176 sales)2024: $835k (189 sales)20242025: $830k (232 sales)2026: $800k (111 sales, this year so far)$800k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Tauranga median
2026111$800,000$5,286$557$850,000
2025232$830,000$5,030$543$860,000
2024189$835,000$5,100$541$851,100
2023176$850,000$5,279$543$880,000
2022156$915,000$5,706$577$925,000
2021210$869,500$5,286$555$880,000
2020274$672,500$4,071$437$680,000
2019300$619,500$3,793$418$625,000
2018278$590,215$3,670$382$595,000
2017251$587,500$3,511$379$569,500
2016438$532,000$3,177$332$525,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Welcome Bay, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $827kDec 2024: $827kJan 2025: $827kFeb 2025: $828kMar 2025: $827kApr 2025: $827kMay 2025: $827kJun 2025: $826kJul 2025: $826kAug 2025: $827kSept 2025: $829kOct 2025: $832kNov 2025: $836kDec 2025: $837kJan 2026: $839kFeb 2026: $844kMar 2026: $846kApr 2026: $847kMay 2026: $845kJun 2026: $844kJul 2026: $842kAug 2026: $844kSept 2026: $844kOct 2026: $843k$827k$826k$847k$843kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $818k to $855k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Welcome Bay

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $773k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $926k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.22m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
113$855k1—$4,522
284$678k3—$7,393
31,730$770k110$773k$5,335
41,315$940k58$926k$4,907
5+187$1.23m9$1.22m$5,205

Price per square metre

Homes in Welcome Bay sold for a median $5,156 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Tauranga: $5,653); the land under houses sold for an estimated $544 per square metre (Tauranga: $858). 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.

$5,156per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$544per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,192per m² of floor, council capital values
$541per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Welcome Bay

How long owners stay in Welcome Bay

Homes in Welcome Bay change hands every 7.4 years on median, against 7.6 across Tauranga and 7.9 nationally.

7.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Welcome Bay
7.6 yearsTauranga
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Tauranga: 4%)

By kind: houses 7.6 years, units & townhouses 7.1 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 Welcome Bay

About 11,400 people lived in Welcome Bay at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 37 (Tauranga: 42); 74% of households owned their home (Tauranga: 69%).

11,400people, 2023 (2018: 10,590)
37median age, about (Tauranga: 42)
$107kmedian household income, about (Tauranga: $99k)
74%of households own their home (2018: 70%)

Age

  • 30-64 years45%
  • Under 15 years22%
  • 15-29 years19%
  • 65 years and over13%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)78%
  • One-person household13%
  • Other multi-person household4%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European77%
  • Māori24%
  • Asian9%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand76%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland7%
  • Asia6%
  • Middle East and Africa4%
  • Australia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • North America1%
  • Pacific Islands1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00027%
  • $150,001-$200,00015%
  • $70,001-$100,00015%
  • $30,001-$50,00012%
  • $200,001 or more11%
  • $50,001-$70,00010%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%
  • $20,000 or less4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house94%
  • Joined dwelling6%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification14%
  • No qualification14%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 4 certificate11%
  • Level 1 certificate11%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Welcome Bay

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

All 139 real estate agents in Welcome 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 Welcome Bay

39building consents in the last 12 months ($13.38m of work)
  • 26 Orion Drive1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruct 1x two level four bdrm dwg with attached single gge & 2x two level three bdrm dwgs with attached single garages levels - site retaining & fire walls. Barrier to retaining wall/bc310760 needs
  • 7 Oceana Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct two level three bdrm dwg.
  • 41A Meander Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAlterations to dwg - laundry relocated to ground floor gge. Gge converted to office, laundry, bathrm & store.
  • 388 Kaitemako Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstallation of new septic system
  • 17 Cumberland Crescent1 Jun 2026 · Building consentSingle storey 2-bdrm dwg with attached gge

Search building consents in Welcome 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 Welcome Bay

About property for sale in Welcome Bay, Tauranga

Every property in Welcome Bay, Tauranga, 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.

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