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Property for sale in Wakefield

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

$809kmedian sale, last 12 months · 60 sales · down 2%
$780kmedian council valuation
6.5 yrsmedian time between sales
2for sale now
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About Wakefield

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $745k and four-bedroom homes for $948k. Homes sold for a median $5,488 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Wakefield change hands every 6.5 years on median, against 6.9 across Wakefield and 7.9 nationally. About 4.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Wakefield

  • Wakefield Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Waimea Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Waimea Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Wakefield house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Wakefield's median sale price over the last twelve months was $809k, across 60 sales, down 2% on the twelve months before. Across Wakefield it was $812k.

2016: $470k (75 sales)$470k20162017: $455k (91 sales)2018: $570k (103 sales)20182019: $600k (82 sales)2020: $584k (106 sales)20202021: $798k (80 sales)2022: $787k (52 sales)20222023: $803k (56 sales)2024: $755k (68 sales)20242025: $818k (82 sales)$818k2026: $803k (36 sales, this year so far)$803k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Wakefield median
202636$802,500$5,457$455$845,000
202582$817,500$5,388$423$812,000
202468$755,000$5,280$327$750,000
202356$802,500$4,767$372$783,000
202252$787,000$5,232$411$769,500
202180$797,500$4,767$370$750,000
2020106$584,000$4,208$262$590,000
201982$600,325$3,865$253$595,650
2018103$570,000$3,549$240$520,000
201791$455,020$3,147$185$468,500
201675$470,000$2,979$236$443,500

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $809kDec 2024: $811kJan 2025: $812kFeb 2025: $813kMar 2025: $810kApr 2025: $806kMay 2025: $805kJun 2025: $807kJul 2025: $811kAug 2025: $809kSept 2025: $811kOct 2025: $816kNov 2025: $816kDec 2025: $820kJan 2026: $823kFeb 2026: $818kMar 2026: $815kApr 2026: $812kMay 2026: $808kJun 2026: $807kJul 2026: $807kAug 2026: $808kSept 2026: $808kOct 2026: $804k$809k$823k$804kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $796k to $831k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Wakefield

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $745k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $948k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
16$855k0—$7,068
253$550k4—$6,125
3499$700k27$745k$5,519
4369$960k14$948k$4,594
5+55$1.12m2—$4,716

Price per square metre

Homes in Wakefield sold for a median $5,488 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Wakefield: $5,576); the land under houses sold for an estimated $451 per square metre (Wakefield: $301). 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.

$5,488per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$451per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,200per m² of floor, council capital values
$366per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Wakefield

How long owners stay in Wakefield

Homes in Wakefield change hands every 6.5 years on median, against 6.9 across Wakefield and 7.9 nationally.

6.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Wakefield
6.9 yearsWakefield
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Wakefield: 3.5%)

By kind: houses 6.5 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 Wakefield

About 2,895 people lived in Wakefield at the 2023 census (up 11% since 2018); their median age was about 41 (Wakefield: 43); 87% of households owned their home (Wakefield: 83%).

2,895people, 2023 (2018: 2,616)
41median age, about (Wakefield: 43)
$98kmedian household income, about (Wakefield: $93k)
87%of households own their home (2018: 85%)

Age

  • 30-64 years46%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 65 years and over17%
  • 15-29 years15%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)78%
  • One-person household14%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Other multi-person household2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European96%
  • Māori8%
  • Asian1%
  • Pacific Peoples1%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand84%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland9%
  • Australia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Asia1%
  • North America1%
  • Pacific Islands0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00027%
  • $70,001-$100,00016%
  • $30,001-$50,00015%
  • $150,001-$200,00014%
  • $50,001-$70,00012%
  • $200,001 or more9%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%
  • $20,000 or less3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house93%
  • Joined dwelling6%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling1%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification18%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 4 certificate14%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification11%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Wakefield

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

Offices in Wakefield

All 41 real estate agents in Wakefield, 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 Wakefield

28building consents in the last 12 months ($7.11m of work)
  • 71 Whitby Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall freestanding wood burner
  • 19 Harcourt Place1 Aug 2026 · Building consentEnclose porch, alt internal layout, install ensuite, sink & wall lining to basement office, insulate exterior walls of dwg
  • 24 Arrow Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - 4 x new dbl storey dwgs, lot 1 includes 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lot 2 to lot 4 include 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Each lot includes new private drainage, attached gge & retain
  • 4 McCrae Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall freestanding wood burner
  • 18 Ara o Paki Paki1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct two dwgs with internal access gge

Search building consents in Wakefield 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 Wakefield

About property for sale in Wakefield

Every property in Wakefield, 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).