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Property for sale in Makarora, Wānaka

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

$670kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
$560kmedian council valuation
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2 properties for sale in Makarora

About Makarora

Homes sold for a median $5,050 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. About 4.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Makarora

  • Makarora Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8

Makarora house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Makarora's median sale price over the last twelve months was $670k, across 5 sales. Across Wānaka it was $1.45m.

2016: $148k (8 sales)$148k2017: too few sales to say (3 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (2 sales)2019: too few sales to say (4 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (3 sales)2021: too few sales to say (2 sales)20212023: $400k (5 sales)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $600k (5 sales)$600k2026: too few sales to say (3 sales, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Wānaka median
20263———$1,503,000
20255$600,000$6,139$259$1,325,000
20241———$1,260,000
20235$400,000$4,651$265$1,250,000
20212———$851,000
20203———$825,000
20194———$775,000
20182———$772,500
20173———$630,000
20168$148,000$2,574$83$540,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Makarora, up 4% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $565kDec 2024: $565kJan 2025: $564kFeb 2025: $564kMar 2025: $564kApr 2025: $562kMay 2025: $563kJun 2025: $563kJul 2025: $566kAug 2025: $570kSept 2025: $573kOct 2025: $575kNov 2025: $577kDec 2025: $579kJan 2026: $581kFeb 2026: $583kMar 2026: $585kApr 2026: $586kMay 2026: $586kJun 2026: $589kJul 2026: $592kAug 2026: $591kSept 2026: $589kOct 2026: $597k$565k$562k$597kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $556k to $603k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Makarora

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
218$485k0—$8,379
327$700k0—$6,000
45$920k2—$5,055

Price per square metre

Homes in Makarora sold for a median $5,050 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Wānaka: $8,568); the land under houses sold for an estimated $137 per square metre (Wānaka: $1,041). 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.

$5,050per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$137per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,966per m² of floor, council capital values
$287per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Makarora

How long owners stay in Makarora

6.0 yearsWānaka
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.3%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Wānaka: 5.3%)

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 Makarora

About 102 people lived in Makarora at the 2023 census; their median age was about 43 (Wānaka: 42); 64% of households owned their home (Wānaka: 71%).

102people, 2023
43median age, about (Wānaka: 42)
$72kmedian household income, about (Wānaka: $117k)
64%of households own their home (2018: 64%)

Age

  • 30-64 years53%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over18%
  • 15-29 years12%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)58%
  • One-person household25%
  • Other multi-person household8%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European94%
  • Māori9%
  • Asian3%
  • Other Ethnicity3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
  • Pacific Peoples0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand79%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland6%
  • Other3%
  • Australia3%
  • North America3%
  • Asia0%
  • Pacific Islands0%
  • Middle East and Africa0%

Household income

  • $50,001-$70,00025%
  • $70,001-$100,00025%
  • $30,001-$50,00017%
  • $100,001-$150,00017%
  • $20,000 or less8%
  • $20,001-$30,0008%
  • $200,001 or more0%
  • $150,001-$200,0000%

Dwellings

  • Separate house75%
  • Other private dwelling13%
  • Non-private dwelling6%
  • Joined dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Level 1 certificate19%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Level 4 certificate12%
  • Level 6 diploma8%
  • Masters degree4%
  • Level 5 diploma4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Makarora

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

All 5 real estate agents in Makarora, 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 Makarora

5building consents in the last 12 months ($2.9m of work)
  • 13 Wilkin Road12 Jun 2026 · Building consentConstruction of new woolshed - Mt Albert Station Woolshed
  • 24B Kiwi Street17 Feb 2026 · Building consentNew 3 Bedroom dwelling built on a new section in the Makarora
  • 2 Wilkin Road8 Dec 2025 · Building consentAlt dwg & to detached gge to sleepout / office
  • 28 Nov 2025 · Building consentConstruction of residential unit and attached pole shed
  • 5747 Makarora-Lake Hawea Road18 Nov 2025 · Building consentAlteration to existing dwelling, including solid fuel burner installation

Search building consents in Makarora 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 Makarora

About property for sale in Makarora, Wānaka

Every property in Makarora, Wānaka, 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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