3 properties for sale · Whakatāne

Property for sale in Manawahe, Whakatāne

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

$670kmedian sale, last 12 months · 11 sales · down 23%
$740kmedian council valuation
8.0 yrsmedian time between sales
3for sale now
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About Manawahe

Homes sold for a median $4,772 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Manawahe change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 8.1 across Whakatāne and 7.9 nationally. About 6.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Manawahe house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Manawahe's median sale price over the last twelve months was $670k, across 11 sales, down 23% on the twelve months before. Across Whakatāne it was $678k.

2016: $282k (15 sales)$282k20162017: $262k (7 sales)2018: $307k (6 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (4 sales)2020: too few sales to say (2 sales)20202021: $600k (5 sales)2022: too few sales to say (4 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (3 sales)2024: too few sales to say (4 sales)20242025: $890k (7 sales)$890k2026: $670k (7 sales, this year so far)$670k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Whakatāne median
20267$670,000$4,735$25$670,000
20257$890,000$6,936$27$700,000
20244———$696,500
20233———$740,000
20224———$765,000
20215$600,000$4,152$16$656,500
20202———$547,770
20194———$464,500
20186$307,000$1,966$11$422,177
20177$262,000$3,613$16$380,000
201615$281,500$2,135$14$340,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $756kDec 2024: $756kJan 2025: $756kFeb 2025: $754kMar 2025: $754kApr 2025: $754kMay 2025: $753kJun 2025: $753kJul 2025: $754kAug 2025: $755kSept 2025: $758kOct 2025: $758kNov 2025: $756kDec 2025: $747kJan 2026: $746kFeb 2026: $745kMar 2026: $740kApr 2026: $733kMay 2026: $728kJun 2026: $727kJul 2026: $732kAug 2026: $736kSept 2026: $736kOct 2026: $731k$756k$758k$727k$731kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $720k to $766k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Manawahe

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
329$775k2—$6,068
430$1.04m2—$5,143

Price per square metre

Homes in Manawahe sold for a median $4,772 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Whakatāne: $5,128); the land under houses sold for an estimated $25 per square metre (Whakatāne: $438). 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.

$4,772per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$25per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,357per m² of floor, council capital values
$20per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Manawahe

How long owners stay in Manawahe

Homes in Manawahe change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 8.1 across Whakatāne and 7.9 nationally.

8.0 yearsmedian time between sales, Manawahe
8.1 yearsWhakatāne
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
6.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Whakatāne: 3.3%)

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 Manawahe

About 402 people lived in Manawahe at the 2023 census (up 10% since 2018); their median age was about 48 (Whakatāne: 41); 83% of households owned their home (Whakatāne: 70%).

402people, 2023 (2018: 366)
48median age, about (Whakatāne: 41)
$104kmedian household income, about (Whakatāne: $85k)
83%of households own their home (2018: 80%)

Age

  • 30-64 years53%
  • Under 15 years17%
  • 65 years and over16%
  • 15-29 years13%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)81%
  • One-person household13%
  • Other multi-person household2%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European87%
  • Māori22%
  • Other Ethnicity3%
  • Pacific Peoples2%
  • Asian1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand87%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland5%
  • Australia3%
  • Asia1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • North America1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Other0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00028%
  • $70,001-$100,00019%
  • $200,001 or more13%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $20,000 or less4%
  • $20,001-$30,0004%

Dwellings

  • Separate house93%
  • Joined dwelling6%
  • Other private dwelling6%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification14%
  • Level 4 certificate14%
  • Level 1 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate13%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification11%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Level 6 diploma7%

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

Real estate agents selling in Manawahe

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

All 8 real estate agents in Manawahe, 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 Manawahe

4building consents in the last 12 months ($1.26m of work)
  • 1316 Manawahe Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRelocate dwg
  • 8 Pokerekere Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a new masport r1200 (legs model) freestanding wood fire
  • 57 Waipapa Way1 Jun 2026 · Building consentSingle level 4 bdrm 2 bathrm + wc dwg with single attached gge
  • 1148 Manawahe Road1 May 2026 · Building consent3 bdrm 2 bathrooms single level

Search building consents in Manawahe 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 Manawahe

About property for sale in Manawahe, Whakatāne

Every property in Manawahe, Whakatāne, 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: Chris Thompson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).