Estimate $726k – $921k
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79 Rangatira Road, Karapiro
18 properties sold · Cambridge
Property sold in Karapiro, Cambridge
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Karapiro, Cambridge in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$1.32mmedian sale, last 12 months · 20 sales · down 4%
$1.25mmedian council valuation
8.4 yrsmedian time between sales
16for sale now
18 properties sold in the last 12 months in Karapiro
Estimate $354k – $498k
135 Baker Road, Karapiro
Estimate $1.14m – $1.61m
5
3/957 Taotaoroa Road, Karapiro
Estimate $2.04m – $2.88m
5
1006 Tirau Road, Karapiro
Estimate $1.26m – $1.74m
4
398 French Pass Road, Karapiro
Estimate $753k – $955k
4
70 Ariki Street, Karapiro
Estimate $1.05m – $1.47m
472 French Pass Road, Karapiro
Estimate $767k – $1.08m
3
44 Kentucky Road, Karapiro
Finding a picture…
Estimate $997k – $1.40m
3
128 Taotaoroa Road, Karapiro
Estimate $1.76m – $2.23m
5
694 Tirau Road, Karapiro
Estimate $1.50m – $1.90m
6
692 Tirau Road, Karapiro
Finding a picture…
Estimate $1.12m – $1.43m
3
690 Tirau Road, Karapiro
Finding a picture…
Estimate $1.11m – $1.53m
4
112 Karapiro Road, Karapiro
Finding a picture…
Estimate $784k – $994k
3
127 Kiteroa Street, Karapiro
Estimate $1.19m – $1.51m
4
637 Tirau Road, Karapiro
Estimate $1.55m – $1.96m
4
31A Riverside Lane, Karapiro
Estimate $791k – $1.11m
4
821 French Pass Road, Karapiro
Estimate $1.20m – $1.68m
4
192 Karapiro Road, Karapiro
About Karapiro
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $933k and four-bedroom homes for $1.41m. Homes sold for a median $6,762 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Karapiro change hands every 8.4 years on median, against 7.4 across Cambridge and 7.9 nationally. About 3.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Karapiro
- Hinuera Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Karapiro Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Cambridge Middle Schoolsecondary · Years 7-10
- Matamata Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Cambridge High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Karapiro house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Karapiro's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.32m, across 20 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before. Across Cambridge it was $882k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Cambridge median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | $1,250,000 | $6,717 | $81 | $882,000 |
| 2025 | 13 | $1,434,220 | $6,533 | $118 | $850,000 |
| 2024 | 15 | $1,140,000 | $5,747 | $142 | $840,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $1,207,500 | $5,587 | $81 | $872,000 |
| 2022 | 12 | $1,500,000 | $7,472 | $77 | $900,000 |
| 2021 | 24 | $1,073,750 | $6,464 | $190 | $836,250 |
| 2020 | 23 | $760,000 | $4,600 | $58 | $688,000 |
| 2019 | 20 | $850,000 | $4,263 | $82 | $635,555 |
| 2018 | 13 | $755,000 | $4,313 | $53 | $590,000 |
| 2017 | 17 | $745,000 | $4,049 | $43 | $575,000 |
| 2016 | 31 | $560,000 | $2,500 | $43 | $470,500 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Karapiro, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Karapiro
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $933k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.41m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.83m.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 85 | $930k | 5 | $933k | $7,686 |
| 4 | 145 | $1.37m | 8 | $1.41m | $6,774 |
| 5+ | 66 | $1.79m | 5 | $1.83m | $6,265 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Karapiro sold for a median $6,762 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Cambridge: $6,448); the land under houses sold for an estimated $82 per square metre (Cambridge: $641). 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.
$6,762per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$82per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,058per m² of floor, council capital values
$97per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Karapiro
- 79 Rangatira Road$770,00014 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 719 m² land
- 135 Baker Road$390,0001 Jul 2026 · 3,000 m² land
- 3/957 Taotaoroa Road$1,460,00024 Jun 2026 · 5 bed · 271 m² floor · 3.68 ha land
- 1006 Tirau Road$1,830,00015 May 2026 · 5 bed · 296 m² floor · 6.42 ha land
- 398 French Pass Road$1,420,0004 May 2026 · 4 bed · 210 m² floor · 7,525 m² land
- 70 Ariki Street$960,00028 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 128 m² floor · 1,219 m² land
- 472 French Pass Road$1,250,00021 Apr 2026 · 272 m² floor · 5,077 m² land
- 44 Kentucky Road$930,00022 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 6,766 m² land
- 128 Taotaoroa Road$1,175,00018 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 4.14 ha land
- 694 Tirau Road$2,015,00028 Jan 2026 · 5 bed · 302 m² floor · 16,832 m² land
- 690 Tirau Road$1,250,00027 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 172 m² floor · 9,968 m² land
- 692 Tirau Road$1,610,00027 Jan 2026 · 6 bed · 257 m² floor · 10,457 m² land
How long owners stay in Karapiro
Homes in Karapiro change hands every 8.4 years on median, against 7.4 across Cambridge and 7.9 nationally.
8.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Karapiro
7.4 yearsCambridge
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Cambridge: 2.4%)
By kind: houses 8.5 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 Karapiro
About 981 people lived in Karapiro at the 2023 census (up 5% since 2018); their median age was about 45 (Cambridge: 43); 78% of households owned their home (Cambridge: 74%).
981people, 2023 (2018: 936)
45median age, about (Cambridge: 43)
$131kmedian household income, about (Cambridge: $113k)
78%of households own their home (2018: 78%)
Age
- 30-64 years50%
- Under 15 years18%
- 65 years and over17%
- 15-29 years15%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)79%
- One-person household15%
- Other multi-person household4%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European92%
- Māori12%
- Asian3%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand80%
- United Kingdom and Ireland8%
- Middle East and Africa4%
- Australia3%
- Asia2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- North America1%
- Other0%
Household income
- $200,001 or more25%
- $100,001-$150,00023%
- $150,001-$200,00016%
- $70,001-$100,00014%
- $30,001-$50,0009%
- $50,001-$70,0008%
- $20,001-$30,0004%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house92%
- Other private dwelling3%
- Joined dwelling2%
- Non-private dwelling1%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
- Level 1 certificate14%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate12%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- No qualification10%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees6%
- Level 6 diploma6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Karapiro. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Karapiro
15 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Karapiro in the last two years. Those with the most:
- David SoarCambridge Real Estate4 sales here
- Scott BorlandPGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited (Cambridge)1 sale here
- Jason TongProperty Brokers Cambridge1 sale here
- Trevor KennyPGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited (Hamilton)1 sale here
- Amanda PartingtonBayleys Cambridge1 sale here
- Andrew KayBayleys Cambridge1 sale here
- Angela ThomasChristies International Real Esatate1 sale here
- Russell ThomasChristies International Real Esatate1 sale here
- Sean SeniorRealty HQ1 sale here
- Angela FinniganBayleys Hamilton1 sale here
- Melodee TribeNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty (NZSIR Waikato)1 sale here
- Jacobus FourieRay White Hamilton1 sale here
All 15 real estate agents in Karapiro, 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 Karapiro
7building consents in the last 12 months ($1.07m of work)
- 1079 Taotaoroa Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consent260572 - project is to renovate the existing house this includes a small extension (6.79 m2) to the existing building to the south onto new pile foundations.
- 364 Karapiro Road1 May 2026 · Building consent260349 - lot 1 - installation of a solid wood burner (freestanding)
- 103 Fergusson Gully Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consent260017 - removal on internal load-bearing walls, new sliding door & new wood fire installation.
- 268 Baker Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consent260133 - lot 4 - install firenzo contessa with 3k wetback & platform base onto existing floor protector. Connect to existing wetback hot water cylinder located directly above in ceiling space.
- 1 Mar 2026 · Building consent260130 - renovate laundry & wc space to include a shower & relocate the ex. Vanity
Search building consents in Karapiro 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 sold by street in Karapiro
About property sold in Karapiro, Cambridge
Every property in Karapiro, Cambridge, 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.
Sales come from the council valuation roll and the listings that preceded them. Each opens on the property’s own page, with its full sales history, our estimate of its value today and its title.
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: Ang Wickham, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).