Estimate $626k – $862k
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16 Stuart Street, Lake Kaniere
4 properties sold · Hokitika
Property sold in Lake Kaniere, Hokitika
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Lake Kaniere, Hokitika in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$295kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales · up 6%
$428kmedian council valuation
1for sale now
4 properties sold in the last 12 months in Lake Kaniere
About Lake Kaniere
Homes sold for a median $12,964 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. About 2.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Lake Kaniere
- Kaniere Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Hokitika Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
Lake Kaniere house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Lake Kaniere's median sale price over the last twelve months was $295k, across 5 sales, up 6% on the twelve months before. Across Hokitika it was $475k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Hokitika median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | — | — | — | $490,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | $270,000 | $11,250 | $290 | $435,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | $280,000 | $735 | $250 | $445,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | $275,000 | $2,491 | $257 | $400,000 |
| 2022 | 8 | $245,000 | $5,803 | $169 | $410,000 |
| 2021 | 7 | $200,000 | $1,099 | $75 | $302,000 |
| 2020 | 7 | $210,000 | $3,104 | $46 | $247,500 |
| 2019 | 3 | — | — | — | $230,000 |
| 2018 | 8 | $192,000 | $3,151 | $65 | $250,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | $180,000 | $1,503 | $14 | $245,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | — | — | — | $196,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Lake Kaniere, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Lake Kaniere
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21 | $445k | 0 | — | $6,591 |
| 3 | 47 | $550k | 1 | — | $4,842 |
| 4 | 22 | $738k | 0 | — | $3,417 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Lake Kaniere sold for a median $12,964 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Hokitika: $4,067); the land under houses sold for an estimated $271 per square metre (Hokitika: $246). 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.
$12,964per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$271per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,603per m² of floor, council capital values
$273per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Lake Kaniere
- 16 Stuart Street$910,00017 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 62 m² floor · 842 m² land
- 31 Stuart Street$295,00017 Feb 2026 · 1,237 m² land
- 57 Stuart Street$295,00015 Jan 2026 · 1,087 m² land
- 42 Stuart Street$270,00012 Dec 2025 · 5,003 m² land
- 211C Hans Bay Road$450,00024 Oct 2025 · 1 bed · 40 m² floor · 680 m² land
- $290,00011 May 2025 · 1,001 m² land
- $250,00030 Apr 2025 · 809 m² land
- 48 Stuart Street$270,00025 Mar 2025 · 5,286 m² land
- 41 Stuart Street$295,00020 Dec 2024 · 1,000 m² land
- $285,00019 Dec 2024 · 5,000 m² land
- $180,00018 Dec 2024 · 245 m² floor · 14,027 m² land
- 51 Stuart Street$280,00012 Jul 2024 · 1,000 m² land
How long owners stay in Lake Kaniere
6.9 yearsHokitika
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Hokitika: 4.2%)
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 Lake Kaniere
About 150 people lived in Lake Kaniere at the 2023 census (down 2% since 2018); their median age was about 47 (Hokitika: 48); 76% of households owned their home (Hokitika: 74%).
150people, 2023 (2018: 153)
47median age, about (Hokitika: 48)
$64kmedian household income, about (Hokitika: $78k)
76%of households own their home (2018: 79%)
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- Under 15 years20%
- 65 years and over20%
- 15-29 years12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)75%
- One-person household25%
- Other multi-person household0%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European88%
- Māori10%
- Other Ethnicity10%
- Asian4%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand84%
- Asia4%
- United Kingdom and Ireland4%
- Australia2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Other0%
- North America0%
Household income
- $50,001-$70,00025%
- $100,001-$150,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00015%
- $20,000 or less10%
- $200,001 or more10%
- $70,001-$100,00010%
- $150,001-$200,00010%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
Dwellings
- Separate house81%
- Joined dwelling14%
- Other private dwelling10%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Level 1 certificate18%
- No qualification16%
- Level 2 certificate16%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification13%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Masters degree5%
- Level 6 diploma5%
- Level 4 certificate5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Lake Kaniere. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Lake Kaniere
4 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Lake Kaniere in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Antoni HoustonHarcourts West Coast1 sale here
- Lai Meng LeeHarcourts West Coast1 sale here
- Anna HartProperty Brokers Hokitika1 sale here
- Pauline CoxProperty Brokers Hokitika1 sale here
All 4 real estate agents in Lake Kaniere, 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 Lake Kaniere
3building consents in the last 12 months ($47k of work)
- 211C Hans Bay Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentTo install a wagener sparky ca log burner.
- 7 Punga Grove1 Apr 2026 · Building consentNew heating appliance
- 207 Hans Bay Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentConstruction of a single-storey extension, including installation of a masport utopia freestanding wood burner
Search building consents in Lake Kaniere 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 Lake Kaniere
About property sold in Lake Kaniere, Hokitika
Every property in Lake Kaniere, Hokitika, 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: Stewart Nimmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).