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Estimate $642k – $814k
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78 Waitarere Rise Avenue, Waitārere Forest
8 properties sold · Levin
Property sold in Waitārere Forest, Levin
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Waitārere Forest, Levin in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$505kmedian sale, last 12 months · 10 sales · up 63%
$800kmedian council valuation
6.9 yrsmedian time between sales
9for sale now
8 properties sold in the last 12 months in Waitārere Forest
Estimate $776k – $984k
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10 Mowhia Grove, Waitārere Forest
Estimate $253k – $321k
15 Mowhia Grove, Waitārere Forest
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Estimate $247k – $313k
16 Mowhia Grove, Waitārere Forest
Estimate $708k – $898k
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3 Mowhia Grove, Waitārere Forest
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Estimate $800k – $1.01m
23 Kanuka Drive, Waitārere Forest
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Estimate $226k – $286k
6 Roma Way, Waitārere Forest
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Estimate $244k – $310k
19 Truebridge Drive, Waitārere Forest
About Waitārere Forest
Homes sold for a median $5,675 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Waitārere Forest change hands every 6.9 years on median, against 8.4 across Levin and 7.9 nationally. About 4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Waitārere Forest
- Poroutawhao Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Horowhenua Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Waitārere Forest house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Waitārere Forest's median sale price over the last twelve months was $505k, across 10 sales, up 63% on the twelve months before. Across Levin it was $505k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Levin median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | $715,000 | $4,800 | $63 | $496,500 |
| 2025 | 11 | $310,000 | $5,312 | $69 | $519,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | $853,250 | $4,249 | $69 | $525,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $820,000 | $4,651 | $46 | $525,000 |
| 2022 | 14 | $370,000 | $2,575 | $73 | $553,091 |
| 2021 | 27 | $350,000 | $2,465 | $69 | $580,000 |
| 2020 | 47 | $221,000 | $1,116 | $34 | $435,000 |
| 2019 | 9 | $195,000 | $1,291 | $30 | $370,000 |
| 2018 | 23 | $170,000 | $974 | $20 | $300,500 |
| 2017 | 25 | $135,000 | $764 | $12 | $260,000 |
| 2016 | 26 | $100,000 | $510 | $8 | $225,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Waitārere Forest, down 5% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Waitārere Forest
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 35 | $825k | 1 | — | $5,437 |
| 4 | 63 | $960k | 2 | — | $4,457 |
| 5+ | 8 | $1.02m | 1 | — | $3,551 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Waitārere Forest sold for a median $5,675 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Levin: $4,295); the land under houses sold for an estimated $64 per square metre (Levin: $365). 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.
$5,675per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$64per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,630per m² of floor, council capital values
$63per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Waitārere Forest
- 78 Waitarere Rise Avenue$715,00026 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 126 m² floor · 4,981 m² land
- 10 Mowhia Grove$830,00013 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 233 m² floor · 6,156 m² land
- 15 Mowhia Grove$295,8504 Feb 2026 · 4,248 m² land
- 16 Mowhia Grove$295,00030 Jan 2026 · 4,395 m² land
- 3 Mowhia Grove$840,00022 Jan 2026 · 5 bed · 175 m² floor · 4,527 m² land
- 23 Kanuka Drive$960,00030 Nov 2025 · 167 m² floor · 7,273 m² land
- 6 Roma Way$260,00026 Nov 2025 · 1,823 m² land
- 19 Truebridge Drive$280,00019 Nov 2025 · 5,083 m² land
- 14 Kanuka Drive$830,00014 Oct 2025 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 4,021 m² land
- 38 Mowhia Grove$275,00030 Sept 2025 · 4,145 m² land
- 66 Waitarere Rise Avenue$850,00011 Aug 2025 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 3,922 m² land
- 76 Waitarere Rise Avenue$865,0008 Jul 2025 · 4 bed · 186 m² floor · 4,760 m² land
How long owners stay in Waitārere Forest
Homes in Waitārere Forest change hands every 6.9 years on median, against 8.4 across Levin and 7.9 nationally.
6.9 yearsmedian time between sales, Waitārere Forest
8.4 yearsLevin
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Levin: 3.8%)
By kind: houses 7.2 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 Waitārere Forest
About 507 people lived in Waitārere Forest at the 2023 census (up 56% since 2018); their median age was about 46 (Levin: 45); 79% of households owned their home (Levin: 69%).
507people, 2023 (2018: 324)
46median age, about (Levin: 45)
$102kmedian household income, about (Levin: $66k)
79%of households own their home (2018: 77%)
Age
- 30-64 years49%
- Under 15 years21%
- 65 years and over19%
- 15-29 years12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)75%
- One-person household17%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European85%
- Māori22%
- Pacific Peoples7%
- Asian5%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand89%
- United Kingdom and Ireland5%
- Asia3%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- Australia1%
- North America1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00025%
- $70,001-$100,00019%
- $30,001-$50,00016%
- $200,001 or more14%
- $150,001-$200,00013%
- $50,001-$70,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0003%
- $20,000 or less0%
Dwellings
- Separate house97%
- Joined dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification20%
- Level 1 certificate13%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification11%
- Level 2 certificate10%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waitārere Forest. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Waitārere Forest
5 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Waitārere Forest in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Teresa HaleyTremain Real Estate Levin Limited3 sales here
- Marie MitchellHarcourts Levin1 sale here
- Clive WilliamsProperty Brokers Levin1 sale here
- Frances JamesProperty Brokers Levin1 sale here
- Donna BattenBatten Group1 sale here
All 5 real estate agents in Waitārere Forest, 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 Waitārere Forest
12building consents in the last 12 months ($3.76m of work)
- 23 Truebridge Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentNew res dwg 3 bdrm 168.7m2 dwg with attached gge
- 54 Kanuka Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentFireplace freestanding to supply & install a new firenzo contessa ag on platform
- 41 Kanuka Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentFireplace freestanding to supply & install a new maxen kinmont 350 p freestanding wood burner
- 29 Kanuka Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentNew dwg
- 14 Kanuka Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consent2x gge/shed - no services two new totalspan garages constructed with steel portals & steel cladding unlined on concrete slab foundations.
Search building consents in Waitārere Forest 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 Waitārere Forest
About property sold in Waitārere Forest, Levin
Every property in Waitārere Forest, Levin, 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: IdiotSavant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).