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Estimate $779k – $987k
, Waiwhetū
45 properties sold · Lower Hutt
Property sold in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$725kmedian sale, last 12 months · 51 sales · down 1%
$720kmedian council valuation
8.6 yrsmedian time between sales
10for sale now
45 properties sold in the last 12 months in Waiwhetū
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Estimate $456k – $578k
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9 Atiawa Crescent, Waiwhetū
Estimate $606k – $769k
3
36 Cambridge Terrace, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $544k – $690k
17/15 Brook Street, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $666k – $844k
4
, Waiwhetū
Estimate $656k – $832k
3
3 Heath Grove, Waiwhetū
Estimate $1.01m – $1.28m
3
3 MacDiarmid Place, Waiwhetū
Estimate $597k – $794k
21 Leighton Avenue, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $460k – $612k
3
18 Atiawa Crescent, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $713k – $904k
3
35 Wainui Road, Waiwhetū
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$650,000 CV
3
2/12 Trafalgar Street, Waiwhetū
Estimate $624k – $791k
3
30 Awamutu Grove, Waiwhetū
Estimate $666k – $845k
3
13 Rodney Street, Waiwhetū
Estimate $540k – $718k
3
12 Trafalgar Street, Waiwhetū
Estimate $752k – $953k
3
9 Bell Road, Waiwhetū
Estimate $719k – $912k
3
93 Mandel Mews, Waiwhetū
Estimate $487k – $618k
2
4 Tyndall Street, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $651k – $826k
3
2/118 Whites Line East, Waiwhetū
Estimate $620k – $785k
3
41 Riverside Drive, Waiwhetū
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$880,000 CV
3
233 Whites Line East, Waiwhetū
Estimate $616k – $781k
3
53 Awamutu Grove, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $613k – $777k
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2/47 Waiwhetu Road, Waiwhetū
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$930,000 CV
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2/173 Riverside Drive, Waiwhetū
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Estimate $419k – $531k
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3/97 Whites Line East, Waiwhetū
About Waiwhetū
Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $585k and three-bedroom homes for $790k. Homes sold for a median $6,562 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Waiwhetū change hands every 8.6 years on median, against 9.7 across Lower Hutt and 7.9 nationally. About 3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Waiwhetū
- Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)primary · Years 1-8
- Gracefield Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
- St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Hutt Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Hutt Valley High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Waiwhetū house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Waiwhetū's median sale price over the last twelve months was $725k, across 51 sales, down 1% on the twelve months before. Across Lower Hutt it was $790k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Lower Hutt median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | $709,000 | $6,775 | $881 | $780,000 |
| 2025 | 59 | $749,000 | $6,571 | $880 | $792,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $767,500 | $6,310 | $740 | $810,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $733,690 | $6,750 | $781 | $850,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $855,000 | $7,822 | $1,033 | $935,000 |
| 2021 | 66 | $907,944 | $8,431 | $1,219 | $950,000 |
| 2020 | 100 | $695,000 | $7,940 | $1,086 | $780,000 |
| 2019 | 71 | $640,000 | $5,933 | $855 | $688,250 |
| 2018 | 80 | $585,000 | $4,832 | $614 | $620,000 |
| 2017 | 66 | $493,400 | $4,594 | $551 | $590,000 |
| 2016 | 72 | $502,500 | $3,776 | $541 | $542,050 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Waiwhetū, down 4% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Waiwhetū
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $585k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $790k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $876k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | $500k | 3 | — | $8,250 |
| 2 | 271 | $520k | 7 | $585k | $6,532 |
| 3 | 798 | $740k | 28 | $790k | $6,230 |
| 4 | 197 | $930k | 6 | $876k | $6,197 |
| 5+ | 25 | $1.24m | 0 | — | $5,062 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Waiwhetū sold for a median $6,562 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Lower Hutt: $6,204); the land under houses sold for an estimated $867 per square metre (Lower Hutt: $818). 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.
$6,562per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$867per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,263per m² of floor, council capital values
$816per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Waiwhetū
- $880,00012 Aug 2026 · 220 m² floor · 416 m² land
- 9 Atiawa Crescent$510,00019 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 301 m² land
- 36 Cambridge Terrace$700,00013 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 312 m² land
- 17/15 Brook Street$625,0001 Jul 2026 · 69 m² floor · 69 m² land
- $770,00029 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 105 m² floor · 391 m² land
- 3 Heath Grove$775,00024 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 506 m² land
- 3 MacDiarmid Place$1,164,00021 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 166 m² floor · 418 m² land
- 21 Leighton Avenue$703,00019 Jun 2026 · 102 m² floor · 388 m² land
- 18 Atiawa Crescent$625,00018 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 449 m² land
- 35 Wainui Road$805,0009 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 553 m² land
- 2/12 Trafalgar Street$863,5006 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor
- 30 Awamutu Grove$715,0005 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 506 m² land
How long owners stay in Waiwhetū
Homes in Waiwhetū change hands every 8.6 years on median, against 9.7 across Lower Hutt and 7.9 nationally.
8.6 yearsmedian time between sales, Waiwhetū
9.7 yearsLower Hutt
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Lower Hutt: 1.5%)
By kind: houses 8.5 years, units & townhouses 11.4 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 Waiwhetū
About 4,476 people lived in Waiwhetū at the 2023 census (up 4% since 2018); their median age was about 37 (Lower Hutt: 39); 56% of households owned their home (Lower Hutt: 67%).
4,476people, 2023 (2018: 4,311)
37median age, about (Lower Hutt: 39)
$105kmedian household income, about (Lower Hutt: $113k)
56%of households own their home (2018: 56%)
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- 15-29 years20%
- Under 15 years19%
- 65 years and over13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)66%
- One-person household26%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European58%
- Asian23%
- Māori22%
- Pacific Peoples12%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand69%
- Asia16%
- United Kingdom and Ireland4%
- Pacific Islands4%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Australia1%
- North America1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00020%
- $150,001-$200,00016%
- $200,001 or more15%
- $70,001-$100,00013%
- $30,001-$50,00011%
- $20,001-$30,00010%
- $50,001-$70,0009%
- $20,000 or less6%
Dwellings
- Separate house68%
- Joined dwelling31%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification17%
- No qualification15%
- Level 3 certificate13%
- Level 1 certificate9%
- Level 2 certificate8%
- Level 4 certificate8%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees7%
- Overseas secondary school qualification7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waiwhetū. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Waiwhetū
33 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Waiwhetū in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Shane BrockelbankProfessionals Redcoats12 sales here
- Megan BaileyProfessionals Redcoats8 sales here
- Diane CummingsCummings Kilgariff & Co Realty4 sales here
- Hannah KilgariffCummings Kilgariff & Co Realty4 sales here
- Jules Bailey-RotmanJust Paterson Real Estate Limited3 sales here
- Luke MahoneyRay White Wellington City2 sales here
- India WanoRay White Kemeys Brothers2 sales here
- Kylie WilsonRay White Kemeys Brothers2 sales here
- Bella KingRay White Kemeys Brothers2 sales here
- Rupert KemeysRay White Kemeys Brothers2 sales here
- Luke JohnsonProfessionals Redcoats Wainuiomata2 sales here
- Desmond SmithRay White Kemeys Brothers2 sales here
All 33 real estate agents in Waiwhetū, 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 Waiwhetū
6building consents in the last 12 months ($1.67m of work)
- 23 Waiwhetu Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (multi-unit & detached dwg) - typology & site consent: site works involve earthworks, civil works, & drainage. Construction of a 2-bdrm duplex & 3 bdrm stand alone unit.
- 19 Waiwhetu Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - install a fsf masport Kaituna woodburner on a tiled hearth
- 85B Riverside Drive1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - new two storey dwg with internal access gge
- 51 Awamutu Grove1 Mar 2026 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - relocate fsf woodsman serene woodburner within the same dwg
- 43-45 Atiawa Crescent1 Feb 2026 · Building consentOutbuilding - plumbing & drainage work only
Search building consents in Waiwhetū 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 Waiwhetū
About property sold in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt
Every property in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, 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: Greater Wellington Regional Council, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).