Estimate $778k – $986k
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44 Nevada Drive, Merrilands
64 properties sold · New Plymouth
Property sold in Merrilands, New Plymouth
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Merrilands, New Plymouth in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$758kmedian sale, last 12 months · 80 sales · up 8%
$720kmedian council valuation
9.4 yrsmedian time between sales
9for sale now
64 properties sold in the last 12 months in Merrilands
Estimate $503k – $638k
2
14 Sandel Rise, Merrilands
Estimate $751k – $952k
3
293 Mangorei Road, Merrilands
Estimate $791k – $1.00m
3
21B Sequoia Grove, Merrilands
Estimate $717k – $909k
3
25 Waiwera Place, Merrilands
Estimate $610k – $773k
3
247 Mangorei Road, Merrilands
Estimate $530k – $672k
2
1-3 Union Street, Merrilands
Estimate $402k – $509k
2
, Merrilands
Estimate $909k – $1.15m
4
228A Heta Road, Merrilands
Estimate $581k – $736k
1
81 Awanui Street, Merrilands
Estimate $736k – $932k
4
66 Karina Road, Merrilands
Estimate $670k – $849k
3
46 Nevada Drive, Merrilands
Finding a picture…
Estimate $261k – $331k
18A Riversdale Drive, Merrilands
Estimate $721k – $913k
4
59 Karina Road, Merrilands
Estimate $814k – $1.03m
3
6A Truby King Street, Merrilands
Finding a picture…
Estimate $387k – $491k
2
14 Ambury Place, Merrilands
Estimate $750k – $950k
4
204 Heta Road, Merrilands
Estimate $676k – $857k
3
14 Del Mar Place, Merrilands
Estimate $439k – $557k
2
78A Awanui Street, Merrilands
Estimate $675k – $855k
2
278 Mangorei Road, Merrilands
Estimate $619k – $785k
3
3 Lindaver Grove, Merrilands
Estimate $636k – $806k
3
20 Truby King Street, Merrilands
Estimate $407k – $516k
2
21A Karaka Street, Merrilands
Estimate $1.29m – $1.64m
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321B Mangorei Road, Merrilands
About Merrilands
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $760k and four-bedroom homes for $818k. Homes sold for a median $4,176 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Merrilands change hands every 9.4 years on median, against 8.3 across New Plymouth and 7.9 nationally. About 4.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Merrilands
- Welbourn Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Mangorei Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Merrilands Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Highlands Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
Merrilands house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Merrilands's median sale price over the last twelve months was $758k, across 80 sales, up 8% on the twelve months before. Across New Plymouth it was $709k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | New Plymouth median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | $770,000 | $3,882 | $601 | $710,000 |
| 2025 | 90 | $692,876 | $4,375 | $579 | $700,000 |
| 2024 | 72 | $738,000 | $4,492 | $550 | $710,000 |
| 2023 | 74 | $697,500 | $4,556 | $556 | $690,000 |
| 2022 | 60 | $801,213 | $4,278 | $528 | $725,000 |
| 2021 | 67 | $730,000 | $4,260 | $564 | $670,000 |
| 2020 | 104 | $581,000 | $3,300 | $435 | $510,000 |
| 2019 | 94 | $465,000 | $3,096 | $375 | $445,000 |
| 2018 | 98 | $452,500 | $3,000 | $356 | $432,250 |
| 2017 | 103 | $428,000 | $3,033 | $343 | $407,000 |
| 2016 | 110 | $423,875 | $2,706 | $328 | $377,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Merrilands, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Merrilands
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $528k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $760k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $818k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $938k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | $710k | 1 | — | $3,686 |
| 2 | 105 | $540k | 12 | $528k | $5,524 |
| 3 | 773 | $640k | 37 | $760k | $4,361 |
| 4 | 546 | $850k | 16 | $818k | $3,704 |
| 5+ | 106 | $1.03m | 8 | $938k | $3,400 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Merrilands sold for a median $4,176 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (New Plymouth: $4,826); the land under houses sold for an estimated $593 per square metre (New Plymouth: $524). 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.
$4,176per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$593per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,350per m² of floor, council capital values
$541per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Merrilands
- 44 Nevada Drive$810,0006 Aug 2026 · 4 bed · 330 m² floor · 696 m² land
- 14 Sandel Rise$535,00030 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 130 m² floor
- 293 Mangorei Road$880,00024 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 210 m² floor · 814 m² land
- 21B Sequoia Grove$810,00017 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 240 m² floor · 1,040 m² land
- 25 Waiwera Place$794,00015 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 106 m² floor · 658 m² land
- 247 Mangorei Road$708,00014 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 141 m² floor · 660 m² land
- 1-3 Union Street$615,5006 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor
- $477,00025 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 71 m² floor · 311 m² land
- 228A Heta Road$1,200,00024 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 207 m² floor · 793 m² land
- 81 Awanui Street$650,00019 Jun 2026 · 1 bed · 180 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 46 Nevada Drive$805,00012 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 696 m² land
- 66 Karina Road$808,00012 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 957 m² land
How long owners stay in Merrilands
Homes in Merrilands change hands every 9.4 years on median, against 8.3 across New Plymouth and 7.9 nationally.
9.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Merrilands
8.3 yearsNew Plymouth
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (New Plymouth: 4%)
By kind: houses 9.5 years, units & townhouses 8.8 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 Merrilands
About 4,308 people lived in Merrilands at the 2023 census (up 4% since 2018); their median age was about 47 (New Plymouth: 42); 73% of households owned their home (New Plymouth: 72%).
4,308people, 2023 (2018: 4,137)
47median age, about (New Plymouth: 42)
$88kmedian household income, about (New Plymouth: $91k)
73%of households own their home (2018: 75%)
Age
- 30-64 years41%
- 65 years and over27%
- Under 15 years17%
- 15-29 years15%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)69%
- One-person household25%
- 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
- European84%
- Māori15%
- Asian8%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand80%
- United Kingdom and Ireland7%
- Asia5%
- Middle East and Africa3%
- Australia2%
- Pacific Islands1%
- North America1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00017%
- $30,001-$50,00017%
- $150,001-$200,00014%
- $70,001-$100,00013%
- $50,001-$70,00012%
- $200,001 or more12%
- $20,001-$30,00011%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house89%
- Joined dwelling10%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification19%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification14%
- Level 1 certificate12%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Level 2 certificate10%
- Level 3 certificate9%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Merrilands. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Merrilands
45 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Merrilands in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Jamie GemmellCollective First National New Plymouth8 sales here
- Luke O'NeillHarcourts New Plymouth5 sales here
- Anna StraathofBayleys New Plymouth5 sales here
- Linda BattenSuchy & Co4 sales here
- Kimberley MarkhamHarcourts Bell Block4 sales here
Rachel WilliamsBayleys New Plymouth4 sales here- Samuel MastersProfessionals Real Estate New Plymouth4 sales here
- Jeremy WatsonBayleys New Plymouth3 sales here
- Dillon AlbersProfessionals Real Estate New Plymouth3 sales here
- Gina AskewPowers Realty Taranaki3 sales here
- Darrell Patersonmove.3 sales here
- Debbie TaylorMcDonald Real Estate Limited3 sales here
All 45 real estate agents in Merrilands, 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 Merrilands
20building consents in the last 12 months ($4.4m of work)
- 40 Kauri Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentUnit 6 - installation of solid wood burner (metro wee rad)
- 12A Tamati Place1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRemoval of two single gge doors & section of wall between. Installation of new steel beam over new wider opening & installation of new dbl gge door.
- 78 Awanui Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRemoval of timber framed deck structure, modification & construction of new ground floor entrance structure
- 110A Riversdale Drive1 May 2026 · Building consentThree-bdrm dwg with single gge.
- 50D Karina Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall metro tiny rad legs, eco flue kit
Search building consents in Merrilands 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 Merrilands
- Ambury Place2
- Awanui Street4
- Boulevard Drive1
- Cumberland Street1
- Del Mar Place2
- Heta Road3
- Karaka Street3
- Karina Road9
- Kauri Street1
- Kellyville Heights1
- Kendal Place1
- Kennedy Place1
- Lindaver Grove2
- Mangorei Road7
- Margaret Place1
- Nevada Drive9
- Onslow Place1
- Riversdale Drive2
- Sandel Rise2
- Sequoia Grove1
- Spencer Place1
- Tamati Place1
- Truby King Street3
- Turakina Street1
- Union Street1
- Waiwera Place1
About property sold in Merrilands, New Plymouth
Every property in Merrilands, New Plymouth, 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.
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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.
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