Estimate $621k – $961k
3
230 Central Road North, Waitakaruru
5 properties sold · Ngatea
Property sold in Waitakaruru, Ngatea
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Waitakaruru, Ngatea in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$841kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales · up 108%
$620kmedian council valuation
8.5 yrsmedian time between sales
5 properties sold in the last 12 months in Waitakaruru
Estimate $796k – $1.12m
5
3001B State Highway 2, Waitakaruru
Estimate $420k – $591k
3
754 State Highway 25, Waitakaruru
Estimate $554k – $779k
3
160 McWatt Road, Waitakaruru
Estimate $786k – $1.11m
4
62 McWatt Road, Waitakaruru
About Waitakaruru
Homes sold for a median $5,000 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Waitakaruru change hands every 8.5 years on median, against 7.4 across Ngatea and 7.9 nationally. About 1.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Waitakaruru house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Waitakaruru's median sale price over the last twelve months was $841k, across 5 sales, up 108% on the twelve months before. Across Ngatea it was $640k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Ngatea median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | — | — | — | $634,000 |
| 2025 | 6 | $440,000 | $4,304 | $31 | $665,000 |
| 2024 | 9 | $450,000 | $4,450 | $90 | $690,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $750,000 | $4,150 | $31 | $662,500 |
| 2022 | 13 | $660,000 | $4,101 | $65 | $685,000 |
| 2021 | 9 | $650,000 | $3,716 | $98 | $650,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | $350,000 | $3,683 | $127 | $460,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | $380,000 | $3,955 | $23 | $500,000 |
| 2018 | 8 | $538,000 | $4,812 | $24 | $464,500 |
| 2017 | 9 | $346,000 | $3,300 | $69 | $422,500 |
| 2016 | 7 | $293,000 | $1,409 | $17 | $385,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Waitakaruru, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Waitakaruru
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | $470k | 0 | — | $7,094 |
| 3 | 81 | $600k | 3 | — | $5,480 |
| 4 | 31 | $940k | 1 | — | $4,674 |
| 5+ | 6 | $1.22m | 1 | — | $5,399 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Waitakaruru sold for a median $5,000 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Ngatea: $5,160); the land under houses sold for an estimated $31 per square metre (Ngatea: $212). 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.
$5,000per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$31per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,286per m² of floor, council capital values
$44per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Waitakaruru
- 230 Central Road North$880,00029 May 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 27,300 m² land
- 3001B State Highway 2$840,85020 Apr 2026 · 5 bed · 192 m² floor · 13,039 m² land
- 754 State Highway 25$450,0007 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 160 McWatt Road$713,0001 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 92 m² floor · 9,965 m² land
- 62 McWatt Road$990,00014 Nov 2025 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 15,173 m² land
- 33 Back Miranda Road$840,0008 Aug 2025 · 4 bed · 164 m² floor · 4.83 ha land
- 8 Old Barn Road$460,00017 Jul 2025 · 110 m² floor · 9,728 m² land
- 82 Back Miranda Road$387,5004 Jun 2025 · 3 bed · 138 m² floor · 4,164 m² land
- $420,00024 Apr 2025 · 5.17 ha land
- 23A Front Miranda Road$380,0003 Jan 2025 · 2 bed · 67 m² floor · 3,551 m² land
- 3279B State Highway 2$299,00025 Sept 2024 · 6,451 m² land
- 610 State Highway 25$700,00020 Aug 2024 · 3 bed · 125 m² floor · 10,826 m² land
How long owners stay in Waitakaruru
Homes in Waitakaruru change hands every 8.5 years on median, against 7.4 across Ngatea and 7.9 nationally.
8.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Waitakaruru
7.4 yearsNgatea
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
1.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Ngatea: 3.2%)
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 Waitakaruru
About 381 people lived in Waitakaruru at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 34 (Ngatea: 43); 53% of households owned their home (Ngatea: 68%).
381people, 2023 (2018: 354)
34median age, about (Ngatea: 43)
$86kmedian household income, about (Ngatea: $90k)
53%of households own their home (2018: 60%)
Age
- 30-64 years43%
- Under 15 years26%
- 15-29 years20%
- 65 years and over12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)67%
- One-person household26%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)5%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European83%
- Māori29%
- Pacific Peoples9%
- Asian7%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand86%
- Asia4%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Australia1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Other0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00030%
- $70,001-$100,00016%
- $30,001-$50,00014%
- $50,001-$70,00014%
- $20,000 or less9%
- $20,001-$30,0007%
- $200,001 or more7%
- $150,001-$200,0005%
Dwellings
- Separate house91%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification19%
- Level 1 certificate17%
- Level 2 certificate15%
- Level 4 certificate12%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification11%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees4%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waitakaruru. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Waitakaruru
5 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Waitakaruru in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Karl DavisBayleys Hamilton4 sales here
- Avalon PascoeRichardsons Real Estate Ltd Ngatea2 sales here
- Seth RoeBayleys Hamilton2 sales here
- Connor DavisBayleys Ngatea2 sales here
- Elena StylesRay White Epsom1 sale here
All 5 real estate agents in Waitakaruru, 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 Waitakaruru
1building consents in the last 12 months ($100k of work)
- 2 Mead Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentShed & workshop with washroom
Search building consents in Waitakaruru 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 Waitakaruru
About property sold in Waitakaruru, Ngatea
Every property in Waitakaruru, Ngatea, 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.
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