Estimate $516k – $726k
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387 Tipoka Road, Rahotu
4 properties sold · Ōpunake
Property sold in Rahotu, Ōpunake
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Rahotu, Ōpunake in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$600kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
$355kmedian council valuation
1for sale now
4 properties sold in the last 12 months in Rahotu
About Rahotu
Homes sold for a median $3,243 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. About 1.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Rahotu
- Rahotu Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Rahotu house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Rahotu's median sale price over the last twelve months was $600k, across 5 sales. Across Ōpunake it was $470k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Ōpunake median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | — | — | — | $460,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | — | — | — | $473,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | $605,000 | $5,169 | $20 | $415,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | $380,000 | $3,308 | $102 | $395,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | — | — | — | $430,000 |
| 2021 | 8 | $347,500 | $2,770 | $26 | $380,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | — | — | — | $300,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | — | — | $233,500 |
| 2018 | 4 | — | — | — | $230,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | — | — | $195,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | — | — | — | $190,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Rahotu, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Rahotu
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 74 | $353k | 4 | — | $2,834 |
| 4 | 17 | $760k | 1 | — | $3,345 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Rahotu sold for a median $3,243 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Ōpunake: $4,078); the land under houses sold for an estimated $33 per square metre (Ōpunake: $237). 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.
$3,243per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$33per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,000per m² of floor, council capital values
$36per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Rahotu
- 387 Tipoka Road$560,00025 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 2,008 m² land
- 6139 South Road$740,0001 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 262 m² floor · 6,247 m² land
- 6046 South Road$600,00023 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 185 m² floor · 3.04 ha land
- 5610 South Road$652,00022 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 19,550 m² land
- 73 Gregory Road$490,00026 Sept 2025 · 3 bed · 173 m² floor · 761 m² land
- 16 Green's Lane$200,00016 Sept 2025 · 3 bed · 115 m² floor · 1,028 m² land
- 385B Tipoka Road$650,0003 Mar 2025 · 109 m² floor · 2,008 m² land
- 105 Opourapa Road$90,00022 Jan 2025 · 1,011 m² land
- 941 Mid Kahui Road$605,00018 Dec 2024 · 140 m² floor · 18,038 m² land
- $790,0003 May 2024 · 4 bed · 147 m² floor · 17,080 m² land
- 6230 South Road$672,0006 Apr 2024 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 21,868 m² land
- 6110 South Road$300,00027 Mar 2024 · 2 bed · 66 m² floor · 931 m² land
How long owners stay in Rahotu
8.1 yearsŌpunake
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
1.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Ōpunake: 2.7%)
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 Rahotu
About 807 people lived in Rahotu at the 2023 census (up 6% since 2018); their median age was about 36 (Ōpunake: 40); 53% of households owned their home (Ōpunake: 61%).
807people, 2023 (2018: 759)
36median age, about (Ōpunake: 40)
$91kmedian household income, about (Ōpunake: $78k)
53%of households own their home (2018: 46%)
Age
- 30-64 years46%
- Under 15 years23%
- 15-29 years19%
- 65 years and over11%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)68%
- One-person household25%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European77%
- Māori33%
- Asian6%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand89%
- Asia5%
- Australia3%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%
- Other0%
- North America0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00023%
- $70,001-$100,00021%
- $30,001-$50,00011%
- $150,001-$200,00011%
- $50,001-$70,00010%
- $200,001 or more10%
- $20,000 or less9%
- $20,001-$30,0009%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling3%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification28%
- Level 3 certificate16%
- Level 1 certificate16%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate8%
- Level 5 diploma5%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification5%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Rahotu. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Rahotu
3 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Rahotu in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Michelle HofmansCollective First National New Plymouth3 sales here
- Brooke BarrettProfessionals Real Estate New Plymouth1 sale here
- Megan BrowningPGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited (Dargaville)1 sale here
All 3 real estate agents in Rahotu, 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 Rahotu
3building consents in the last 12 months ($15k of work)
- 197 Upper Kahui Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a woodsman Totara insert woodfire into existing masonry chimney with insert fluekit & galvanised chimney cap. Mantle shield & hearth extension to be installed as per installation speci
- 16 Green's Lane1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInstall woodsman coleridge f/stdg logfire
- 73 Gregory Road1 Nov 2025 · Building consentAmendment: b2 modification compliance with clause b2 durability
Search building consents in Rahotu 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 Rahotu
About property sold in Rahotu, Ōpunake
Every property in Rahotu, Ōpunake, 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.