58 properties sold · Ōtorohanga

Property sold in Ōtorohanga, Ōtorohanga

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Ōtorohanga, Ōtorohanga in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.

$520kmedian sale, last 12 months · 69 sales · down 5%
$520kmedian council valuation
7.1 yrsmedian time between sales
5for sale now
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58 properties sold in the last 12 months in Ōtorohanga

About Ōtorohanga

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $485k and four-bedroom homes for $706k. Homes sold for a median $4,402 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Ōtorohanga change hands every 7.1 years on median, against 7.0 across Ōtorohanga and 7.9 nationally. About 2.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Ōtorohanga

  • Otorohanga South Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Kio Kio Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Ōtorohanga Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)primary · Years 1-8
  • Ōtorohanga Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Ōtorohanga house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Ōtorohanga's median sale price over the last twelve months was $520k, across 69 sales, down 5% on the twelve months before. Across Ōtorohanga it was $550k.

2016: $236k (145 sales)$236k20162017: $266k (110 sales)2018: $325k (99 sales)20182019: $349k (99 sales)2020: $385k (137 sales)20202021: $512k (86 sales)2022: $543k (62 sales)20222023: $573k (76 sales)$573k2024: $528k (92 sales)20242025: $548k (80 sales)2026: $520k (45 sales, this year so far)$520k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Ōtorohanga median
202645$520,000$4,347$201$520,000
202580$547,500$4,173$222$553,000
202492$527,500$4,220$214$537,000
202376$572,500$4,222$217$582,500
202262$542,500$4,096$229$550,000
202186$511,500$4,018$211$518,000
2020137$385,000$3,100$176$392,000
201999$349,000$2,909$150$356,000
201899$325,000$2,623$135$333,000
2017110$265,750$2,214$112$285,000
2016145$236,000$1,957$98$245,500

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Ōtorohanga, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $522kDec 2024: $522kJan 2025: $522kFeb 2025: $522kMar 2025: $521kApr 2025: $521kMay 2025: $521kJun 2025: $520kJul 2025: $520kAug 2025: $520kSept 2025: $519kOct 2025: $519kNov 2025: $519kDec 2025: $518kJan 2026: $518kFeb 2026: $517kMar 2026: $517kApr 2026: $516kMay 2026: $518kJun 2026: $518kJul 2026: $518kAug 2026: $518kSept 2026: $518kOct 2026: $514k$522k$514kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $509k to $527k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Ōtorohanga

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $442k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $485k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $706k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $995k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
111$430k0—$5,476
2129$440k10$442k$4,685
31,059$500k31$485k$4,176
4354$800k15$706k$4,286
5+64$945k7$995k$4,724

Price per square metre

Homes in Ōtorohanga sold for a median $4,402 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Ōtorohanga: $4,409); the land under houses sold for an estimated $206 per square metre (Ōtorohanga: $206). 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.

$4,402per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$206per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,220per m² of floor, council capital values
$208per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Ōtorohanga

How long owners stay in Ōtorohanga

Homes in Ōtorohanga change hands every 7.1 years on median, against 7.0 across Ōtorohanga and 7.9 nationally.

7.1 yearsmedian time between sales, Ōtorohanga
7.0 yearsŌtorohanga
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Ōtorohanga: 2.4%)

By kind: houses 6.9 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 Ōtorohanga

About 5,040 people lived in Ōtorohanga at the 2023 census (up 3% since 2018); their median age was about 39 (Ōtorohanga: 38); 65% of households owned their home (Ōtorohanga: 64%).

5,040people, 2023 (2018: 4,890)
39median age, about (Ōtorohanga: 38)
$85kmedian household income, about (Ōtorohanga: $87k)
65%of households own their home (2018: 64%)

Age

  • 30-64 years41%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 65 years and over19%
  • 15-29 years19%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)69%
  • One-person household25%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European73%
  • Māori37%
  • Asian5%
  • Pacific Peoples3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand89%
  • Asia3%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00023%
  • $70,001-$100,00019%
  • $30,001-$50,00016%
  • $50,001-$70,00012%
  • $150,001-$200,0009%
  • $20,001-$30,0009%
  • $200,001 or more8%
  • $20,000 or less6%

Dwellings

  • Separate house91%
  • Joined dwelling8%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification25%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 4 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification8%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma4%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Ōtorohanga. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Ōtorohanga

24 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Ōtorohanga in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 24 real estate agents in Ōtorohanga, 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 Ōtorohanga

36building consents in the last 12 months ($14.27m of work)
  • 2 Domain Drive1 Aug 2026 · Building consentEnsuite add to existing res dwg.
  • 494 Kawhia Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruction of a gge workshop
  • 70 Old Te Kuiti Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentTo construct a gge sleepout
  • 70 Old Te Kuiti Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRelocation of an existing single storey timber-framed dwg
  • 700 Honikiwi Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall new nectre big bakers oven freestanding fire &

Search building consents in Ōtorohanga 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 Ōtorohanga

About property sold in Ōtorohanga, Ōtorohanga

Every property in Ōtorohanga, Ōtorohanga, 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: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).