27 properties sold · Rotorua

Property sold in Fairy Spring, Rotorua

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

$555kmedian sale, last 12 months · 29 sales · up 2%
$525kmedian council valuation
8.0 yrsmedian time between sales
1for sale now
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27 properties sold in the last 12 months in Fairy Spring

About Fairy Spring

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $544k and four-bedroom homes for $705k. Homes sold for a median $4,719 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Fairy Spring change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 8.5 across Rotorua and 7.9 nationally. About 3.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Fairy Spring

  • Ngongotahā Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • TKKM o Te Koutucomposite · Years 1-13
  • John Paul Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Rotorua Boys' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Rotorua Girls' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Western Heights High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Fairy Spring house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Fairy Spring's median sale price over the last twelve months was $555k, across 29 sales, up 2% on the twelve months before. Across Rotorua it was $625k.

2016: $247k (45 sales)$247k20162017: $325k (47 sales)2018: $375k (40 sales)20182019: $390k (43 sales)2020: $461k (38 sales)20202021: $573k (43 sales)2022: $610k (28 sales)$610k20222023: $588k (26 sales)2024: $533k (20 sales)20242025: $590k (25 sales)2026: $530k (17 sales, this year so far)$530k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Rotorua median
202617$530,000$4,463$393$637,500
202525$590,000$5,321$316$612,000
202420$532,500$5,228$282$609,000
202326$587,500$5,111$317$619,000
202228$610,000$5,527$358$642,756
202143$572,500$5,323$315$618,750
202038$461,000$4,242$265$500,000
201943$390,000$3,900$229$449,000
201840$375,000$3,539$208$400,000
201747$325,000$2,880$191$350,000
201645$247,000$2,325$148$300,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $540kDec 2024: $538kJan 2025: $538kFeb 2025: $540kMar 2025: $541kApr 2025: $539kMay 2025: $537kJun 2025: $535kJul 2025: $535kAug 2025: $539kSept 2025: $540kOct 2025: $542kNov 2025: $547kDec 2025: $552kJan 2026: $552kFeb 2026: $548kMar 2026: $546kApr 2026: $548kMay 2026: $547kJun 2026: $546kJul 2026: $544kAug 2026: $546kSept 2026: $545kOct 2026: $545k$540k$535k$552k$545kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $529k to $558k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Fairy Spring

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $544k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $705k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
260$470k4—$6,204
3504$530k18$544k$5,019
450$605k5$705k$4,755
5+13$630k1—$3,861

Price per square metre

Homes in Fairy Spring sold for a median $4,719 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Rotorua: $4,870); the land under houses sold for an estimated $378 per square metre (Rotorua: $364). 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.

$4,719per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$378per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,954per m² of floor, council capital values
$306per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Fairy Spring

How long owners stay in Fairy Spring

Homes in Fairy Spring change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 8.5 across Rotorua and 7.9 nationally.

8.0 yearsmedian time between sales, Fairy Spring
8.5 yearsRotorua
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Rotorua: 2.9%)

By kind: houses 7.7 years, units & townhouses 8.6 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 Fairy Spring

About 1,884 people lived in Fairy Spring at the 2023 census; their median age was about 35 (Rotorua: 38); 63% of households owned their home (Rotorua: 64%).

1,884people, 2023 (2018: 1,893)
35median age, about (Rotorua: 38)
$86kmedian household income, about (Rotorua: $89k)
63%of households own their home (2018: 58%)

Age

  • 30-64 years43%
  • 15-29 years21%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 65 years and over14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)64%
  • One-person household23%
  • Other multi-person household8%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European55%
  • Māori53%
  • Asian12%
  • Pacific Peoples7%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand84%
  • Asia8%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland3%
  • Australia2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00022%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $30,001-$50,00014%
  • $50,001-$70,00013%
  • $150,001-$200,00011%
  • $20,000 or less8%
  • $20,001-$30,0007%
  • $200,001 or more7%

Dwellings

  • Separate house82%
  • Joined dwelling16%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification20%
  • Level 3 certificate15%
  • Level 4 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate13%
  • Level 1 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification11%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Level 6 diploma3%

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

Real estate agents selling in Fairy Spring

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

All 22 real estate agents in Fairy Spring, 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 Fairy Spring

7building consents in the last 12 months ($511k of work)

Search building consents in Fairy Spring 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 Fairy Spring

About property sold in Fairy Spring, Rotorua

Every property in Fairy Spring, Rotorua, 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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