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Estimate $299k – $379k
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34 Meadowbank Crescent, Fordlands
10 properties sold · Rotorua
Property sold in Fordlands, Rotorua
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Fordlands, Rotorua in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$347kmedian sale, last 12 months · 12 sales · down 1%
$328kmedian council valuation
6.4 yrsmedian time between sales
10 properties sold in the last 12 months in Fordlands
Estimate $295k – $374k
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42 Harold Crescent, Fordlands
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$535,000 CV
5
84 Meadowbank Crescent, Fordlands
Estimate $346k – $439k
3
52 Meadowbank Crescent, Fordlands
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Estimate $318k – $404k
2
44 Harold Crescent, Fordlands
Estimate $383k – $485k
3
59 Meadowbank Crescent, Fordlands
Estimate $383k – $485k
3
8 Lasenby Street, Fordlands
Estimate $444k – $563k
3
78 Meadowbank Crescent, Fordlands
Estimate $259k – $345k
1
158 Sunset Road, Fordlands
Estimate $375k – $475k
3
82 Meadowbank Crescent, Fordlands
About Fordlands
Homes sold for a median $3,837 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Fordlands change hands every 6.4 years on median, against 8.5 across Rotorua and 7.9 nationally. About 2.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Fordlands house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Fordlands's median sale price over the last twelve months was $347k, across 12 sales, down 1% on the twelve months before. Across Rotorua it was $625k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Rotorua median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | — | — | — | $637,500 |
| 2025 | 18 | $349,000 | $3,723 | $205 | $612,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | $392,000 | $4,000 | $245 | $609,000 |
| 2023 | 8 | $393,500 | $3,906 | $187 | $619,000 |
| 2022 | 10 | $422,000 | $4,411 | $210 | $642,756 |
| 2021 | 18 | $413,500 | $4,022 | $217 | $618,750 |
| 2020 | 21 | $325,000 | $3,095 | $191 | $500,000 |
| 2019 | 23 | $220,000 | $2,377 | $133 | $449,000 |
| 2018 | 29 | $220,000 | $2,074 | $117 | $400,000 |
| 2017 | 32 | $174,000 | $1,755 | $103 | $350,000 |
| 2016 | 54 | $136,250 | $1,389 | $90 | $300,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Fordlands, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Fordlands
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 19 | $320k | 2 | — | $3,556 |
| 3 | 392 | $325k | 9 | $350k | $3,889 |
| 4 | 19 | $420k | 0 | — | $3,396 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Fordlands sold for a median $3,837 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Rotorua: $4,870); the land under houses sold for an estimated $203 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.
$3,837per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$203per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,250per m² of floor, council capital values
$206per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Fordlands
- 34 Meadowbank Crescent$378,50022 May 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 903 m² land
- 42 Harold Crescent$345,00023 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 715 m² land
- 52 Meadowbank Crescent$372,00026 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 832 m² land
- 44 Harold Crescent$340,00027 Nov 2025 · 2 bed · 110 m² floor · 632 m² land
- 59 Meadowbank Crescent$348,00020 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 84 m² floor · 842 m² land
- 8 Lasenby Street$334,00020 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 835 m² land
- 78 Meadowbank Crescent$500,00010 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 1,414 m² land
- 158 Sunset Road$223,5007 Nov 2025 · 1 bed · 57 m² floor
- 82 Meadowbank Crescent$420,00029 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 95 m² floor · 897 m² land
- 22 Bellingham Crescent$350,00014 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 817 m² land
- 29 Wrigley Road$275,00012 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 81 m² floor · 662 m² land
- 32 Wrigley Road$316,0001 Oct 2025 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 1,155 m² land
How long owners stay in Fordlands
Homes in Fordlands change hands every 6.4 years on median, against 8.5 across Rotorua and 7.9 nationally.
6.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Fordlands
8.5 yearsRotorua
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Rotorua: 2.9%)
By kind: houses 6.4 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 Fordlands
About 1,902 people lived in Fordlands at the 2023 census (up 10% since 2018); their median age was about 29 (Rotorua: 38); 43% of households owned their home (Rotorua: 64%).
1,902people, 2023 (2018: 1,734)
29median age, about (Rotorua: 38)
$74kmedian household income, about (Rotorua: $89k)
43%of households own their home (2018: 38%)
Age
- 30-64 years40%
- Under 15 years27%
- 15-29 years25%
- 65 years and over8%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)66%
- One-person household15%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)11%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- Māori76%
- European27%
- Pacific Peoples17%
- Asian4%
- Other Ethnicity0%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand90%
- Pacific Islands4%
- Asia2%
- Australia2%
- United Kingdom and Ireland1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%
- North America0%
- Other0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00017%
- $70,001-$100,00017%
- $50,001-$70,00013%
- $20,000 or less11%
- $150,001-$200,0008%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $200,001 or more5%
Dwellings
- Separate house90%
- Joined dwelling12%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification27%
- Level 3 certificate19%
- Level 1 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification6%
- Level 5 diploma5%
- Overseas secondary school qualification3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Fordlands. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Fordlands
10 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Fordlands in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Bailey GravesTremain Real Estate Rotorua4 sales here
- Jodi RatahiRay White Rotorua3 sales here
- Kerif SmerdonRay White Rotorua2 sales here
- Beth MillardBayleys Rotorua2 sales here
- Tracey FeekHarcourts Rotorua2 sales here
- Kathryn McAlonanArizto1 sale here
- Andrea FentonFirst National United1 sale here
- Leanne LeefProperty Brokers Rotorua1 sale here
- Fiona MarshallEves Realty Limited Rotorua1 sale here
- Karl HerefordTremain Real Estate Rotorua1 sale here
All 10 real estate agents in Fordlands, 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 Fordlands
1building consents in the last 12 months ($10k of work)
- 61 Ford Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentInternal alterations to existing building
Search building consents in Fordlands 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 Fordlands
About property sold in Fordlands, Rotorua
Every property in Fordlands, 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.
Header photo: Koon Chakhatrakan on Unsplash (licence).