25 properties sold · Rotorua

Property sold in Sunnybrook, Rotorua

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

$603kmedian sale, last 12 months · 26 sales · down 4%
$620kmedian council valuation
10.4 yrsmedian time between sales
4for sale now
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25 properties sold in the last 12 months in Sunnybrook

About Sunnybrook

Homes sold for a median $4,914 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Sunnybrook change hands every 10.4 years on median, against 8.5 across Rotorua and 7.9 nationally. About 3.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Sunnybrook

  • Westbrook Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • 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

Sunnybrook house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Sunnybrook's median sale price over the last twelve months was $603k, across 26 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before. Across Rotorua it was $625k.

2016: $315k (69 sales)$315k20162017: $353k (53 sales)2018: $458k (35 sales)20182019: $460k (60 sales)2020: $527k (41 sales)20202021: $680k (39 sales)$680k2022: $635k (35 sales)20222023: $605k (17 sales)2024: $600k (47 sales)20242025: $625k (39 sales)2026: $593k (20 sales, this year so far)$593k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Rotorua median
202620$592,500$5,219$307$637,500
202539$625,000$5,000$300$612,000
202447$600,000$4,887$274$609,000
202317$605,000$5,022$263$619,000
202235$635,000$5,470$294$642,756
202139$680,000$4,962$309$618,750
202041$527,000$4,153$233$500,000
201960$460,000$3,766$219$449,000
201835$457,500$3,390$201$400,000
201753$353,000$2,902$173$350,000
201669$315,000$2,600$139$300,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $625kDec 2024: $623kJan 2025: $623kFeb 2025: $624kMar 2025: $626kApr 2025: $623kMay 2025: $621kJun 2025: $619kJul 2025: $619kAug 2025: $624kSept 2025: $624kOct 2025: $627kNov 2025: $633kDec 2025: $638kJan 2026: $639kFeb 2026: $634kMar 2026: $632kApr 2026: $635kMay 2026: $633kJun 2026: $631kJul 2026: $630kAug 2026: $631kSept 2026: $631kOct 2026: $631k$625k$619k$639k$631kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $612k to $645k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Sunnybrook

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
240$460k2—$5,347
3525$600k20$603k$5,177
4131$725k3—$3,826
5+39$865k1—$4,241

Price per square metre

Homes in Sunnybrook sold for a median $4,914 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Rotorua: $4,870); the land under houses sold for an estimated $316 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.

$4,914per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$316per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,885per m² of floor, council capital values
$283per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Sunnybrook

How long owners stay in Sunnybrook

Homes in Sunnybrook change hands every 10.4 years on median, against 8.5 across Rotorua and 7.9 nationally.

10.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Sunnybrook
8.5 yearsRotorua
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.3%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Rotorua: 2.9%)

By kind: houses 10.9 years, units & townhouses 7.1 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 Sunnybrook

About 2,217 people lived in Sunnybrook at the 2023 census (down 1% since 2018); their median age was about 36 (Rotorua: 38); 73% of households owned their home (Rotorua: 64%).

2,217people, 2023 (2018: 2,247)
36median age, about (Rotorua: 38)
$104kmedian household income, about (Rotorua: $89k)
73%of households own their home (2018: 71%)

Age

  • 30-64 years45%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 15-29 years20%
  • 65 years and over14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)72%
  • One-person household19%
  • 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

  • European70%
  • Māori36%
  • Asian11%
  • Pacific Peoples6%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand81%
  • Asia7%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00027%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $150,001-$200,00015%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $200,001 or more10%
  • $50,001-$70,0009%
  • $20,000 or less5%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%

Dwellings

  • Separate house89%
  • Joined dwelling9%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification16%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification14%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 4 certificate12%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 1 certificate11%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Sunnybrook

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

Offices in Sunnybrook

All 25 real estate agents in Sunnybrook, 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 Sunnybrook

7building consents in the last 12 months ($233k of work)

Search building consents in Sunnybrook 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 Sunnybrook

About property sold in Sunnybrook, Rotorua

Every property in Sunnybrook, 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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