7 properties sold · Ruatoria

Property sold in Ruatoria

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

$209kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
$124kmedian council valuation
2for sale now

About Ruatoria

Homes sold for a median $2,805 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. About 0.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Ruatoria

  • Hiruharama Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Ngata Memorial Collegecomposite · Years 1-13
  • TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Poroucomposite · Years 1-13

Ruatoria house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Ruatoria's median sale price over the last twelve months was $209k, across 8 sales. Across Ruatoria it was $209k.

2016: too few sales to say (4 sales)20162017: too few sales to say (4 sales)2018: $115k (5 sales)$115k20182019: $178k (10 sales)2020: too few sales to say (2 sales)20202021: $100k (5 sales)2022: too few sales to say (4 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: too few sales to say (3 sales)20242025: $269k (6 sales)$269k2026: $189k (6 sales, this year so far)$189k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Ruatoria median
20266$188,500$2,478$45$188,500
20256$268,500$2,463$41$257,000
20243————
20231————
20224————
20215$100,000$1,734$20$100,000
20202————
201910$177,500$1,381$20$175,000
20185$115,000$1,143$13$115,000
20174———$130,000
20164———$60,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Ruatoria, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $132kDec 2024: $132kJan 2025: $132kFeb 2025: $132kMar 2025: $132kApr 2025: $132kMay 2025: $131kJun 2025: $131kJul 2025: $131kAug 2025: $132kSept 2025: $132kOct 2025: $132kNov 2025: $132kDec 2025: $132kJan 2026: $132kFeb 2026: $133kMar 2026: $133kApr 2026: $132kMay 2026: $131kJun 2026: $132kJul 2026: $132kAug 2026: $132kSept 2026: $132kOct 2026: $132k$132k$133k$131k$132kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $130k to $134k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Ruatoria

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
111$107k0—$2,396
239$142k2—$1,967
3232$214k6$225k$2,437
419$300k0—$1,677

Price per square metre

Homes in Ruatoria sold for a median $2,805 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Ruatoria: $2,805); the land under houses sold for an estimated $45 per square metre (Ruatoria: $45). 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.

$2,805per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$45per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$2,050per m² of floor, council capital values
$22per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Ruatoria

How long owners stay in Ruatoria

7.9 yearsNew Zealand
0.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Ruatoria: 0.5%)

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 Ruatoria

About 1,284 people lived in Ruatoria at the 2023 census (up 16% since 2018); their median age was about 33 (Ruatoria: 35); 55% of households owned their home (Ruatoria: 56%).

1,284people, 2023 (2018: 1,104)
33median age, about (Ruatoria: 35)
$57kmedian household income, about (Ruatoria: $58k)
55%of households own their home (2018: 51%)

Age

  • 30-64 years39%
  • Under 15 years28%
  • 15-29 years19%
  • 65 years and over14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)59%
  • One-person household26%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)10%
  • Other multi-person household5%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)1%

Ethnicity

  • Māori95%
  • European20%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Asian1%
  • Other Ethnicity0%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand96%
  • Australia3%
  • Asia1%
  • Pacific Islands0%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland0%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $70,001-$100,00019%
  • $30,001-$50,00018%
  • $20,001-$30,00016%
  • $100,001-$150,00015%
  • $20,000 or less11%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $150,001-$200,0006%
  • $200,001 or more2%

Dwellings

  • Separate house88%
  • Joined dwelling8%
  • Other private dwelling5%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification30%
  • Level 1 certificate18%
  • Level 3 certificate14%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 4 certificate10%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
  • Level 5 diploma5%
  • Level 6 diploma2%

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

Real estate agents selling in Ruatoria

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

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Ruatoria

4building consents in the last 12 months ($442k of work)
  • 36 Amiria Avenue1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall freestanding firenzo contessa logfire with wetback
  • 8 Amiria Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consentRbw - alt to existing residence. Internal reconfiguration for living, bathrm, kitchen at lower level, master bdrm, 2 ensuites, bar & bdrm at upper floor. Replacement of existing join
  • 1 Te Huinga Avenue1 Feb 2026 · Building consentInstall freestanding woodsman serene logfire
  • 67 Tuparoa Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentConnect existing dwg & relocated second-hand portable ablution building to new septic system

Search building consents in Ruatoria 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 Ruatoria

About property sold in Ruatoria

Every property in Ruatoria, 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: L Maule, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).