

Property sold in Richmond Heights, Taupō
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Richmond Heights, Taupō in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
36 properties sold in the last 12 months in Richmond Heights
























About Richmond Heights
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $752k and four-bedroom homes for $825k. Homes sold for a median $5,276 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Richmond Heights change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 6.8 across Taupō and 7.9 nationally. About 4.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Richmond Heights
- Waipahihi Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Taupo Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Tauhara Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Richmond Heights house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Richmond Heights's median sale price over the last twelve months was $776k, across 46 sales, up 1% on the twelve months before. Across Taupō it was $850k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Taupō median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | $760,000 | $5,231 | $600 | $865,000 |
| 2025 | 55 | $772,000 | $5,593 | $607 | $860,000 |
| 2024 | 42 | $754,500 | $5,464 | $596 | $843,750 |
| 2023 | 48 | $780,000 | $5,400 | $588 | $830,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $781,500 | $6,636 | $651 | $900,000 |
| 2021 | 63 | $780,000 | $5,600 | $606 | $765,000 |
| 2020 | 71 | $580,000 | $3,936 | $445 | $580,000 |
| 2019 | 66 | $486,000 | $3,712 | $404 | $510,000 |
| 2018 | 86 | $437,500 | $3,680 | $357 | $461,000 |
| 2017 | 76 | $432,500 | $3,109 | $345 | $415,000 |
| 2016 | 107 | $370,000 | $2,677 | $295 | $350,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Richmond Heights, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Richmond Heights
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $752k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $825k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $835k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 72 | $635k | 2 | — | $7,528 |
| 3 | 549 | $715k | 31 | $752k | $5,875 |
| 4 | 234 | $808k | 8 | $825k | $4,169 |
| 5+ | 45 | $810k | 5 | $835k | $4,395 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Richmond Heights sold for a median $5,276 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Taupō: $5,588); the land under houses sold for an estimated $612 per square metre (Taupō: $583). 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.
Recent sales in Richmond Heights
- 2 Newberry Place$890,00027 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 265 m² floor · 628 m² land
- 35B Richmond Avenue$680,00023 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 289 m² land
- 20 Epping Place$805,00010 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 115 m² floor · 620 m² land
- 2 Greenwich Street$695,00025 May 2026 · 3 bed · 88 m² floor · 715 m² land
- 39 Marshall Avenue$885,00020 May 2026 · 5 bed · 240 m² floor · 1,366 m² land
- 28 Victoria Street$1,050,00019 May 2026 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 547 m² land
- 2 Kempton Place$869,50018 May 2026 · 4 bed · 256 m² floor · 587 m² land
- 19 Brompton Close$965,00014 May 2026 · 3 bed · 192 m² floor · 718 m² land
- 39 St James Street$560,00013 May 2026 · 4 bed · 236 m² floor · 547 m² land
- 4 Avon Close$753,00029 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 92 m² floor · 757 m² land
- 3 Windsor Street$825,00024 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 167 m² floor · 571 m² land
- 82 Grace Crescent$735,00023 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 651 m² land
How long owners stay in Richmond Heights
Homes in Richmond Heights change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 6.8 across Taupō and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 8.0 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 Richmond Heights
About 2,115 people lived in Richmond Heights at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 38 (Taupō: 44); 74% of households owned their home (Taupō: 72%).
Age
- 30-64 years46%
- Under 15 years23%
- 15-29 years16%
- 65 years and over16%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)74%
- One-person household18%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Other multi-person household4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European80%
- Māori28%
- Asian4%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand82%
- United Kingdom and Ireland7%
- Middle East and Africa3%
- Asia3%
- Australia2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- North America1%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00028%
- $150,001-$200,00015%
- $30,001-$50,00014%
- $70,001-$100,00014%
- $200,001 or more10%
- $50,001-$70,0009%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house94%
- Joined dwelling5%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification17%
- Level 1 certificate14%
- Level 4 certificate14%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Richmond Heights. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Richmond Heights
34 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Richmond Heights in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Alisa ElsleyBayleys Taupo12 sales here
- Alison WhittleBayleys Taupo12 sales here
- Abbie TreloarReal Estate Taupo7 sales here
- Clare BayleyBayleys Taupo7 sales here
- Grant BayleyBayleys Taupo7 sales here
- Stacey ZuccatiProperty Brokers Taupo6 sales here
- Kimberly ColebrookReal Estate Taupo3 sales here
- Kylie SargisonRay White Taupo3 sales here
- Rachel ThomasRay White Taupo3 sales here
- Renee FowlerRay White Taupo3 sales here
- James NottageRay White Taupo2 sales here
- Robert ElvinArizto2 sales here
All 34 real estate agents in Richmond Heights, 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 Richmond Heights
- 79 Richmond Avenue1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw. Bathrm proposed gf bedrooms. Enlargement of bdrm 3, & alterations to laundry. New wardrobes in bedrooms two & three. I nstallation of new overlay timber flooring to the entire ff. Bathro
- 25 Tobin Place1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRemove the load bearing wall between the living room &
- 139 Richmond Avenue1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall woodsman serene uleb wood box & f/kit
- 34 St James Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentTo install a champion ena plus freestanding pellet fire. A
- 37 Richmond Avenue1 Jul 2026 · Building consentR1 - add & alt to existing detached dwg. Alt to bdrm & ensuite. New office
Search building consents in Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights
About property sold in Richmond Heights, Taupō
Every property in Richmond Heights, Taupō, 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: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).