36 properties sold · Taupō

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.

$776kmedian sale, last 12 months · 46 sales · up 1%
$730kmedian council valuation
8.0 yrsmedian time between sales
11for sale now
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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.

2016: $370k (107 sales)$370k20162017: $433k (76 sales)2018: $438k (86 sales)20182019: $486k (66 sales)2020: $580k (71 sales)20202021: $780k (63 sales)2022: $782k (40 sales)$782k20222023: $780k (48 sales)2024: $755k (42 sales)20242025: $772k (55 sales)2026: $760k (27 sales, this year so far)$760k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Taupō median
202627$760,000$5,231$600$865,000
202555$772,000$5,593$607$860,000
202442$754,500$5,464$596$843,750
202348$780,000$5,400$588$830,000
202240$781,500$6,636$651$900,000
202163$780,000$5,600$606$765,000
202071$580,000$3,936$445$580,000
201966$486,000$3,712$404$510,000
201886$437,500$3,680$357$461,000
201776$432,500$3,109$345$415,000
2016107$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.

Nov 2024: $763kDec 2024: $760kJan 2025: $758kFeb 2025: $757kMar 2025: $758kApr 2025: $759kMay 2025: $757kJun 2025: $756kJul 2025: $756kAug 2025: $759kSept 2025: $762kOct 2025: $763kNov 2025: $764kDec 2025: $762kJan 2026: $758kFeb 2026: $758kMar 2026: $760kApr 2026: $758kMay 2026: $756kJun 2026: $756kJul 2026: $755kAug 2026: $753kSept 2026: $755kOct 2026: $748k$763k$764k$748kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $741k to $772k, not from zero.

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.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
272$635k2—$7,528
3549$715k31$752k$5,875
4234$808k8$825k$4,169
5+45$810k5$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.

$5,276per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$612per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,500per m² of floor, council capital values
$584per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Richmond Heights

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.

8.0 yearsmedian time between sales, Richmond Heights
6.8 yearsTaupō
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Taupō: 3.3%)

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%).

2,115people, 2023 (2018: 2,091)
38median age, about (Taupō: 44)
$103kmedian household income, about (Taupō: $95k)
74%of households own their home (2018: 67%)

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:

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

24building consents in the last 12 months ($786k of work)
  • 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).