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Estimate $534k – $676k
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3 Cumberland Street, Tauhara
23 properties sold · Taupō
Property sold in Tauhara, Taupō
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Tauhara, Taupō in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$625kmedian sale, last 12 months · 24 sales · down 1%
$610kmedian council valuation
6.3 yrsmedian time between sales
9for sale now
23 properties sold in the last 12 months in Tauhara
Estimate $535k – $677k
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9 Brice Street, Tauhara
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Estimate $486k – $616k
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16A John Street, Tauhara
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Estimate $521k – $693k
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49 Elizabeth Street, Tauhara
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Estimate $491k – $653k
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1/16 Cumberland Street, Tauhara
Estimate $603k – $765k
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230 Rifle Range Road, Tauhara
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Estimate $538k – $682k
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1 Terence Street, Tauhara
Estimate $500k – $633k
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24 Elizabeth Street, Tauhara
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Estimate $477k – $605k
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2/227 Rifle Range Road, Tauhara
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Estimate $500k – $634k
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21 Cumberland Street, Tauhara
Estimate $627k – $795k
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, Tauhara
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Estimate $551k – $698k
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1/21 Brice Street, Tauhara
Estimate $617k – $783k
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140 Taharepa Road, Tauhara
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Estimate $521k – $660k
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253 Taharepa Road, Tauhara
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$320,000 CV
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253 Taharepa Road, Tauhara
Estimate $607k – $769k
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138 Taharepa Road, Tauhara
$570,000 CV
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44 Brice Street, Tauhara
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Estimate $399k – $506k
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2/54 Terence Street, Tauhara
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Estimate $596k – $755k
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, Tauhara
Estimate $759k – $962k
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132 Taharepa Road, Tauhara
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Estimate $299k – $379k
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2/35 Brice Street, Tauhara
$620,000 CV
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133 Elizabeth Street, Tauhara
Estimate $543k – $689k
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4B Elizabeth Street, Tauhara
About Tauhara
Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $468k and three-bedroom homes for $639k. Homes sold for a median $5,669 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Tauhara change hands every 6.3 years on median, against 6.8 across Taupō and 7.9 nationally. About 2.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Tauhara
- Tauhara Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Mountview Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Taupo Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Tauhara Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
- Taupo-nui-a-Tia Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Tauhara house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Tauhara's median sale price over the last twelve months was $625k, across 24 sales, down 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 | 16 | $619,000 | $5,256 | $383 | $865,000 |
| 2025 | 26 | $632,500 | $5,839 | $542 | $860,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $617,500 | $5,770 | $482 | $843,750 |
| 2023 | 22 | $586,500 | $5,729 | $467 | $830,000 |
| 2022 | 15 | $610,000 | $6,094 | $801 | $900,000 |
| 2021 | 33 | $550,000 | $5,811 | $404 | $765,000 |
| 2020 | 46 | $400,000 | $4,372 | $330 | $580,000 |
| 2019 | 41 | $395,000 | $3,390 | $322 | $510,000 |
| 2018 | 33 | $341,000 | $3,474 | $253 | $461,000 |
| 2017 | 39 | $305,000 | $2,850 | $245 | $415,000 |
| 2016 | 52 | $254,500 | $2,483 | $215 | $350,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Tauhara, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Tauhara
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $468k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $639k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | $440k | 1 | — | $8,475 |
| 2 | 122 | $540k | 6 | $468k | $5,182 |
| 3 | 320 | $615k | 14 | $639k | $5,885 |
| 4 | 89 | $645k | 3 | — | $4,469 |
| 5+ | 12 | $705k | 0 | — | $4,382 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Tauhara sold for a median $5,669 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Taupō: $5,588); the land under houses sold for an estimated $433 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.
$5,669per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$433per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,837per m² of floor, council capital values
$405per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Tauhara
- 3 Cumberland Street$600,0003 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 86 m² floor · 1,115 m² land
- 9 Brice Street$594,00013 May 2026 · 3 bed · 93 m² floor
- 16A John Street$485,00021 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 119 m² floor
- 49 Elizabeth Street$305,00017 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 88 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 1/16 Cumberland Street$430,00015 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 82 m² floor
- 230 Rifle Range Road$681,00014 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor
- 1 Terence Street$638,00012 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor
- 24 Elizabeth Street$594,0001 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 70 m² floor · 245 m² land
- 2/227 Rifle Range Road$512,00025 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor
- 21 Cumberland Street$660,00024 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 136 m² floor
- $640,0003 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 964 m² land
- 1/21 Brice Street$648,00024 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 123 m² floor
How long owners stay in Tauhara
Homes in Tauhara change hands every 6.3 years on median, against 6.8 across Taupō and 7.9 nationally.
6.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Tauhara
6.8 yearsTaupō
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Taupō: 3.3%)
By kind: houses 5.6 years, units & townhouses 6.9 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 Tauhara
About 2,316 people lived in Tauhara at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 33 (Taupō: 44); 59% of households owned their home (Taupō: 72%).
2,316people, 2023 (2018: 2,295)
33median age, about (Taupō: 44)
$82kmedian household income, about (Taupō: $95k)
59%of households own their home (2018: 55%)
Age
- 30-64 years44%
- Under 15 years23%
- 15-29 years22%
- 65 years and over10%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)61%
- One-person household28%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)6%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European63%
- Māori47%
- Pacific Peoples8%
- Asian7%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand85%
- Asia5%
- Australia3%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%
- North America0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00023%
- $70,001-$100,00019%
- $50,001-$70,00015%
- $30,001-$50,00013%
- $150,001-$200,00010%
- $20,001-$30,0008%
- $200,001 or more5%
- $20,000 or less5%
Dwellings
- Separate house81%
- Joined dwelling14%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification21%
- Level 3 certificate14%
- Level 4 certificate14%
- Level 1 certificate13%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification8%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Level 6 diploma3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Tauhara. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Tauhara
25 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Tauhara in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Brooke CollinsHarcourts Taupo6 sales here
- Abbie TreloarReal Estate Taupo3 sales here
- Alison WhittleBayleys Taupo3 sales here
- Lesley McNeilHarcourts Taupo2 sales here
- James NottageRay White Taupo2 sales here
- Sharni MackintoshSothebys International Realty Taupo Rotorua Lakes District2 sales here
- Kelly FoleyBayleys Taupo2 sales here
- Alisa ElsleyBayleys Taupo2 sales here
- Chelsea HiggottBayleys Taupo2 sales here
- Eileen DevaneHarcourts Taupo1 sale here
- Caleb BellingHarcourts Taupo1 sale here
- Brendan GallagherBayleys Taupo1 sale here
All 25 real estate agents in Tauhara, 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 Tauhara
9building consents in the last 12 months ($2.63m of work)
- 191 Tauhara Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentNew water connection, new wastewater (existing house to be
- 10 Terence Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRemoval of the existing wall between the kitchen & living
- 51 Elizabeth Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a new woodsman Brunner mkii wetbacked
- 1 Terence Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentA metro smart insert woodburner (masonry) to be installed. A
- 253 Taharepa Road1 May 2026 · Building consentNew ensuite & wir in existing converted gge,
Search building consents in Tauhara 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 Tauhara
About property sold in Tauhara, Taupō
Every property in Tauhara, 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).