Estimate $1.65m – $2.32m
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166 State Highway 1, Waitahanui
2 properties sold · Taupō
Property sold in Waitahanui, Taupō
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Waitahanui, Taupō in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$828kmedian council valuation
1for sale now
2 properties sold in the last 12 months in Waitahanui
About Waitahanui
About 0.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Waitahanui
- Waipahihi Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Te Kura o Waitahanuicomposite · Years 1-13
- Taupo Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Tauhara Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Waitahanui house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. 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 | 2 | — | — | — | $865,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | — | — | $860,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | $1,696,000 | $13,046 | $1,575 | $843,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | $657,500 | $6,875 | $473 | $830,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | — | — | — | $900,000 |
| 2021 | 10 | $672,500 | $6,229 | $815 | $765,000 |
| 2020 | 7 | $1,220,000 | $8,120 | $645 | $580,000 |
| 2019 | 11 | $480,000 | $4,302 | $342 | $510,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | $704,000 | $5,500 | $733 | $461,000 |
| 2017 | 7 | $870,000 | $5,875 | $382 | $415,000 |
| 2016 | 17 | $750,000 | $3,989 | $796 | $350,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Waitahanui, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Waitahanui
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | $535k | 0 | — | $10,918 |
| 2 | 59 | $550k | 0 | — | $6,450 |
| 3 | 136 | $895k | 1 | — | $7,015 |
| 4 | 51 | $1.53m | 0 | — | $7,521 |
| 5+ | 27 | $1.98m | 1 | — | $7,562 |
Price per square metre
$7,149per m² of floor, council capital values
$619per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Waitahanui
- 166 State Highway 1$1,975,0001 May 2026 · 5 bed · 120 m² floor · 1,348 m² land
- 17 Blake Road$575,00020 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 83 m² floor · 800 m² land
- 28 Mahuta Road$2,500,00016 Jan 2025 · 4 bed · 184 m² floor · 1,017 m² land
- 136 State Highway 1$1,696,0001 Dec 2024 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 703 m² land
- 10 Mahuta Road$2,600,00025 Oct 2024 · 4 bed · 280 m² floor · 1,262 m² land
- 26 Mahuta Road$2,400,0004 Oct 2024 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 1,017 m² land
- 875 State Highway 1$700,0004 Jul 2024 · 1 bed · 50 m² floor · 1,428 m² land
- 109 State Highway 1$745,00013 Mar 2024 · 3 bed · 62 m² floor · 1,389 m² land
- 24 Mahuta Road$2,850,00022 Dec 2023 · 4 bed · 159 m² floor · 1,017 m² land
- 16 Wairau Avenue$480,00020 Nov 2023 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 1,385 m² land
- 3 Mill Road$650,0003 Oct 2023 · 2 bed · 72 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 132 State Highway 1$1,800,0007 May 2023 · 5 bed · 229 m² floor · 668 m² land
How long owners stay in Waitahanui
6.8 yearsTaupō
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
0.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Taupō: 3.3%)
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 Waitahanui
About 576 people lived in Waitahanui at the 2023 census (up 5% since 2018); their median age was about 43 (Taupō: 44); 75% of households owned their home (Taupō: 72%).
576people, 2023 (2018: 549)
43median age, about (Taupō: 44)
$82kmedian household income, about (Taupō: $95k)
75%of households own their home (2018: 69%)
Age
- 30-64 years45%
- 65 years and over21%
- Under 15 years20%
- 15-29 years15%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)63%
- One-person household22%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)9%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- Māori64%
- European49%
- Pacific Peoples6%
- Asian2%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand93%
- Australia4%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Asia2%
- North America1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- Other0%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $70,001-$100,00020%
- $100,001-$150,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00013%
- $200,001 or more13%
- $20,001-$30,00011%
- $50,001-$70,00011%
- $20,000 or less5%
- $150,001-$200,0004%
Dwellings
- Separate house87%
- Joined dwelling7%
- Non-private dwelling3%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification24%
- Level 1 certificate14%
- Level 3 certificate14%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Level 5 diploma8%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification6%
- Level 6 diploma5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waitahanui. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Waitahanui
5 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Waitahanui in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Ryan Curran-PacquingTremain Real Estate Taupo1 sale here
- Clare BayleyBayleys Taupo1 sale here
- Grant BayleyBayleys Taupo1 sale here
- Alisa ElsleyBayleys Taupo1 sale here
- Alison WhittleBayleys Taupo1 sale here
All 5 real estate agents in Waitahanui, 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 Waitahanui
9building consents in the last 12 months ($5.78m of work)
- 103 State Highway 11 May 2026 · Building consentNew 3-bdrm dwg with attached single gge as part detached dwgs
- 37 Mill Road1 May 2026 · Building consentNew 2 bdrm dwg with verandah
- 873 State Highway 11 May 2026 · Building consentDwg
- 172 State Highway 11 Apr 2026 · Building consentReplace existing deck of 46.12 m2 w
- 30 Blake Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentRbw - proposed opening up of the existing kitchen, dining, lounge & entry shift the existing laundry & add an extra toilet to the enlarged bathrm.
Search building consents in Waitahanui 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 Waitahanui
About property sold in Waitahanui, Taupō
Every property in Waitahanui, 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).