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Estimate $626k – $793k
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70A Kaitemako Road, Welcome Bay
161 properties sold · Tauranga
Property sold in Welcome Bay, Tauranga
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Welcome Bay, Tauranga in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$825kmedian sale, last 12 months · 187 sales · level
$850kmedian council valuation
7.4 yrsmedian time between sales
30for sale now
161 properties sold in the last 12 months in Welcome Bay
Estimate $712k – $902k
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20 Kestrel Avenue, Welcome Bay
Estimate $832k – $1.05m
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119 Ballintoy Park Drive, Welcome Bay
Estimate $1.57m – $1.99m
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98 Waikite Road, Welcome Bay
Estimate $686k – $869k
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77 Resolution Road, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $704k – $892k
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10 Avon Rise, Welcome Bay
Estimate $643k – $815k
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15 Homestead Place, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $526k – $666k
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53B Meander Drive, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $704k – $892k
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50 Waikite Road, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $706k – $895k
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27 Bateleur Close, Welcome Bay
Estimate $819k – $1.04m
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208 Ballintoy Park Drive, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $678k – $860k
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12 Godwit Lane, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $996k – $1.26m
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34 Forrester Drive, Welcome Bay
Estimate $1.26m – $1.59m
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14 Estates Terrace, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $600k – $760k
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12 Wrybill Way, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $790k – $1.00m
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145 Forrester Drive, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $532k – $675k
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203B Waitaha Road, Welcome Bay
Estimate $1.27m – $1.62m
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20 Riverstone Drive, Welcome Bay
Estimate $497k – $630k
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12A Resolution Road, Welcome Bay
Estimate $265k – $336k
18 Bob Carter Place, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $624k – $792k
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49 Pelorus Street, Welcome Bay
Estimate $781k – $990k
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236 Ballintoy Park Drive, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $650k – $824k
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265C Waitaha Road, Welcome Bay
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Estimate $741k – $939k
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41C Waikite Road, Welcome Bay
About Welcome Bay
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $773k and four-bedroom homes for $926k. Homes sold for a median $5,156 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Welcome Bay change hands every 7.4 years on median, against 7.6 across Tauranga and 7.9 nationally. About 4.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Welcome Bay
- Welcome Bay Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Selwyn Ridge Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Maungatapu Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Tauranga Waldorf Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Tauranga Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Tauranga Girls' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
- Tauranga Boys' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Welcome Bay house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Welcome Bay's median sale price over the last twelve months was $825k, across 187 sales, level on the twelve months before. Across Tauranga it was $860k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Tauranga median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | $800,000 | $5,286 | $557 | $850,000 |
| 2025 | 232 | $830,000 | $5,030 | $543 | $860,000 |
| 2024 | 189 | $835,000 | $5,100 | $541 | $851,100 |
| 2023 | 176 | $850,000 | $5,279 | $543 | $880,000 |
| 2022 | 156 | $915,000 | $5,706 | $577 | $925,000 |
| 2021 | 210 | $869,500 | $5,286 | $555 | $880,000 |
| 2020 | 274 | $672,500 | $4,071 | $437 | $680,000 |
| 2019 | 300 | $619,500 | $3,793 | $418 | $625,000 |
| 2018 | 278 | $590,215 | $3,670 | $382 | $595,000 |
| 2017 | 251 | $587,500 | $3,511 | $379 | $569,500 |
| 2016 | 438 | $532,000 | $3,177 | $332 | $525,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Welcome Bay, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Welcome Bay
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $773k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $926k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.22m.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | $855k | 1 | — | $4,522 |
| 2 | 84 | $678k | 3 | — | $7,393 |
| 3 | 1,730 | $770k | 110 | $773k | $5,335 |
| 4 | 1,315 | $940k | 58 | $926k | $4,907 |
| 5+ | 187 | $1.23m | 9 | $1.22m | $5,205 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Welcome Bay sold for a median $5,156 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Tauranga: $5,653); the land under houses sold for an estimated $544 per square metre (Tauranga: $858). 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.
$5,156per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$544per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,192per m² of floor, council capital values
$541per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Welcome Bay
- 70A Kaitemako Road$690,0005 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 578 m² land
- 20 Kestrel Avenue$800,00031 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 570 m² land
- 119 Ballintoy Park Drive$970,00029 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 151 m² floor · 999 m² land
- 98 Waikite Road$1,750,00027 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 387 m² floor · 1,705 m² land
- 77 Resolution Road$760,00024 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 190 m² floor · 731 m² land
- 10 Avon Rise$805,00022 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 146 m² floor · 658 m² land
- 15 Homestead Place$675,00021 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 690 m² land
- 53B Meander Drive$635,00020 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 80 m² floor · 315 m² land
- 50 Waikite Road$763,00019 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 155 m² floor · 379 m² land
- 27 Bateleur Close$790,00017 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 97 m² floor · 3,654 m² land
- 208 Ballintoy Park Drive$900,00015 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 915 m² land
- 12 Godwit Lane$771,00014 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 342 m² land
How long owners stay in Welcome Bay
Homes in Welcome Bay change hands every 7.4 years on median, against 7.6 across Tauranga and 7.9 nationally.
7.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Welcome Bay
7.6 yearsTauranga
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Tauranga: 4%)
By kind: houses 7.6 years, units & townhouses 7.1 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 Welcome Bay
About 11,400 people lived in Welcome Bay at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 37 (Tauranga: 42); 74% of households owned their home (Tauranga: 69%).
11,400people, 2023 (2018: 10,590)
37median age, about (Tauranga: 42)
$107kmedian household income, about (Tauranga: $99k)
74%of households own their home (2018: 70%)
Age
- 30-64 years45%
- Under 15 years22%
- 15-29 years19%
- 65 years and over13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)78%
- One-person household13%
- Other multi-person household4%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European77%
- Māori24%
- Asian9%
- Pacific Peoples4%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand76%
- United Kingdom and Ireland7%
- Asia6%
- Middle East and Africa4%
- Australia2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- North America1%
- Pacific Islands1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00027%
- $150,001-$200,00015%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $30,001-$50,00012%
- $200,001 or more11%
- $50,001-$70,00010%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house94%
- Joined dwelling6%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification14%
- No qualification14%
- Level 3 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Level 1 certificate11%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Level 6 diploma6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Welcome Bay. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Welcome Bay
139 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Welcome Bay in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Brent BastinBower Real Estate BOP22 sales here
- Andre StewartBower Real Estate BOP14 sales here
- Ashleigh DavidsonEves Realty Limited Cherrywood12 sales here
- Nicholas MeloniYour Property HQ10 sales here
- Steve TrotterEves Realty Limited Cameron Rd10 sales here
- Kale KirkRay White Pyes PA8 sales here
- Rodney FongRay White Bayfair7 sales here
- Trevor EastEast Realty6 sales here
- Hunter CheethamBower Real Estate BOP6 sales here
- Brooke RobertsonCollab Realty6 sales here
- Lee StringerThe Northern Group BOP6 sales here
- Kelvin CloutHarcourts Advantage Realty Tauranga Central5 sales here
All 139 real estate agents in Welcome Bay, 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 Welcome Bay
39building consents in the last 12 months ($13.38m of work)
- 26 Orion Drive1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruct 1x two level four bdrm dwg with attached single gge & 2x two level three bdrm dwgs with attached single garages levels - site retaining & fire walls. Barrier to retaining wall/bc310760 needs
- 7 Oceana Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct two level three bdrm dwg.
- 41A Meander Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAlterations to dwg - laundry relocated to ground floor gge. Gge converted to office, laundry, bathrm & store.
- 388 Kaitemako Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstallation of new septic system
- 17 Cumberland Crescent1 Jun 2026 · Building consentSingle storey 2-bdrm dwg with attached gge
Search building consents in Welcome Bay 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 Welcome Bay
- Achilles Crescent1
- Arawata Avenue1
- Astor Place1
- Aurora Avenue2
- Avon Rise2
- Awanui Place1
- Ballintoy Park Drive9
- Bateleur Close2
- Bayvista Close1
- Blackberry Way1
- Bob Carter Place2
- Bryan Gallagher Place2
- Corinna Street3
- Dingadee Street2
- Discovery Avenue1
- Downing Place2
- Eclipse Terrace1
- Endeavour Avenue2
- Esmeralda Street3
- Estates Terrace1
- Falcon Drive3
- Finlayson Place2
- Forrester Drive6
- Galaxy Place3
- Gina Way1
- Godwit Lane1
- Holcombrooke Lane1
- Holmburn Street1
- Homestead Place2
- Ibis Way1
- James Cook Drive1
- Kaitemako Road4
- Kaiwha Road2
- Keam Way2
- Kestrel Avenue2
- Langstone Street3
- Lorrigan Way2
- Lucerne Place1
- Maddison Place3
- Meadowviews Drive1
- Meander Drive7
- Oceana Drive3
- Orakei Place1
- Orion Drive2
- Osprey Drive4
- Oteki Park Drive3
- Pamir Place1
- Pelorus Street4
- Philomel Crest1
- Rangataua Street2
- Raptor Way1
- Resolution Road7
- Riverstone Drive3
- Rosella Drive1
- Solander Drive1
- Talbot Place1
- Tapuae O Tu Way1
- Te Arawa Place1
- Thornlea Drive1
- Vanderbilt Place2
- Victory Street2
- Village Park Drive2
- Village Way1
- Wade Place1
- Waikite Road8
- Waipuna Grove2
- Waitaha Road5
- Waitaha Road South1
- Welcome Bay Road8
- Wrybill Way1
About property sold in Welcome Bay, Tauranga
Every property in Welcome Bay, Tauranga, 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.
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