Estimate $1.58m – $2.22m
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69 Orete Point Road, Waihau Bay
3 properties sold · Te Kaha
Property sold in Waihau Bay, Te Kaha
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Waihau Bay, Te Kaha in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$551kmedian council valuation
1for sale now
3 properties sold in the last 12 months in Waihau Bay
About Waihau Bay
About 0.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Waihau Bay house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Across Te Kaha it was $673k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Te Kaha median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | — | $587,500 |
| 2025 | 4 | — | — | — | $556,500 |
| 2024 | 4 | — | — | — | $750,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | — | — | $550,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 3 | — | — | — | $512,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | — | — | — | $350,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | — | — | $405,000 |
| 2018 | 6 | $557,500 | $4,536 | $201 | $420,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | — | — | $282,500 |
| 2016 | 3 | — | — | — | $422,500 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Waihau Bay, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Waihau Bay
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 22 | $655k | 1 | — | $8,719 |
| 3 | 83 | $650k | 2 | — | $5,929 |
| 4 | 18 | $1.11m | 0 | — | $5,314 |
Price per square metre
$5,981per m² of floor, council capital values
$81per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Waihau Bay
- 69 Orete Point Road$1,500,00014 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 3,250 m² land
- 10940 State Highway 35$770,00026 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 850 m² land
- 21 Otutehapari Road$745,00020 Nov 2025 · 2 bed · 88 m² floor · 646 m² land
- 26 Tawaroa Road$399,00026 Mar 2025 · 6,829 m² land
- 10251C State Highway 35$290,00011 Mar 2025 · 3,700 m² land
- 8933 State Highway 35$330,00013 Nov 2024 · 3 bed · 96 m² floor · 1,143 m² land
- 42 Otutehapari Road$750,00029 Oct 2024 · 3 bed · 177 m² floor · 706 m² land
- 65 Orete Point Road$690,00010 May 2024 · 1,004 m² land
- 10073 State Highway 35$875,00019 Jan 2024 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 4,133 m² land
- 10526C State Highway 35$1,240,0001 Dec 2023 · 4 bed · 256 m² floor · 2,273 m² land
- 15 Otutehapari Road$400,00028 Jul 2023 · 2 bed · 68 m² floor · 671 m² land
- $950,00031 Oct 2022 · 2 bed · 40 m² floor · 1,029 m² land
How long owners stay in Waihau Bay
14.5 yearsTe Kaha
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
0.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Te Kaha: 0.7%)
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 Waihau Bay
About 345 people lived in Waihau Bay at the 2023 census (up 60% since 2018); their median age was about 45 (Te Kaha: 45); 69% of households owned their home (Te Kaha: 77%).
345people, 2023 (2018: 216)
45median age, about (Te Kaha: 45)
$49kmedian household income, about (Te Kaha: $47k)
69%of households own their home (2018: 69%)
Age
- 30-64 years43%
- Under 15 years24%
- 65 years and over19%
- 15-29 years12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)57%
- One-person household26%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)6%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)3%
Ethnicity
- Māori84%
- European36%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Asian1%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand97%
- Australia2%
- United Kingdom and Ireland1%
- Asia0%
- Other0%
- North America0%
- Pacific Islands0%
- Middle East and Africa0%
Household income
- $30,001-$50,00023%
- $100,001-$150,00017%
- $20,001-$30,00014%
- $70,001-$100,00014%
- $20,000 or less11%
- $50,001-$70,0006%
- $200,001 or more6%
- $150,001-$200,0006%
Dwellings
- Separate house88%
- Joined dwelling7%
- Other private dwelling5%
- Non-private dwelling2%
Highest qualification
- No qualification27%
- Level 1 certificate17%
- Level 3 certificate15%
- Level 2 certificate10%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Level 6 diploma6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waihau Bay. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Waihau Bay
4 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Waihau Bay in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Timothy O'SullivanRay White Rotorua2 sales here
- Brooke WoolseyArizto1 sale here
- Barry HennessyHarcourts Opotiki1 sale here
- Erin DicksonHarcourts Opotiki1 sale here
All 4 real estate agents in Waihau 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 Waihau Bay
2building consents in the last 12 months ($170k of work)
- 10251B State Highway 351 May 2026 · Building consentHouseme transportable single dwelling
- 121 Tawaroa Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentMinor bathrm variation
Search building consents in Waihau 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 Waihau Bay
About property sold in Waihau Bay, Te Kaha
Every property in Waihau Bay, Te Kaha, 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: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).