6 properties sold · Thames

Property sold in Te Puru, Thames

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Te Puru, Thames in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.

$725kmedian sale, last 12 months · 7 sales · down 13%
$720kmedian council valuation
9.6 yrsmedian time between sales
3for sale now

About Te Puru

Homes sold for a median $5,894 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Te Puru change hands every 9.6 years on median, against 9.5 across Thames and 7.9 nationally. About 2.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Te Puru

  • Te Puru Schoolprimary · Years 1-8

Te Puru house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Te Puru's median sale price over the last twelve months was $725k, across 7 sales, down 13% on the twelve months before. Across Thames it was $690k.

2016: $485k (21 sales)$485k20162017: $450k (15 sales)2018: $533k (10 sales)20182019: $545k (9 sales)2020: $564k (18 sales)20202021: $698k (14 sales)2022: $908k (12 sales)$908k20222023: $825k (5 sales)2024: $748k (15 sales)20242025: $725k (7 sales)$725k2026: too few sales to say (3 sales, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Thames median
20263———$675,000
20257$725,000$4,035$617$690,000
202415$748,000$6,623$596$660,000
20235$825,000$5,574$626$700,000
202212$907,500$6,275$531$765,000
202114$697,500$5,686$646$650,500
202018$563,500$4,965$414$580,000
20199$545,000$4,674$545$500,000
201810$533,250$4,798$419$480,000
201715$450,000$5,114$326$460,000
201621$485,000$4,049$369$410,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Te Puru, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $720kDec 2024: $720kJan 2025: $722kFeb 2025: $721kMar 2025: $720kApr 2025: $720kMay 2025: $715kJun 2025: $712kJul 2025: $713kAug 2025: $715kSept 2025: $718kOct 2025: $716kNov 2025: $718kDec 2025: $720kJan 2026: $725kFeb 2026: $723kMar 2026: $722kApr 2026: $720kMay 2026: $716kJun 2026: $715kJul 2026: $716kAug 2026: $717kSept 2026: $717kOct 2026: $715k$720k$712k$725k$715kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $704k to $733k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Te Puru

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
15$360k0—$11,023
251$600k1—$8,730
3146$740k5$725k$5,894
438$880k1—$4,668
5+10$1.65m0—$5,279

Price per square metre

Homes in Te Puru sold for a median $5,894 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Thames: $5,269); the land under houses sold for an estimated $518 per square metre (Thames: $398). 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.

$5,894per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$518per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,590per m² of floor, council capital values
$532per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Te Puru

How long owners stay in Te Puru

Homes in Te Puru change hands every 9.6 years on median, against 9.5 across Thames and 7.9 nationally.

9.6 yearsmedian time between sales, Te Puru
9.5 yearsThames
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Thames: 2.9%)

By kind: houses 9.5 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 Te Puru

About 513 people lived in Te Puru at the 2023 census (down 4% since 2018); their median age was about 57 (Thames: 54); 78% of households owned their home (Thames: 74%).

513people, 2023 (2018: 537)
57median age, about (Thames: 54)
$55kmedian household income, about (Thames: $61k)
78%of households own their home (2018: 76%)

Age

  • 30-64 years39%
  • 65 years and over36%
  • 15-29 years13%
  • Under 15 years12%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)56%
  • One-person household36%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European86%
  • Māori26%
  • Asian3%
  • Pacific Peoples2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand86%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland7%
  • Australia4%
  • Asia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Pacific Islands1%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $30,001-$50,00023%
  • $20,001-$30,00015%
  • $50,001-$70,00015%
  • $70,001-$100,00012%
  • $20,000 or less11%
  • $100,001-$150,00011%
  • $150,001-$200,0008%
  • $200,001 or more6%

Dwellings

  • Separate house81%
  • Joined dwelling8%
  • Other private dwelling8%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification23%
  • Level 1 certificate15%
  • Level 4 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate13%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
  • Level 3 certificate7%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma5%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Te Puru. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Te Puru

7 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Te Puru in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Te Puru

All 7 real estate agents in Te Puru, 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 Te Puru

5building consents in the last 12 months ($894k of work)
  • 8-10 Aputa Avenue1 Jun 2026 · Building consentNew replacement gge
  • 21 Seaview Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstallation of permanent swimming pool fencing
  • 510-512 Thames Coast Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentConstruct a 108m2 storage shed at the subject property. The shed is 108m2 8 meters wide by 13.5 meters long. 5.6 degree mono pitch roof with a maximum height of 3.8m above ground level. The shed consi
  • 15 Tatahi Street1 Dec 2025 · Building consent4 bdrm single level dwg
  • 5 Te Puru Creek Road1 Nov 2025 · Building consentInstall grey water system

Search building consents in Te Puru 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 Te Puru

About property sold in Te Puru, Thames

Every property in Te Puru, Thames, 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: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).