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Estimate $223k – $297k
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108 Apatu Street, Wairoa
49 properties sold · Wairoa
Property sold in Wairoa
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Wairoa in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$312kmedian sale, last 12 months · 56 sales · level
$245kmedian council valuation
13.8 yrsmedian time between sales
49 properties sold in the last 12 months in Wairoa
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Estimate $496k – $628k
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2 Kopu Road, Wairoa
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Estimate $289k – $385k
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106 Black Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $468k – $593k
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53 Apatu Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $240k – $304k
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27 Somerville Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $212k – $269k
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3 Jellicoe Avenue, Wairoa
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Estimate $51k – $65k
1 Rata Place, Wairoa
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Estimate $211k – $268k
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107 Queen Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $288k – $365k
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62 Lahore Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $430k – $544k
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1 Grey Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $215k – $286k
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14 Corkill Avenue, Wairoa
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Estimate $335k – $424k
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30 Rutherford Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $122k – $154k
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13 Clyde Road, Wairoa
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Estimate $341k – $432k
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15 Victoria Avenue, Wairoa
Estimate $319k – $404k
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8 Rutherford Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $283k – $359k
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127 Queen Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $390k – $495k
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12 Delhi Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $127k – $169k
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25 Queen Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $385k – $488k
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60 Lahore Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $223k – $283k
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85 Apatu Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $313k – $397k
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10 Achilles Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $319k – $405k
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15 Haig Street, Wairoa
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Estimate $363k – $460k
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127 Clyde Road, Wairoa
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Estimate $180k – $239k
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146 Apatu Street, Wairoa
About Wairoa
Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $240k and three-bedroom homes for $323k. Homes sold for a median $2,899 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Wairoa change hands every 13.8 years on median, against 13.6 across Wairoa and 7.9 nationally. About 1.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Wairoa house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Wairoa's median sale price over the last twelve months was $312k, across 56 sales, level on the twelve months before. Across Wairoa it was $313k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Wairoa median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | $324,000 | $2,934 | $103 | $327,500 |
| 2025 | 55 | $312,000 | $2,962 | $92 | $300,750 |
| 2024 | 53 | $317,000 | $2,747 | $87 | $302,500 |
| 2023 | 44 | $341,250 | $2,724 | $95 | $353,000 |
| 2022 | 69 | $350,000 | $3,049 | $96 | $350,000 |
| 2021 | 87 | $310,000 | $2,885 | $92 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | 65 | $235,000 | $2,087 | $66 | $238,500 |
| 2019 | 64 | $154,500 | $1,509 | $47 | $154,000 |
| 2018 | 73 | $135,000 | $1,350 | $37 | $142,700 |
| 2017 | 40 | $96,000 | $974 | $32 | $105,000 |
| 2016 | 86 | $94,500 | $1,013 | $31 | $104,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Wairoa, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Wairoa
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $240k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $323k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $460k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | $139k | 2 | — | $1,947 |
| 2 | 200 | $190k | 9 | $240k | $3,147 |
| 3 | 1,396 | $260k | 33 | $323k | $2,934 |
| 4 | 155 | $390k | 5 | $460k | $2,365 |
| 5+ | 22 | $490k | 4 | — | $2,185 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Wairoa sold for a median $2,899 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Wairoa: $2,889); the land under houses sold for an estimated $90 per square metre (Wairoa: $84). 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.
$2,899per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$90per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$2,300per m² of floor, council capital values
$75per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Wairoa
- 108 Apatu Street$275,00031 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 80 m² floor · 1,011 m² land
- 2 Kopu Road$492,50021 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 210 m² floor · 603 m² land
- 106 Black Street$477,00014 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 142 m² floor · 715 m² land
- 27 Somerville Street$273,00026 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 89 m² floor · 1,011 m² land
- 53 Apatu Street$480,00026 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 2,029 m² land
- 3 Jellicoe Avenue$214,00025 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 76 m² floor · 1,011 m² land
- 1 Rata Place$48,00023 Jun 2026 · 594 m² land
- 107 Queen Street$215,00016 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor · 617 m² land
- 62 Lahore Street$330,00012 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 1,456 m² land
- 1 Grey Street$460,00011 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 120 m² floor · 1,002 m² land
- 14 Corkill Avenue$150,0003 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 102 m² floor · 796 m² land
- 30 Rutherford Street$345,00027 May 2026 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 858 m² land
How long owners stay in Wairoa
Homes in Wairoa change hands every 13.8 years on median, against 13.6 across Wairoa and 7.9 nationally.
13.8 yearsmedian time between sales, Wairoa
13.6 yearsWairoa
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
1.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Wairoa: 1.6%)
By kind: houses 13.9 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 Wairoa
About 5,394 people lived in Wairoa at the 2023 census (up 4% since 2018); their median age was about 37 (Wairoa: 37); 63% of households owned their home (Wairoa: 62%).
5,394people, 2023 (2018: 5,190)
37median age, about (Wairoa: 37)
$67kmedian household income, about (Wairoa: $68k)
63%of households own their home (2018: 59%)
Age
- 30-64 years40%
- Under 15 years24%
- 15-29 years18%
- 65 years and over17%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)59%
- One-person household30%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)6%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- Māori74%
- European43%
- Pacific Peoples5%
- Asian2%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand93%
- Australia2%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Asia1%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- North America0%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%
Household income
- $30,001-$50,00019%
- $100,001-$150,00018%
- $70,001-$100,00017%
- $50,001-$70,00014%
- $20,001-$30,00013%
- $20,000 or less8%
- $150,001-$200,0006%
- $200,001 or more6%
Dwellings
- Separate house89%
- Joined dwelling11%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification25%
- Level 3 certificate14%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Level 1 certificate12%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
- Level 6 diploma3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Wairoa. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Wairoa
9 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Wairoa in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Kimberley BellPGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited (Wairoa)23 sales here
- Vern WitheyProperty Brokers Wairoa21 sales here
- Kelly BryantRay White Gisborne4 sales here
- Dean MacFarlaneRay White Gisborne2 sales here
- Katie KeoghRay White Gisborne2 sales here
- Brendan WatsonProperty Brokers Invercargill1 sale here
- Wendy ReevesHarcourts Gisborne1 sale here
- Zak ThorpeMarlborough Commercial1 sale here
- Margot BerneyArizto1 sale here
Offices in Wairoa
All 9 real estate agents in Wairoa, 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 Wairoa
29building consents in the last 12 months ($6.85m of work)
- 1 Aug 2026 · Building consentTo install a second fireplace
- 11 Clyde Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAmendment 1 - amendment to incorporate approved resource consent changes into the building consent documentation. The changes include revised acoustic construction to selected walls, glazing & insulat
- 79 Black Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentTo install a masport osburn woodburner on existing hearth
- 3 Haig Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentExemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulmax wall insulation
- 21 Mitchell Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall new solid fuel heater - metro tiny rad freestanding wood fire
Search building consents in Wairoa 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 Wairoa
- Achilles Street1
- Apatu Street5
- Black Street1
- Carroll Street1
- Clyde Road5
- Corkill Avenue2
- Delhi Street1
- Freyberg Street2
- Grey Street1
- Haig Street2
- Jellicoe Avenue1
- Kopu Road1
- Lahore Street5
- Lucknow Street2
- McLean Street2
- Outram Street1
- Queen Street4
- Rata Place1
- Ruataniwha Road1
- Rutherford Street4
- Somerville Street1
- Sturdee Street1
- Sydney Street1
- Victoria Avenue2
- Waihirere Road1
About property sold in Wairoa
Every property in Wairoa, 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.