11 properties sold · Westport

Property sold in Carters Beach, Westport

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

$513kmedian sale, last 12 months · 12 sales · down 3%
$485kmedian council valuation
5.9 yrsmedian time between sales
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About Carters Beach

Homes sold for a median $4,207 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Carters Beach change hands every 5.9 years on median, against 6.7 across Westport and 7.9 nationally. About 4.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Carters Beach house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Carters Beach's median sale price over the last twelve months was $513k, across 12 sales, down 3% on the twelve months before. Across Westport it was $350k.

2016: $210k (13 sales)$210k20162017: $210k (9 sales)2018: $262k (18 sales)20182019: $243k (12 sales)2020: $290k (27 sales)20202021: $350k (22 sales)2022: $485k (10 sales)20222023: $448k (12 sales)2024: $475k (14 sales)20242025: $480k (18 sales)2026: $525k (9 sales, this year so far)$525k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Westport median
20269$525,000$4,674$132$344,500
202518$479,500$3,281$188$352,000
202414$474,500$3,933$146$326,000
202312$447,500$3,193$171$309,000
202210$485,000$2,966$47$320,000
202122$350,000$2,803$147$267,500
202027$290,000$2,353$121$226,500
201912$243,250$2,296$96$199,000
201818$262,000$1,748$99$192,000
20179$210,000$1,723$103$195,000
201613$210,000$1,910$99$191,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $478kDec 2024: $480kJan 2025: $483kFeb 2025: $486kMar 2025: $488kApr 2025: $489kMay 2025: $491kJun 2025: $492kJul 2025: $494kAug 2025: $495kSept 2025: $496kOct 2025: $497kNov 2025: $498kDec 2025: $498kJan 2026: $497kFeb 2026: $496kMar 2026: $494kApr 2026: $494kMay 2026: $493kJun 2026: $492kJul 2026: $492kAug 2026: $492kSept 2026: $490kOct 2026: $494k$478k$498k$494kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $473k to $503k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Carters Beach

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
221$415k1—$4,531
3135$470k7$525k$3,951
431$680k1—$3,246
5+6$600k0—$2,751

Price per square metre

Homes in Carters Beach sold for a median $4,207 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Westport: $3,011); the land under houses sold for an estimated $136 per square metre (Westport: $130). 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.

$4,207per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$136per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,818per m² of floor, council capital values
$189per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Carters Beach

How long owners stay in Carters Beach

Homes in Carters Beach change hands every 5.9 years on median, against 6.7 across Westport and 7.9 nationally.

5.9 yearsmedian time between sales, Carters Beach
6.7 yearsWestport
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Westport: 3.4%)

By kind: houses 7.0 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 Carters Beach

About 642 people lived in Carters Beach at the 2023 census (up 13% since 2018); their median age was about 51 (Westport: 51); 86% of households owned their home (Westport: 76%).

642people, 2023 (2018: 570)
51median age, about (Westport: 51)
$70kmedian household income, about (Westport: $56k)
86%of households own their home (2018: 81%)

Age

  • 30-64 years49%
  • 65 years and over26%
  • Under 15 years15%
  • 15-29 years11%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)70%
  • One-person household29%
  • Other multi-person household2%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European94%
  • Māori11%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Asian0%
  • Pacific Peoples0%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand87%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland5%
  • Australia3%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Asia0%
  • North America0%
  • Other0%

Household income

  • $30,001-$50,00021%
  • $100,001-$150,00016%
  • $70,001-$100,00014%
  • $50,001-$70,00012%
  • $150,001-$200,00011%
  • $20,001-$30,0009%
  • $20,000 or less7%
  • $200,001 or more5%

Dwellings

  • Separate house88%
  • Joined dwelling6%
  • Non-private dwelling3%
  • Other private dwelling2%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification23%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 4 certificate12%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification9%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Level 6 diploma6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Carters Beach

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

All 7 real estate agents in Carters Beach, 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 Carters Beach

5building consents in the last 12 months ($887k of work)
  • 9 Elley Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAmendment 2: change of fire from the consented plans
  • 11 Elley Drive1 May 2026 · Building consentConstruction of new single-storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, ensuite, wir, bath, & attached dbl gge.
  • 9 Elley Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentProposed new dwg with 2 bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, bath, ensuite, laundry, wir, & attached single gge. Installation of a harris woodsman kanaku ultra-low emission burner.
  • 25 Ngahue Crescent1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a freestanding woodsman rmf spaceheater
  • 5 McIntyre Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInternal alterations to existing residence, including laundry & existing bathrm, & a new bathrm. Plus installation of a yunca monte multifuel freestanding spaceheater

Search building consents in Carters Beach 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 Carters Beach

About property sold in Carters Beach, Westport

Every property in Carters Beach, Westport, 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.