12 properties sold · Whangārei

Property sold in Otaika, Whangārei

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

$766kmedian sale, last 12 months · 14 sales · down 2%
$820kmedian council valuation
8.3 yrsmedian time between sales
0for sale now

About Otaika

Homes sold for a median $4,279 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Otaika change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 8.0 across Whangārei and 7.9 nationally. About 4.1% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Otaika

  • Maungatapere Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Otaika Valley Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Whangārei Boys' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Whangārei Girls' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Otaika house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Otaika's median sale price over the last twelve months was $766k, across 14 sales, down 2% on the twelve months before. Across Whangārei it was $650k.

2016: $364k (23 sales)$364k20162017: $353k (16 sales)2018: $440k (19 sales)20182019: $558k (8 sales)2020: $688k (12 sales)20202021: $806k (10 sales)2022: $973k (14 sales)$973k20222023: $900k (9 sales)2024: $875k (7 sales)20242025: $805k (10 sales)2026: $779k (8 sales, this year so far)$779k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Whangārei median
20268$778,750$4,587$35$649,500
202510$805,000$3,946$47$650,000
20247$875,000$5,302$68$675,000
20239$900,000$5,384$16$669,008
202214$972,500$4,927$21$730,000
202110$806,000$6,071$27$630,000
202012$687,500$4,003$23$530,000
20198$557,500$3,938$62$470,000
201819$440,000$3,145$15$450,000
201716$353,000$3,314$7$405,000
201623$364,000$2,455$8$340,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Otaika, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $834kDec 2024: $834kJan 2025: $833kFeb 2025: $832kMar 2025: $828kApr 2025: $826kMay 2025: $823kJun 2025: $822kJul 2025: $823kAug 2025: $826kSept 2025: $828kOct 2025: $830kNov 2025: $829kDec 2025: $830kJan 2026: $829kFeb 2026: $828kMar 2026: $826kApr 2026: $825kMay 2026: $824kJun 2026: $819kJul 2026: $814kAug 2026: $814kSept 2026: $818kOct 2026: $806k$834k$806kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $798k to $842k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Otaika

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
28$695k0—$8,845
3129$800k8$766k$5,323
479$950k3—$4,544
5+13$1.13m1—$4,037

Price per square metre

Homes in Otaika sold for a median $4,279 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Whangārei: $4,731); the land under houses sold for an estimated $47 per square metre (Whangārei: $389). 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.

$4,279per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$47per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,375per m² of floor, council capital values
$19per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Otaika

How long owners stay in Otaika

Homes in Otaika change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 8.0 across Whangārei and 7.9 nationally.

8.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Otaika
8.0 yearsWhangārei
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.1%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Whangārei: 3.5%)

By kind: houses 8.3 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 Otaika

About 678 people lived in Otaika at the 2023 census (down 5% since 2018); their median age was about 45 (Whangārei: 41); 80% of households owned their home (Whangārei: 68%).

678people, 2023 (2018: 714)
45median age, about (Whangārei: 41)
$88kmedian household income, about (Whangārei: $86k)
80%of households own their home (2018: 71%)

Age

  • 30-64 years48%
  • 65 years and over19%
  • Under 15 years17%
  • 15-29 years15%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)71%
  • One-person household23%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)6%
  • Other multi-person household1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European82%
  • Māori29%
  • Asian4%
  • Pacific Peoples2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand87%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland5%
  • Australia2%
  • Asia2%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • North America1%
  • Other0%
  • Pacific Islands0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00021%
  • $30,001-$50,00017%
  • $70,001-$100,00016%
  • $150,001-$200,00014%
  • $50,001-$70,00013%
  • $200,001 or more6%
  • $20,000 or less5%
  • $20,001-$30,0004%

Dwellings

  • Separate house93%
  • Joined dwelling5%
  • Other private dwelling3%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification21%
  • Level 4 certificate17%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification9%
  • Level 5 diploma4%
  • Level 6 diploma4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Otaika

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

Offices in Otaika

All 13 real estate agents in Otaika, 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 Otaika

6building consents in the last 12 months ($1.57m of work)

Search building consents in Otaika 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 Otaika

About property sold in Otaika, Whangārei

Every property in Otaika, Whangārei, 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: Uarangi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).