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44 Longreach Drive, Cooks Beach
23 properties sold · Whitianga
Property sold in Cooks Beach, Whitianga
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Cooks Beach, Whitianga in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$1.15mmedian sale, last 12 months · 23 sales · up 4%
$1.15mmedian council valuation
8.8 yrsmedian time between sales
26for sale now
23 properties sold in the last 12 months in Cooks Beach
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$3,200,000 CV
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85 Captain Cook Road, Cooks Beach
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$605,000
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Like a Cul De Sac + Easy walk to the Estuary
1 Dawson Place, Cooks Beach
Cooks Beach
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$1,290,000 CV
4
32 The Crows Nest, Cooks Beach
$1,050,000 CV
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40 Hardy Place, Cooks Beach
$1,280,000 CV
4
69 Captain Cook Road, Cooks Beach
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$560,000 CV
24 Oliver Leighs Drive, Cooks Beach
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$1,330,000 CV
3
82 Oyster Drive, Cooks Beach
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$1,800,000 CV
4
981 Purangi Road, Cooks Beach
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$1,210,000 CV
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4 Riverview Road, Cooks Beach
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$2,160,000 CV
5
44 Marine Parade, Cooks Beach
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$1,150,000 CV
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6 Joyce Harsant Place, Cooks Beach
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$860,000 CV
4
6 Rees Avenue, Cooks Beach
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$1,050,000 CV
3
54 Oyster Drive, Cooks Beach
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$1,250,000 CV
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10 Voyager Place, Cooks Beach
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$810,000 CV
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3 Rees Avenue, Cooks Beach
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$900,000 CV
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11 Hawk Hill Crescent, Cooks Beach
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$1,750,000 CV
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2 Banks Street, Cooks Beach
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$960,000 CV
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29 Oyster Drive, Cooks Beach
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$1,090,000 CV
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15 The Crows Nest, Cooks Beach
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$1,080,000 CV
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16 Hawk Hill Crescent, Cooks Beach
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38 Hardy Place, Cooks Beach
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6 Endeavour Place, Cooks Beach
About Cooks Beach
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.12m and four-bedroom homes for $1.24m. Homes sold for a median $8,056 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Cooks Beach change hands every 8.8 years on median, against 7.7 across Whitianga and 7.9 nationally. About 2.1% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Cooks Beach
- Whenuakite Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Cooks Beach house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Cooks Beach's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.15m, across 23 sales, up 4% on the twelve months before. Across Whitianga it was $899k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Whitianga median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | $1,238,500 | $7,800 | $869 | $850,000 |
| 2025 | 34 | $1,050,000 | $8,938 | $854 | $905,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $1,230,000 | $7,500 | $836 | $850,000 |
| 2023 | 17 | $1,130,000 | $9,318 | $875 | $867,500 |
| 2022 | 22 | $1,520,000 | $10,152 | $920 | $950,000 |
| 2021 | 36 | $870,000 | $7,679 | $719 | $755,000 |
| 2020 | 70 | $395,000 | $3,333 | $396 | $632,000 |
| 2019 | 55 | $625,000 | $5,311 | $481 | $589,000 |
| 2018 | 53 | $505,000 | $3,968 | $413 | $530,000 |
| 2017 | 70 | $487,500 | $3,536 | $337 | $504,347 |
| 2016 | 72 | $455,000 | $3,121 | $304 | $411,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Cooks Beach, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Cooks Beach
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.12m, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.24m.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | $850k | 1 | — | $19,091 |
| 2 | 112 | $1.07m | 2 | — | $16,016 |
| 3 | 425 | $1.13m | 9 | $1.12m | $9,000 |
| 4 | 269 | $1.34m | 6 | $1.24m | $6,412 |
| 5+ | 63 | $2.15m | 3 | — | $7,292 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Cooks Beach sold for a median $8,056 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Whitianga: $7,450); the land under houses sold for an estimated $921 per square metre (Whitianga: $762). 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.
$8,056per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$921per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$9,338per m² of floor, council capital values
$933per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Cooks Beach
- 44 Longreach Drive$1,237,0001 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 859 m² land
- 85 Captain Cook Road$3,310,00012 Apr 2026 · 5 bed · 178 m² floor · 862 m² land
- 1 Dawson Place$610,00010 Apr 2026 · 801 m² land
- 32 The Crows Nest$1,240,0009 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 204 m² floor · 637 m² land
- 40 Hardy Place$985,0007 Apr 2026 · 1 bed · 55 m² floor · 837 m² land
- 24 Oliver Leighs Drive$595,0001 Apr 2026 · 781 m² land
- 69 Captain Cook Road$1,280,0001 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 82 Oyster Drive$1,550,00025 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 119 m² floor · 811 m² land
- 981 Purangi Road$1,250,00019 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 225 m² floor · 800 m² land
- 4 Riverview Road$850,0008 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 65 m² floor · 825 m² land
- 44 Marine Parade$2,725,0007 Feb 2026 · 5 bed · 92 m² floor · 931 m² land
- 6 Joyce Harsant Place$1,305,0004 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 162 m² floor · 784 m² land
How long owners stay in Cooks Beach
Homes in Cooks Beach change hands every 8.8 years on median, against 7.7 across Whitianga and 7.9 nationally.
8.8 yearsmedian time between sales, Cooks Beach
7.7 yearsWhitianga
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.1%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Whitianga: 2.8%)
By kind: houses 9.7 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 Cooks Beach
About 711 people lived in Cooks Beach at the 2023 census (up 16% since 2018); their median age was about 56 (Whitianga: 53); 85% of households owned their home (Whitianga: 78%).
711people, 2023 (2018: 612)
56median age, about (Whitianga: 53)
$75kmedian household income, about (Whitianga: $68k)
85%of households own their home (2018: 82%)
Age
- 30-64 years44%
- 65 years and over32%
- Under 15 years14%
- 15-29 years8%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)73%
- One-person household24%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European95%
- Māori10%
- Asian2%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand83%
- United Kingdom and Ireland7%
- Australia4%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Asia2%
- Other1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- North America0%
Household income
- $30,001-$50,00019%
- $50,001-$70,00017%
- $70,001-$100,00017%
- $100,001-$150,00016%
- $150,001-$200,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0008%
- $20,000 or less6%
- $200,001 or more6%
Dwellings
- Separate house88%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Other private dwelling4%
- Non-private dwelling2%
Highest qualification
- Level 1 certificate15%
- Level 4 certificate14%
- No qualification12%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification12%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 3 certificate8%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees7%
- Level 5 diploma6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Cooks Beach. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Cooks Beach
4 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Cooks Beach in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Paulette TainshHarcourts Cooks Beach26 sales here
- Hendry TainshHarcourts Cooks Beach25 sales here
- Hannah BowenRichardsons Real Estate Ltd Cooks Beach14 sales here
- Sheree HendersonBayleys Whitianga1 sale here
Offices in Cooks Beach
All 4 real estate agents in Cooks 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 Cooks Beach
17building consents in the last 12 months ($7.64m of work)
- 33 Marine Parade1 Aug 2026 · Building consentNew res dwg 5-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- 3 Rees Avenue1 Jun 2026 · Building consentNew 29.52m2 gge under schedule 3a exemption
- 64 Captain Cook Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentConvert gge into sleepout with bathrm
- 124 Captain Cook Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall new metro mega rad base clean air freestanding woodfire with 4.2m eco flue kit
- 16 Captain Cook Road1 May 2026 · Building consentR2 - replacement of existing carport beam.
Search building consents in Cooks 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 Cooks Beach
About property sold in Cooks Beach, Whitianga
Every property in Cooks Beach, Whitianga, 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).