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Charles Crescent, Rainbow Point

Charles Crescent in Rainbow Point has 37 properties, valued by the council between $540,000 and $1,830,000 with a median of $1,050,000 (Rainbow Point: $1,490,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,070,000. The last sale we have was in May 2025, for $1,250,000. 2 are for sale now.

$1.05mmedian council valuation
$1.07mour median estimate
1970median year built
2for sale now
TaupōRainbow Point ×Charles Crescent ×

38 properties on Charles Crescent, Rainbow Point

Highest and lowest on Charles Crescent

Highest-valued home49 Charles Crescent$1,830,000council valuation · 5 bed · 283 m² floor · 807 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/24 Charles Crescent$540,000council valuation · 3 bed · 77 m² floor

Property values on Charles Crescent

The council values Charles Crescent's 34 rated properties between $540,000 and $1,830,000. The middle half sit between about $814,000 and $1,153,250; the median is $1,050,000 and the mean $1,024,265.

Lowest: $540k$540kLowest10%: $693k20%: $750k20%30%: $878k40%: $985k40%Median: $1.05m60%: $1.1m60%70%: $1.13m80%: $1.18m80%90%: $1.29mHighest: $1.83m$1.83mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
28$760k0—
317$985k0—
46$1.2m0—
5+3$1.17m0—

Council rating valuations: the council's figure for apportioning rates, not a market appraisal.

Charles Crescent compared with Rainbow Point

Charles Crescent's median council value is 30% below Rainbow Point's.

Charles CrescentRainbow PointTaupō
Median council value$1.05m$1.49m$860k
Median section827 m²903 m²854 m²
Median year built197019801990
Council value per m² of floor$7k$8k$6k

Charles Crescent house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $328k (2 sales)$328k20162017: $593k (4 sales)20172019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192023: $770k (2 sales)20232024: $935k (2 sales)20242025: $1.2m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.2m2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20252$1,200,000$6,644
20242$935,000$8,186
20232$770,000$6,136
20191$632,000$11,088
20174$592,500$4,320
20162$327,500$4,978

Recent sales on Charles Crescent

The homes on Charles Crescent

Charles Crescent has 24 houses and 13 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (35%).

1960s: 12 (12 homes)121960s1970s: 12 (12 homes)1970s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2010s2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

Building and resource consents on Charles Crescent

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 5 Charles Crescent1 Jan 2023 · Building consentAmendment to original building consent - removing proposed
  • 32 Charles Crescent1 Oct 2022 · Building consentExtend living room & bdrm 2 wrobe into areas that are

Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.

About property on Charles Crescent, Rainbow Point

Every property in Charles Crescent, Rainbow Point, 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.

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: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).