79 properties · Wairakei, Taupō

Palmer Mill Road, Wairakei

Palmer Mill Road in Wairakei has 79 properties, valued by the council between $625,000 and $2,250,000 with a median of $1,220,000 (Wairakei: $995,000). More of its homes were built in the 1990s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,220,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,370,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 139 Palmer Mill Road, at $1,375,000.

$1.22mmedian council valuation
$1.22mour median estimate
$1.37mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1990median year built
TaupōWairakei ×Palmer Mill Road ×

79 properties on Palmer Mill Road, Wairakei

Highest and lowest on Palmer Mill Road

Highest-valued home10 Palmer Mill Road$2,250,000council valuation · 4 bed · 443 m² floor · 4.21 ha land
Lowest-valued home150 Palmer Mill Road$625,000council valuation · 4 ha land
Highest sale in 2026139 Palmer Mill Road$1,375,000sold 20 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 217 m² floor · 12,200 m² land

Property values on Palmer Mill Road

The council values Palmer Mill Road's 73 rated properties between $625,000 and $2,250,000. The middle half sit between about $1,069,000 and $1,457,000; the median is $1,220,000 and the mean $1,262,877.

Lowest: $625k$625kLowest10%: $970k20%: $1.04m20%30%: $1.1m40%: $1.15m40%Median: $1.22m60%: $1.28m60%70%: $1.39m80%: $1.53m80%90%: $1.61mHighest: $2.25m$2.25mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
13$1.36m0—
21$1.0m0—
325$1.17m2—
433$1.27m0—
5+5$1.5m1—

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

Palmer Mill Road compared with Wairakei

Palmer Mill Road's median council value is 23% above Wairakei's.

Palmer Mill RoadWairakeiTaupō
Median council value$1.22m$995k$860k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.37m$630k$850k
Sold in the last 12 months3.8%2.9%3.3%
Time between sales7.5 yrs7.8 yrs6.8 yrs
Median section42,101 m²39,283 m²854 m²
Median year built199019701990
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$6k

Palmer Mill Road house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2026 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $545k (8 sales)$545k2017: $785k (5 sales)20172018: $810k (7 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: $678k (4 sales)2021: $1.33m (7 sales)20212022: $1.5m (4 sales)$1.5m2024: $1.2m (3 sales)20242025: $1.25m (4 sales)2026: $1.37m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.37m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,372,500$4,461
20254$1,247,500$6,676
20243$1,200,000$5,293
20224$1,501,000$5,493
20217$1,330,000$5,536
20204$677,500$2,786
20191$800,000$3,810
20187$810,000$2,193
20175$785,000$3,202
20168$545,000$2,324

Recent sales on Palmer Mill Road

The homes on Palmer Mill Road

Palmer Mill Road has 79 houses. More were built in the 1990s than in any other decade (25%).

1930s: 1 (1 home)11930s1950s: 3 (3 homes)1960s: 6 (6 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 9 (9 homes)1980s1990s: 17 (17 homes)172000s: 14 (14 homes)2000s2010s: 10 (10 homes)2020s: 4 (4 homes)42020s

How long owners stay on Palmer Mill Road

Homes on Palmer Mill Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.5 years (Wairakei: 7.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 resales in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Building and resource consents on Palmer Mill Road

18building consents in the last 5 years

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