19 properties · Wharewaka, Taupō

Kara Place, Wharewaka

Kara Place in Wharewaka has 19 properties, valued by the council between $500,000 and $1,560,000 with a median of $1,165,000 (Wharewaka: $1,087,500). Most of its homes were built in the 2010s. We estimate its homes at a median $1,195,000. The last sale we have was in October 2023, for $1,044,000.

$1.17mmedian council valuation
$1.2mour median estimate
2010median year built
TaupōWharewaka ×Kara Place ×

19 properties on Kara Place, Wharewaka

Highest and lowest on Kara Place

Highest-valued home8 Kara Place$1,560,000council valuation · 4 bed · 279 m² floor · 1,415 m² land
Lowest-valued home18 Kara Place$500,000council valuation · 4 bed · 812 m² land

Property values on Kara Place

The council values Kara Place's 16 rated properties between $500,000 and $1,560,000. The middle half sit between about $1,060,000 and $1,200,000; the median is $1,165,000 and the mean $1,141,250.

Lowest: $500k$500kLowest10%: $1.03m20%: $1.04m20%30%: $1.08m40%: $1.12m40%Median: $1.17m60%: $1.18m60%70%: $1.19m80%: $1.21m80%90%: $1.35mHighest: $1.56m$1.56mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
34$1.23m0—
412$1.11m0—

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

Kara Place compared with Wharewaka

Kara Place's median council value is 7% above Wharewaka's.

Kara PlaceWharewakaTaupō
Median council value$1.17m$1.09m$860k
Median section790 m²663 m²854 m²
Median year built201020201990
Council value per m² of floor$5k$6k$6k

Kara Place house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2023 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $230k (3 sales)$230k20162017: $250k (11 sales)20172018: $268k (4 sales)20182019: $309k (4 sales)20192020: $728k (5 sales)20202021: $1.16m (4 sales)$1.16m20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2023
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20231$1,044,000$5,381
20221$1,485,000$6,939
20214$1,160,000$5,431
20205$728,000$3,705
20194$309,000$1,401
20184$267,500$1,169
201711$250,000$1,179
20163$230,434$1,061

Recent sales on Kara Place

  • 10 Kara Place$1,044,00013 Oct 2023 · 4 bed · 194 m² floor · 801 m² land
  • 11 Kara Place$1,485,00022 Apr 2022 · 3 bed · 214 m² floor · 1,148 m² land
  • 2 Kara Place$1,625,50011 Oct 2021 · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 858 m² land
  • 21 Kara Place$925,00027 Jun 2021 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 685 m² land
  • 11 Kara Place$1,395,00017 Jun 2021 · 3 bed · 214 m² floor · 1,148 m² land
  • 10 Kara Place$915,0001 Apr 2021 · 4 bed · 194 m² floor · 801 m² land
  • 5 Kara Place$340,00017 Dec 2020 · 3 bed · 209 m² floor · 769 m² land
  • 23 Kara Place$830,0002 Dec 2020 · 4 bed · 224 m² floor · 867 m² land
  • 2 Kara Place$300,0003 Sept 2020 · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 858 m² land
  • 11 Kara Place$870,00019 Jul 2020 · 3 bed · 214 m² floor · 1,148 m² land
  • 15 Kara Place$728,00019 Feb 2020 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 700 m² land
  • 16 Kara Place$328,00029 Nov 2019 · 4 bed · 232 m² floor · 859 m² land
  • 5 Kara Place$290,00026 Nov 2019 · 3 bed · 209 m² floor · 769 m² land
  • 10 Kara Place$725,00014 Oct 2019 · 4 bed · 194 m² floor · 801 m² land
  • 14 Kara Place$260,0002 Jan 2019 · 3 bed · 219 m² floor · 811 m² land
  • 12 Kara Place$265,00027 Mar 2018 · 4 bed · 232 m² floor · 776 m² land
  • 3 Kara Place$270,00019 Mar 2018 · 4 bed · 231 m² floor · 769 m² land
  • 7 Kara Place$255,00015 Mar 2018 · 4 bed · 177 m² floor · 779 m² land
  • 3 Kara Place$270,0007 Mar 2018 · 4 bed · 231 m² floor · 769 m² land
  • 21 Kara Place$250,00031 Oct 2017 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 685 m² land

The homes on Kara Place

Kara Place has 18 houses and 1 section. Most were built in the 2010s (60%).

2010s: 9 (9 homes)92010s2020s: 6 (6 homes)62020s

Building and resource consents on Kara Place

5building consents in the last 5 years
  • 21 Kara Place1 Dec 2025 · Building consentRelocation of existing dwg, new decks & services
  • 21 Kara Place1 Sept 2025 · Building consentNew shed
  • 21 Kara Place1 May 2025 · Building consentPartial rebuild of single storey 4 bdrm dwg with
  • 14 Kara Place1 Aug 2024 · Building consentInstallation of new metro rad plus 16 kw output freestanding
  • 8 Kara Place1 Aug 2022 · Building consentNew single level dwg. Concrete rib raft foundation

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