18 properties · Matua, Tauranga

Whakaruru Place, Matua

Whakaruru Place in Matua has 18 properties, valued by the council between $825,000 and $1,140,000 with a median of $920,000 (Matua: $1,020,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1990s. We estimate its homes at a median $953,000. The last sale we have was in February 2024, for $1,130,000.

$920kmedian council valuation
$953kour median estimate
1990median year built
TaurangaMatua ×Whakaruru Place ×

18 properties on Whakaruru Place, Matua

Highest and lowest on Whakaruru Place

Highest-valued home21 Whakaruru Place$1,140,000council valuation · 4 bed · 243 m² floor · 480 m² land
Lowest-valued home19 Whakaruru Place$825,000council valuation · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 500 m² land

Property values on Whakaruru Place

The council values Whakaruru Place's 17 rated properties between $825,000 and $1,140,000. The middle half sit between about $877,000 and $999,000; the median is $920,000 and the mean $939,118.

Lowest: $825k$825kLowest10%: $838k20%: $859k20%30%: $895k40%: $899k40%Median: $920k60%: $940k60%70%: $973k80%: $1.02m80%90%: $1.04mHighest: $1.14m$1.14mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
38$895k0—
49$960k0—

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

Whakaruru Place compared with Matua

Whakaruru Place's median council value is 10% below Matua's.

Whakaruru PlaceMatuaTauranga
Median council value$920k$1.02m$875k
Median section500 m²711 m²670 m²
Median year built199019701990
Council value per m² of floor$5k$6k$6k

Whakaruru Place house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2024 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2017: $583k (2 sales)$583k20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192021: $1000k (2 sales)20212024: $1.08m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.08m2024
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20242$1,080,000$5,684
20212$999,750$5,591
20191$720,000$3,789
20181$707,500$3,724
20172$582,500$2,708

Recent sales on Whakaruru Place

The homes on Whakaruru Place

Whakaruru Place has 18 houses. Most were built in the 1990s (94%).

1990s: 16 (16 homes)161990s2000s: 1 (1 home)12000s

Building and resource consents on Whakaruru Place

5building consents in the last 5 years
  • 5 Whakaruru Place1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAlterations to dwg - alterations to dwg - acrylic showers changed to tiled showers. Re-tiling of bathrm & ensuite.
  • 5 Whakaruru Place1 Sept 2025 · Building consentNew 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge.
  • 6 Whakaruru Place1 Dec 2024 · Building consentAlterations to dwg. Partial re-clad. Replace laundry window.
  • 15 Whakaruru Place1 Jun 2024 · Building consentAlterations to dwg re-clad replace windows & door
  • 21 Whakaruru Place1 Dec 2023 · Building consentAlt to existing dwg remove existing plaster cladding & windows in plastered areas, replace with new dbl glazed joinery & weatherboard cladding.

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