34 properties · Otūmoetai, Tauranga

Karaka Road, Otūmoetai

Karaka Road in Otūmoetai has 34 properties, valued by the council between $725,000 and $1,590,000 with a median of $900,000 (Otūmoetai: $895,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $966,000. The last sale we have was in September 2025, for $750,000.

$900kmedian council valuation
$966kour median estimate
1970median year built
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34 properties on Karaka Road, Otūmoetai

Highest and lowest on Karaka Road

Highest-valued home36 Karaka Road$1,590,000council valuation · 5 bed · 252 m² floor · 1,067 m² land
Lowest-valued home2B Karaka Road$725,000council valuation · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 413 m² land

Property values on Karaka Road

The council values Karaka Road's 30 rated properties between $725,000 and $1,590,000. The middle half sit between about $842,500 and $993,000; the median is $900,000 and the mean $943,000.

Lowest: $725k$725kLowest10%: $774k20%: $835k20%30%: $850k40%: $893k40%Median: $900k60%: $922k60%70%: $950k80%: $1.04m80%90%: $1.12mHighest: $1.59m$1.59mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
21$735k0—
316$850k0—
412$950k0—
5+1$1.59m0—

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

Karaka Road compared with Otūmoetai

Karaka Road's median council value is about the same as Otūmoetai's.

Karaka RoadOtūmoetaiTauranga
Median council value$900k$895k$875k
Time between sales9.3 yrs9.2 yrs7.6 yrs
Median section502 m²712 m²670 m²
Median year built197019701990
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$6k

Karaka Road 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: $728k (2 sales)$728k20162017: $890k (3 sales)20172021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: $920k (5 sales)20222023: $1.17m (3 sales)$1.17m20232025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$750,000$9,615
20233$1,170,000$6,542
20225$920,000$8,070
20211$1,050,000$4,357
20173$890,000$4,317
20162$727,500$4,164

Recent sales on Karaka Road

  • 1 Karaka Road$750,0003 Sept 2025 · 2 bed · 78 m² floor
  • 36 Karaka Road$1,700,00012 Aug 2023 · 5 bed · 252 m² floor · 1,067 m² land
  • 9 Karaka Road$785,00016 Jun 2023 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 418 m² land
  • 40B Karaka Road$1,170,00012 Apr 2023 · 4 bed · 241 m² floor · 502 m² land
  • 2B Karaka Road$810,00016 Aug 2022 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 413 m² land
  • 34B Karaka Road$940,00012 Aug 2022 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 434 m² land
  • 23 Karaka Road$1,165,00013 Jun 2022 · 4 bed · 140 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 1 Karaka Road$780,0007 Apr 2022 · 2 bed · 78 m² floor
  • 18 Karaka Road$920,00016 Mar 2022 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor
  • 40B Karaka Road$1,050,00025 Mar 2021 · 4 bed · 241 m² floor · 502 m² land
  • 9 Karaka Road$518,00021 Sept 2017 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 418 m² land
  • 32 Karaka Road$895,0007 Sept 2017 · 4 bed · 210 m² floor · 976 m² land
  • 28 Karaka Road$890,00011 May 2017 · 4 bed · 205 m² floor · 665 m² land
  • 23 Karaka Road$765,00028 Sept 2016 · 4 bed · 140 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 40B Karaka Road$690,00028 Jan 2016 · 4 bed · 241 m² floor · 502 m² land
  • 23 Karaka Road$530,00018 Nov 2015 · 4 bed · 140 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 9A Karaka Road$455,00010 Aug 2015 · 3 bed · 176 m² floor · 391 m² land
  • 40A Karaka Road$447,00015 May 2015 · 3 bed · 164 m² floor · 781 m² land
  • 2A Karaka Road$510,0006 Dec 2014 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 401 m² land
  • 21 Karaka Road$500,00031 Oct 2014 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 809 m² land

The homes on Karaka Road

Karaka Road has 32 houses and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (27%).

1950s: 8 (8 homes)81950s1960s: 6 (6 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 8 (8 homes)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

How long owners stay on Karaka Road

Homes on Karaka Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.3 years (Otūmoetai: 9.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 Karaka Road

3building consents in the last 5 years
  • 34B Karaka Road1 May 2024 · Building consentAlterations to dwg - convert gge to living area
  • 40A Karaka Road1 Jan 2024 · Building consentAdd & alt to dwg. 36.1sq.M timber framed two-bdrm extension
  • 38A Karaka Road1 Oct 2022 · Building consentReclad, deck extension & eaves extension.

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