111 properties · Welcome Bay, Tauranga

Forrester Drive, Welcome Bay

Forrester Drive in Welcome Bay has 111 properties, valued by the council between $590,000 and $1,930,000 with a median of $940,000 (Welcome Bay: $850,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1980s. We estimate its homes at a median $953,000. 6 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $943,333. The highest sale in 2026 was 47 Forrester Drive, at $1,175,000.

$940kmedian council valuation
$953kour median estimate
$943kmedian sale, last 12 months · 6 sales
1980median year built
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111 properties on Forrester Drive, Welcome Bay

Highest and lowest on Forrester Drive

Highest-valued home35 Forrester Drive$1,930,000council valuation · 5 bed · 404 m² floor · 1,055 m² land
Lowest-valued home2 Forrester Drive$590,000council valuation · 2 bed · 80 m² floor
Highest sale in 202647 Forrester Drive$1,175,000sold 25 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 178 m² floor · 769 m² land

Property values on Forrester Drive

The council values Forrester Drive's 94 rated properties between $590,000 and $1,930,000. The middle half sit between about $816,000 and $1,149,000; the median is $940,000 and the mean $1,001,809.

Lowest: $590k$590kLowest10%: $737k20%: $798k20%30%: $834k40%: $901k40%Median: $940k60%: $1.03m60%70%: $1.08m80%: $1.22m80%90%: $1.35mHighest: $1.93m$1.93mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$1.14m0—
25$630k0—
331$810k2—
445$1.01m3$960k
5+11$1.26m1—

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

Forrester Drive compared with Welcome Bay

Forrester Drive's median council value is 11% above Welcome Bay's.

Forrester DriveWelcome BayTauranga
Median council value$940k$850k$875k
Median sale, last 12 months$943k$825k$860k
Sold in the last 12 months5.4%4.5%4%
Time between sales6.5 yrs7.4 yrs7.6 yrs
Median section750 m²700 m²670 m²
Median year built198019901990
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$6k

Forrester Drive 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: $755k (8 sales)$755k20162017: $668k (2 sales)2018: $700k (8 sales)20182019: $606k (10 sales)2020: $813k (6 sales)20202021: $961k (2 sales)2022: $901k (2 sales)20222023: $838k (2 sales)2024: $1.16m (4 sales)$1.16m20242025: $758k (8 sales)2026: $960k (5 sales, this year so far)$960k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20265$960,000$5,205
20258$757,500$5,534
20244$1,160,000$4,928
20232$837,500$5,278
20222$901,000$5,145
20212$960,500$5,995
20206$812,500$3,929
201910$605,500$4,007
20188$699,500$3,748
20172$667,500$3,142
20168$755,000$3,505

Recent sales on Forrester Drive

The homes on Forrester Drive

Forrester Drive has 91 houses and 20 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1980s (55%).

1960s: 1 (1 home)11960s1970s: 28 (28 homes)1970s1980s: 52 (52 homes)521980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)1990s2000s: 6 (6 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)12010s

How long owners stay on Forrester Drive

Homes on Forrester Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.5 years (Welcome Bay: 7.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 22 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 Forrester Drive

6building consents in the last 5 years
  • 69 Forrester Drive1 Oct 2023 · Building consentConstruct a 2 storey, 3 bdrm dwg with attached triple gge
  • 59 Forrester Drive1 Oct 2023 · Building consentAlterations to dwg. Full re-roof, partial wall re-clad, removal of bay window & re-instate of foundation wall to align with existing exterior wall. Removal of all internal wall & ceiling li
  • 76 Forrester Drive1 May 2023 · Building consentFoundations & connection to existing services for a new relocatable building to be used as a sleepout
  • 37 Forrester Drive1 Sept 2022 · Building consentInstallation of freestanding firenzo contessa solid fuel heater.
  • 107 Forrester Drive1 Aug 2022 · Building consentInstall freestanding metro wee rad woody solid fuel heater with wetback

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