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Meander Drive, Welcome Bay

Meander Drive in Welcome Bay has 130 properties, valued by the council between $380,000 and $915,000 with a median of $610,000 (Welcome Bay: $850,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1990s. We estimate its homes at a median $645,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $690,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 4 Meander Drive, at $756,000.

$610kmedian council valuation
$645kour median estimate
$690kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1990median year built
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132 properties on Meander Drive, Welcome Bay

Highest and lowest on Meander Drive

Highest-valued home104 Meander Drive$915,000council valuation · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 816 m² land
Lowest-valued home12 Meander Drive$380,000council valuation · 70 m² floor · 610 m² land
Highest sale in 20264 Meander Drive$756,000sold 12 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 603 m² land

Property values on Meander Drive

The council values Meander Drive's 77 rated properties between $380,000 and $915,000. The middle half sit between about $560,000 and $683,500; the median is $610,000 and the mean $629,351.

Lowest: $380k$380kLowest10%: $519k20%: $555k20%30%: $565k40%: $600k40%Median: $610k60%: $645k60%70%: $670k80%: $697k80%90%: $751kHighest: $915k$915kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$510k0—
360$603k7$685k
412$745k1—
5+1$845k0—

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

Meander Drive compared with Welcome Bay

Meander Drive's median council value is 28% below Welcome Bay's.

Meander DriveWelcome BayTauranga
Median council value$610k$850k$875k
Median sale, last 12 months$690k$825k$860k
Sold in the last 12 months6.2%4.4%3.9%
Time between sales6.9 yrs7.4 yrs7.6 yrs
Median section602 m²700 m²670 m²
Median year built199019901990
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$6k

Meander 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: $399k (10 sales)$399k20162017: $395k (3 sales)2018: $460k (11 sales)20182019: $467k (11 sales)2020: $540k (7 sales)20202021: $683k (4 sales)2022: $625k (3 sales)20222023: $675k (5 sales)2024: $578k (6 sales)20242025: $630k (5 sales)2026: $690k (6 sales, this year so far)$690k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20266$690,000$6,416
20255$630,000$4,893
20246$577,500$6,255
20235$675,000$5,870
20223$625,000$5,792
20214$682,500$5,302
20207$540,000$4,060
201911$467,157$4,110
201811$460,000$3,723
20173$395,000$4,202
201610$398,500$3,195

Recent sales on Meander Drive

The homes on Meander Drive

Meander Drive has 69 units and townhouses and 61 houses. Most were built in the 1990s (61%).

1980s: 19 (19 homes)191980s1990s: 46 (46 homes)461990s2000s: 11 (11 homes)112000s

How long owners stay on Meander Drive

Homes on Meander Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.9 years (Welcome Bay: 7.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 26 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 Meander Drive

7building consents in the last 5 years
  • 41A Meander Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAlterations to dwg - laundry relocated to ground floor gge. Gge converted to office, laundry, bathrm & store.
  • 91 Meander Drive1 Nov 2025 · Building consentAlt to dwg - reclad of a 1.8 m2 area on upper floor. Remove harditex & reclad with palliside.
  • 101 Meander Drive1 Oct 2025 · Building consentAlterations to dwg. Convert gge to living room - bathrm & laundry. Add new first floor deck
  • 8 Meander Drive1 Jul 2022 · Building consentAlt to existing dwg re clad of existing residence to meet requirements. Redesign of incorrectly attached decks.
  • 14 Meander Drive1 May 2022 · Building consentDeck add to existing house alongside existing deck, external private stairs to ground level backyard

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