18 properties · Welcome Bay, Tauranga

Thornlea Drive, Welcome Bay

Thornlea Drive in Welcome Bay has 18 properties, valued by the council between $675,000 and $1,230,000 with a median of $780,000 (Welcome Bay: $850,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1990s. We estimate its homes at a median $777,500. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 11 Thornlea Drive, at $790,000.

$780kmedian council valuation
$778kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1990median year built
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18 properties on Thornlea Drive, Welcome Bay

Highest and lowest on Thornlea Drive

Highest-valued home16 Thornlea Drive$1,230,000council valuation · 5 bed · 388 m² floor · 822 m² land
Lowest-valued home14 Thornlea Drive$675,000council valuation · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 538 m² land
Highest sale in 202611 Thornlea Drive$790,000sold 1 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 676 m² land

Property values on Thornlea Drive

The council values Thornlea Drive's 18 rated properties between $675,000 and $1,230,000. The middle half sit between about $755,500 and $812,000; the median is $780,000 and the mean $799,722.

Lowest: $675k$675kLowest10%: $721k20%: $746k20%30%: $765k40%: $769k40%Median: $780k60%: $786k60%70%: $808k80%: $816k80%90%: $840kHighest: $1.23m$1.23mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
313$765k1—
44$815k0—
5+1$1.23m0—

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

Thornlea Drive compared with Welcome Bay

Thornlea Drive's median council value is 8% below Welcome Bay's.

Thornlea DriveWelcome BayTauranga
Median council value$780k$850k$875k
Sold in the last 12 months5.6%4.5%4%
Median section611 m²700 m²670 m²
Median year built199019901990
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$6k

Thornlea 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: $520k (4 sales)$520k20162017: $568k (2 sales)20172019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: $815k (2 sales)20222023: $989k (2 sales)$989k20232025: $715k (2 sales)$715k20252026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$790,000$4,938
20252$715,000$4,361
20232$989,000$3,976
20222$815,000$5,172
20211$1,285,000$3,312
20191$575,000$4,107
20172$567,500$3,016
20164$520,000$3,358

Recent sales on Thornlea Drive

The homes on Thornlea Drive

Thornlea Drive has 18 houses. Most were built in the 1990s (67%).

1970s: 2 (2 homes)21970s1990s: 12 (12 homes)121990s2000s: 4 (4 homes)42000s

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