166 properties · Welcome Bay, Tauranga

Waitaha Road, Welcome Bay

Waitaha Road in Welcome Bay has 166 properties, valued by the council between $325,000 and $11,920,000 with a median of $785,000 (Welcome Bay: $850,000). More of its homes were built in the 1980s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $795,500. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $723,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 129 Waitaha Road, at $900,000.

$785kmedian council valuation
$796kour median estimate
$723kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1980median year built
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160 properties on Waitaha Road, Welcome Bay

Highest and lowest on Waitaha Road

Highest-valued home375 Waitaha Road$11,920,000council valuation · 352 m² floor · 126,178 m² land
Lowest-valued home248 Waitaha Road$325,000council valuation · 612 m² land
Highest sale in 2026129 Waitaha Road$900,000sold 22 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 961 m² land

Property values on Waitaha Road

The council values Waitaha Road's 128 rated properties between $325,000 and $11,920,000. The middle half sit between about $690,250 and $934,500; the median is $785,000 and the mean $1,080,781.

Lowest: $325k$325kLowest10%: $645k20%: $670k20%30%: $711k40%: $750k40%Median: $785k60%: $821k60%70%: $879k80%: $990k80%90%: $1.95mHighest: $11.92m$11.92mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$583k0—
371$720k4$719k
436$890k0—
5+8$1.57m1—

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

Waitaha Road compared with Welcome Bay

Waitaha Road's median council value is 8% below Welcome Bay's.

Waitaha RoadWelcome BayTauranga
Median council value$785k$850k$875k
Median sale, last 12 months$723k$825k$860k
Sold in the last 12 months3%4.4%3.9%
Time between sales6.7 yrs7.4 yrs7.6 yrs
Median section740 m²700 m²670 m²
Median year built198019901990
Council value per m² of floor$6k$5k$6k

Waitaha Road 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: $487k (16 sales)$487k20162017: $541k (6 sales)2018: $495k (4 sales)20182019: $595k (14 sales)2020: $690k (10 sales)20202021: $920k (7 sales)$920k2022: $630k (3 sales)20222023: $679k (9 sales)2024: $788k (8 sales)20242025: $765k (5 sales)2026: $719k (4 sales, this year so far)$719k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$719,000$6,780
20255$765,000$5,000
20248$787,500$4,923
20239$678,500$5,625
20223$630,000$5,920
20217$920,000$5,083
202010$690,000$3,855
201914$595,000$3,767
20184$494,500$3,439
20176$541,000$3,552
201616$486,750$3,829

Recent sales on Waitaha Road

The homes on Waitaha Road

Waitaha Road has 133 houses, 29 units and townhouses and 3 sections. More were built in the 1980s than in any other decade (34%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11920s1950s: 7 (7 homes)1960s: 3 (3 homes)1960s1970s: 21 (21 homes)1980s: 40 (40 homes)401980s1990s: 31 (31 homes)2000s: 12 (12 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Waitaha Road

Homes on Waitaha Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.7 years (Welcome Bay: 7.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 24 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 Waitaha Road

9building consents in the last 5 years
  • 263 Waitaha Road1 Jun 2025 · Building consentConstruct new retaining wall to replace existing retaining wall
  • 248 Waitaha Road1 Jun 2025 · Building consentInstall 100mm sewer connection to future lot 2
  • 305 Waitaha Road1 Feb 2025 · Building consentConstruct single-level two-bdrm dwg with an attached dbl gge kiwispan shed pool fence changes palisade & timber retaining walls oset system attenuation tank stormwater disposal
  • 185 Waitaha Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentInternal alterations to dwg. Reconfigure ground floor layout. Remove & replace specific doors & windows on north, south & west elevations.
  • 75 Waitaha Road1 Nov 2023 · Building consentConstruct detached gge

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