99 properties · Te Karaka

Mōtū house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Mōtū is $96k.

$96kmedian council valuation
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101 properties in Mōtū

About Mōtū

Schools zoned for Mōtū

  • Motu Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Campion Collegesecondary · Years 7-15

Prices by bedrooms in Mōtū

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
311$240k0—$2,051

Price per square metre

$2,485per m² of floor, council capital values
$9per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Mōtū

  • 18 King Street$525,0008 Apr 2025 · 6 bed · 180 m² floor · 6,070 m² land
  • 3319 Whakarau Road$750,0002 May 2023 · 4 bed · 257 m² floor · 24.7 ha land
  • 1318 Motu Road$300,00019 Sept 2022 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 1,011 m² land
  • 18 King Street$435,00031 Mar 2019 · 6 bed · 180 m² floor · 6,070 m² land
  • 1318 Motu Road$85,00013 Oct 2017 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 1,011 m² land
  • 9 King Street$12,7564 Sept 2015 · 2 bed · 64 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 9 King Street$23,5001 May 2013 · 2 bed · 64 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 12 King Street$69,00014 Jul 2011 · 4 bed · 372 m² floor · 13,886 m² land
  • $10,0001 May 2010 · 1,012 m² land
  • $5,00018 Jan 2010 · 1,012 m² land
  • 3319 Whakarau Road$330,00013 May 2009 · 4 bed · 257 m² floor · 24.7 ha land
  • 1296 Motu Road$7,50026 May 2008 · 4,047 m² land

Who lives in Mōtū

About 132 people lived in Mōtū at the 2023 census (up 2% since 2018); their median age was about 35 (Te Karaka: 35); 42% of households owned their home (Te Karaka: 60%).

132people, 2023 (2018: 129)
35median age, about (Te Karaka: 35)
$70kmedian household income, about (Te Karaka: $80k)
42%of households own their home (2018: 47%)

Age

  • 30-64 years48%
  • 15-29 years23%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over9%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)69%
  • One-person household31%
  • Other multi-person household0%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European80%
  • Māori36%
  • Asian0%
  • Other Ethnicity0%
  • Pacific Peoples0%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand93%
  • Australia7%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Asia0%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%
  • Pacific Islands0%

Household income

  • $70,001-$100,00025%
  • $100,001-$150,00025%
  • $50,001-$70,00019%
  • $30,001-$50,00013%
  • $20,000 or less6%
  • $20,001-$30,0006%
  • $150,001-$200,0006%
  • $200,001 or more0%

Dwellings

  • Separate house90%
  • Joined dwelling5%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Level 4 certificate24%
  • Level 3 certificate18%
  • No qualification15%
  • Level 5 diploma9%
  • Level 1 certificate9%
  • Level 2 certificate9%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification9%
  • Level 6 diploma6%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Mōtū. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Streets in Mōtū

About property in Mōtū, Te Karaka

Every property in Mōtū, Te Karaka, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

Header photo: L Maule, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).