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Otipua Road, Highfield

Otipua Road in Highfield has 137 properties, valued by the council between $230,000 and $1,360,000 with a median of $555,000 (Highfield: $550,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $580,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $590,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 264D Otipua Road, at $916,000.

$555kmedian council valuation
$580kour median estimate
$590kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1940median year built
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137 properties on Otipua Road, Highfield

Highest and lowest on Otipua Road

Highest-valued home258 Otipua Road$1,360,000council valuation · 5 bed · 400 m² floor · 1,457 m² land
Lowest-valued home247B Otipua Road$230,000council valuation · 432 m² land
Highest sale in 2026264D Otipua Road$916,000sold 18 May 2026 · 3 bed · 169 m² floor · 511 m² land

Property values on Otipua Road

The council values Otipua Road's 118 rated properties between $230,000 and $1,360,000. The middle half sit between about $462,750 and $680,000; the median is $555,000 and the mean $593,008.

Lowest: $230k$230kLowest10%: $409k20%: $450k20%30%: $476k40%: $518k40%Median: $555k60%: $580k60%70%: $630k80%: $730k80%90%: $800kHighest: $1.36m$1.36mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
28$428k0—
375$530k4$553k
418$710k2—
5+6$1.25m0—

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

Otipua Road compared with Highfield

Otipua Road's median council value is about the same as Highfield's.

Otipua RoadHighfieldTimaru
Median council value$555k$550k$495k
Median sale, last 12 months$590k$590k$534k
Sold in the last 12 months5.8%4.5%4.1%
Time between sales6.3 yrs8.3 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section738 m²733 m²754 m²
Median year built194019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Otipua 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: $330k (5 sales)$330k20162017: $365k (8 sales)2018: $342k (5 sales)20182019: $327k (10 sales)2020: $490k (6 sales)20202021: $435k (13 sales)2022: $542k (8 sales)20222023: $495k (7 sales)2024: $730k (6 sales)$730k20242025: $565k (8 sales)2026: $590k (7 sales, this year so far)$590k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20267$590,000$3,639
20258$565,000$4,048
20246$729,750$3,841
20237$495,000$3,783
20228$541,500$3,767
202113$435,000$3,045
20206$490,008$3,947
201910$326,750$2,408
20185$342,000$2,611
20178$365,000$3,019
20165$330,000$2,560

Recent sales on Otipua Road

The homes on Otipua Road

Otipua Road has 104 houses, 24 units and townhouses, 6 sections and 3 apartments. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (17%).

1910s: 14 (14 homes)141920s: 19 (19 homes)191920s1930s: 16 (16 homes)1940s: 12 (12 homes)1940s1950s: 8 (8 homes)1960s: 4 (4 homes)1960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 5 (5 homes)2000s: 8 (8 homes)2000s2010s: 9 (9 homes)2020s: 10 (10 homes)102020s

How long owners stay on Otipua Road

Homes on Otipua Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.3 years (Highfield: 8.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 32 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 Otipua Road

52building consents in the last 5 years

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