81 properties · Kensington, Timaru

Otipua Road, Kensington

Otipua Road in Kensington has 81 properties, valued by the council between $280,000 and $830,000 with a median of $430,000 (Kensington: $405,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $454,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $483,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 18A Otipua Road, at $483,000.

$430kmedian council valuation
$454kour median estimate
$483kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1940median year built
TimaruKensington ×Otipua Road ×

81 properties on Otipua Road, Kensington

Highest and lowest on Otipua Road

Highest-valued home78 Otipua Road$830,000council valuation · 5 bed · 320 m² floor · 1,606 m² land
Lowest-valued home1 Otipua Road$280,000council valuation · 3 bed · 94 m² floor · 523 m² land
Highest sale in 202618A Otipua Road$483,000sold 4 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 240 m² floor · 1,044 m² land

Property values on Otipua Road

The council values Otipua Road's 79 rated properties between $280,000 and $830,000. The middle half sit between about $387,500 and $492,500; the median is $430,000 and the mean $453,734.

Lowest: $280k$280kLowest10%: $368k20%: $380k20%30%: $395k40%: $406k40%Median: $430k60%: $445k60%70%: $475k80%: $510k80%90%: $560kHighest: $830k$830kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
29$425k1—
361$425k2—
47$540k0—
5+1$830k0—

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

Otipua Road compared with Kensington

Otipua Road's median council value is 6% above Kensington's.

Otipua RoadKensingtonTimaru
Median council value$430k$405k$500k
Median sale, last 12 months$483k$420k$535k
Sold in the last 12 months3.7%5%4.1%
Time between sales13.4 yrs8.7 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section693 m²686 m²754 m²
Median year built194019501960
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: $315k (6 sales)$315k20162017: $333k (3 sales)2018: $295k (6 sales)20182019: $329k (6 sales)2020: $345k (3 sales)20202021: $500k (5 sales)2022: $436k (2 sales)20222023: $460k (5 sales)2024: $576k (4 sales)$576k20242025: $515k (5 sales)$515k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$483,000$2,012
20255$515,000$3,852
20244$576,000$3,960
20235$460,000$4,182
20222$436,125$3,910
20215$500,000$4,132
20203$345,000$3,225
20196$328,806$3,005
20186$295,000$2,559
20173$332,750$3,231
20166$314,750$2,536

Recent sales on Otipua Road

  • 18A Otipua Road$483,0004 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 240 m² floor · 1,044 m² land
  • 66 Otipua Road$455,0007 Oct 2025 · 2 bed · 111 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 65 Otipua Road$515,0001 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 123 m² floor · 857 m² land
  • 2 Otipua Road$645,00026 Jun 2025 · 4 bed · 308 m² floor · 637 m² land
  • 50 Otipua Road$470,00016 Jun 2025 · 3 bed · 122 m² floor · 607 m² land
  • 74A Otipua Road$590,00021 Feb 2025 · 4 bed · 207 m² floor · 1,132 m² land
  • 70B Otipua Road$677,00012 Dec 2024 · 161 m² floor · 414 m² land
  • 12A Otipua Road$573,00023 Sept 2024 · 4 bed · 143 m² floor · 2,494 m² land
  • 36 Otipua Road$579,00030 Jan 2024 · 2 bed · 148 m² floor · 1,085 m² land
  • 58 Otipua Road$420,00025 Jan 2024 · 2 bed · 124 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 55 Otipua Road$460,00010 Aug 2023 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 554 m² land
  • 68 Otipua Road$450,0009 Aug 2023 · 2 bed · 130 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 80 Otipua Road$440,0008 Mar 2023 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor · 455 m² land
  • 49 Otipua Road$463,0004 Mar 2023 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 524 m² land
  • 11A Otipua Road$575,0005 Feb 2023 · 3 bed · 103 m² floor · 1,292 m² land
  • 59 Otipua Road$442,2501 Aug 2022 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 938 m² land
  • 31 Otipua Road$430,00014 Apr 2022 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 751 m² land
  • 7A Otipua Road$480,0003 Sept 2021 · 2 bed · 63 m² floor · 1,408 m² land
  • 28 Otipua Road$226,0006 May 2021 · 3 bed · 115 m² floor · 741 m² land
  • 2D Otipua Road$500,00018 Feb 2021 · 2 bed · 121 m² floor · 417 m² land

The homes on Otipua Road

Otipua Road has 81 houses. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (23%).

1890s: 1 (1 home)11910s: 2 (2 homes)1910s1920s: 8 (8 homes)1930s: 18 (18 homes)181930s1940s: 17 (17 homes)1950s: 13 (13 homes)1950s1960s: 7 (7 homes)1970s: 4 (4 homes)1970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 5 (5 homes)52020s

How long owners stay on Otipua Road

Homes on Otipua Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 13.4 years (Kensington: 8.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 14 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

7building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 72 Otipua Road1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstall masport Rangitata beveled inbuilt woodburner
  • 6A Otipua Road1 Oct 2024 · Building consentInstall maxen cargill 350-d freestanding woodburner
  • 58 Otipua Road1 Apr 2024 · Building consentInstall Woodsman Coleridge (pedestal) freestanding woodburner
  • 80A Otipua Road1 Apr 2024 · Building consentDwg alt (bathrm/laundry)
  • 70A Otipua Road1 Apr 2022 · Building consentErect two dwgs with attached garages
  • 12A Otipua Road22 Apr 2025 · Resource consentCreate Three Residential Allotments
  • 12A Otipua Road22 Apr 2025 · Resource consentCreate Three Residential Allotments
  • 70B Otipua Road6 Oct 2022 · Resource consentTwo Lot Residential Subdivision

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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.