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Otipua Road, Watlington

Otipua Road in Watlington has 134 properties, valued by the council between $275,000 and $1,000,000 with a median of $445,000 (Watlington: $425,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $471,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $454,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 100A Otipua Road, at $610,000.

$445kmedian council valuation
$471kour median estimate
$455kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1930median year built
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134 properties on Otipua Road, Watlington

Highest and lowest on Otipua Road

Highest-valued home176 Otipua Road$1,000,000council valuation · 4 bed · 206 m² floor · 1,738 m² land
Lowest-valued home119A Otipua Road$275,000council valuation · 48 m² floor · 537 m² land
Highest sale in 2026100A Otipua Road$610,000sold 6 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 176 m² floor · 478 m² land

Property values on Otipua Road

The council values Otipua Road's 125 rated properties between $275,000 and $1,000,000. The middle half sit between about $402,500 and $520,000; the median is $445,000 and the mean $473,640.

Lowest: $275k$275kLowest10%: $375k20%: $395k20%30%: $410k40%: $428k40%Median: $445k60%: $475k60%70%: $510k80%: $530k80%90%: $606kHighest: $1.0m$1.0mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
211$395k1—
392$440k3$449k
416$553k0—
5+4$630k0—

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

Otipua Road compared with Watlington

Otipua Road's median council value is 5% above Watlington's.

Otipua RoadWatlingtonTimaru
Median council value$445k$425k$500k
Median sale, last 12 months$455k$470k$535k
Sold in the last 12 months3%3.7%4.1%
Time between sales10.4 yrs7.7 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section787 m²728 m²754 m²
Median year built193019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$3k$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: $310k (12 sales)$310k20162017: $330k (10 sales)2018: $283k (5 sales)20182019: $395k (6 sales)2020: $342k (11 sales)20202021: $470k (13 sales)2022: $415k (5 sales)20222023: $547k (7 sales)$547k2024: $479k (5 sales)20242025: $499k (6 sales)2026: $455k (4 sales, this year so far)$455k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$454,500$3,587
20256$498,500$3,854
20245$479,000$3,958
20237$547,000$3,419
20225$415,000$3,250
202113$470,000$3,348
202011$342,028$3,062
20196$394,500$2,972
20185$282,500$2,265
201710$329,500$2,990
201612$310,250$2,433

Recent sales on Otipua Road

The homes on Otipua Road

Otipua Road has 127 houses and 7 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (19%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11910s: 20 (20 homes)1910s1920s: 19 (19 homes)1930s: 24 (24 homes)241930s1940s: 19 (19 homes)1950s: 15 (15 homes)1950s1960s: 18 (18 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2010s: 3 (3 homes)32010s

How long owners stay on Otipua Road

Homes on Otipua Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.4 years (Watlington: 7.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 29 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.

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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.