53 properties · Bowentown, Waihi Beach

Papaunahi Road, Bowentown

Papaunahi Road in Bowentown has 53 properties, valued by the council between $600,000 and $2,490,000 with a median of $1,200,000 (Bowentown: $1,160,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1990s. We estimate its homes at a median $1,160,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,255,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 52 Papaunahi Road, at $1,255,000.

$1.2mmedian council valuation
$1.16mour median estimate
$1.25mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1990median year built
Waihi BeachBowentown ×Papaunahi Road ×

53 properties on Papaunahi Road, Bowentown

Highest and lowest on Papaunahi Road

Highest-valued home25 Papaunahi Road$2,490,000council valuation · 5 bed · 276 m² floor · 759 m² land
Lowest-valued home41 Papaunahi Road$600,000council valuation · 403 m² land
Highest sale in 202652 Papaunahi Road$1,255,000sold 19 Jan 2026 · 4 bed · 135 m² floor · 631 m² land

Property values on Papaunahi Road

The council values Papaunahi Road's 51 rated properties between $600,000 and $2,490,000. The middle half sit between about $1,110,000 and $1,435,000; the median is $1,200,000 and the mean $1,267,647.

Lowest: $600k$600kLowest10%: $990k20%: $1.07m20%30%: $1.15m40%: $1.16m40%Median: $1.2m60%: $1.23m60%70%: $1.38m80%: $1.49m80%90%: $1.66mHighest: $2.49m$2.49mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
326$1.16m1—
416$1.34m2—
5+5$1.51m0—

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

Papaunahi Road compared with Bowentown

Papaunahi Road's median council value is 3% above Bowentown's.

Papaunahi RoadBowentownWaihi Beach
Median council value$1.2m$1.16m$1.16m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.25m$1.18m$1.1m
Sold in the last 12 months5.7%2.4%3.4%
Median section672 m²672 m²752 m²
Median year built199019901990
Council value per m² of floor$8k$8k$8k

Papaunahi 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: $640k (7 sales)$640k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $733k (5 sales)20182020: $790k (2 sales)20202022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)20252026: $1.05m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.05m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,050,000$6,995
20251$1,465,000$5,813
20241$900,000$18,000
20221$1,399,000$14,726
20202$790,000$4,146
20185$732,500$4,191
20171$900,000$3,571
20167$640,000$3,237

Recent sales on Papaunahi Road

The homes on Papaunahi Road

Papaunahi Road has 52 houses and 1 section. Most were built in the 1990s (54%).

1970s: 1 (1 home)11970s1980s: 5 (5 homes)1980s1990s: 26 (26 homes)261990s2000s: 6 (6 homes)2000s2010s: 10 (10 homes)102010s

Building and resource consents on Papaunahi Road

3building consents in the last 5 years
  • 27A Papaunahi Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentThree bdrm, two storey dwg with lift & retaining wall
  • 17 Papaunahi Road1 Jan 2024 · Building consentAdditions to existing gge
  • 19 Papaunahi Road1 Aug 2023 · Building consentReplacement roofing, exterior cladding & external windows & doors

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