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Karori house prices and sales

Karori's median sale price over the last twelve months was $927k, across 183 sales, down 3% on the twelve months before.

$927kmedian sale, last 12 months · 183 sales · down 3%
$990kmedian council valuation
11.9 yrsmedian time between sales
WellingtonKarori ×
All 5,767For sale 44For rent 0Sold 161

5,767 properties in Karori

About Karori

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $870k and four-bedroom homes for $1.21m. Homes sold for a median $6,595 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Karori change hands every 11.9 years on median, against 10.5 across Wellington and 7.9 nationally. About 3.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Karori house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Karori's median sale price over the last twelve months was $927k, across 183 sales, down 3% on the twelve months before. Across Wellington it was $875k.

2016: $635k (285 sales)$635k20162017: $710k (226 sales)2018: $780k (217 sales)20182019: $804k (228 sales)2020: $920k (228 sales)20202021: $1.21m (237 sales)$1.21m2022: $1.05m (179 sales)20222023: $963k (148 sales)2024: $996k (198 sales)20242025: $950k (215 sales)2026: $911k (121 sales, this year so far)$911k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Wellington median
2026121$911,000$6,667$1,020$869,500
2025215$950,000$6,667$1,093$870,000
2024198$995,750$7,123$1,116$892,878
2023148$962,500$7,140$1,076$880,000
2022179$1,050,000$7,974$1,150$975,000
2021237$1,210,000$9,179$1,296$1,101,100
2020228$920,000$7,125$1,029$850,000
2019228$803,834$6,017$917$755,000
2018217$780,000$5,297$869$702,050
2017226$710,250$5,128$743$650,250
2016285$635,000$4,654$702$570,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Karori, down 5% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $945kDec 2024: $944kJan 2025: $938kFeb 2025: $936kMar 2025: $928kApr 2025: $919kMay 2025: $915kJun 2025: $915kJul 2025: $917kAug 2025: $920kSept 2025: $921kOct 2025: $923kNov 2025: $925kDec 2025: $924kJan 2026: $922kFeb 2026: $921kMar 2026: $917kApr 2026: $909kMay 2026: $896kJun 2026: $888kJul 2026: $885kAug 2026: $891kSept 2026: $897kOct 2026: $879k$945k$879kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $869k to $955k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Karori

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $752k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $870k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.21m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.72m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
176$845k2—$7,041
2552$700k18$752k$7,289
32,195$900k75$870k$6,700
41,692$1.19m64$1.21m$6,435
5+420$1.54m16$1.72m$5,667

Price per square metre

Homes in Karori sold for a median $6,595 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Wellington: $6,273); the land under houses sold for an estimated $1,016 per square metre (Wellington: $896). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$6,595per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$1,016per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,929per m² of floor, council capital values
$1,045per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Karori

How long owners stay in Karori

Homes in Karori change hands every 11.9 years on median, against 10.5 across Wellington and 7.9 nationally.

11.9 yearsmedian time between sales, Karori
10.5 yearsWellington
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.3%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Wellington: 1.6%)

By kind: houses 12.0 years, units & townhouses 13.0 years, apartments 8.7 years.

Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Who lives in Karori

About 14,610 people lived in Karori at the 2023 census (down 3% since 2018); their median age was about 40 (Wellington: 37); 75% of households owned their home (Wellington: 59%).

14,610people, 2023 (2018: 15,081)
40median age, about (Wellington: 37)
$152kmedian household income, about (Wellington: $140k)
75%of households own their home (2018: 75%)

Age

  • 30-64 years47%
  • 15-29 years21%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)72%
  • One-person household20%
  • Other multi-person household6%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European75%
  • Asian20%
  • Māori7%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand65%
  • Asia14%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland9%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
  • Australia2%
  • North America2%
  • Pacific Islands2%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more33%
  • $100,001-$150,00019%
  • $150,001-$200,00017%
  • $70,001-$100,00010%
  • $50,001-$70,0007%
  • $30,001-$50,0007%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%
  • $20,000 or less4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house76%
  • Joined dwelling23%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification25%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees13%
  • Masters degree13%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Level 2 certificate7%
  • No qualification6%
  • Level 1 certificate5%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Karori

89 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Karori in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Karori

All 89 real estate agents in Karori, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Karori

96building consents in the last 12 months ($16.02m of work)
  • 84 Messines Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentR2 - alterations existing detatched dwg - ensuite & bathrm
  • 54 Woodhouse Avenue1 Sept 2026 · Building consentR2 - alterations to dbl-storey house including new windows, door, ensuite, woodburner & internal reconfiguration
  • 22 Futuna Close1 Aug 2026 · Building consentR3 - timber remediation of an internal gutter & timber framing.
  • 5 Friend Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentC1 - minor work - removal on internal wall, new bracing at entry & replace bdrm ceiling lining.
  • 14 Wrights Hill Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentR2 - alt to existing 2 storey detached dwg - including new wet area tiled surface to existing bathrm & installation of new door.

Search building consents in Karori and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

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 Karori

157

About property in Karori, Wellington

Every property in Karori, Wellington, 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.

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