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Makara Road, Karori

Makara Road in Karori has 95 properties, valued by the council between $1,500 and $1,250,000 with a median of $830,000 (Karori: $990,000). More of its homes were built in the 2010s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $766,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $923,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 3/6 Makara Road, at $940,000.

$830kmedian council valuation
$766kour median estimate
$923kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1960median year built
WellingtonKarori ×Makara Road ×

95 properties on Makara Road, Karori

Highest and lowest on Makara Road

Highest-valued home85 Makara Road$1,250,000council valuation · 4 bed · 203 m² floor · 571 m² land
Lowest-valued home80A Makara Road$1,500council valuation · 16 m² land
Highest sale in 20263/6 Makara Road$940,000sold 21 Feb 2026 · 127 m² floor

Property values on Makara Road

The council values Makara Road's 86 rated properties between $1,500 and $1,250,000. The middle half sit between about $790,000 and $910,000; the median is $830,000 and the mean $844,669.

Lowest: $2k$2kLowest10%: $700k20%: $780k20%30%: $800k40%: $820k40%Median: $830k60%: $850k60%70%: $880k80%: $940k80%90%: $1.0mHighest: $1.25m$1.25mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
13$880k0—
27$680k0—
353$830k4$855k
49$1.0m0—
5+2$985k0—

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

Makara Road compared with Karori

Makara Road's median council value is 16% below Karori's.

Makara RoadKaroriWellington
Median council value$830k$990k$900k
Median sale, last 12 months$923k$928k$875k
Sold in the last 12 months5.3%3.3%1.7%
Time between sales7.7 yrs11.8 yrs10.5 yrs
Median section589 m²557 m²569 m²
Median year built196019601970
Council value per m² of floor$7k$7k$6k

Makara 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: $633k (6 sales)$633k2017: $630k (5 sales)20172018: $630k (5 sales)2019: $753k (10 sales)20192021: $1.29m (9 sales)$1.29m2022: $780k (5 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $1.0m (8 sales)20242025: $886k (4 sales)2026: $923k (4 sales, this year so far)$923k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$923,000$7,153
20254$886,000$7,295
20248$1,005,000$8,204
20231$680,000$6,800
20225$780,000$7,045
20219$1,295,000$9,533
201910$752,500$5,958
20185$630,000$6,461
20175$630,000$5,164
20166$632,521$4,868

Recent sales on Makara Road

The homes on Makara Road

Makara Road has 66 houses, 20 apartments, 6 units and townhouses and 1 section. More were built in the 2010s than in any other decade (21%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21920s: 3 (3 homes)1920s1930s: 5 (5 homes)1940s: 7 (7 homes)1940s1950s: 10 (10 homes)1960s: 16 (16 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2000s: 5 (5 homes)2000s2010s: 18 (18 homes)182020s: 11 (11 homes)112020s

How long owners stay on Makara Road

Homes on Makara Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.7 years (Karori: 11.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 17 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 Makara Road

3building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 53 Makara Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentR3 - remove & replace existing tiled roof with new profiled metal roof.
  • 105 Makara Road1 Apr 2022 · Building consentR1 - new metrofires freestanding wood burner with wetback - flue through existing roof penetration.
  • 91A Makara Road1 Nov 2021 · Building consentR3 - re-clad, additions & alterations two-storey in part detached dwg.
  • 75 Makara Road2 Dec 2022 · Resource consentLand Use: Multi-unit development

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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.