339 properties · Tawa, Wellington

Main Road, Tawa

Main Road in Tawa has 339 properties, valued by the council between $445,000 and $1,300,000 with a median of $710,000 (Tawa: $810,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $693,500. 12 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $630,040. The highest sale in 2026 was 237 Main Road, at $830,000.

$710kmedian council valuation
$694kour median estimate
$630kmedian sale, last 12 months · 12 sales
1970median year built
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339 properties on Main Road, Tawa

Highest and lowest on Main Road

Highest-valued home235 Main Road$1,300,000council valuation · 4 bed · 338 m² floor · 810 m² land
Lowest-valued home5/232 Main Road$445,000council valuation · 1 bed · 41 m² floor
Highest sale in 2026237 Main Road$830,000sold 6 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 452 m² land

Property values on Main Road

The council values Main Road's 239 rated properties between $445,000 and $1,300,000. The middle half sit between about $610,500 and $798,500; the median is $710,000 and the mean $712,469.

Lowest: $445k$445kLowest10%: $510k20%: $574k20%30%: $647k40%: $690k40%Median: $710k60%: $744k60%70%: $780k80%: $817k80%90%: $880kHighest: $1.3m$1.3mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$460k0—
2101$590k6$615k
396$770k6$732k
435$880k0—
5+3$880k0—

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

Main Road compared with Tawa

Main Road's median council value is 12% below Tawa's.

Main RoadTawaWellington
Median council value$710k$810k$900k
Median sale, last 12 months$630k$791k$875k
Sold in the last 12 months3.5%3.2%1.6%
Time between sales11.0 yrs11.9 yrs10.5 yrs
Median section618 m²671 m²570 m²
Median year built197019601970
Council value per m² of floor$7k$5k$6k

Main 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: $425k (26 sales)$425k20162017: $490k (17 sales)2018: $550k (14 sales)20182019: $530k (13 sales)2020: $705k (9 sales)20202021: $773k (10 sales)2022: $781k (8 sales)$781k20222023: $720k (17 sales)2024: $725k (11 sales)20242025: $715k (17 sales)2026: $682k (6 sales, this year so far)$682k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20266$682,040$7,087
202517$715,000$6,429
202411$725,000$7,150
202317$720,000$7,130
20228$780,500$7,217
202110$772,500$7,639
20209$704,500$5,462
201913$530,000$5,255
201814$550,000$6,372
201717$490,000$4,056
201626$425,000$4,183

Recent sales on Main Road

The homes on Main Road

Main Road has 187 houses, 96 apartments and 41 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (22%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11880s1910s: 4 (4 homes)1920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1930s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 15 (15 homes)1940s1950s: 52 (52 homes)521960s: 42 (42 homes)1960s1970s: 18 (18 homes)1980s: 16 (16 homes)1980s1990s: 44 (44 homes)2000s: 26 (26 homes)2000s2010s: 6 (6 homes)2020s: 12 (12 homes)122020s

How long owners stay on Main Road

Homes on Main Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 11.0 years (Tawa: 11.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 57 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 Main Road

22building consents in the last 5 years
16resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 148 Main Road1 Oct 2025 · Building consentTo convert existing gge into second dwg
  • 311 Main Road1 Sept 2025 · Building consentNew four bdrm transportable home
  • 352 Main Road1 Sept 2025 · Building consentRbw - new two bdrm detached dwg built on site, includes all relevant site works such as foundations storm water & sewage.
  • 324 Main Road1 Aug 2025 · Building consentR1 - new one storey detached dwg including new retaining walls.
  • 314 Main Road1 May 2025 · Building consentProposed relocatable building to be placed at 314-320 main Rd Tokoroa, to be used as caretaker accommodation.
  • 16-18 Main Road16 Jun 2025 · Resource consentChange of Conditions to SR292380 relating to rebranding of the service station and alterations to existing signage
  • 292 Main Road29 Apr 2025 · Resource consentLand Use: 24 unit residential development
  • 292 Main Road19 Mar 2025 · Resource consentTo undertake earthworks within 5m of a surface water body (Porirua Stream), including the associated discharge of sediment laden runoff, to facilitate the development of a new residential development.
  • 292 Main Road19 Mar 2025 · Resource consentTo undertake earthworks within 5m of a surface water body (Porirua Stream), including the associated discharge of sediment laden runoff, to facilitate the development of a new residential development.
  • 326 Main Road19 Dec 2024 · Resource consentChange of Conditions to SR506372 to make changes to the consented dwelling on proposed Lot 3 and to amend the proposed subdivision boundaries

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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.