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Elley Drive, Carters Beach

Elley Drive in Carters Beach has 34 properties, valued by the council between $200,000 and $880,000 with a median of $650,000 (Carters Beach: $485,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $680,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $635,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 22 Elley Drive, at $695,000.

$650kmedian council valuation
$680kour median estimate
$635kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
2010median year built
WestportCarters Beach ×Elley Drive ×

34 properties on Elley Drive, Carters Beach

Highest and lowest on Elley Drive

Highest-valued home16 Elley Drive$880,000council valuation · 4 bed · 312 m² floor · 1,494 m² land
Lowest-valued home21 Elley Drive$200,000council valuation · 1,501 m² land
Highest sale in 202622 Elley Drive$695,000sold 17 Mar 2026 · 105 m² floor · 1,497 m² land

Property values on Elley Drive

The council values Elley Drive's 33 rated properties between $200,000 and $880,000. The middle half sit between about $281,000 and $710,000; the median is $650,000 and the mean $542,576.

Lowest: $200k$200kLowest10%: $203k20%: $220k20%30%: $342k40%: $626k40%Median: $650k60%: $682k60%70%: $694k80%: $726k80%90%: $748kHighest: $880k$880kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
311$690k2—
47$740k0—

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

Elley Drive compared with Carters Beach

Elley Drive's median council value is 34% above Carters Beach's.

Elley DriveCarters BeachWestport
Median council value$650k$485k$355k
Median sale, last 12 months$635k$513k$350k
Sold in the last 12 months14.7%4.7%3.4%
Time between sales4.1 yrs5.2 yrs6.5 yrs
Median section1,499 m²855 m²1,012 m²
Median year built201019701960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$3k

Elley Drive 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: $431k (4 sales)$431k2020: $90k (7 sales)20202021: $135k (6 sales)2022: $180k (2 sales)20222023: $600k (3 sales)2024: $220k (3 sales)20242025: $200k (3 sales)2026: $638k (4 sales, this year so far)$638k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$637,500$4,885
20253$200,000$2,997
20243$220,000$3,373
20233$600,000$3,409
20222$180,000$1,049
20216$135,000$1,951
20207$90,000$1,378
20194$431,000$2,389
20181$435,000$2,052
20171$400,000$2,105
20161$405,000$1,910

Recent sales on Elley Drive

The homes on Elley Drive

Elley Drive has 26 houses and 8 sections. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (39%).

2000s: 7 (7 homes)72000s2010s: 7 (7 homes)2010s2020s: 9 (9 homes)92020s

How long owners stay on Elley Drive

Homes on Elley Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 4.1 years (Carters Beach: 5.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 16 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 Elley Drive

13building consents in the last 5 years
6resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 9 Elley Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAmendment 2: change of fire from the consented plans
  • 11 Elley Drive1 May 2026 · Building consentConstruction of new single-storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, ensuite, wir, bath, & attached dbl gge.
  • 9 Elley Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentProposed new dwg with 2 bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, bath, ensuite, laundry, wir, & attached single gge. Installation of a harris woodsman kanaku ultra-low emission burner.
  • 30 Elley Drive1 Feb 2025 · Building consentFire repair to fire in roofspace. Replace a portion of the existing trusses like-for-like & clean the balance. New purlins & roofing. Retain fascia & spouting.
  • 32 Elley Drive1 Nov 2024 · Building consentConstruction of a two-bdrm, two-bathrm single-storey res dwg with living, dining, wir & laundry
  • 32 Elley Drive25 Oct 2024 · Resource consentTo construct a dwelling within 150m of the Mean High Water Spring (MHWS) line.
  • 1 Elley Drive27 May 2024 · Resource consentTo subdivide Lot 34 DP 370575 to create five new rural-residential allotments and one hydro parcel and approve access onto State Highway 67A that does not meet access separation requirements
  • 22 Elley Drive4 Aug 2023 · Resource consentTo construct a 149.58m2 relocatable dwelling within 150m of the Mean High Water
  • 20 Elley Drive15 Jun 2023 · Resource consentChange to Consent Notice 6998517.3 condition (b) imposed by Resource Consent 040124. Change 10m front yard setback to 5m.
  • 15 Elley Drive12 May 2022 · Resource consentTo construct a garage within the Rural Zone, 1m from the rear property boundary in breach of the 1.5m boundary set-back and recession plane standards.

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