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Thornton Road, Thornton

Thornton Road in Thornton has 59 properties, valued by the council between $630,000 and $2,360,000 with a median of $1,140,000 (Thornton: $1,020,000). More of its homes were built in the 2010s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,080,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $765,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 148 Thornton Road, at $1,500,000.

$1.14mmedian council valuation
$1.08mour median estimate
$765kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1990median year built
WhakatāneThornton ×Thornton Road ×

59 properties on Thornton Road, Thornton

Highest and lowest on Thornton Road

Highest-valued home930 Thornton Road$2,360,000council valuation · 5 bed · 406 m² floor · 21,746 m² land
Lowest-valued home206A Thornton Road$630,000council valuation · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 2,775 m² land
Highest sale in 2026148 Thornton Road$1,500,000sold 20 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 320 m² floor · 4.05 ha land

Property values on Thornton Road

The council values Thornton Road's 53 rated properties between $630,000 and $2,360,000. The middle half sit between about $878,000 and $1,520,000; the median is $1,140,000 and the mean $1,256,981.

Lowest: $630k$630kLowest10%: $738k20%: $844k20%30%: $912k40%: $976k40%Median: $1.14m60%: $1.33m60%70%: $1.46m80%: $1.58m80%90%: $2.01mHighest: $2.36m$2.36mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
318$950k1—
419$1.38m2—
5+7$1.96m0—

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

Thornton Road compared with Thornton

Thornton Road's median council value is 12% above Thornton's.

Thornton RoadThorntonWhakatāne
Median council value$1.14m$1.02m$660k
Median sale, last 12 months$765k$1.1m$678k
Sold in the last 12 months6.8%3.1%3.3%
Time between sales10.4 yrs9.0 yrs8.1 yrs
Median section17,888 m²6,299 m²847 m²
Median year built199019901970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$5k

Thornton 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: $800k (2 sales)$800k2018: $600k (3 sales)20182019: $450k (4 sales)2020: $735k (4 sales)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $1.14m (2 sales)$1.14m2024: $1.05m (3 sales)20242025: $950k (5 sales)2026: $765k (4 sales, this year so far)$765k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$765,000$3,826
20255$950,000$5,938
20243$1,050,000$4,852
20232$1,143,750$5,842
20221$682,500$6,691
20211$1,330,000$6,333
20204$735,000$3,671
20194$450,000$3,394
20183$600,250$2,347
20172$800,000$3,716
20161$680,000$3,238

Recent sales on Thornton Road

The homes on Thornton Road

Thornton Road has 59 houses. More were built in the 2010s than in any other decade (17%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11920s: 5 (5 homes)1920s1930s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 1 (1 home)1960s: 5 (5 homes)1960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 6 (6 homes)2000s2010s: 8 (8 homes)82020s: 5 (5 homes)52020s

How long owners stay on Thornton Road

Homes on Thornton Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.4 years (Thornton: 9.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 Thornton Road

11building consents in the last 5 years
  • 880E Thornton Road1 May 2026 · Building consentPool fence construction
  • 880D Thornton Road1 Jul 2025 · Building consentConstruct a gge
  • 366 Thornton Road1 Mar 2025 · Building consentRenovations to pre existing area of house. Removal of non structural walls. Plumbing to kitchenette
  • 954 Thornton Road1 Aug 2024 · Building consentNew 4 bdrm res dwg with attached gge
  • 725 Thornton Road1 Mar 2024 · Building consentInstalling solid fuel heater

Thornton Road in other suburbs

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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.