151 properties · Castlecliff, Whanganui

Karaka Street, Castlecliff

Karaka Street in Castlecliff has 151 properties, valued by the council between $145,000 and $1,040,000 with a median of $465,000 (Castlecliff: $385,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $461,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$465kmedian council valuation
$461kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1950median year built
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151 properties on Karaka Street, Castlecliff

Highest and lowest on Karaka Street

Highest-valued home89 Karaka Street$1,040,000council valuation · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 1,970 m² land
Lowest-valued home62 Karaka Street$145,000council valuation · 410 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months166 Karaka Street$370,000sold 22 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 99 m² floor · 787 m² land

Property values on Karaka Street

The council values Karaka Street's 142 rated properties between $145,000 and $1,040,000. The middle half sit between about $365,500 and $683,500; the median is $465,000 and the mean $519,401.

Lowest: $145k$145kLowest10%: $302k20%: $356k20%30%: $375k40%: $420k40%Median: $465k60%: $510k60%70%: $607k80%: $760k80%90%: $840kHighest: $1.04m$1.04mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$300k0—
219$395k0—
3100$480k1—
412$635k0—
5+1$660k0—

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

Karaka Street compared with Castlecliff

Karaka Street's median council value is 21% above Castlecliff's.

Karaka StreetCastlecliffWhanganui
Median council value$465k$385k$480k
Sold in the last 12 months0.7%3.2%3.2%
Time between sales9.8 yrs7.3 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section843 m²736 m²809 m²
Median year built195019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Karaka Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $248k (8 sales)$248k2017: $160k (14 sales)20172018: $208k (6 sales)2019: $170k (5 sales)20192020: $300k (11 sales)2021: $520k (13 sales)20212022: $555k (6 sales)$555k2023: $415k (3 sales)20232024: $465k (8 sales)2025: $473k (6 sales, this year so far)$473k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20256$472,500$4,910
20248$464,500$4,444
20233$415,000$4,583
20226$555,000$5,445
202113$520,000$5,136
202011$300,000$2,438
20195$170,000$1,760
20186$208,000$1,930
201714$160,250$1,608
20168$247,500$1,644

Recent sales on Karaka Street

The homes on Karaka Street

Karaka Street has 137 houses, 8 sections, 3 units and townhouses and 1 apartment. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (29%).

1910s: 21 (21 homes)211910s1920s: 23 (23 homes)1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1940s: 4 (4 homes)1950s: 18 (18 homes)1950s1960s: 39 (39 homes)391970s: 16 (16 homes)1970s1980s: 3 (3 homes)1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2010s: 4 (4 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Karaka Street

Homes on Karaka Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.8 years (Castlecliff: 7.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 23 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 Karaka Street

7resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 73 Karaka Street15 Jul 2024 · Resource consentDischarge Groundwater as part of Land Disturbance and Maintenance for Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Recoating and Dewatering purposes at Rapanui Road, Whanganui
  • 73 Karaka Street15 Jul 2024 · Resource consentTemporarily Divert, Alter Flow and Redirect Whanganui Groundwater for Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Recoating and Dewatering purposes at Rapanui Road, Whanganui
  • 73 Karaka Street15 Jul 2024 · Resource consentTo expose and repair a Firstgas pipeline within 100m of a wetland at Rapanui Road, Kai-Iwi.
  • 73 Karaka Street15 Jul 2024 · Resource consentAbstract and Draw Groundwater as part of Land Disturbance and Maintenance for Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Recoating and Dewatering purposes at Rapanui Road, Whanganui
  • 14 Karaka Street11 Dec 2023 · Resource consentTwo lot subdivision and associated second dwelling, undersized right of way

Karaka Street in other suburbs

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