60 properties · Castlecliff, Whanganui

Longbeach Drive, Castlecliff

Longbeach Drive in Castlecliff has 60 properties, valued by the council between $275,000 and $1,620,000 with a median of $1,075,000 (Castlecliff: $385,000). More of its homes were built in the 2010s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,085,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,125,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 5 Longbeach Drive, at $1,125,000.

$1.07mmedian council valuation
$1.08mour median estimate
$1.13mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
2000median year built
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60 properties on Longbeach Drive, Castlecliff

Highest and lowest on Longbeach Drive

Highest-valued home15 Longbeach Drive$1,620,000council valuation · 4 bed · 197 m² floor · 4,234 m² land
Lowest-valued home7A Longbeach Drive$275,000council valuation · 798 m² land
Highest sale in 20265 Longbeach Drive$1,125,000sold 31 Jan 2026 · 5 bed · 470 m² floor · 5,547 m² land

Property values on Longbeach Drive

The council values Longbeach Drive's 56 rated properties between $275,000 and $1,620,000. The middle half sit between about $700,000 and $1,180,000; the median is $1,075,000 and the mean $960,000.

Lowest: $275k$275kLowest10%: $415k20%: $605k20%30%: $795k40%: $930k40%Median: $1.07m60%: $1.12m60%70%: $1.17m80%: $1.19m80%90%: $1.34mHighest: $1.62m$1.62mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$400k0—
39$890k1—
423$1.13m0—
5+8$1.44m1—

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

Longbeach Drive compared with Castlecliff

Longbeach Drive's median council value is 179% above Castlecliff's.

Longbeach DriveCastlecliffWhanganui
Median council value$1.07m$385k$480k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.13m$390k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months5%3.2%3.2%
Time between sales9.6 yrs7.3 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section1,823 m²736 m²809 m²
Median year built200019601960
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$4k

Longbeach 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: $110k (3 sales)$110k20162017: $73k (3 sales)2018: $136k (6 sales)20182019: $395k (4 sales)2020: $835k (5 sales)20202021: $850k (3 sales)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $1.2m (5 sales)$1.2m20242025: $1.1m (3 sales)$1.1m2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$1,125,000$2,394
20253$1,100,000$5,500
20245$1,200,000$4,360
20231$1,200,000$3,015
20221$200,000$1,274
20213$850,000$4,109
20205$835,000$3,465
20194$395,000$3,069
20186$135,500$804
20173$73,000$478
20163$110,000$2,011

Recent sales on Longbeach Drive

The homes on Longbeach Drive

Longbeach Drive has 54 houses and 6 sections. More were built in the 2010s than in any other decade (30%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1970s: 1 (1 home)1970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 10 (10 homes)1990s2000s: 9 (9 homes)2000s2010s: 14 (14 homes)142010s2020s: 5 (5 homes)52020s

How long owners stay on Longbeach Drive

Homes on Longbeach Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.6 years (Castlecliff: 7.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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 Longbeach Drive

11building consents in the last 5 years
  • 25B Longbeach Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentNew 3 bdrm house with gge & storage. The project includes provision for waste & stormwater treatment on site as per resource consent conditions
  • 40 Longbeach Drive1 Feb 2026 · Building consentConstruct a new curved permacrib retaining wall. 2.55m max retained height
  • 25 Longbeach Drive1 Nov 2025 · Building consentFree standing solid fuel heater
  • 44 Longbeach Drive1 Jul 2025 · Building consentInstall new metro xtreme rad wood burner in place of existing woodburner fire & hearth
  • 23 Longbeach Drive1 Jan 2025 · Building consentConstruct 42m2 verandah. Install lift. Re-clad approx 50% of house. Install frestanding wood burner

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