29 properties · Otamatea, Whanganui

Virginia Heights, Otamatea

Virginia Heights in Otamatea has 29 properties, valued by the council between $580,000 and $1,520,000 with a median of $695,000 (Otamatea: $820,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $701,000. The last sale we have was in August 2025, for $755,000.

$695kmedian council valuation
$701kour median estimate
1970median year built
WhanganuiOtamatea ×Virginia Heights ×

29 properties on Virginia Heights, Otamatea

Highest and lowest on Virginia Heights

Highest-valued home17 Virginia Heights$1,520,000council valuation · 350 m² floor · 1,985 m² land
Lowest-valued home26 Virginia Heights$580,000council valuation · 3 bed · 143 m² floor · 852 m² land

Property values on Virginia Heights

The council values Virginia Heights's 28 rated properties between $580,000 and $1,520,000. The middle half sit between about $658,000 and $728,000; the median is $695,000 and the mean $720,000.

Lowest: $580k$580kLowest10%: $607k20%: $636k20%30%: $680k40%: $680k40%Median: $695k60%: $710k60%70%: $720k80%: $736k80%90%: $771kHighest: $1.52m$1.52mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
314$680k0—
411$720k0—
5+2$715k0—

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

Virginia Heights compared with Otamatea

Virginia Heights's median council value is 15% below Otamatea's.

Virginia HeightsOtamateaWhanganui
Median council value$695k$820k$480k
Median section888 m²990 m²809 m²
Median year built197019901960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Virginia Heights 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: $290k (3 sales)$290k2017: $402k (2 sales)20172018: $400k (3 sales)2019: $365k (3 sales)20192020: $595k (3 sales)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $753k (2 sales)$753k20232024: too few sales to say (1 sale)2025: $728k (2 sales, this year so far)$728k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20252$727,500$3,054
20241$874,000$4,883
20232$752,500$3,129
20221$710,000$3,880
20211$800,000$4,469
20203$595,000$2,975
20193$365,000$2,279
20183$400,000$2,301
20172$401,500$2,284
20163$290,000$1,657

Recent sales on Virginia Heights

The homes on Virginia Heights

Virginia Heights has 29 houses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (46%).

1960s: 13 (13 homes)131960s1970s: 12 (12 homes)1970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

Building and resource consents on Virginia Heights

4building consents in the last 5 years
  • 21 Virginia Heights1 Mar 2026 · Building consentAdding an ensuite to downstairs bdrm
  • 18 Virginia Heights1 Aug 2025 · Building consentRenovation & additions to dwg
  • 3 Virginia Heights1 Feb 2025 · Building consentProposed alterations to internal walls & concrete flooring. Relocation of existing bathrm fixtures. Replacement of existing external cladding with new coloursteel trapezoidal profiled cladding
  • 32 Virginia Heights1 Sept 2023 · Building consentAlterations to remove stairwell glazing, extending mono-pitch roof, frame up & extend side walls c/w new aluminium glazing

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