39 properties · Tawhero, Whanganui

Nikau Street, Tawhero

Nikau Street in Tawhero has 39 properties, valued by the council between $335,000 and $790,000 with a median of $487,500 (Tawhero: $490,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $486,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 11 Nikau Street, at $450,000.

$488kmedian council valuation
$486kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
WhanganuiTawhero ×Nikau Street ×

39 properties on Nikau Street, Tawhero

Highest and lowest on Nikau Street

Highest-valued home25 Nikau Street$790,000council valuation · 4 bed · 306 m² floor · 1,871 m² land
Lowest-valued home6A Nikau Street$335,000council valuation · 2 bed · 70 m² floor
Highest sale in 202611 Nikau Street$450,000sold 13 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 1,015 m² land

Property values on Nikau Street

The council values Nikau Street's 38 rated properties between $335,000 and $790,000. The middle half sit between about $435,750 and $518,000; the median is $487,500 and the mean $491,447.

Lowest: $335k$335kLowest10%: $377k20%: $426k20%30%: $446k40%: $472k40%Median: $488k60%: $500k60%70%: $510k80%: $526k80%90%: $596kHighest: $790k$790kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
25$370k1—
330$488k1—
43$770k0—

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

Nikau Street compared with Tawhero

Nikau Street's median council value is about the same as Tawhero's.

Nikau StreetTawheroWhanganui
Median council value$488k$490k$480k
Sold in the last 12 months5.1%4%3.2%
Time between sales7.4 yrs7.7 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section785 m²723 m²809 m²
Median year built196019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Nikau Street 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: $191k (3 sales)$191k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: $310k (3 sales)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $354k (2 sales)2024: $498k (4 sales)20242025: $577k (2 sales)$577k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$450,000$4,327
20252$577,000$4,296
20244$497,500$4,098
20232$354,000$5,492
20221$515,000$4,292
20211$615,000$4,100
20203$310,000$3,100
20191$346,000$2,307
20181$303,000$2,331
20171$335,000$2,500
20163$191,000$2,000

Recent sales on Nikau Street

The homes on Nikau Street

Nikau Street has 34 houses and 5 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (21%).

1920s: 5 (5 homes)51920s1940s: 4 (4 homes)1940s1950s: 7 (7 homes)1950s1960s: 8 (8 homes)81960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

How long owners stay on Nikau Street

Homes on Nikau Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.4 years (Tawhero: 7.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 Nikau Street

4building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 14 Nikau Street1 May 2026 · Building consentRemove a braced wall
  • 17 Nikau Street1 Aug 2025 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - ground floor alterations, change internal wall/door openings, new staircase, ensuite to master bdrm, reconfigure plumbing & more
  • 2 Nikau Street1 Jul 2025 · Building consentAmendment to bco10387996 - adding private pump station to unit 7. Remove fire rated windows to unit 2. Add fire walls to units 7 & 8. Extra details & upgrading frr walls between units.
  • 2 Nikau Street1 Mar 2025 · Building consentRbw - ten new three storey attached dwg unit 2-6, 8-9 & dbl storey unit 1, 7 & 10. Unit 2, 3, 4,5,6,9 consist of 2 bedrooms,1 study, 2.5 bathrooms, living kitchen. Unit 2-6 has single gara
  • 1 Nikau Street9 Aug 2024 · Resource consentTwo lot subdivision
  • 8 Nikau Street14 Feb 2024 · Resource consentNew Totalspan industrial shed in breach of Rule GRZ-S4 (height in relation to boundary) along 8 Nikau Street

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