84 properties · Tawhero, Whanganui

Totara Street, Tawhero

Totara Street in Tawhero has 84 properties, valued by the council between $340,000 and $1,080,000 with a median of $500,000 (Tawhero: $490,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $501,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $465,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 66B Totara Street, at $570,000.

$500kmedian council valuation
$501kour median estimate
$465kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1960median year built
WhanganuiTawhero ×Totara Street ×

84 properties on Totara Street, Tawhero

Highest and lowest on Totara Street

Highest-valued home32 Totara Street$1,080,000council valuation · 4 bed · 305 m² floor · 770 m² land
Lowest-valued home65A Totara Street$340,000council valuation · 3 bed · 100 m² floor
Highest sale in 202666B Totara Street$570,000sold 6 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 129 m² floor · 403 m² land

Property values on Totara Street

The council values Totara Street's 77 rated properties between $340,000 and $1,080,000. The middle half sit between about $444,000 and $560,000; the median is $500,000 and the mean $505,130.

Lowest: $340k$340kLowest10%: $400k20%: $430k20%30%: $458k40%: $470k40%Median: $500k60%: $516k60%70%: $550k80%: $570k80%90%: $598kHighest: $1.08m$1.08mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$415k0—
28$380k1—
353$490k2—
412$575k0—
5+1$550k0—

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

Totara Street compared with Tawhero

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

Totara StreetTawheroWhanganui
Median council value$500k$490k$480k
Median sale, last 12 months$465k$555k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months3.6%4%3.2%
Time between sales12.3 yrs7.7 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section886 m²723 m²809 m²
Median year built196019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Totara 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: $250k (6 sales)$250k2017: $214k (6 sales)20172018: $249k (5 sales)2019: $336k (3 sales)20192020: $375k (4 sales)2021: $415k (3 sales)20212023: $440k (3 sales)2024: $505k (6 sales)20242025: $513k (6 sales)$513k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$570,000$4,419
20256$512,500$3,819
20246$505,000$4,100
20233$440,000$3,937
20213$415,000$3,000
20204$375,000$2,665
20193$336,000$2,609
20185$249,000$2,306
20176$213,750$1,481
20166$250,000$1,701

Recent sales on Totara Street

The homes on Totara Street

Totara Street has 74 houses, 8 units and townhouses and 2 apartments. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (36%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 2 (2 homes)1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 28 (28 homes)281960s: 18 (18 homes)1960s1970s: 7 (7 homes)1990s: 8 (8 homes)1990s2000s: 5 (5 homes)2020s: 4 (4 homes)42020s

How long owners stay on Totara Street

Homes on Totara Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 12.3 years (Tawhero: 7.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 13 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 Totara Street

6building consents in the last 5 years
  • 69 Totara Street1 Jul 2024 · Building consentCoa f/s yunca oscar ca sub 1.1 solid fuel burning appliance
  • 86 Totara Street1 Dec 2022 · Building consentRelocate existing dwg & connect to services
  • 69 Totara Street1 Apr 2022 · Building consentNew pole shed gge 6m x 9m
  • 40 Totara Street1 Apr 2022 · Building consentConstruct an aluminum conservatory on an existing deck
  • 19 Totara Street1 Apr 2022 · Building consentConstruct new res dwg

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