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Oyster Drive, Cooks Beach

Oyster Drive in Cooks Beach has 88 properties, valued by the council between $720,000 and $2,150,000 with a median of $1,080,000 (Cooks Beach: $1,150,000). More of its homes were built in the 1980s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,060,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,120,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 82 Oyster Drive, at $1,550,000.

$1.08mmedian council valuation
$1.06mour median estimate
$1.12mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1980median year built
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88 properties on Oyster Drive, Cooks Beach

Highest and lowest on Oyster Drive

Highest-valued home9 Oyster Drive$2,150,000council valuation · 3 bed · 333 m² floor · 888 m² land
Lowest-valued home50 Oyster Drive$720,000council valuation · 864 m² land
Highest sale in 202682 Oyster Drive$1,550,000sold 25 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 119 m² floor · 811 m² land

Property values on Oyster Drive

The council values Oyster Drive's 84 rated properties between $720,000 and $2,150,000. The middle half sit between about $969,500 and $1,257,000; the median is $1,080,000 and the mean $1,132,976.

Lowest: $720k$720kLowest10%: $903k20%: $940k20%30%: $999k40%: $1.01m40%Median: $1.08m60%: $1.14m60%70%: $1.21m80%: $1.3m80%90%: $1.44mHighest: $2.15m$2.15mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
212$940k1—
350$1.07m2—
414$1.19m0—
5+2$1.34m0—

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

Oyster Drive compared with Cooks Beach

Oyster Drive's median council value is 6% below Cooks Beach's.

Oyster DriveCooks BeachWhitianga
Median council value$1.08m$1.15m$990k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.12m$1.15m$899k
Sold in the last 12 months3.4%2.1%2.8%
Time between sales11.8 yrs8.8 yrs7.7 yrs
Median section821 m²819 m²809 m²
Median year built198019902000
Council value per m² of floor$9k$9k$8k

Oyster 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: $740k (5 sales)$740k2018: $568k (4 sales)20182019: $645k (3 sales)2020: $893k (2 sales)20202021: $2.26m (2 sales)$2.26m2022: $1.41m (2 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $1.05m (4 sales)20242025: $985k (4 sales)2026: $1.33m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.33m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,335,000$9,624
20254$985,000$10,175
20244$1,055,000$7,376
20231$970,000$14,265
20222$1,412,500$4,329
20212$2,262,500$11,917
20202$892,500$7,992
20193$645,000$7,230
20184$567,500$5,510
20165$740,000$3,821

Recent sales on Oyster Drive

  • 82 Oyster Drive$1,550,00025 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 119 m² floor · 811 m² land
  • 54 Oyster Drive$1,120,00024 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 811 m² land
  • 29 Oyster Drive$945,00020 Nov 2025 · 2 bed · 71 m² floor · 862 m² land
  • 20 Oyster Drive$905,0008 Apr 2025 · 2 bed · 101 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 43 Oyster Drive$1,050,0004 Apr 2025 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 842 m² land
  • 45 Oyster Drive$1,025,00029 Jan 2025 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 924 m² land
  • 55 Oyster Drive$1,100,00016 Oct 2024 · 4 bed · 124 m² floor · 860 m² land
  • 10 Oyster Drive$1,010,00029 Jul 2024 · 4 bed · 235 m² floor · 462 m² land
  • 37 Oyster Drive$1,225,00010 Feb 2024 · 4 bed · 103 m² floor · 884 m² land
  • 8 Oyster Drive$935,0007 Feb 2024 · 4 bed · 159 m² floor · 484 m² land
  • 46 Oyster Drive$970,0006 Oct 2023 · 3 bed · 68 m² floor · 841 m² land
  • 76 Oyster Drive$825,00025 Oct 2022 · 3 bed · 311 m² floor · 811 m² land
  • 9 Oyster Drive$2,000,00022 Feb 2022 · 3 bed · 333 m² floor · 888 m² land
  • 62 Oyster Drive$1,540,00019 Sept 2021 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 810 m² land
  • 99 Oyster Drive$2,985,0004 Sept 2021 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 945 m² land
  • 69 Oyster Drive$865,00013 Jul 2020 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 805 m² land
  • 63 Oyster Drive$920,0005 Jan 2020 · 5 bed · 120 m² floor · 802 m² land
  • 24 Oyster Drive$535,00027 Nov 2019 · 3 bed · 74 m² floor · 808 m² land
  • 56 Oyster Drive$685,00012 Nov 2019 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 811 m² land
  • 29 Oyster Drive$645,00021 Oct 2019 · 2 bed · 71 m² floor · 862 m² land

The homes on Oyster Drive

Oyster Drive has 83 houses, 4 units and townhouses and 1 section. More were built in the 1980s than in any other decade (46%).

1970s: 20 (20 homes)201970s1980s: 37 (37 homes)371980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)1990s2000s: 9 (9 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2010s2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

How long owners stay on Oyster Drive

Homes on Oyster Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 11.8 years (Cooks Beach: 8.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 Oyster Drive

36building consents in the last 5 years
  • 72 Oyster Drive1 Dec 2024 · Building consentNew boat shed/sleepout attached with bathrm & walking wardrobe.
  • 60 Oyster Drive1 Jul 2024 · Building consentConstruct 30.24m2 versatile gge with laundry facilities
  • 49 Oyster Drive1 Nov 2023 · Building consentRbw - lot 26 - master of lots 26-29. New dbl storey multi-unit panelised dwg: 3 bdrm, 1 bathrm, open-plan kitchen/livi ng/dining, ground floor laundry & wc with a single uncovered car
  • 45 Oyster Drive1 Nov 2023 · Building consentRbw - lot 28 - dependent to bco10373458 lot 26 (master of lots 26-29). New dbl storey multi-unit panelised dwg: 3 bdrm, 1 bathrm, open-plan kitchen/living/dining, ground floor laundry an
  • 47 Oyster Drive1 Nov 2023 · Building consentRbw - lot 27 - dependent to bco10373458 lot 26 (master of lots 26-29). New dbl storey multi-unit panelised dwg: 3 bdrm, 1 bathrm, open-plan kitchen/living/dining, ground floor laundry an

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