25 Lusitano Drive, Karaka
Papakura · Auckland
Last sold Jun 2020
We estimate it would sell for $969,000 as at 5 October 2026, in a range of $870,000 to $1,100,000.
How we worked this out
| Council valuation, May 2024 | $1,050,000 |
|---|---|
| Market movement in Auckland since the council valuation | −4.8% |
| Apartments and houses in Auckland | +0.1% |
| How Karaka sells against council values | −1.2% |
| Homes of this age in Karaka | −0.7% |
| Homes in this price range | −0.2% |
| Land as a share of the value | +0.2% |
| Nearby recent sales (15) | +1.2% |
| Its own sale in 2020 | −2.4% |
| Our estimate | $969,000 |
We start from the council's rating valuation, move it by how sales in the area have moved since against their own council values, then by how properties like this one, nearby sales and its own last sale have done against the same arithmetic. Each step is an average of real sales. Tested every month against sales we had not seen: half land within about 6% of our estimate, and about 8 in 10 within the range. This is an automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
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Home expense estimates
Estimates from the floor area and typical New Zealand prices, not quotes. Power, gas and internet details from the Electricity Authority and Gas Industry Co registries and Chorus.
What it would cost to buy 25 Lusitano Drive
The lowest rather than the highest is $187 less a fortnight — about $4,870 over the 1 year.
All 17 lenders at 1 year fixed
China Construction Bank4.49%s$1,812/fn
ICBC4.65%s$1,846/fn
Bank of China4.68%s$1,852/fn
AIA New Zealand4.99%$1,920/fn
ANZ Bank New Zealand4.99%s$1,920/fn
ASB Bank4.99%$1,920/fn
Bank of Baroda4.99%$1,920/fn
Police Credit Union4.99%$1,920/fn
TSB Bank4.99%s$1,920/fn
Unity Credit Union4.99%s$1,920/fnKiwibank5.15%s$1,955/fn
Bank of New Zealand5.19%$1,963/fn
SBS Bank5.19%s$1,963/fn
The Co-operative Bank5.19%s$1,963/fn
Westpac New Zealand5.19%s$1,963/fn
First Credit Union5.29%s$1,986/fnKookmin Bank Auckland Branch5.35%$1,999/fn
Principal and interest at the lowest advertised card rate, held for the whole loan — no New Zealand rate is. A guide, not a lending offer or financial advice. How much could you borrow? · Mortgage calculator
25 Lusitano Drive as a rental
| Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price Our estimate | ||
| Deposit | ||
| Interest rate 5.02% is today’s 1-year average | ||
| Rent a week our estimate $750 | ||
| Property manager | ||
| Rent, 52 weeks | $39,000 | |
| Empty between tenants 2 weeks | ||
| Property management 9.2% incl. GST | ||
| Maintenance 5% of rent | ||
| Council rates this year | ||
| Landlord insurance the building | ||
| Net income before interest | $32,100 | |
| Interest $678,300 at 5.02%, interest only | −$34,051 | |
| Cash flow before tax | −$1,951 | |
| Cash flow a week | −$38 | |
| Gross / net yield on the price | 4.0% / 3.3% | |
| Return on equity cash flow on the deposit, before tax | −0.7% | |
| Loses money above this interest rate, before tax | 4.73% | |
The rent covers the interest at rates up to 4.73%. That is -0.7% a year on a $291k deposit. A guide before tax and capital growth, from our estimates; not financial advice.
Property data
- Floor area126 m²
- Decade built2010s
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Parking2 car spaces
- Property categoryUse not published
- CouncilAuckland
- Valuation #37401-00000006002
- Valuation date1 May 2024
From the council’s rating records and the other sources noted on hover. Bedrooms and bathrooms may come from a past listing. Built is the decade the valuer records.
Title and land
Order a title record- Title number845388
- Title typeFreeholdGuaranteedStandard registered title
- Estate descriptionFee Simple, 1/1, Lot 2 Deposited Plan 526477, 253 m2
- Land area253 m²
- Title issued15 Jan 2019
- Land districtNorth Auckland
Owners and the parties to each instrument are not published on this page. Order the record of title to see them.
Listings
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Building consents
We hold no building consents for this property yet. The council may hold records we have not seen.
Resource consents
What the council has been asked to allow under the Resource Management Act. None on this property · 25 land use or subdivision consents within 250 m.
Within 250 m
- 19 Nov 2023Land use
A new two storey dwelling is proposed on the subject site. consent is sought for building coverage infringement.
LUC60426024 · Auckland242 mGranted - 31 Aug 2020210 mGranted
- 21 Aug 2020163 mGranted
- 8 Apr 2020Land use
10 Dwellings on 10 existing titles with building coverage infringement & variation to the consent notices pursuant to s221(3) RMA at 37 and 39 Lusitano Drive, Hingaia and 20, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 59 and 61 Exmoor Road, Hingaia
LUC60355721 · Auckland84 mGranted - 25 Mar 2020Land use
To use a dwelling as a show home. The dwelling is authorised as a permitted activity.
LUC60355103 · Auckland59 mGranted - 3 Dec 2019235 mGranted
Ministry for the Environment, National Monitoring System, July 2014 to June 2025. All resource consents
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Zoning and hazards
What the council's published maps say about this land. A map is a model of a storm, not a record of one: a LIM or a flood report says more.
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What could you build here?
See whether a granny flat fits beside the house: the Building Act exemption, the national granny flat rules and the zone’s own. Then ask builders to price the shape you pick.
About Karaka
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Counts describe the records we hold for this territorial authority, not a market forecast. Our estimate above is automated, not a registered valuation; how it was reached is shown with it. Every council figure on this page can be checked against the council's own record.
Agents active in Karaka
People whose office is within 5 km of Karaka, nearest first. Taken from the REA public register -- not ranked by sales, and nobody pays to appear here.
The OwnBetter estimate is our own, from sales and council valuations, and is not a registered valuation.
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