Property Market
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What's happening with Whakatane house prices?
Council area of Bay of Plenty
Author: Ed McKnight
Resident Economist, with a GradDipEcon and over five years at Opes Partners, is a trusted contributor to NZ Property Investor, Informed Investor, Stuff, Business Desk, and OneRoof.
Reviewed by: Laine Moger
Journalist and Property Educator with six years of experience, holds a Bachelor of Communication (Honours) from Massey University.
What's happening to Whakatane house prices?
The average price of a Whakatane property is $731,833 (QV, December 2025).
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Quick Facts
- The average price of a Whakatane property is $731,833 (QV, December 2025)
- Over the last 3 months property prices in Whakatane have gone up 3.15%
- Whakatane property prices increased 3.97% per year (on average) in the 20 years between December 2005 - December 2025 (REINZ)
- The average rent in Whakatane is $580 per week (Tenancy Services, November 2025)
How are Whakatane property prices changing?
Whakatane house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 36% below the eventual peak of the market.
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Where is Whakatane in its property cycle?
At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Whakatane was 25.00% undervalued.
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Whakatane suburb prices
I track the value of 6 suburbs in Whakatane. The most expensive suburb is Coastlands, which has an average house value of $929,000. While the most affordable suburb is Murupara, which has an average house value of $205,900.
Over the last 24 months of all Whakatane suburbs (December 2023 - December 2025, Murupara had the fastest-growing house prices. They have gone up 11.12% over that period.
The suburb that fell the fastest over that period was Whakatane. Property values in this suburb fell by 5.78% over those 2 years.
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What is the Whakatane rental market like?
Here's how rents are changing in Whakatane. Over the last four years (November 2021 - November 2025) the median rent has gone up $80 a week. That's 3.78% a year (on average).
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Are properties selling above or below CV in Whakatane?
One of the most common questions I get asked is: “Ed, are properties selling above or below their Capital Value (CV)?”
Other property markets to look into
If you found this article useful, then you might also like our analyses on the other property markets in New Zealand. You can read all about the Bay of Plenty property market here.
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