Property Market
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What's happening with Wairoa house prices?
Council area of Hawke's Bay
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 Wairoa house prices?
The average price of a Wairoa property is $428,313 (QV, March 2026).
Wairoa house prices are down 0.55% over the last three months (REINZ). And they are 5.08% down over the last 12 months.
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Quick Facts
- The average price of a Wairoa property is $428,313 (QV, March 2026)
- Over the last 3 months property prices in Wairoa have gone down 0.55%
- Wairoa property prices increased 4.00% per year (on average) in the 20 years between March 2006 - March 2026 (REINZ)
- The average rent in Wairoa is $468 per week (Tenancy Services, February 2026)
How are Wairoa property prices changing?
Wairoa house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 53% below the eventual peak of the market.
However, after that peak in January 2023, house prices fell 46.62% before bottoming out in August 2024.
Today, Wairoa house prices are down 35.35% compared to their peak. That means prices have risen 21.12% since the bottom of the market.
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Where is Wairoa in its property cycle?
At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Wairoa was 36.67% undervalued.
Today, property prices in Wairoa are overvalued 13.67%.
That suggests there is a selling opportunity in Wairoa.
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Wairoa suburb prices
I track the value of suburbs in Wairoa. The most expensive suburb is , which has an average house value of $. While the most affordable suburb is , which has an average house value of $.
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What is the Wairoa rental market like?
Here's how rents are changing in Wairoa. Over the last four years (February 2022 - February 2026) the median rent has gone up $93 a week. That's 5.69% a year (on average).
Over the last 12 months, rents have gone up. They are up 61.38% ($178 a week) year on year.
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Are properties selling above or below CV in Wairoa?
One of the most common questions I get asked is: 'Ed, are properties selling above or below their Capital Value (CV)?'
Some call it the RV (Rateable Value) or GV (Government Value).
Why do people care? Well, if you go on TradeMe (or another website), you’ll almost always see the council’s valuation for the property. So even if the seller hasn't advertised a price, you can get a feel for what the property might sell for.
This table shows whether the average property is selling above or below CV across Hawke's Bay.
The area in Hawke's Bay selling the highest vs CV is Wairoa District where house prices are current selling 14% above CV.
The area in Hawke's Bay selling the lowest vs CV is Hastings District where house prices are selling 8% below 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 Hawke's Bay property market here.
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