Property Market
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What's happening with Horowhenua house prices?
Council area of Manawatu-Wanganui
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 Horowhenua house prices?
The average price of a Horowhenua property is $548,381 (QV, March 2026).
Horowhenua house prices are down 1.19% over the last three months (REINZ). And they are 2.54% down over the last 12 months.
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Quick Facts
- The average price of a Horowhenua property is $548,381 (QV, March 2026)
- Over the last 3 months property prices in Horowhenua have gone down 1.19%
- Horowhenua property prices increased 5.15% per year (on average) in the 20 years between March 2006 - March 2026 (REINZ)
- The average rent in Horowhenua is $545 per week (Tenancy Services, February 2026)
How are Horowhenua property prices changing?
Horowhenua house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 36% below the eventual peak of the market.
However, after that peak in December 2021, house prices fell 24.95% before bottoming out in February 2026.
Today, Horowhenua house prices are down 23.71% compared to their peak. That means prices have risen 1.65% since the bottom of the market.
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Where is Horowhenua in its property cycle?
At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Horowhenua was 28.32% undervalued.
Today, property prices in Horowhenua are overvalued 13.41%.
That suggests there is a selling opportunity in Horowhenua.
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Horowhenua suburb prices
I track the value of 10 suburbs in Horowhenua. The most expensive suburb is Ohau, which has an average house value of $914,650. While the most affordable suburb is Shannon, which has an average house value of $436,500.
Over the last 24 months of all Horowhenua suburbs (March 2024 - March 2026, Ohau had the slowest-falling house prices. They have gone down -0.43% over that period.
The suburb that fell the fastest over that period was Waitarere Beach. Property values in this suburb fell by 6.36% over those 2 years.
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What is the Horowhenua rental market like?
Here's how rents are changing in Horowhenua. Over the last four years (February 2022 - February 2026) the median rent has gone up $95 a week. That's 4.90% a year (on average).
Over the last 12 months, rents have gone up. They are up 4.81% ($25 a week) year on year.
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Are properties selling above or below CV in Horowhenua?
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 Manawatu-Wanganui.
The area in Manawatu-Wanganui selling the highest vs CV is Ruapehu District where house prices are current selling 6% above CV.
The area in Manawatu-Wanganui selling the lowest vs CV is Horowhenua District where house prices are selling 0% equal 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 Manawatu-Wanganui property market here.
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