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Wakanui Road, Elgin

Wakanui Road in Elgin has 49 properties, valued by the council between $230,000 and $2,570,000 with a median of $950,000 (Elgin: $720,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,035,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,180,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 157-161 Wakanui Road, at $1,280,000. 1 is for sale now.

$950kmedian council valuation
$1.03mour median estimate
$1.18mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
2000median year built
1for sale now
AshburtonElgin ×Wakanui Road ×

49 properties on Wakanui Road, Elgin

Highest and lowest on Wakanui Road

Highest-valued home216 Wakanui Road$2,570,000council valuation · 444 m² floor · 16.9 ha land
Lowest-valued home101 Wakanui Road$230,000council valuation · 810 m² land
Highest sale in 2026157-161 Wakanui Road$1,280,000sold 25 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 269 m² floor · 8,691 m² land

Property values on Wakanui Road

The council values Wakanui Road's 43 rated properties between $230,000 and $2,570,000. The middle half sit between about $836,500 and $1,274,000; the median is $950,000 and the mean $1,074,419.

Lowest: $230k$230kLowest10%: $602k20%: $777k20%30%: $896k40%: $930k40%Median: $950k60%: $1.14m60%70%: $1.23m80%: $1.31m80%90%: $1.57mHighest: $2.57m$2.57mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
39$880k2—
421$1.18m1—
5+6$1.48m0—

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

Wakanui Road compared with Elgin

Wakanui Road's median council value is 32% above Elgin's.

Wakanui RoadElginAshburton
Median council value$950k$720k$530k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.18m$685k$570k
Sold in the last 12 months6.1%15.2%4.9%
Time between sales11.3 yrs3.5 yrs6.5 yrs
Median section20,240 m²4,000 m²835 m²
Median year built200020001970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$4k

Wakanui Road 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: $1.02m (2 sales)$1.02m2018: $683k (3 sales)20182019: $265k (3 sales)2020: $458k (6 sales)20202021: $211k (4 sales)2022: $910k (3 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $370k (2 sales)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: $1.18m (3 sales, this year so far)$1.18m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$1,180,000$4,758
20251$260,000—
20242$369,500$2,463
20231$777,500$5,554
20223$910,000$5,105
20214$211,125$960
20206$457,500$1,967
20193$265,000$1,505
20183$682,500$2,844
20172$1,025,000$3,764
20161$270,000$2,250

Recent sales on Wakanui Road

The homes on Wakanui Road

Wakanui Road has 48 houses and 1 section. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (23%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1940s: 1 (1 home)1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1970s: 5 (5 homes)1980s: 5 (5 homes)1980s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2000s: 8 (8 homes)2000s2010s: 6 (6 homes)2020s: 9 (9 homes)92020s

How long owners stay on Wakanui Road

Homes on Wakanui Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 11.3 years (Elgin: 3.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 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 Wakanui Road

8building consents in the last 5 years
  • 639 Wakanui Road1 Jan 2025 · Building consentRelocate dwg
  • 99 Wakanui Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
  • 303 Wakanui Road1 Oct 2024 · Building consentClosing in veranda, new master ensuite & walk in robe & office extension.
  • 303 Wakanui Road1 Apr 2024 · Building consentInstall an inbuilt Yunca Xander
  • 305 Wakanui Road1 Mar 2023 · Building consentProposed bathrm & separate toilet alts

Wakanui Road in other suburbs

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

Agents who sold on Wakanui Road

The real estate agents credited on Wakanui Road sales since 2016, most first. Selling here? These are the agents who have sold your neighbours' homes. A count of sales, not a rating. Every agent who sold in Elgin.

  1. Gregory JopsonProperty Brokers Ashburton
    4 sales on Wakanui Road · last May 2026
  2. Karen McRaeProperty Brokers Ashburton
    3 sales on Wakanui Road · last Apr 2026
  3. Hamish NilesProperty Brokers Ashburton
    1 sale on Wakanui Road · last Jun 2024
  4. Paul CunneenProperty Brokers Ashburton
    1 sale on Wakanui Road · last Dec 2022

33 sales on Wakanui Road since 2016; 8 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Wakanui Road

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About property on Wakanui Road, Elgin

Every property in Wakanui Road, Elgin, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

Header photo: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).