12 properties · Wainui, Gisborne

Sandy Cove, Wainui

Sandy Cove in Wainui has 12 properties, valued by the council between $527,000 and $1,668,000 with a median of $1,324,500 (Wainui: $1,263,000). More of its homes were built in the 2000s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,400,000. The last sale we have was in February 2025, for $560,000.

$1.32mmedian council valuation
$1.4mour median estimate
2005median year built
GisborneWainui ×Sandy Cove ×

Highest and lowest on Sandy Cove

Highest-valued home11 Sandy Cove$1,668,000council valuation · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 925 m² land
Lowest-valued home7 Sandy Cove$527,000council valuation · 1,052 m² land

Property values on Sandy Cove

The council values Sandy Cove's 12 rated properties between $527,000 and $1,668,000. The middle half sit between about $968,050 and $1,534,500; the median is $1,324,500 and the mean $1,208,250.

Lowest: $527k$527kLowest10%: $563k20%: $905k20%30%: $1.03m40%: $1.21m40%Median: $1.32m60%: $1.42m60%70%: $1.52m80%: $1.55m80%90%: $1.56mHighest: $1.67m$1.67mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
34$1.17m0—
46$1.5m0—

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

Sandy Cove compared with Wainui

Sandy Cove's median council value is 5% above Wainui's.

Sandy CoveWainuiGisborne
Median council value$1.32m$1.26m$570k
Median section980 m²1,011 m²847 m²
Median year built200519901960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$5k

Sandy Cove house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $503k (4 sales)$503k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $345k (3 sales)20182019: $621k (2 sales)$621k20192024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$560,000—
20241$1,150,000$7,143
20192$620,780$2,629
20183$345,000$2,793
20171$870,000$3,955
20164$502,500$3,480

Recent sales on Sandy Cove

  • 8 Sandy Cove$560,0004 Feb 2025 · 955 m² land
  • 13 Sandy Cove$1,150,0009 Sept 2024 · 4 bed · 161 m² floor · 970 m² land
  • 9 Sandy Cove$865,0006 May 2019 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 998 m² land
  • 11 Sandy Cove$376,5615 Feb 2019 · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 925 m² land
  • 7 Sandy Cove$345,0005 Oct 2018 · 1,052 m² land
  • 15 Sandy Cove$880,00015 Sept 2018 · 3 bed · 208 m² floor · 980 m² land
  • 17 Sandy Cove$309,0006 Jul 2018 · 4 bed · 228 m² floor · 980 m² land
  • 5 Sandy Cove$870,00027 Jun 2017 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 1,107 m² land
  • 15 Sandy Cove$740,00014 Oct 2016 · 3 bed · 208 m² floor · 980 m² land
  • 6 Sandy Cove$870,00030 Sept 2016 · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 943 m² land
  • 11 Sandy Cove$265,0009 Sept 2016 · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 925 m² land
  • 8 Sandy Cove$215,0004 Apr 2016 · 955 m² land
  • 9 Sandy Cove$122 Feb 2010 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 998 m² land
  • 13 Sandy Cove$250,0002 Oct 2009 · 4 bed · 161 m² floor · 970 m² land
  • 11 Sandy Cove$330,0006 Mar 2008 · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 925 m² land
  • 15 Sandy Cove$305,0001 Feb 2008 · 3 bed · 208 m² floor · 980 m² land
  • 11 Sandy Cove$350,00021 Aug 2007 · 3 bed · 284 m² floor · 925 m² land
  • 9 Sandy Cove$300,00019 Feb 2007 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 998 m² land
  • 6 Sandy Cove$320,00026 Aug 2005 · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 943 m² land
  • 13 Sandy Cove$275,00013 Jul 2005 · 4 bed · 161 m² floor · 970 m² land

The homes on Sandy Cove

Sandy Cove has 10 houses and 2 sections. More were built in the 2000s than in any other decade (30%).

1980s: 1 (1 home)11980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 3 (3 homes)32000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2010s2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

Building and resource consents on Sandy Cove

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 13 Sandy Cove1 Apr 2026 · Building consentErect gge with shower, construct outdoor living space, install inbuilt jetmaster 850 zero tolerance logfire
  • 8 Sandy Cove1 Oct 2025 · Building consentErect two storey dwg with attached gge & install septic system & water tanks

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 Sandy Cove

The real estate agents credited on Sandy Cove 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 Wainui.

  1. Kerry LowBayleys Realty
    1 sale on Sandy Cove · last Sep 2024
  2. Bronwyn KayBronwyn Kay Real Estate
    1 sale on Sandy Cove · last Jul 2018

12 sales on Sandy Cove since 2016; 2 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Sandy Cove

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About property on Sandy Cove, Wainui

Every property in Sandy Cove, Wainui, 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: L Maule, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).