Negotiation
3 2 1
Your Motuoapa lifestyle starts here
6 Rangimoana Avenue, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
591 properties · Motuoapa
Motuoapa house prices and sales
Motuoapa's median sale price over the last twelve months was $677k, across 21 sales, down 7% on the twelve months before.
$677kmedian sale, last 12 months · 21 sales · down 7%
$710kmedian council valuation
7.2 yrsmedian time between sales
17for sale now
604 properties in Motuoapa
Negotiation
4 2 2
Elevated living with lake views
66 Kahotea Drive, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Offers Over $575,000
4 1 1
Perfect kiwi bach with Lake Taupo views
88 State Highway 1, Motuoapa
Property Brokers
$889,000
4 2 2
Elevated Lake Views and Flexible Family Living
14 Paurini Place, Motuoapa
Tremains
Buyer Enquiry Over $750,000
4 2 2
Beautifully Presented and Thoughtfully Designed
3 Parekaawa Drive, Motuoapa
Tremains
Negotiation
3 2 2
Executive Home with Lake Views
29 Parekaawa Drive, Motuoapa
Tremains
$299,000
Section Perfection
12 Kōmahimahi Way, Motuoapa
Harcourts Turangi
$290,000
Secure the site, create the dream
6 Wai Kite Kite Place, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
$290,000
0
Motivated vendor
3 Marshall Close, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
$269,000
4
Big value. Small price. Great potential.
145 Parekaawa Drive, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
$400,000
A blank canvas with big potential
73 Kahotea Drive, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Negotiation
0
Build your future by the lake
105 Kahotea Drive, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Negotiation
7 3 1
Space, flexibility and opportunity
5 Rowena Crescent, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
$299,000
Your next chapter starts here
189 Parekaawa Drive, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Asking Price $320,000
Build your dream in Motuoapa
127 Parekaawa Drive, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Negotiation
3 1 2
Classic kiwiana by the Lake
1 Parekarangaranga Street, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Asking Price $575,000
2 1 1
Lakeside living made easy
3 Rangimoana Avenue, Motuoapa
Bayleys Tūrangi
Estimate $1.42m – $1.88m
3
61 John Norrie Place, Motuoapa
Estimate $1.19m – $1.58m
4
28 Motuoapa Esplanade, Motuoapa
Estimate $1.17m – $1.55m
4
72 John Norrie Place, Motuoapa
$1,300,000 CV
4
9 Arataha Street, Motuoapa
Estimate $1.13m – $1.50m
3
37 Kahotea Drive, Motuoapa
Estimate $1.11m – $1.40m
2
14 Motuoapa Esplanade, Motuoapa
Estimate $1.05m – $1.39m
5
57 John Norrie Place, Motuoapa
About Motuoapa
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $733k and four-bedroom homes for $743k. Homes sold for a median $5,428 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Motuoapa change hands every 7.2 years on median, against 7.2 across Motuoapa and 7.9 nationally. About 3.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Motuoapa house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Motuoapa's median sale price over the last twelve months was $677k, across 21 sales, down 7% on the twelve months before. Across Motuoapa it was $677k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Motuoapa median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | $525,000 | $6,027 | $369 | $525,000 |
| 2025 | 39 | $725,000 | $4,571 | $381 | $725,000 |
| 2024 | 11 | $750,000 | $4,875 | $430 | $750,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $776,250 | $4,159 | $381 | $776,250 |
| 2022 | 23 | $790,000 | $4,861 | $417 | $790,000 |
| 2021 | 40 | $708,500 | $4,125 | $373 | $708,500 |
| 2020 | 45 | $245,000 | $2,686 | $213 | $245,000 |
| 2019 | 46 | $289,500 | $2,633 | $194 | $289,500 |
| 2018 | 41 | $335,000 | $2,465 | $187 | $335,000 |
| 2017 | 35 | $356,500 | $2,158 | $189 | $356,500 |
| 2016 | 62 | $107,500 | $806 | $59 | $107,500 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Motuoapa, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Motuoapa
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $733k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $743k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | $520k | 0 | — | $8,502 |
| 2 | 66 | $613k | 3 | — | $6,919 |
| 3 | 234 | $705k | 10 | $733k | $5,939 |
| 4 | 140 | $800k | 6 | $743k | $4,269 |
| 5+ | 29 | $900k | 0 | — | $3,357 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Motuoapa sold for a median $5,428 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Motuoapa: $5,428); the land under houses sold for an estimated $380 per square metre (Motuoapa: $380). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.
$5,428per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$380per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,492per m² of floor, council capital values
$377per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Motuoapa
- 7 Kōhūhū Place$290,0002 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 764 m² land
- 134 Parekaawa Drive$745,00025 May 2026 · 3 bed · 208 m² floor · 792 m² land
- 2 John Norrie Place$226,0007 May 2026 · 3 bed · 817 m² land
- 3 Te Moho Street$525,0007 May 2026 · 3 bed · 81 m² floor
- 190 Parekaawa Drive$496,00021 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 65 m² floor · 701 m² land
- 71 John Norrie Place$740,00031 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 844 m² land
- 32 Motuoapa Esplanade$440,00026 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 122 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 18 Wai Matangi Place$730,0003 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 888 m² land
- 16 Wai Kite Kite Place$295,00013 Feb 2026 · 953 m² land
- 4 John Norrie Place$677,0004 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor · 894 m² land
- 112 Parekaawa Drive$755,00014 Jan 2026 · 4 bed · 175 m² floor · 1,059 m² land
- 80 Kahotea Drive$735,00021 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor · 810 m² land
How long owners stay in Motuoapa
Homes in Motuoapa change hands every 7.2 years on median, against 7.2 across Motuoapa and 7.9 nationally.
7.2 yearsmedian time between sales, Motuoapa
7.2 yearsMotuoapa
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Motuoapa: 3.6%)
By kind: houses 7.5 years.
Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.
Who lives in Motuoapa
About 492 people lived in Motuoapa at the 2023 census (up 37% since 2018); their median age was about 56 (Motuoapa: 56); 83% of households owned their home (Motuoapa: 83%).
492people, 2023 (2018: 360)
56median age, about (Motuoapa: 56)
$80kmedian household income, about (Motuoapa: $80k)
83%of households own their home (2018: 79%)
Age
- 30-64 years43%
- 65 years and over35%
- Under 15 years13%
- 15-29 years10%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)73%
- One-person household24%
- Other multi-person household3%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European83%
- Māori27%
- Asian2%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand80%
- United Kingdom and Ireland10%
- Australia3%
- Asia2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- North America1%
- Other0%
Household income
- $30,001-$50,00023%
- $100,001-$150,00021%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $150,001-$200,00012%
- $50,001-$70,00011%
- $20,001-$30,0008%
- $200,001 or more8%
- $20,000 or less6%
Dwellings
- Separate house99%
- Other private dwelling3%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Joined dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification19%
- Level 1 certificate15%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification12%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Level 3 certificate8%
- Level 6 diploma6%
- Level 5 diploma5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Motuoapa. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Motuoapa
9 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Motuoapa in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Zane CozensZRE25 sales here
- Amanda CollingTremain Real Estate Taupo5 sales here
- Stacey KingiBayleys Taupo4 sales here
- Seth FasherHarcourts Turangi3 sales here
- Gavin NicholsonLJ Hooker Southern Partners3 sales here
- Sharni NicholsonLJ Hooker Southern Partners3 sales here
- Anna SkeerHarcourts Taupo2 sales here
- Shelley MckenzieProperty Brokers Turangi1 sale here
- Sharni MackintoshSothebys International Realty Taupo Rotorua Lakes District1 sale here
All 9 real estate agents in Motuoapa, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.
Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.
Building and resource consents in Motuoapa
7building consents in the last 12 months ($663k of work)
- 3 Te Moho Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentNew fireplace to be installed into lounge
- 21 Kōmahimahi Way1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRelocate transportable 4 bdrm house
- 81 Kahotea Drive1 Jun 2026 · Building consentExtend first floor un-enclosed deck
- 19 John Norrie Place1 Jun 2026 · Building consentProposed cottage to be relocated - 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms
- 23 Rangimoana Avenue1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a metro tiny rad base freestanding
Search building consents in Motuoapa and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.
Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.
Streets in Motuoapa
24
- Arataha Street10
- Asher Avenue13
- Herea Avenue13
- John Norrie Place50
- Kahotea Drive99
- Keepa Road2
- Kiko Road5
- Kōhūhū Place8
- Kōmahimahi Way20
- Maniapoto Street6
- Marshall Close16
- Motuoapa Esplanade13
- Parati Place14
- Parekaawa Drive136
- Parekarangaranga Street10
- Paurini Place16
- Rangimoana Avenue42
- Rowena Crescent21
- Ruahoata Lane8
- State Highway 131
- Tangitu Street9
- Te Moho Street2
- Wai Kite Kite Place22
- Wai Matangi Place17
About property in Motuoapa
Every property in Motuoapa, 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: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).