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Sunset Street, Hilltop

Sunset Street in Hilltop has 54 properties, valued by the council between $395,000 and $1,050,000 with a median of $720,000 (Hilltop: $750,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $743,500. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 10 Sunset Street, at $579,000.

$720kmedian council valuation
$744kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1970median year built
TaupōHilltop ×Sunset Street ×

54 properties on Sunset Street, Hilltop

Highest and lowest on Sunset Street

Highest-valued home7 Sunset Street$1,050,000council valuation · 4 bed · 266 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
Lowest-valued home32 Sunset Street$395,000council valuation · 500 m² land
Highest sale in 202610 Sunset Street$579,000sold 25 May 2026 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor

Property values on Sunset Street

The council values Sunset Street's 53 rated properties between $395,000 and $1,050,000. The middle half sit between about $667,000 and $801,000; the median is $720,000 and the mean $734,151.

Lowest: $395k$395kLowest10%: $628k20%: $654k20%30%: $680k40%: $700k40%Median: $720k60%: $752k60%70%: $774k80%: $828k80%90%: $877kHighest: $1.05m$1.05mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
26$635k1—
330$713k1—
412$828k0—
5+3$830k0—

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

Sunset Street compared with Hilltop

Sunset Street's median council value is 4% below Hilltop's.

Sunset StreetHilltopTaupō
Median council value$720k$750k$850k
Sold in the last 12 months3.7%3%3.2%
Time between sales6.3 yrs7.5 yrs6.8 yrs
Median section1,012 m²823 m²855 m²
Median year built197019801990
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$6k

Sunset Street 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: $359k (7 sales)$359k2017: $525k (4 sales)20172018: $491k (7 sales)2019: $500k (5 sales)20192020: $543k (3 sales)2021: $718k (7 sales)20212022: $950k (2 sales)$950k2023: $690k (3 sales)20232025: $730k (5 sales)$730k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$579,000$7,238
20255$730,000$5,400
20233$690,000$6,875
20222$950,000$5,445
20217$718,000$6,837
20203$543,000$3,421
20195$500,000$4,464
20187$491,000$3,571
20174$525,000$2,693
20167$359,000$2,941

Recent sales on Sunset Street

The homes on Sunset Street

Sunset Street has 30 units and townhouses, 23 houses and 1 section. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (35%).

1950s: 7 (7 homes)71950s1960s: 18 (18 homes)181960s1970s: 8 (8 homes)1970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 7 (7 homes)1990s2000s: 4 (4 homes)2000s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Sunset Street

Homes on Sunset Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.3 years (Hilltop: 7.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 13 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 Sunset Street

5building consents in the last 5 years
  • 25 Sunset Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentProposed cottage to be relocated - 2 bdrm cottage with
  • 32 Sunset Street1 May 2026 · Building consentAmendment - gge ffl to be lowered 300mm.
  • 32 Sunset Street1 Jul 2025 · Building consentNew 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached dbl gge
  • 6 Sunset Street1 Oct 2023 · Building consentExisting laundry renovated. New sink &washing machine
  • 7 Sunset Street1 May 2022 · Building consentProposed dbl gge with single gge door with steel

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 Sunset Street

The real estate agents credited on Sunset Street 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 Hilltop.

  1. Alison WhittleBayleys Taupo
    4 sales on Sunset Street · last Jan 2025
  2. Stacey ZuccatiProperty Brokers Taupo
    3 sales on Sunset Street · last Dec 2021
  3. Sharni MackintoshSothebys International Realty Taupo Rotorua Lakes District
    2 sales on Sunset Street · last Mar 2026
  4. Lesley McNeilHarcourts Taupo
    2 sales on Sunset Street · last Apr 2023
  5. Caleb BellingHarcourts Taupo
    1 sale on Sunset Street · last Mar 2026
  6. Kodie WilliamsRay White Taupo
    1 sale on Sunset Street · last Nov 2025
  7. Kylie SargisonRay White Taupo
    1 sale on Sunset Street · last Feb 2025
  8. Rachel ThomasRay White Taupo
    1 sale on Sunset Street · last Feb 2025
  9. Alisa ElsleyBayleys Taupo
    1 sale on Sunset Street · last Jan 2025

56 sales on Sunset Street since 2016; 17 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Sunset Street

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About property on Sunset Street, Hilltop

Every property in Sunset Street, Hilltop, 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).