137 properties · Highfield, Timaru

Otipua Road, Highfield

Otipua Road in Highfield has 137 properties, valued by the council between $230,000 and $1,360,000 with a median of $550,000 (Highfield: $550,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $580,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $590,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 264D Otipua Road, at $916,000. 1 is for sale now.

$550kmedian council valuation
$580kour median estimate
$590kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1940median year built
1for sale now
TimaruHighfield ×Otipua Road ×

137 properties on Otipua Road, Highfield

Highest and lowest on Otipua Road

Highest-valued home258 Otipua Road$1,360,000council valuation · 5 bed · 400 m² floor · 1,457 m² land
Lowest-valued home247B Otipua Road$230,000council valuation · 432 m² land
Highest sale in 2026264D Otipua Road$916,000sold 18 May 2026 · 3 bed · 169 m² floor · 511 m² land

Property values on Otipua Road

The council values Otipua Road's 119 rated properties between $230,000 and $1,360,000. The middle half sit between about $460,000 and $680,000; the median is $550,000 and the mean $591,429.

Lowest: $230k$230kLowest10%: $403k20%: $448k20%30%: $472k40%: $512k40%Median: $550k60%: $580k60%70%: $630k80%: $730k80%90%: $800kHighest: $1.36m$1.36mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
29$415k0—
375$530k4$553k
418$710k2—
5+6$1.25m0—

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

Otipua Road compared with Highfield

Otipua Road's median council value is about the same as Highfield's.

Otipua RoadHighfieldTimaru
Median council value$550k$550k$495k
Median sale, last 12 months$590k$590k$534k
Sold in the last 12 months5.8%4.5%4.1%
Time between sales6.3 yrs8.3 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section738 m²733 m²754 m²
Median year built194019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Otipua 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: $330k (5 sales)$330k20162017: $365k (8 sales)2018: $342k (5 sales)20182019: $327k (10 sales)2020: $490k (6 sales)20202021: $435k (13 sales)2022: $542k (8 sales)20222023: $495k (7 sales)2024: $730k (6 sales)$730k20242025: $565k (8 sales)2026: $590k (7 sales, this year so far)$590k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20267$590,000$3,639
20258$565,000$4,048
20246$729,750$3,841
20237$495,000$3,783
20228$541,500$3,767
202113$435,000$3,045
20206$490,008$3,947
201910$326,750$2,408
20185$342,000$2,611
20178$365,000$3,019
20165$330,000$2,560

Recent sales on Otipua Road

The homes on Otipua Road

Otipua Road has 105 houses, 24 units and townhouses, 5 sections and 3 apartments. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (17%).

1910s: 14 (14 homes)141920s: 19 (19 homes)191920s1930s: 16 (16 homes)1940s: 12 (12 homes)1940s1950s: 8 (8 homes)1960s: 4 (4 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 5 (5 homes)2000s: 8 (8 homes)2000s2010s: 9 (9 homes)2020s: 10 (10 homes)102020s

How long owners stay on Otipua Road

Homes on Otipua Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.3 years (Highfield: 8.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 32 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 Otipua Road

52building consents in the last 5 years

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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 Otipua Road

The real estate agents credited on Otipua 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 Highfield.

  1. Maria ClarkProperty Brokers Timaru
    7 sales on Otipua Road · last Jun 2025
  2. Julian BlanchardHarcourts Timaru
    6 sales on Otipua Road · last Jul 2026
  3. Brian WaltersRaine & Horne Timaru
    3 sales on Otipua Road · last Jul 2024
  4. Leanne PrendevilleRaine & Horne Timaru
    3 sales on Otipua Road · last Jul 2023
  5. Jeremy KartoloHarcourts Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last May 2026
  6. Owen JacksonRaine & Horne Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Apr 2026
  7. Lee-Anne JohnsRaine & Horne Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Jun 2025
  8. Michelle GreerRay White Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Feb 2025
  9. Jemima KartoloHarcourts Timaru
    1 sale on Otipua Road · last May 2026

97 sales on Otipua Road since 2016; 32 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Otipua Road

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About property on Otipua Road, Highfield

Every property in Otipua Road, Highfield, 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.

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