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Otipua Road, Watlington

Otipua Road in Watlington has 135 properties, valued by the council between $275,000 and $1,000,000 with a median of $447,500 (Watlington: $425,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $471,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $454,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 100A Otipua Road, at $610,000. 5 are for sale now.

$448kmedian council valuation
$471kour median estimate
$455kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1930median year built
5for sale now
TimaruWatlington ×Otipua Road ×

135 properties on Otipua Road, Watlington

Highest and lowest on Otipua Road

Highest-valued home176 Otipua Road$1,000,000council valuation · 4 bed · 206 m² floor · 1,738 m² land
Lowest-valued home119A Otipua Road$275,000council valuation · 48 m² floor · 537 m² land
Highest sale in 2026100A Otipua Road$610,000sold 6 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 176 m² floor · 478 m² land

Property values on Otipua Road

The council values Otipua Road's 126 rated properties between $275,000 and $1,000,000. The middle half sit between about $402,500 and $520,000; the median is $447,500 and the mean $474,246.

Lowest: $275k$275kLowest10%: $375k20%: $395k20%30%: $410k40%: $430k40%Median: $448k60%: $475k60%70%: $510k80%: $530k80%90%: $605kHighest: $1.0m$1.0mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
212$395k1—
392$440k3$449k
416$553k0—
5+4$630k0—

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

Otipua Road compared with Watlington

Otipua Road's median council value is 5% above Watlington's.

Otipua RoadWatlingtonTimaru
Median council value$448k$425k$495k
Median sale, last 12 months$455k$470k$534k
Sold in the last 12 months3%3.7%4.1%
Time between sales10.4 yrs7.7 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section787 m²728 m²754 m²
Median year built193019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$3k$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: $310k (12 sales)$310k20162017: $330k (10 sales)2018: $283k (5 sales)20182019: $395k (6 sales)2020: $342k (11 sales)20202021: $470k (13 sales)2022: $415k (5 sales)20222023: $547k (7 sales)$547k2024: $479k (5 sales)20242025: $499k (6 sales)2026: $455k (4 sales, this year so far)$455k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$454,500$3,587
20256$498,500$3,854
20245$479,000$3,958
20237$547,000$3,419
20225$415,000$3,250
202113$470,000$3,348
202011$342,028$3,062
20196$394,500$2,972
20185$282,500$2,265
201710$329,500$2,990
201612$310,250$2,433

Recent sales on Otipua Road

The homes on Otipua Road

Otipua Road has 128 houses and 7 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (19%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11910s: 20 (20 homes)1910s1920s: 19 (19 homes)1930s: 24 (24 homes)241930s1940s: 19 (19 homes)1950s: 15 (15 homes)1950s1960s: 18 (18 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2010s: 4 (4 homes)42010s

How long owners stay on Otipua Road

Homes on Otipua Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.4 years (Watlington: 7.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 29 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

23building consents in the last 5 years
  • 100A Otipua Road15 Oct 2026 · Building consentInstall Maxen Cargill 350-D Freestanding Woodburner
  • 172 Otipua Road16 Sept 2026 · Building consentInstall Woodsman Kanaku Freestanding Woodburner
  • 172B Otipua Road28 Aug 2026 · Building consentAlterations
  • 156 Otipua Road6 Jun 2026 · Building consentChange of Use (Care Home to Offices)
  • 176B Otipua Road31 May 2026 · Building consentInstall Metro Ultra Inbuilt Woodburner

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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 Watlington.

  1. Maria ClarkProperty Brokers Timaru
    7 sales on Otipua Road · last Aug 2026
  2. Leanne PrendevilleRaine & Horne Timaru
    6 sales on Otipua Road · last Apr 2026
  3. Amy MasonProperty Brokers Timaru
    5 sales on Otipua Road · last Aug 2026
  4. Julian BlanchardHarcourts Timaru
    5 sales on Otipua Road · last Apr 2025
  5. Michelle GreerRay White Timaru
    3 sales on Otipua Road · last May 2024
  6. Lee-Anne JohnsRaine & Horne Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Jul 2025
  7. Brian WaltersRaine & Horne Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Sep 2024
  8. Tracey ShawHarcourts Timaru
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Sep 2023
  9. Ben CrimpBen Crimp Realty Limited
    2 sales on Otipua Road · last Apr 2023

83 sales on Otipua Road since 2016; 31 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, Watlington

Every property in Otipua Road, Watlington, 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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