80 properties · Tawa, Wellington

The Drive, Tawa

The Drive in Tawa has 80 properties, valued by the council between $490,000 and $1,210,000 with a median of $807,500 (Tawa: $810,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $768,500. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $810,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 53 The Drive, at $1,000,000. 1 is for sale now.

$808kmedian council valuation
$769kour median estimate
$810kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1950median year built
1for sale now
WellingtonTawa ×The Drive ×

80 properties on The Drive, Tawa

Highest and lowest on The Drive

Highest-valued home50 The Drive$1,210,000council valuation · 7 bed · 266 m² floor · 840 m² land
Lowest-valued home64A The Drive$490,000council valuation · 2 bed · 74 m² floor
Highest sale in 202653 The Drive$1,000,000sold 21 May 2026 · 4 bed · 202 m² floor · 811 m² land

Property values on The Drive

The council values The Drive's 76 rated properties between $490,000 and $1,210,000. The middle half sit between about $740,000 and $902,500; the median is $807,500 and the mean $829,605.

Lowest: $490k$490kLowest10%: $720k20%: $730k20%30%: $750k40%: $800k40%Median: $808k60%: $840k60%70%: $875k80%: $930k80%90%: $995kHighest: $1.21m$1.21mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$815k0—
25$660k0—
342$800k2—
423$900k2—
5+3$1.05m1—

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

The Drive compared with Tawa

The Drive's median council value is about the same as Tawa's.

The DriveTawaWellington
Median council value$808k$810k$900k
Median sale, last 12 months$810k$791k$875k
Sold in the last 12 months6.3%3.2%1.6%
Time between sales9.6 yrs11.9 yrs10.5 yrs
Median section809 m²671 m²570 m²
Median year built195019601970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$6k

The Drive 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: $514k (4 sales)$514k2017: $658k (4 sales)20172018: $523k (3 sales)2019: $700k (4 sales)20192020: $780k (3 sales)2021: $944k (2 sales)$944k20212023: $841k (3 sales)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $835k (3 sales)2026: $795k (4 sales, this year so far)$795k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$795,000$5,207
20253$835,000$5,387
20241$700,000$4,545
20233$840,750$5,213
20212$943,750$7,635
20203$780,000$6,033
20194$700,000$5,288
20183$522,750$4,527
20174$657,500$3,596
20164$513,500$3,209

Recent sales on The Drive

  • 35C The Drive$780,00021 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor
  • 30B The Drive$810,00010 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 103 m² floor · 374 m² land
  • 53 The Drive$1,000,00021 May 2026 · 4 bed · 202 m² floor · 811 m² land
  • 36 The Drive$730,00017 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 23 The Drive$979,00010 Oct 2025 · 6 bed · 253 m² floor · 847 m² land
  • 44A The Drive$835,0005 Jul 2025 · 3 bed · 155 m² floor · 376 m² land
  • 17A The Drive$720,00028 Jan 2025 · 4 bed · 96 m² floor · 242 m² land
  • 60 The Drive$700,00016 Jan 2024 · 3 bed · 154 m² floor · 751 m² land
  • 44 The Drive$840,7509 Nov 2023 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 385 m² land
  • 63 The Drive$740,00025 May 2023 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 334 m² land
  • 42 The Drive$938,30021 Jan 2023 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 810 m² land
  • 52 The Drive$912,50020 Oct 2021 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 911 m² land
  • 49 The Drive$975,00016 Jun 2021 · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 9 The Drive$820,00027 Aug 2020 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 63A The Drive$780,00016 Apr 2020 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 742 m² land
  • 14 The Drive$742,0002 Apr 2020 · 3 bed · 123 m² floor · 685 m² land
  • 63 The Drive$700,00018 Dec 2019 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 334 m² land
  • 46 The Drive$715,00018 Jun 2019 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 835 m² land
  • 2 The Drive$700,00021 Mar 2019 · 4 bed · 175 m² floor · 511 m² land
  • 17A The Drive$655,00015 Mar 2019 · 4 bed · 96 m² floor · 242 m² land

The homes on The Drive

The Drive has 74 houses and 6 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (41%).

1930s: 1 (1 home)11930s1940s: 17 (17 homes)1950s: 31 (31 homes)311950s1960s: 5 (5 homes)1970s: 5 (5 homes)1970s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

How long owners stay on The Drive

Homes on The Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.6 years (Tawa: 11.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 The Drive

3building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 60 The Drive1 Jul 2025 · Building consentStorage & mudroom extension to existing shed
  • 35B The Drive1 Mar 2024 · Building consentR1 - new retaining wall to shared drive. Remediation to slip on cross lease property.
  • 58 The Drive1 Oct 2023 · Building consentR2 - new 2 storey detached dwg, studio above gge, new retaining walls. Consent granted subject to section 72.
  • 46 The Drive5 Feb 2024 · Resource consentExtension Of Time relating to SR425507, for a Subdivision: Two lot fee simple
  • 58 The Drive25 Aug 2023 · Resource consentLand Use: New garage built

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 The Drive

The real estate agents credited on The Drive 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 Tawa.

  1. Lauren MoultHarcourts Tawa
    2 sales on The Drive · last Apr 2026
  2. Zoe BuchananArizto
    2 sales on The Drive · last Oct 2021
  3. Kartjana AndersonLowe & Co Realty
    1 sale on The Drive · last Jul 2026
  4. Kezia MatthewsLowe & Co Realty
    1 sale on The Drive · last Jul 2026
  5. Quynh DoLowe & Co Realty
    1 sale on The Drive · last Jul 2026
  6. Ralph KindlBayleys Paremata Residential
    1 sale on The Drive · last May 2026
  7. Linda HuynhCollective First National Johnsonville
    1 sale on The Drive · last Oct 2025
  8. Alison HawkesHarcourts
    1 sale on The Drive · last Jul 2025
  9. Gisela NguboHarcourts Lower Hutt
    1 sale on The Drive · last Jul 2025

37 sales on The Drive since 2016; 15 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on The Drive

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About property on The Drive, Tawa

Every property in The Drive, Tawa, 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: Sulthan Auliya on Unsplash (licence).