74 properties · Westmere, Whanganui

State Highway 3, Westmere

State Highway 3 in Westmere has 74 properties, valued by the council between $405,000 and $2,100,000 with a median of $1,120,000 (Westmere: $962,500). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,150,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 124 State Highway 3, at $1,220,000.

$1.12mmedian council valuation
$1.15mour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
WhanganuiWestmere ×State Highway 3 ×

74 properties on State Highway 3, Westmere

Highest and lowest on State Highway 3

Highest-valued home181B State Highway 3$2,100,000council valuation · 5 bed · 402 m² floor · 9.66 ha land
Lowest-valued home178C State Highway 3$405,000council valuation · 185 m² floor · 1 ha land
Highest sale in 2026124 State Highway 3$1,220,000sold 2 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 235 m² floor · 2.38 ha land

Property values on State Highway 3

The council values State Highway 3's 65 rated properties between $405,000 and $2,100,000. The middle half sit between about $762,000 and $1,312,000; the median is $1,120,000 and the mean $1,071,508.

Lowest: $405k$405kLowest10%: $465k20%: $628k20%30%: $896k40%: $1.0m40%Median: $1.12m60%: $1.17m60%70%: $1.25m80%: $1.37m80%90%: $1.57mHighest: $2.1m$2.1mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
21$1.82m1—
317$540k0—
430$1.18m1—
5+12$1.41m0—

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

State Highway 3 compared with Westmere

State Highway 3's median council value is 16% above Westmere's.

State Highway 3WestmereWhanganui
Median council value$1.12m$963k$480k
Sold in the last 12 months2.7%3%3.2%
Time between sales8.5 yrs7.6 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section11,489 m²10,050 m²809 m²
Median year built196019901960
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$4k

State Highway 3 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: $555k (6 sales)$555k20162017: $403k (4 sales)2018: $486k (8 sales)20182019: $600k (4 sales)2020: $741k (2 sales)20202021: $560k (7 sales)2022: $1.06m (2 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $1.22m (3 sales)$1.22m20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$1,220,000$5,191
20251$1,700,000$4,019
20243$1,220,000$4,803
20231$595,000$4,577
20222$1,060,000$3,525
20217$560,000$4,396
20202$741,250$3,065
20194$600,000$2,708
20188$485,500$2,317
20174$402,500$2,745
20166$555,000$1,907

Recent sales on State Highway 3

The homes on State Highway 3

State Highway 3 has 74 houses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (15%).

1910s: 4 (4 homes)41920s: 8 (8 homes)1920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 8 (8 homes)1960s: 9 (9 homes)91960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)2000s: 9 (9 homes)2000s2010s: 6 (6 homes)2020s: 5 (5 homes)52020s

How long owners stay on State Highway 3

Homes on State Highway 3 that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.5 years (Westmere: 7.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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 State Highway 3

1building consents in the last 5 years
6resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 334 State Highway 31 Jul 2024 · Building consentLean to add to existing commercial building
  • 67 State Highway 315 May 2025 · Resource consentDwelling extension breaches the 10m setback rule
  • 293 State Highway 313 Nov 2024 · Resource consentSeasonal workers accommodation facility and NESCS controlled activity
  • 181A State Highway 38 Aug 2024 · Resource consentnorthern boundary infringment- pole shed in General Rural zone
  • 154 State Highway 34 Apr 2023 · Resource consentShed within the 5m boundary set back rule
  • 390B State Highway 323 Mar 2023 · Resource consentOversized minor residential unit

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 State Highway 3

The real estate agents credited on State Highway 3 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 Westmere.

  1. Karen BukholtBayleys Whanganui/Ruapehu
    2 sales on State Highway 3 · last Apr 2026
  2. Knud BukholtBayleys Whanganui/Ruapehu
    2 sales on State Highway 3 · last Apr 2026
  3. Mark LourieProperty Brokers Wanganui
    2 sales on State Highway 3 · last Nov 2025
  4. Kerryn IrvinProperty Brokers Wanganui
    2 sales on State Highway 3 · last May 2018
  5. Paul GilliganProperty Brokers Wanganui
    1 sale on State Highway 3 · last Nov 2025
  6. Rochelle BurtonArizto
    1 sale on State Highway 3 · last Jun 2024
  7. Vicky ToddProperty Brokers Wanganui
    1 sale on State Highway 3 · last Apr 2024

40 sales on State Highway 3 since 2016; 8 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on State Highway 3

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About property on State Highway 3, Westmere

Every property in State Highway 3, Westmere, 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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