11 properties · Riverside, Whangārei

The Bluff, Riverside

The Bluff in Riverside has 11 properties, valued by the council between $450,000 and $1,070,000 with a median of $780,000 (Riverside: $670,000). More of its homes were built in the 1980s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $764,000. The last sale we have was in January 2025, for $855,000.

$780kmedian council valuation
$764kour median estimate
1980median year built

Highest and lowest on The Bluff

Highest-valued home4 The Bluff$1,070,000council valuation · 1 bed · 250 m² floor
Lowest-valued home5 The Bluff$450,000council valuation · 4 bed · 123 m² floor · 1,217 m² land

Property values on The Bluff

The council values The Bluff's 11 rated properties between $450,000 and $1,070,000. The middle half sit between about $642,500 and $920,000; the median is $780,000 and the mean $774,091.

Lowest: $450k$450kLowest10%: $580k20%: $620k20%30%: $665k40%: $680k40%Median: $780k60%: $830k60%70%: $840k80%: $1.0m80%90%: $1.0mHighest: $1.07m$1.07mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.07m0—
23$620k0—
31$680k0—
45$830k0—

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

The Bluff compared with Riverside

The Bluff's median council value is 16% above Riverside's.

The BluffRiversideWhangārei
Median council value$780k$670k$650k
Median section1,101 m²1,012 m²890 m²
Median year built198019651980
Council value per m² of floor$4k$5k$5k

Recent sales on The Bluff

  • 6 The Bluff$855,00017 Jan 2025 · 232 m² floor · 1,101 m² land
  • 5 The Bluff$431,0005 Sept 2024 · 4 bed · 123 m² floor · 1,217 m² land
  • 16 The Bluff$703,00026 Jan 2023 · 2 bed · 115 m² floor · 1,204 m² land
  • 8 The Bluff$900,00031 Mar 2022 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 1,100 m² land
  • 3 The Bluff$650,00021 Sept 2021 · 2 bed · 74 m² floor · 2,428 m² land
  • 2 The Bluff$549,0008 Mar 2021 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor
  • 2 The Bluff$549,00023 Feb 2021 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor
  • 10 The Bluff$568,00010 Apr 2018 · 4 bed · 172 m² floor · 990 m² land
  • 8 The Bluff$515,00028 Sept 2016 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 1,100 m² land
  • 8 The Bluff$400,0008 May 2015 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 1,100 m² land
  • 6 The Bluff$112,00014 Apr 2014 · 232 m² floor · 1,101 m² land
  • 16 The Bluff$310,00023 Jul 2013 · 2 bed · 115 m² floor · 1,204 m² land
  • 2 The Bluff$280,0009 Nov 2012 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor
  • 9 The Bluff$660,00011 Feb 2012 · 4 bed · 270 m² floor · 741 m² land
  • 9 The Bluff$777,00031 Dec 2007 · 4 bed · 270 m² floor · 741 m² land
  • 16 The Bluff$340,00012 Jul 2007 · 2 bed · 115 m² floor · 1,204 m² land
  • 9 The Bluff$725,00023 May 2006 · 4 bed · 270 m² floor · 741 m² land
  • 7 The Bluff$186,0006 Jan 2004 · 4 bed · 217 m² floor · 1,072 m² land
  • 10 The Bluff$167,00010 Jan 2003 · 4 bed · 172 m² floor · 990 m² land
  • 8 The Bluff$299,00028 May 2001 · 4 bed · 180 m² floor · 1,100 m² land

The homes on The Bluff

The Bluff has 9 houses and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1980s than in any other decade (27%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1970s: 1 (1 home)1970s1980s: 3 (3 homes)31980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

Building and resource consents on The Bluff

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 2 The Bluff1 May 2025 · Building consentAlterations to existing dwg - bathrm, bdrm subfloor & framing
  • 2 The Bluff1 Feb 2023 · Building consentNew heating appliance

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 Bluff

The real estate agents credited on The Bluff 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 Riverside.

  1. Tanya MaichBayleys in the North Whangarei
    1 sale on The Bluff · last Jan 2025
  2. Gregg MarslandRay White Whangarei and Tutukaka
    1 sale on The Bluff · last Sep 2024
  3. Lisa GrayRay White Whangarei and Tutukaka
    1 sale on The Bluff · last Sep 2024
  4. Lynn SawyersRay White Bream Bay
    1 sale on The Bluff · last Jan 2023
  5. Roxanne SimpkinHarcourts Whangarei
    1 sale on The Bluff · last Mar 2021

8 sales on The Bluff since 2016; 4 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on The Bluff

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About property on The Bluff, Riverside

Every property in The Bluff, Riverside, 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: Uarangi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).