According to Stuff on 25 January 2022, Waikawa Beach is one of only 16 Wellington ‘suburbs’ where the median house value is below $800,000:
There are now 67 suburbs with median house values worth $1m or more throughout the region, according to CoreLogic figures. Just 38 suburbs are worth less than $1m, and 16 suburbs are worth less than $800,000.
Grudging bargains: Wellington suburbs with the most affordable houses
Sub-$1m suburbs in the Wellington region, in ascending order (of median house value):
- Waitangirua, Porirua – $663,000 …
- Ōtaki Beach, Kāpiti Coast – $748,300
- Waikawa Beach, Kāpiti Coast – $756,350
- Ōtaki, Kāpiti Coast – $758,750 …
- Manakau, Kāpiti Coast – $842,000 …
- Te Horo Beach, Kāpiti Coast – $854,200 …
- Paraparaumu, Kāpiti Coast – $936,600 …
- Otaihanga, Kāpiti Coast – $958,800 …
- Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt – $972,600