What's happening with Whanganui house prices?

Council area of Manawatu-Wanganui

Explore Whanganui's property market for the latest trends, house prices, market cycles, rental yields, and top investment suburbs

Author: Ed McKnight

Our Resident Economist, with a GradDipEcon and over five years at Opes Partners, is a trusted contributor to NZ Property Investor, Informed Investor, Stuff, Business Desk, and OneRoof.

Reviewed by: Laine Moger

Journalist and Property Educator with six years of experience, holds a Bachelor of Communication (Honours) from Massey University.

Last Updated: 24 Apr 2025

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What's happening to Whanganui house prices?

The average price of a Whanganui property is $519,338 (CoreLogic, February 2025).

Quick Facts

The average price of a Whanganui property is $519,338 (CoreLogic, March 2025)
Over the last 3 months property prices in Whanganui have gone up 2.11%
Whanganui property prices increased 6.13% per year (on average) in the 20 years between March 2005 - March 2025 (REINZ)
The average rent in Whanganui is $520 per week (Tenancy Services, February 2025)

How are Whanganui property prices changing?

Whanganui house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 39% below the eventual peak of the market.

Where is Whanganui in its property cycle?

At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Whanganui was 33.21% undervalued.

Whanganui suburb prices

I track the value of 13 suburbs in Whanganui. The most expensive suburb is Otamatea, which has an average house value of $865,500. While the most affordable suburb is Wanganui, which has an average house value of $409,700.

Over the last 24 months of all Whanganui suburbs (February 2023 - February 2025, Gonville had the fastest-growing house prices. They have gone up 3.26% over that period.

The suburb that fell the fastest over that period was Putiki. Property values in this suburb fell by 2.40% over those 2 years.

What is the Whanganui rental market like?

Here's how rents are changing in Whanganui. Over the last four years (February 2021 - February 2025) the median rent has gone up $140 a week. That's 8.16% a year (on average).

Are properties selling above or below CV in Whanganui?

One of the most common questions I get asked is: “Ed, are properties selling above or below their Capital Value (CV)?”

Where do house prices grow the fastest in the Whanganui property market?

Where do house prices go up the fastest in Whanganui?

Which suburbs in the Whanganui property market have the highest yields?

Gross yields vary widely depending on which suburb you chose to investigate.

Other property markets to look into

If you found this article useful, then you might also like our analyses on the other property markets in New Zealand. You can read all about the Manawatu-Wanganui property market here.