What's happening with Stratford house prices?

Council area of Taranaki

Explore Stratford'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 Stratford house prices?

The average price of a Stratford property is $912,904 (CoreLogic, February 2025).

Quick Facts

The average price of a Stratford property is $912,904 (CoreLogic, March 2025)
Over the last 3 months property prices in Stratford have gone down 1.46%
Stratford property prices increased 6.08% per year (on average) in the 20 years between March 2005 - March 2025 (REINZ)
The average rent in Stratford is $510 per week (Tenancy Services, February 2025)

How are Stratford property prices changing?

Stratford house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 37% below the eventual peak of the market.

Where is Stratford in its property cycle?

At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Stratford was 30.89% undervalued.

Stratford suburb prices

I track the value of just 1 suburb in Stratford. It's called Stratford and you can see how the average property value is changing in the graph below.

What is the Stratford rental market like?

Here's how rents are changing in Stratford. Over the last four years (February 2021 - February 2025) the median rent has gone up $167 a week. That's 10.43% a year (on average).

Are properties selling above or below CV in Stratford?

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

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 Taranaki property market here.