Tauranga property values have increased 3.6 per cent in the last year to more than $443,000.
QV figures show residential property values increased 0.3 per cent in the last three months and 3.6 per cent across the year to March to an average value of $443,723.
Property values in the Western Bay of Plenty shot up 4.2 per cent since the start of the year but only rose 1.2 per cent across the whole year.
The average price of a property remained cheaper in the Western Bay at an average of $409,493.
Residential property values nationwide had increased 8.8 per cent during the past year but just 0.1 per cent since the start of the year to an average of $466,665.