One of Tauranga's largest and most extravagant homes has been sold for one of the highest sums seen in the Bay of Plenty region.

The sale of the five-bedroom stately home, which sits on 20,000sqm off Pyes Pa Road, and boasts a library, games room, cinema and large outdoor pool, was confirmed this week by Oliver Road agent Cameron Macneil.

Although Macneil wouldn't confirm the sale price, it is believed to be in the vicinity of the $4.85 million asking price.

The house, which looks as if it’s been standing in its grand countrified surroundings since at the early 1800s, was, in fact, built 10 years ago and was the work of a British interior designer.

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Macneil, who also sold the waterfront home of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd for a reported $4 million, said the sale price achieved by the Pyes Pa Road home was notable.

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The house features leadlight windows and was built with materials sourced from around the world. Photo / Supplied

"For a non-income producing, non-subdividable property, this home stands out," he says.

"It shows that the general softening of the wider Tauranga market isn't necessarily having an effect on the top-end, and that there is still a healthy interest in premium properties."

He said despite being lived in for 10 years, the house looked as if it hadn't been touched. "The design of the house impressed those who viewed it. We he had interest from buyers who did say they wished that it was an actual 19th century house."

The buyers are believed to be a couple from Wellington.

The house was built to the vendors' specifications and has 932sq m of floor space, six times the average Kiwi house.

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The home boasts its own pool and sits on 20,000sqm of land. Photo / Supplied

The materials were sourced from all over the globe, and the home features tall ceilings, leadlight windows, impressive fire surrounds and masonry.

Included in the layout is a reception hall, a large kitchen, and formal and informal dining spaces, both inside and out. There’s a family room, a library and a formal lounge for serious entertaining, while outside there are numerous, more casual spaces for relaxing.

Tauranga's most expensive house sale in the last six months was for 5 Oceanbeach Road. The waterfront home in Mt Maunganui sold for $5.5 million in October 2018.