37 properties · Hampstead, Ashburton

Nelson Street, Hampstead

Nelson Street in Hampstead has 37 properties, valued by the council between $260,000 and $570,000 with a median of $442,500 (Hampstead: $435,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $485,500. The last sale we have was in July 2025, for $475,000.

$443kmedian council valuation
$486kour median estimate
1940median year built
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37 properties on Nelson Street, Hampstead

Highest and lowest on Nelson Street

Highest-valued home20 Nelson Street$570,000council valuation · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
Lowest-valued home26 Nelson Street$260,000council valuation · 3 bed · 75 m² floor · 622 m² land

Property values on Nelson Street

The council values Nelson Street's 36 rated properties between $260,000 and $570,000. The middle half sit between about $405,000 and $476,250; the median is $442,500 and the mean $438,889.

Lowest: $260k$260kLowest10%: $373k20%: $405k20%30%: $405k40%: $420k40%Median: $443k60%: $445k60%70%: $453k80%: $500k80%90%: $540kHighest: $570k$570kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$348k0—
332$443k0—
42$510k0—

Council rating valuations: the council's figure for apportioning rates, not a market appraisal.

Nelson Street compared with Hampstead

Nelson Street's median council value is about the same as Hampstead's.

Nelson StreetHampsteadAshburton
Median council value$443k$435k$530k
Time between sales8.5 yrs6.9 yrs6.6 yrs
Median section841 m²744 m²831 m²
Median year built194019601970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Nelson Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: $265k (3 sales)$265k2018: $289k (3 sales)20182020: $332k (2 sales)2021: $340k (3 sales)20212022: $289k (2 sales)2023: $518k (2 sales)20232024: $520k (5 sales)$520k2025: $475k (3 sales, this year so far)$475k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20253$475,000$5,000
20245$520,000$3,508
20232$517,500$4,766
20222$289,000$3,219
20213$340,000$3,250
20202$331,500$2,583
20183$289,000$2,369
20173$265,000$2,038
20161$278,000$2,138

Recent sales on Nelson Street

The homes on Nelson Street

Nelson Street has 34 houses and 3 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (19%).

1910s: 4 (4 homes)41910s1920s: 7 (7 homes)71930s: 3 (3 homes)1930s1940s: 7 (7 homes)1950s: 3 (3 homes)1950s1960s: 4 (4 homes)1970s: 3 (3 homes)1970s1990s: 1 (1 home)2000s: 4 (4 homes)42000s

How long owners stay on Nelson Street

Homes on Nelson Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.5 years (Hampstead: 6.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 resales in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Nelson Street in other suburbs

Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.