41 properties · Hampstead, Ashburton

Nelson Street, Hampstead

Nelson Street in Hampstead has 41 properties, valued by the council between $260,000 and $720,000 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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41 properties on Nelson Street, Hampstead

Highest and lowest on Nelson Street

Highest-valued home15A Nelson Street$720,000council valuation · 2 bed · 340 m² floor · 822 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 40 rated properties between $260,000 and $720,000. The middle half sit between about $404,000 and $482,500; the median is $442,500 and the mean $445,500.

Lowest: $260k$260kLowest10%: $350k20%: $403k20%30%: $405k40%: $420k40%Median: $443k60%: $447k60%70%: $455k80%: $510k80%90%: $570kHighest: $720k$720kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$348k0—
334$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 yrs6.5 yrs
Median section842 m²744 m²835 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: $316k (4 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
20204$315,500$2,417
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 37 houses and 4 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (20%).

1910s: 4 (4 homes)41920s: 8 (8 homes)81920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 7 (7 homes)1940s1950s: 3 (3 homes)1960s: 4 (4 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 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.

Building and resource consents on Nelson Street

1building consents in the last 5 years
  • 10 Nelson Street1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInstall metro trend insert heater in dwg

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.