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McMurdo Street, Tinwald

McMurdo Street in Tinwald has 155 properties, valued by the council between $160,000 and $760,000 with a median of $470,000 (Tinwald: $520,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $522,000. 15 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $460,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 149A McMurdo Street, at $685,000.

$470kmedian council valuation
$522kour median estimate
$460kmedian sale, last 12 months · 15 sales
1960median year built
AshburtonTinwald ×McMurdo Street ×

155 properties on McMurdo Street, Tinwald

Highest and lowest on McMurdo Street

Highest-valued home55 McMurdo Street$760,000council valuation · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 1,622 m² land
Lowest-valued home129A McMurdo Street$160,000council valuation · 80 m² floor · 601 m² land
Highest sale in 2026149A McMurdo Street$685,000sold 25 Jun 2026 · 100 m² floor · 617 m² land

Property values on McMurdo Street

The council values McMurdo Street's 141 rated properties between $160,000 and $760,000. The middle half sit between about $405,000 and $545,000; the median is $470,000 and the mean $476,035.

Lowest: $160k$160kLowest10%: $360k20%: $380k20%30%: $430k40%: $440k40%Median: $470k60%: $495k60%70%: $540k80%: $550k80%90%: $620kHighest: $760k$760kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
214$368k2—
397$480k6$520k
416$635k1—

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

McMurdo Street compared with Tinwald

McMurdo Street's median council value is 10% below Tinwald's.

McMurdo StreetTinwaldAshburton
Median council value$470k$520k$530k
Median sale, last 12 months$460k$554k$571k
Sold in the last 12 months7.7%5.6%4.9%
Time between sales6.3 yrs5.5 yrs6.6 yrs
Median section608 m²842 m²831 m²
Median year built196019801970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

McMurdo Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2026 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $279k (14 sales)$279k20162017: $264k (8 sales)2018: $242k (10 sales)20182019: $332k (14 sales)2020: $305k (13 sales)20202021: $381k (14 sales)2022: $380k (3 sales)20222023: $460k (8 sales)2024: $385k (7 sales)20242025: $382k (14 sales)2026: $508k (10 sales, this year so far)$508k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
202610$507,500$4,230
202514$382,000$3,177
20247$385,000$3,795
20238$460,000$3,438
20223$380,000$3,486
202114$380,628$3,583
202013$305,000$2,886
201914$332,000$2,626
201810$241,500$2,010
20178$264,000$2,505
201614$279,288$2,615

Recent sales on McMurdo Street

The homes on McMurdo Street

McMurdo Street has 152 houses and 3 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (16%).

1910s: 7 (7 homes)71920s: 8 (8 homes)1920s1930s: 7 (7 homes)1940s: 7 (7 homes)1940s1950s: 23 (23 homes)231960s: 19 (19 homes)1960s1970s: 16 (16 homes)1980s: 10 (10 homes)1980s1990s: 5 (5 homes)2000s: 19 (19 homes)2000s2010s: 8 (8 homes)2020s: 12 (12 homes)122020s

How long owners stay on McMurdo Street

Homes on McMurdo Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.3 years (Tinwald: 5.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 38 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 McMurdo Street

11building consents in the last 5 years
4resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 129A McMurdo Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consent4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
  • 134 McMurdo Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
  • 149 McMurdo Street1 Nov 2025 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
  • 103 McMurdo Street1 Jun 2025 · Building consentInstall f/s woodsman seren sfh
  • 67 McMurdo Street1 Feb 2025 · Building consentInstall a f/s masport, Kaituna sfh
  • 76A McMurdo Street29 Jul 2024 · Resource consentLand use consent at 76A McMurdo Street, to address the non-compliances associated with the construction of a new dwelling, zoned Residential C.
  • 82 McMurdo Street3 Jul 2024 · Resource consentResource consent to subdivide one existing site in order to create two lots at 82 McMurdo Street, zoned Residential C.
  • 82 McMurdo Street3 Jul 2024 · Resource consentLand use consent at 82 McMurdo Street to address the non-compliances associated with the subdivision of one existing site in order to create two lots, zoned Residential C.
  • 38 McMurdo Street8 Nov 2023 · Resource consentResource consent to subdivide one existing site (Lots 441-444), zoned Residential C in order to create ten resultant allotments at 4 Wilkin Street

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