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Melcombe Street, Tinwald

Melcombe Street in Tinwald has 75 properties, valued by the council between $290,000 and $940,000 with a median of $460,000 (Tinwald: $520,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $512,000. 6 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $536,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 90 Melcombe Street, at $525,000.

$460kmedian council valuation
$512kour median estimate
$537kmedian sale, last 12 months · 6 sales
1960median year built
AshburtonTinwald ×Melcombe Street ×

75 properties on Melcombe Street, Tinwald

Highest and lowest on Melcombe Street

Highest-valued home56A Melcombe Street$940,000council valuation · 4 bed · 294 m² floor · 4,624 m² land
Lowest-valued home102 Melcombe Street$290,000council valuation · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 1,186 m² land
Highest sale in 202690 Melcombe Street$525,000sold 7 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 1,012 m² land

Property values on Melcombe Street

The council values Melcombe Street's 61 rated properties between $290,000 and $940,000. The middle half sit between about $400,000 and $565,000; the median is $460,000 and the mean $496,885.

Lowest: $290k$290kLowest10%: $380k20%: $390k20%30%: $410k40%: $440k40%Median: $460k60%: $520k60%70%: $540k80%: $590k80%90%: $650kHighest: $940k$940kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$380k0—
27$395k0—
342$460k4$537k
411$620k2—

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

Melcombe Street compared with Tinwald

Melcombe Street's median council value is 12% below Tinwald's.

Melcombe StreetTinwaldAshburton
Median council value$460k$520k$530k
Median sale, last 12 months$537k$554k$571k
Sold in the last 12 months8%5.6%4.9%
Time between sales4.8 yrs5.5 yrs6.6 yrs
Median section923 m²842 m²831 m²
Median year built196019801970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Melcombe 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: $293k (3 sales)$293k20162017: $336k (2 sales)2018: $255k (6 sales)20182019: $374k (2 sales)2020: $384k (8 sales)20202021: $411k (10 sales)2022: $477k (6 sales)20222023: $435k (3 sales)2024: $470k (9 sales)20242025: $573k (10 sales)$573k2026: $505k (2 sales, this year so far)$505k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$504,500$4,338
202510$572,750$4,490
20249$470,000$3,780
20233$435,000$3,508
20226$477,000$3,944
202110$411,000$3,311
20208$384,250$2,869
20192$373,500$2,511
20186$255,000$2,281
20172$335,750$2,318
20163$293,000$2,545

Recent sales on Melcombe Street

The homes on Melcombe Street

Melcombe Street has 65 houses and 8 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (26%).

1910s: 6 (6 homes)61930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1940s: 2 (2 homes)1950s: 16 (16 homes)161950s1960s: 10 (10 homes)1970s: 7 (7 homes)1970s1990s: 11 (11 homes)2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Melcombe Street

Homes on Melcombe Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 4.8 years (Tinwald: 5.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 29 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 Melcombe Street

11building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 128 Melcombe Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentF/s masport Kaituna sfh
  • 6 Melcombe Street1 Feb 2026 · Building consentTwo single level dwg with attached garages
  • 6 Melcombe Street1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInternal alterations
  • 106 Melcombe Street1 Apr 2025 · Building consentAlt/extension to dwg
  • 52B Melcombe Street1 Jun 2024 · Building consentInstall a Woodsman Serene SFH
  • 58 Melcombe Street28 May 2024 · Resource consentLand use consent at 48 George St and 58 Melcombe St to undertake earthworks and the construction of the right of way access, zoned Residential C.
  • 58 Melcombe Street28 May 2024 · Resource consentResource consent to subdivide two existing sites in order to create 7 new residential lots at 48 George Street & 58 Melcombe St, zoned Residential C
  • 126A Melcombe Street23 Sept 2022 · Resource consentLand Use Consents to address non complying site coverage at 126A Melcombe Street, zoned residential C

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