164 properties · Tinwald, Ashburton

Thomson Street, Tinwald

Thomson Street in Tinwald has 164 properties, valued by the council between $185,000 and $760,000 with a median of $460,000 (Tinwald: $520,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $519,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $505,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 9A Thomson Street, at $665,000. 1 is for sale now.

$460kmedian council valuation
$519kour median estimate
$505kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1970median year built
1for sale now
AshburtonTinwald ×Thomson Street ×

164 properties on Thomson Street, Tinwald

Highest and lowest on Thomson Street

Highest-valued home46 Thomson Street$760,000council valuation · 4 bed · 260 m² floor · 1,338 m² land
Lowest-valued home1 Thomson Street$185,000council valuation · 724 m² land
Highest sale in 20269A Thomson Street$665,000sold 3 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 173 m² floor · 997 m² land

Property values on Thomson Street

The council values Thomson Street's 150 rated properties between $185,000 and $760,000. The middle half sit between about $421,750 and $570,000; the median is $460,000 and the mean $486,433.

Lowest: $185k$185kLowest10%: $370k20%: $415k20%30%: $429k40%: $445k40%Median: $460k60%: $497k60%70%: $550k80%: $590k80%90%: $620kHighest: $760k$760kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$300k0—
27$365k2—
3117$460k5$540k
420$615k1—
5+2$585k0—

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

Thomson Street compared with Tinwald

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

Thomson StreetTinwaldAshburton
Median council value$460k$520k$530k
Median sale, last 12 months$505k$552k$570k
Sold in the last 12 months4.9%5.6%4.9%
Time between sales9.7 yrs5.5 yrs6.5 yrs
Median section814 m²842 m²835 m²
Median year built197019801970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Thomson 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: $310k (13 sales)$310k20162017: $385k (10 sales)2018: $335k (13 sales)20182019: $348k (13 sales)2020: $375k (15 sales)20202021: $390k (15 sales)2022: $508k (6 sales)20222023: $490k (12 sales)2024: $618k (4 sales)$618k20242025: $467k (13 sales)2026: $600k (4 sales, this year so far)$600k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$600,000$4,172
202513$467,000$3,875
20244$617,500$3,519
202312$489,500$3,864
20226$507,500$3,650
202115$390,000$3,468
202015$375,000$2,776
201913$348,000$2,792
201813$335,000$2,358
201710$385,000$2,303
201613$310,000$2,423

Recent sales on Thomson Street

The homes on Thomson Street

Thomson Street has 161 houses, 2 units and townhouses and 1 section. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (22%).

1910s: 7 (7 homes)71920s: 5 (5 homes)1920s1930s: 7 (7 homes)1940s: 6 (6 homes)1940s1950s: 15 (15 homes)1960s: 33 (33 homes)331960s1970s: 22 (22 homes)1980s: 5 (5 homes)1980s1990s: 16 (16 homes)2000s: 14 (14 homes)2000s2010s: 14 (14 homes)2020s: 4 (4 homes)42020s

How long owners stay on Thomson Street

Homes on Thomson Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.7 years (Tinwald: 5.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 36 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 Thomson Street

22building consents in the last 5 years
6resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 27 Thomson Street1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall a metro wee rad base into dining room.
  • 159 Thomson Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consentF/s masport waimakiriri uleb
  • 174 Thomson Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consentInstall an inbuilt masport Rangitata
  • 56 Thomson Street1 Sept 2025 · Building consentRbw internal alt, extension & laundry relocated to gge
  • 74 Thomson Street1 Jun 2025 · Building consentF/s metro ultra extreme rad sfh
  • 118 Thomson Street27 Feb 2024 · Resource consentLand use consent at 118 Thomson Street, to address the setback non-compliance rule(4.9.6) for subdivision (SUB23/0064), zoned Residential C.
  • 118 Thomson Street27 Feb 2024 · Resource consentResource consent to subdivide one existing site zoned Residential C in order to create two resultant allotments at 118 Thomson Street
  • 80 Thomson Street18 Oct 2022 · Resource consentPermitted boundary activity at 80 Thomson Street for infringement of internal boundary recession plan zoned Residential C
  • 118 Thomson Street30 Sept 2022 · Resource consentLand use consent at 118 Thomson Street for a second vehicle crossing within 21m Site Standard 10.9.5(a). Zoned Residential C
  • 176 Thomson Street27 May 2022 · Resource consentResource consent to subdivide one existing site zoned Residential C in order to create two resultant allotments at 176 Thomson St

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

About property on Thomson Street, Tinwald

Every property in Thomson Street, Tinwald, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

Header photo: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).