179 properties · Birkenhead, Auckland

Balmain Road, Birkenhead

Balmain Road in Birkenhead has 179 properties, valued by the council between $550,000 and $2,975,000 with a median of $1,175,000 (Birkenhead: $1,200,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,135,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,252,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 11B Balmain Road, at $1,760,000.

$1.18mmedian council valuation
$1.14mour median estimate
$1.25mmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1970median year built
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179 properties on Balmain Road, Birkenhead

Highest and lowest on Balmain Road

Highest-valued home15A Balmain Road$2,975,000council valuation · 5 bed · 426 m² floor · 2,430 m² land
Lowest-valued home1/23A Balmain Road$550,000council valuation · 2 bed · 60 m² floor
Highest sale in 202611B Balmain Road$1,760,000sold 10 Apr 2026 · 5 bed · 340 m² floor · 496 m² land

Property values on Balmain Road

The council values Balmain Road's 174 rated properties between $550,000 and $2,975,000. The middle half sit between about $963,000 and $1,412,500; the median is $1,175,000 and the mean $1,198,534.

Lowest: $550k$550kLowest10%: $760k20%: $926k20%30%: $1.0m40%: $1.1m40%Median: $1.18m60%: $1.3m60%70%: $1.35m80%: $1.48m80%90%: $1.59mHighest: $2.98m$2.98mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$840k0—
228$760k1—
363$1.1m3$1.38m
443$1.38m2—
5+22$1.56m2—

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

Balmain Road compared with Birkenhead

Balmain Road's median council value is about the same as Birkenhead's.

Balmain RoadBirkenheadAuckland
Median council value$1.18m$1.2m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.25m$1.14m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months4.5%3.6%3.6%
Time between sales8.2 yrs9.6 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section862 m²756 m²607 m²
Median year built197019701980
Council value per m² of floor$8k$8k$8k

Balmain Road 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: $926k (15 sales)$926k20162017: $580k (5 sales)2018: $850k (9 sales)20182019: $810k (11 sales)2020: $730k (6 sales)20202021: $960k (11 sales)2022: $1.07m (4 sales)20222023: $1.12m (8 sales)2024: $915k (6 sales)20242025: $1.11m (6 sales)2026: $1.33m (5 sales, this year so far)$1.33m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20265$1,330,000$5,176
20256$1,106,500$9,289
20246$915,000$10,413
20238$1,115,500$8,958
20224$1,075,000$9,700
202111$960,000$9,722
20206$730,000$7,996
201911$810,000$6,807
20189$850,000$6,950
20175$580,000$7,643
201615$926,000$6,350

Recent sales on Balmain Road

The homes on Balmain Road

Balmain Road has 110 houses, 66 units and townhouses and 3 sections. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (27%).

1900s: 4 (4 homes)41910s: 7 (7 homes)1910s1930s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 17 (17 homes)1960s: 22 (22 homes)1960s1970s: 45 (45 homes)451980s: 18 (18 homes)1980s1990s: 16 (16 homes)2000s: 21 (21 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2020s: 12 (12 homes)122020s

How long owners stay on Balmain Road

Homes on Balmain Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.2 years (Birkenhead: 9.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 30 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 Balmain Road

10building consents in the last 5 years
8resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 15 Balmain Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw - replace existing retaining wall.
  • 71 Balmain Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentRbw - minor alt to two bathrooms, installing wet floor shower.
  • 29A Balmain Road1 Oct 2025 · Building consentAmendment--removal of a wall in the basement & replacement with an sed beam. New retaining wall & drainage to the existing basement.
  • 2/163 Balmain Road1 Jan 2025 · Building consentRbw -add & alt to single storey dwg- add of an 18.9sqm master bdrm with walk in wardrobe & ensuite & small 4.6sqm deck. New western deck 9.5sqm & wood burner installed
  • 63 Balmain Road1 Jan 2025 · Building consentInstall new fire & flue (metro tiny rad woody).
  • 2/65A Balmain Road2 Apr 2025 · Resource consentTo undertake remediation works due to a failed retaining wall from the Auckland 2023 flood events. It is proposed to construct a new maximum 1.5m high timber retaining wall and associated backfilling
  • 3C Balmain Road20 Mar 2025 · Resource consentThe construction of a new dwelling and associate minor earthworks on a residential zoned vacant site.
  • 63 Balmain Road7 Mar 2025 · Resource consentInstallation of new Metro Tiny Rad Woody wood fire.
  • 1/107 Balmain Road13 Feb 2025 · Resource consentRemoval of five protected trees
  • 31C Balmain Road5 Jun 2024 · Resource consentThe construction of a new dwelling and associated earthworks and SW detention on a residential zoned vacant site.

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