51 properties · Birkenhead, Auckland

Colonial Road, Birkenhead

Colonial Road in Birkenhead has 51 properties, valued by the council between $890,000 and $2,000,000 with a median of $1,200,000 (Birkenhead: $1,200,000). More of its homes were built in the 1980s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,190,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 2/38 Colonial Road, at $1,375,000.

$1.2mmedian council valuation
$1.19mour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1980median year built
AucklandBirkenhead ×Colonial Road ×

51 properties on Colonial Road, Birkenhead

Highest and lowest on Colonial Road

Highest-valued home58 Colonial Road$2,000,000council valuation · 5 bed · 343 m² floor · 822 m² land
Lowest-valued home52A Colonial Road$890,000council valuation · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 411 m² land
Highest sale in 20262/38 Colonial Road$1,375,000sold 14 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor

Property values on Colonial Road

The council values Colonial Road's 49 rated properties between $890,000 and $2,000,000. The middle half sit between about $1,092,500 and $1,355,000; the median is $1,200,000 and the mean $1,260,612.

Lowest: $890k$890kLowest10%: $1.02m20%: $1.07m20%30%: $1.11m40%: $1.18m40%Median: $1.2m60%: $1.29m60%70%: $1.32m80%: $1.39m80%90%: $1.57mHighest: $2.0m$2.0mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$1.3m0—
324$1.09m1—
417$1.32m1—
5+5$1.57m0—

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

Colonial Road compared with Birkenhead

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

Colonial RoadBirkenheadAuckland
Median council value$1.2m$1.2m$1.07m
Sold in the last 12 months3.9%3.6%3.6%
Median section717 m²756 m²607 m²
Median year built198019701980
Council value per m² of floor$9k$8k$8k

Colonial 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: $1.15m (4 sales)$1.15m20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: $1.36m (2 sales)$1.36m20192020: $1.04m (5 sales)20202021: $1.06m (3 sales)20212024: $1.26m (2 sales)20242026: $1.19m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.19m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,185,000$7,512
20242$1,257,500$6,349
20213$1,056,000$11,458
20205$1,040,000$8,673
20192$1,364,500$11,550
20181$1,320,000$8,408
20171$765,000$9,562
20164$1,147,500$5,476

Recent sales on Colonial Road

The homes on Colonial Road

Colonial Road has 45 houses, 4 units and townhouses and 2 apartments. More were built in the 1980s than in any other decade (40%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 4 (4 homes)1970s: 9 (9 homes)1970s1980s: 19 (19 homes)191990s: 3 (3 homes)1990s2000s: 3 (3 homes)2010s: 2 (2 homes)22010s

Building and resource consents on Colonial Road

3building consents in the last 5 years
5resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 52A Colonial Road1 Sept 2024 · Building consentrbw alt to the existing house. New cladding solution. Additional powder room, kitchen relocated, new bathrm & small living area extension.
  • 2/44 Colonial Road1 Aug 2024 · Building consentInstall blown insulation into exterior walls.
  • 1/22 Colonial Road1 Apr 2023 · Building consentRbw - add of a new bdrm to the existing dwg, extension of existing living space & minor renovation of existing bathrm to level one
  • 57 Colonial Road10 Jul 2024 · Resource consentParks and Community Facilities Renewal of Signage at Chelsea Estate Heritage Park
  • 57 Colonial Road1 Jul 2024 · Resource consentWorks within protect root zone at Chelsea Heritage Estate
  • 60 Colonial Road26 Jun 2023 · Resource consentParks and community facilities: The application is being made to install external vents for kitchen extract fans for the semi-detach ed Chelsea Estate Refinery Cottages, in Birkenhead, Auckland. The w
  • 57 Colonial Road7 Jul 2022 · Resource consentTrack works at Chelsea Estate Heritage Park associated with the Local Parks Kauri Dieback Track Mitigation Programme. Vegetation alt eration and earthworks within the SEA overlay, walkway structures w
  • 60 Colonial Road19 Oct 2021 · Resource consentTo deposit up to 40 tonnes of Phoslock in each of 4 applications to Ponds 3 and 4 at the site address (colloquially referred to as the Chelsea Sugar Works)

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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.