99 properties · Birkenhead, Auckland

Palmerston Road, Birkenhead

Palmerston Road in Birkenhead has 99 properties, valued by the council between $860,000 and $6,150,000 with a median of $1,750,000 (Birkenhead: $1,225,000). More of its homes were built in the 1910s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,770,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,885,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 32A Palmerston Road, at $2,150,000.

$1.75mmedian council valuation
$1.77mour median estimate
$1.89mmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1950median year built
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99 properties on Palmerston Road, Birkenhead

Highest and lowest on Palmerston Road

Highest-valued home5 Palmerston Road$6,150,000council valuation · 5 bed · 726 m² floor · 1,093 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/33 Palmerston Road$860,000council valuation · 2 bed · 100 m² floor
Highest sale in 202632A Palmerston Road$2,150,000sold 20 Jan 2026 · 4 bed · 260 m² floor · 1,009 m² land

Property values on Palmerston Road

The council values Palmerston Road's 99 rated properties between $860,000 and $6,150,000. The middle half sit between about $1,545,000 and $2,025,000; the median is $1,750,000 and the mean $1,857,626.

Lowest: $860k$860kLowest10%: $1.43m20%: $1.49m20%30%: $1.6m40%: $1.66m40%Median: $1.75m60%: $1.88m60%70%: $1.95m80%: $2.1m80%90%: $2.33mHighest: $6.15m$6.15mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$2.26m0—
24$1.39m0—
331$1.57m4$1.6m
451$1.88m1—
5+8$2.17m0—

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

Palmerston Road compared with Birkenhead

Palmerston Road's median council value is 43% above Birkenhead's.

Palmerston RoadBirkenheadAuckland
Median council value$1.75m$1.23m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.89m$1.16m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months5.1%3.6%3.6%
Time between sales10.1 yrs9.6 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section708 m²756 m²607 m²
Median year built195019701980
Council value per m² of floor$10k$8k$8k

Palmerston 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: $1.94m (4 sales)$1.94m20162017: $1.44m (4 sales)2018: $1.52m (4 sales)20182019: $1.82m (9 sales)2020: $1.74m (5 sales)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: $1.65m (3 sales)20222023: $1.57m (3 sales)2024: $1.96m (4 sales)$1.96m20242025: $1.72m (2 sales)2026: $1.89m (4 sales, this year so far)$1.89m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$1,892,500$14,262
20252$1,720,500$10,786
20244$1,960,000$11,902
20233$1,575,000$12,391
20223$1,650,000$11,000
20211$1,752,000$15,784
20205$1,740,000$12,083
20199$1,820,000$7,386
20184$1,525,000$6,031
20174$1,435,000$7,670
20164$1,937,500$12,664

Recent sales on Palmerston Road

The homes on Palmerston Road

Palmerston Road has 89 houses, 8 units and townhouses and 2 apartments. More were built in the 1910s than in any other decade (27%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11900s: 4 (4 homes)1900s1910s: 26 (26 homes)261920s: 11 (11 homes)1920s1930s: 2 (2 homes)1940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 12 (12 homes)1960s: 7 (7 homes)1960s1970s: 6 (6 homes)1980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 13 (13 homes)2000s: 4 (4 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Palmerston Road

Homes on Palmerston Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.1 years (Birkenhead: 9.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 16 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 Palmerston Road

16building consents in the last 5 years
9resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 22 Palmerston Road1 May 2026 · Building consentReplace solid fuel heater - metro smart
  • 83 Palmerston Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentRbw - new wc added to ground floor. No changes to any external walls, structures etc.
  • 63 Palmerston Road1 Nov 2025 · Building consentInstall new pool fencing.
  • 34A Palmerston Road1 Nov 2025 · Building consentRbw - add & alt to dbl storey dwg- lift existing house & fully rebuild lower floor level to have one guest bdrm, 1 bath, rumpus room & foundations. Construct new enclosed
  • 34A Palmerston Road1 Aug 2025 · Building consentConstruct pole retaining wall & re-contour part of site. Install new drains to improve existing storm-water management.
  • 34A Palmerston Road9 Jun 2025 · Resource consentAdditions and alterations to the existing dwelling in a Special Character Area Overlay on a site subject to instability.
  • 29 Palmerston Road11 Jul 2024 · Resource consentAlterations and additions, new pool, single garage,office, studio.
  • 5 Palmerston Road26 Jan 2024 · Resource consentUse of existing recently constructed house for serviced short stay visitor accommodation.
  • 14 Palmerston Road4 Aug 2023 · Resource consentConsent was granted in 2020 for additional to the dwelling and the reconfiguration of indoor and outdoor living spaces. The current proposal involves further additions and alterations to the dwelling.
  • 79 Palmerston Road26 Apr 2023 · Resource consentThe applicant seeks to change the consented balcony off the master bedroom to a bay window

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