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Priestley Drive, Bucklands Beach

Priestley Drive in Bucklands Beach has 100 properties, valued by the council between $760,000 and $3,050,000 with a median of $1,837,500 (Bucklands Beach: $1,525,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1970s. We estimate its homes at a median $1,655,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $2,225,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 24 Priestley Drive, at $2,580,000.

$1.84mmedian council valuation
$1.66mour median estimate
$2.23mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1970median year built
AucklandBucklands Beach ×Priestley Drive ×

103 properties on Priestley Drive, Bucklands Beach

Highest and lowest on Priestley Drive

Highest-valued home24 Priestley Drive$3,050,000council valuation · 6 bed · 453 m² floor · 637 m² land
Lowest-valued home32A Priestley Drive$760,000council valuation · 289 m² land
Highest sale in 202624 Priestley Drive$2,580,000sold 21 Jul 2026 · 6 bed · 453 m² floor · 637 m² land

Property values on Priestley Drive

The council values Priestley Drive's 96 rated properties between $760,000 and $3,050,000. The middle half sit between about $1,412,500 and $2,033,750; the median is $1,837,500 and the mean $1,726,146.

Lowest: $760k$760kLowest10%: $1.11m20%: $1.32m20%30%: $1.5m40%: $1.65m40%Median: $1.84m60%: $1.91m60%70%: $1.97m80%: $2.1m80%90%: $2.15mHighest: $3.05m$3.05mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
212$1.07m0—
333$1.62m2—
433$1.98m0—
5+11$1.82m1—

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

Priestley Drive compared with Bucklands Beach

Priestley Drive's median council value is 20% above Bucklands Beach's.

Priestley DriveBucklands BeachAuckland
Median council value$1.84m$1.52m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$2.23m$1.35m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months3%4.4%3.6%
Time between sales10.4 yrs12.2 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section607 m²607 m²607 m²
Median year built197019801980
Council value per m² of floor$11k$9k$8k

Priestley Drive 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: $1.36m (6 sales)$1.36m2017: $1.06m (2 sales)20172018: $1.22m (4 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192021: $1.68m (8 sales)2022: $1.56m (4 sales)20222023: $1.38m (4 sales)2024: $1.77m (4 sales)$1.77m20242025: $1.45m (3 sales)$1.45m2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$2,580,000$5,695
20253$1,450,000$9,692
20244$1,770,500$9,882
20234$1,380,500$10,751
20224$1,564,000$11,960
20218$1,675,000$11,965
20191$1,055,000$5,410
20184$1,222,000$5,981
20172$1,061,412$5,404
20166$1,360,000$6,663

Recent sales on Priestley Drive

The homes on Priestley Drive

Priestley Drive has 83 houses, 12 units and townhouses, 2 sections and 2 apartments. Most were built in the 1970s (65%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1970s: 61 (61 homes)611970s1980s: 10 (10 homes)1980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2000s: 6 (6 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2010s2020s: 9 (9 homes)92020s

How long owners stay on Priestley Drive

Homes on Priestley Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.4 years (Bucklands Beach: 12.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 Priestley Drive

9building consents in the last 5 years
10resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 60 Priestley Drive1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw - remove existing house, earth works, sw tanks, rtw, drainage, three lot subdivision (lots 1,2,3), living, dining, internal gge, five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms.
  • 74 Priestley Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentRbw - internal alt, add an ensuite for master bdrm, convert the existing kitchen & bathrm area to two bedrooms, a common bathrm. Relocate the kitchen.
  • 2 Priestley Drive1 May 2025 · Building consentRbw - four, two storey standalone dwgs. Lot 1/ type a consists of 4 bedrooms, 1 ensuite, 1 bathrm, upper floor lounge, kitchen, dining/ living, laundry with internal access dbl gge, lo
  • 22 Priestley Drive1 Feb 2025 · Building consentRbw -three new two-storey detached dwgs, each has five bedrooms, 3-4 bathrooms, wc, open plan kitchen, single gge, & onsite private drainage. Drain bridging.
  • 51 Priestley Drive1 Jan 2025 · Building consentRbw - 4x new 2 storey detached dwgs. Lot 1- 4 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms, living, kitchen & a attached dbl gge. Lot 2- 3 be drooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, living & a attached single gge.
  • 2 Priestley Drive16 Jan 2025 · Resource consentLots 1 4 being a subdivision of Lot 4 DP 47248
  • 2 Priestley Drive16 Jan 2025 · Resource consentConstruction of 4 dwellings
  • 51 Priestley Drive2 Sept 2024 · Resource consentThe construction of four dwellings, undertaking earthworks.
  • 51 Priestley Drive2 Sept 2024 · Resource consentSubdivision for four Dwellings.
  • 22 Priestley Drive2 Aug 2024 · Resource consentCOMBINED LAND USE AND SUBDIVISION CONSENT TO ESTABLISH THREE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITH AN ASSOCIATED SUBDIVISION AROUND THE PROPOSE D DWELLINGS

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