57 properties · Mellons Bay, Auckland

Charles Dickens Drive, Mellons Bay

Charles Dickens Drive in Mellons Bay has 57 properties, valued by the council between $1,075,000 and $4,050,000 with a median of $1,830,000 (Mellons Bay: $1,875,000). More of its homes were built in the 1980s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,730,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$1.83mmedian council valuation
$1.73mour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1980median year built
AucklandMellons Bay ×Charles Dickens Drive ×

57 properties on Charles Dickens Drive, Mellons Bay

Highest and lowest on Charles Dickens Drive

Highest-valued home2 Charles Dickens Drive$4,050,000council valuation · 5 bed · 396 m² floor · 1,022 m² land
Lowest-valued home1/21 Charles Dickens Drive$1,075,000council valuation · 2 bed · 80 m² floor
Highest sale, last 12 months1 Charles Dickens Drive$2,653,528sold 25 Sept 2025 · 4 bed · 263 m² floor · 637 m² land

Property values on Charles Dickens Drive

The council values Charles Dickens Drive's 55 rated properties between $1,075,000 and $4,050,000. The middle half sit between about $1,471,000 and $2,123,500; the median is $1,830,000 and the mean $1,900,182.

Lowest: $1.07m$1.07mLowest10%: $1.23m20%: $1.39m20%30%: $1.55m40%: $1.72m40%Median: $1.83m60%: $1.88m60%70%: $1.92m80%: $2.33m80%90%: $3.0mHighest: $4.05m$4.05mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$2.13m0—
22$1.07m0—
39$1.45m0—
424$1.84m1—
5+18$1.9m0—

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

Charles Dickens Drive compared with Mellons Bay

Charles Dickens Drive's median council value is about the same as Mellons Bay's.

Charles Dickens DriveMellons BayAuckland
Median council value$1.83m$1.88m$1.07m
Sold in the last 12 months1.8%3.4%3.6%
Time between sales22.0 yrs10.8 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section849 m²870 m²607 m²
Median year built198019701980
Council value per m² of floor$8k$8k$8k

Charles Dickens Drive house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $1.5m (2 sales)$1.5m20162017: $1.49m (2 sales)2018: $2.44m (2 sales)$2.44m20182019: $2.1m (2 sales)2020: $1.27m (3 sales)20202021: $1.49m (2 sales)2023: $1.68m (3 sales)20232024: $1.92m (3 sales)2025: $2.05m (2 sales, this year so far)$2.05m2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20252$2,046,764$8,394
20243$1,920,000$8,312
20233$1,682,000$6,693
20212$1,485,000$8,079
20203$1,268,000$6,834
20192$2,104,000$7,408
20182$2,442,500$8,463
20172$1,490,000$5,876
20162$1,498,000$6,004

Recent sales on Charles Dickens Drive

The homes on Charles Dickens Drive

Charles Dickens Drive has 47 houses, 8 units and townhouses and 2 apartments. More were built in the 1980s than in any other decade (49%).

1960s: 8 (8 homes)81960s1970s: 10 (10 homes)1970s1980s: 27 (27 homes)271980s1990s: 5 (5 homes)1990s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2010s2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

How long owners stay on Charles Dickens Drive

Homes on Charles Dickens Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 22.0 years (Mellons Bay: 10.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 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 Charles Dickens Drive

3building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 14 Charles Dickens Drive1 Oct 2025 · Building consentRbw - proposed interior bathrooms & kitchen renovation as well as minor modification some internal wall layout.
  • 46 Charles Dickens Drive1 Apr 2024 · Building consentReplace existing fire & flue with new fire & new flue woodsman Tasman mkii
  • 15 Charles Dickens Drive1 Mar 2023 · Building consentrbw - demolish existing dwg & constructing 2 storey dwg with internal access dbl gge, stormwater tank, timber retaining wall.
  • 15 Charles Dickens Drive19 Apr 2023 · Resource consentSMAF relating to building consent BCO10361085 to knock down and rebuild to existing site with 2 storey dwelling, metal roofing, schi st veneer and timber weatherboard with cavity, concrete slab founda

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