96 properties · Onehunga, Auckland

Forbes Street, Onehunga

Forbes Street in Onehunga has 96 properties, valued by the council between $750,000 and $2,675,000 with a median of $1,425,000 (Onehunga: $1,025,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,380,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,541,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 48A Forbes Street, at $1,541,000.

$1.43mmedian council valuation
$1.38mour median estimate
$1.54mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1960median year built
AucklandOnehunga ×Forbes Street ×

97 properties on Forbes Street, Onehunga

Highest and lowest on Forbes Street

Highest-valued home51A Forbes Street$2,675,000council valuation · 4 bed · 182 m² floor · 1,027 m² land
Lowest-valued home1/31 Forbes Street$750,000council valuation · 2 bed · 100 m² floor
Highest sale in 202648A Forbes Street$1,541,000sold 24 May 2026 · 3 bed · 124 m² floor

Property values on Forbes Street

The council values Forbes Street's 96 rated properties between $750,000 and $2,675,000. The middle half sit between about $1,181,250 and $1,787,500; the median is $1,425,000 and the mean $1,504,792.

Lowest: $750k$750kLowest10%: $870k20%: $1.1m20%30%: $1.26m40%: $1.32m40%Median: $1.43m60%: $1.6m60%70%: $1.73m80%: $1.85m80%90%: $2.21mHighest: $2.67m$2.67mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$750k0—
214$875k0—
344$1.35m3$1.54m
432$1.82m0—
5+3$1.8m0—

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

Forbes Street compared with Onehunga

Forbes Street's median council value is 39% above Onehunga's.

Forbes StreetOnehungaAuckland
Median council value$1.43m$1.02m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.54m$1.06m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months3.1%3.2%3.6%
Time between sales10.5 yrs9.9 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section638 m²522 m²607 m²
Median year built196019701980
Council value per m² of floor$10k$10k$8k

Forbes Street 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: $1.01m (4 sales)$1.01m2017: $1.29m (6 sales)20172018: $1.32m (2 sales)2019: $1.57m (8 sales)20192020: $921k (3 sales)2021: $1.48m (6 sales)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $1.65m (3 sales)$1.65m20232025: $1.33m (4 sales)2026: $1.45m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.45m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,445,500$9,785
20254$1,330,000$9,209
20233$1,650,000$8,230
20221$950,000$8,636
20216$1,475,000$10,772
20203$920,500$8,797
20198$1,573,000$7,263
20182$1,325,000$7,886
20176$1,292,500$8,551
20164$1,008,833$8,486

Recent sales on Forbes Street

The homes on Forbes Street

Forbes Street has 50 units and townhouses, 42 houses and 4 apartments. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (34%).

1910s: 6 (6 homes)61920s: 32 (32 homes)321920s1930s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 4 (4 homes)1960s: 3 (3 homes)1960s1970s: 17 (17 homes)1980s: 7 (7 homes)1980s1990s: 13 (13 homes)2000s: 5 (5 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Forbes Street

Homes on Forbes Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.5 years (Onehunga: 9.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 Forbes Street

6building consents in the last 5 years
  • 1A Forbes Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw - removal of load bearing wall between kitchen & living & new beam installed.
  • 19 Forbes Street1 May 2025 · Building consentAlt to dwg - installation of woodsman serene, uleb, freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac#194586
  • 33 Forbes Street1 Jan 2025 · Building consentRbw - existing external window & french doors removed to be replaced with new aluminium bi-folding door joinery. Any existing cladding to be replaced with like for like horizontal h3.2 treated bevel
  • 24 Forbes Street1 Dec 2023 · Building consentAlterations to bathrm & laundry on lower level of house.
  • 4/46 Forbes Street1 Dec 2022 · Building consentRbw - infill of existing gge door with concrete block wall & footing. Refer structural drawings. Block painted with selected paint.

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