92 properties · Ponsonby, Auckland

Brown Street, Ponsonby

Brown Street in Ponsonby has 92 properties, valued by the council between $780,000 and $75,000,000 with a median of $1,900,000 (Ponsonby: $2,250,000). More of its homes were built in the 1910s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,840,000. 6 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,192,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 76 Brown Street, at $2,130,000.

$1.9mmedian council valuation
$1.84mour median estimate
$1.19mmedian sale, last 12 months · 6 sales
1990median year built
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92 properties on Brown Street, Ponsonby

Highest and lowest on Brown Street

Highest-valued home4 Brown Street$75,000,000council valuation
Lowest-valued home43A Brown Street$780,000council valuation
Highest sale in 202676 Brown Street$2,130,000sold 5 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 88 m² floor · 366 m² land

Property values on Brown Street

The council values Brown Street's 85 rated properties between $780,000 and $75,000,000. The middle half sit between about $1,039,000 and $2,362,500; the median is $1,900,000 and the mean $2,705,235.

Lowest: $780k$780kLowest10%: $944k20%: $998k20%30%: $1.08m40%: $1.35m40%Median: $1.9m60%: $2.13m60%70%: $2.29m80%: $2.43m80%90%: $2.92mHighest: $75.0m$75.0mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
15$910k1—
234$1.04m3$1.19m
330$2.2m2—
413$2.77m0—
5+1$3.65m0—

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

Brown Street compared with Ponsonby

Brown Street's median council value is 16% below Ponsonby's.

Brown StreetPonsonbyAuckland
Median council value$1.9m$2.25m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.19m$2.35m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months6.5%3.6%3.6%
Time between sales5.0 yrs8.4 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section366 m²373 m²607 m²
Median year built199019101980
Council value per m² of floor$16k$17k$8k

Brown 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: $895k (16 sales)$895k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $1.82m (4 sales)20182019: $1.23m (3 sales)2020: $1.21m (9 sales)20202021: $1.25m (7 sales)2022: $1.33m (4 sales)20222023: $1.16m (4 sales)2024: $1.89m (3 sales)$1.89m20242025: $1.19m (7 sales)2026: $1.67m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.67m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,665,000$20,926
20257$1,185,000$17,426
20243$1,890,000$21,000
20234$1,155,000$15,097
20224$1,335,000$16,627
20217$1,250,000$18,382
20209$1,210,000$13,908
20193$1,230,000$15,939
20184$1,825,000$15,662
20171$1,515,000$16,833
201616$895,000$12,769

Recent sales on Brown Street

The homes on Brown Street

Brown Street has 48 houses, 42 apartments and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1910s than in any other decade (30%).

1900s: 12 (12 homes)121910s: 25 (25 homes)251910s1920s: 1 (1 home)1930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1950s: 1 (1 home)1960s: 1 (1 home)1960s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2000s: 24 (24 homes)2000s2010s: 14 (14 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Brown Street

Homes on Brown Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.0 years (Ponsonby: 8.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 19 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 Brown Street

7resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 4 Brown Street30 Nov 2023 · Resource consentCondition 55 Amendment to the hours for the outdoor area adjacent to the Silky Otter cinema premises.
  • 4 Brown Street18 Mar 2022 · Resource consents127 variation to conditions 17 and 29 of R LUC 2013 4977 (associated with LUC60119365-C)
  • 4 Brown Street3 Mar 2022 · Resource consents127 changes to Conditions 49 and 55 of LUC60119365 to change the hours of operation to match the requirements of existing and proposed tenancies, and to align the various noise standards to match the
  • 32 Brown Street9 Feb 2022 · Resource consentLand use consent is sought for demolition, additions and alterations, and associated landscaping to the existing residential propert y.
  • 4 Brown Street13 Oct 2021 · Resource consentDischarges from contaminated land associated with a new mixed use building.

Brown Street in other suburbs

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