165 properties · Riversdale, Blenheim

Budge Street, Riversdale

Budge Street in Riversdale has 165 properties, valued by the council between $270,000 and $2,570,000 with a median of $530,000 (Riversdale: $520,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $540,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $602,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 151 Budge Street, at $425,000.

$530kmedian council valuation
$540kour median estimate
$603kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1970median year built
BlenheimRiversdale ×Budge Street ×

165 properties on Budge Street, Riversdale

Highest and lowest on Budge Street

Highest-valued home38A Budge Street$2,570,000council valuation · 802 m² floor · 2,249 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/104 Budge Street$270,000council valuation · 1 bed · 41 m² floor
Highest sale in 2026151 Budge Street$425,000sold 5 May 2026 · 3 bed · 92 m² floor · 617 m² land

Property values on Budge Street

The council values Budge Street's 145 rated properties between $270,000 and $2,570,000. The middle half sit between about $485,000 and $585,000; the median is $530,000 and the mean $558,897.

Lowest: $270k$270kLowest10%: $450k20%: $475k20%30%: $495k40%: $510k40%Median: $530k60%: $550k60%70%: $570k80%: $600k80%90%: $688kHighest: $2.57m$2.57mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
14$270k0—
215$450k0—
3102$530k4$603k
416$580k0—
5+4$870k0—

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

Budge Street compared with Riversdale

Budge Street's median council value is about the same as Riversdale's.

Budge StreetRiversdaleBlenheim
Median council value$530k$520k$630k
Median sale, last 12 months$603k$543k$660k
Sold in the last 12 months2.4%3.7%4%
Time between sales11.2 yrs9.2 yrs8.1 yrs
Median section792 m²752 m²767 m²
Median year built197019701980
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Budge 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: $312k (12 sales)$312k20162017: $295k (14 sales)2018: $379k (12 sales)20182019: $375k (9 sales)2020: $446k (9 sales)20202021: $583k (10 sales)2022: $550k (7 sales)20222023: $623k (6 sales)$623k2024: $570k (3 sales)20242025: $558k (12 sales)$558k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$425,000$4,620
202512$557,500$4,952
20243$570,000$5,044
20236$622,500$5,237
20227$549,500$4,009
202110$582,500$5,220
20209$446,000$3,650
20199$375,000$3,338
201812$378,500$2,794
201714$295,000$2,677
201612$311,500$2,354

Recent sales on Budge Street

The homes on Budge Street

Budge Street has 150 houses, 14 units and townhouses and 1 section. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (38%).

1910s: 5 (5 homes)51910s1920s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 9 (9 homes)1940s1950s: 26 (26 homes)1960s: 20 (20 homes)1960s1970s: 54 (54 homes)541980s: 7 (7 homes)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 7 (7 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Budge Street

Homes on Budge Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 11.2 years (Riversdale: 9.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 28 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 Budge Street

19building consents in the last 5 years
19resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 52B Budge Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentDwg
  • 125 Budge Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInbuilt metro smart insert solid fuel heater
  • 117 Budge Street1 Nov 2025 · Building consentEnclosed pole shed
  • 133 Budge Street1 Sept 2025 · Building consentFree standing maxen kinmont 350 solid fuel heater
  • 33 Budge Street1 Aug 2025 · Building consentFree standing maxen kinmont 350 solid fuel heater
  • 85 Budge Street9 Sept 2024 · Resource consentTo continuously prune Notable Tree (#87) on Part Section 50 Survey Office 3824.
  • 85 Budge Street30 May 2023 · Resource consentTo undertake soil disturbance on a H.A.I.L site which does not comply with Regulation 8(3)(c) & (d) of the NES for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health Regulation 2011 o
  • 85 Budge Street30 May 2023 · Resource consentExcavation and building within the tree protection zone of a notable tree on Part Section 50 SO 3824.
  • 33 Budge Street13 Apr 2023 · Resource consentThai Massage
  • 52B Budge Street16 Nov 2022 · Resource consentTo undertake earth works (excavation and filling) in and within 8 metres of the Opaoa River. within a Groundwater Protection Area.

Budge 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.