22 properties · Balaclava, Dunedin

Forbes Street, Balaclava

Forbes Street in Balaclava has 22 properties, valued by the council between $405,000 and $650,000 with a median of $540,000 (Balaclava: $570,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $575,000. The last sale we have was in October 2024, for $420,000.

$540kmedian council valuation
$575kour median estimate
1930median year built
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22 properties on Forbes Street, Balaclava

Highest and lowest on Forbes Street

Highest-valued home7 Forbes Street$650,000council valuation · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 364 m² land
Lowest-valued home22 Forbes Street$405,000council valuation · 2 bed · 70 m² floor · 364 m² land

Property values on Forbes Street

The council values Forbes Street's 21 rated properties between $405,000 and $650,000. The middle half sit between about $440,000 and $590,000; the median is $540,000 and the mean $524,048.

Lowest: $405k$405kLowest10%: $405k20%: $425k20%30%: $455k40%: $530k40%Median: $540k60%: $560k60%70%: $580k80%: $600k80%90%: $620kHighest: $650k$650kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$415k0—
316$550k0—
41$650k0—

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

Forbes Street compared with Balaclava

Forbes Street's median council value is 5% below Balaclava's.

Forbes StreetBalaclavaDunedin
Median council value$540k$570k$580k
Median section364 m²620 m²647 m²
Median year built193019501950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$5k

Forbes Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2024 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $285k (3 sales)$285k20162017: $357k (5 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182020: $488k (4 sales)20202021: $523k (2 sales)$523k20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222024: $440k (2 sales, this year so far)$440k2024
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20242$440,000$4,421
20221$600,000$5,660
20212$522,500$6,512
20204$488,250$4,576
20181$350,000$3,684
20175$356,500$3,319
20163$285,000$3,000

Recent sales on Forbes Street

The homes on Forbes Street

Forbes Street has 22 houses. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (33%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11880s1890s: 1 (1 home)1890s1900s: 2 (2 homes)1900s1920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1930s: 7 (7 homes)71930s1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1960s: 5 (5 homes)51960s

Building and resource consents on Forbes Street

1building consents in the last 5 years

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