60 properties · Caversham, Dunedin

Playfair Street, Caversham

Playfair Street in Caversham has 60 properties, valued by the council between $285,000 and $670,000 with a median of $500,000 (Caversham: $450,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $510,500. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$500kmedian council valuation
$511kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1940median year built
DunedinCaversham ×Playfair Street ×

60 properties on Playfair Street, Caversham

Highest and lowest on Playfair Street

Highest-valued home71 Playfair Street$670,000council valuation · 4 bed · 175 m² floor · 898 m² land
Lowest-valued home10 Playfair Street$285,000council valuation · 3 bed · 75 m² floor · 243 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months70 Playfair Street$385,000sold 12 Oct 2025 · 4 bed · 110 m² floor · 676 m² land

Property values on Playfair Street

The council values Playfair Street's 52 rated properties between $285,000 and $670,000. The middle half sit between about $463,000 and $545,000; the median is $500,000 and the mean $500,577.

Lowest: $285k$285kLowest10%: $416k20%: $451k20%30%: $475k40%: $490k40%Median: $500k60%: $520k60%70%: $540k80%: $550k80%90%: $589kHighest: $670k$670kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
211$485k0—
331$510k0—
410$555k1—

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

Playfair Street compared with Caversham

Playfair Street's median council value is 11% above Caversham's.

Playfair StreetCavershamDunedin
Median council value$500k$450k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months1.7%3.6%3.7%
Time between sales5.4 yrs8.4 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section552 m²419 m²647 m²
Median year built194019301950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Playfair Street 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: $278k (2 sales)$278k2017: $298k (7 sales)20172018: $225k (3 sales)2019: $328k (3 sales)20192020: $520k (5 sales)2021: $548k (8 sales)$548k20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: too few sales to say (1 sale)20232024: $499k (6 sales)2025: $465k (4 sales, this year so far)$465k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20254$465,000$3,567
20246$498,500$4,112
20231$531,670$3,127
20221$610,000$3,389
20218$547,500$8,182
20205$520,000$4,583
20193$328,000$3,689
20183$225,000$2,812
20177$298,000$2,667
20162$278,000$2,513

Recent sales on Playfair Street

The homes on Playfair Street

Playfair Street has 54 houses and 6 units and townhouses. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (15%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11880s1890s: 1 (1 home)1900s: 4 (4 homes)1900s1910s: 4 (4 homes)1920s: 6 (6 homes)1920s1930s: 7 (7 homes)1940s: 7 (7 homes)1940s1950s: 4 (4 homes)1960s: 5 (5 homes)1960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s2000s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 8 (8 homes)82020s

How long owners stay on Playfair Street

Homes on Playfair Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.4 years (Caversham: 8.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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 Playfair Street

5building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 57 Playfair Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consentMetro smart insert heater in dwg
  • 46 Playfair Street1 May 2025 · Building consentInstall yunca uelb ruby heater in dwg
  • 64 Playfair Street1 Apr 2025 · Building consentInstall sump
  • 75 Playfair Street1 Aug 2023 · Building consentAlt dwg - demolish chimney & install beam/bracing, form ensuite & cupboard with new hot water cylinder all within bdrm two
  • 63 Playfair Street1 Mar 2023 · Building consentAlt dwg - convert existing laundry to additional bathrm & laundry
  • 81 Playfair Street5 Nov 2024 · Resource consentWork in dripline of tree t571
  • 79 Playfair Street18 Nov 2021 · Resource consentMaintenance on Scheduled tree ( T571 Magnolia)

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