56 properties · Caversham, Dunedin

Rutherford Street, Caversham

Rutherford Street in Caversham has 56 properties, valued by the council between $315,000 and $600,000 with a median of $385,000 (Caversham: $450,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $389,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $410,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 39 Rutherford Street, at $480,000.

$385kmedian council valuation
$389kour median estimate
$410kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1970median year built
DunedinCaversham ×Rutherford Street ×

56 properties on Rutherford Street, Caversham

Highest and lowest on Rutherford Street

Highest-valued home61 Rutherford Street$600,000council valuation · 4 bed · 133 m² floor · 556 m² land
Lowest-valued home11 Rutherford Street$315,000council valuation · 3 bed · 87 m² floor · 304 m² land
Highest sale in 202639 Rutherford Street$480,000sold 5 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 74 m² floor · 221 m² land

Property values on Rutherford Street

The council values Rutherford Street's 31 rated properties between $315,000 and $600,000. The middle half sit between about $357,500 and $430,000; the median is $385,000 and the mean $410,000.

Lowest: $315k$315kLowest10%: $335k20%: $350k20%30%: $365k40%: $375k40%Median: $385k60%: $400k60%70%: $410k80%: $450k80%90%: $550kHighest: $600k$600kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$390k0—
217$370k3$410k
311$395k0—
41$600k0—

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

Rutherford Street compared with Caversham

Rutherford Street's median council value is 14% below Caversham's.

Rutherford StreetCavershamDunedin
Median council value$385k$450k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$410k$455k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months5.4%3.6%3.7%
Time between sales9.8 yrs8.4 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section304 m²419 m²647 m²
Median year built197019301950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$5k

Rutherford 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: $200k (5 sales)$200k2017: $209k (4 sales)20172018: $252k (2 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: $448k (2 sales)$448k2021: $372k (2 sales)20212022: $385k (4 sales)2024: $365k (3 sales)20242025: $395k (5 sales)$395k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$480,000$6,486
20255$395,000$3,417
20243$365,000$5,500
20224$385,000$5,485
20212$371,975$5,315
20202$447,500$4,010
20191$215,000$4,300
20182$251,500$3,008
20174$208,750$1,957
20165$200,000$2,374

Recent sales on Rutherford Street

The homes on Rutherford Street

Rutherford Street has 32 units and townhouses, 17 houses and 3 apartments. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (35%).

1880s: 2 (2 homes)21880s1900s: 3 (3 homes)1910s: 1 (1 home)1910s1920s: 3 (3 homes)1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1960s: 1 (1 home)1970s: 11 (11 homes)111970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

How long owners stay on Rutherford Street

Homes on Rutherford Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.8 years (Caversham: 8.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 13 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 Rutherford Street

5resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 42A Rutherford Street14 Apr 2022 · Resource consentEmergency work on Scheduled Tree (T982 Elm & T983 Lime)
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.

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