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High Street, Dunedin Central

High Street in Dunedin Central has 95 properties, valued by the council between $133,000 and $1,950,000 with a median of $750,000 (Dunedin Central: $640,000). More of its homes were built in the 1900s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $733,000. The last sale we have was in July 2025, for $698,000.

$750kmedian council valuation
$733kour median estimate
1910median year built
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95 properties on High Street, Dunedin Central

Highest and lowest on High Street

Highest-valued home367 High Street$1,950,000council valuation · 5 bed · 432 m² floor · 3,652 m² land
Lowest-valued home236A High Street$133,000council valuation · 104 m² land

Property values on High Street

The council values High Street's 63 rated properties between $133,000 and $1,950,000. The middle half sit between about $526,000 and $895,000; the median is $750,000 and the mean $736,397.

Lowest: $133k$133kLowest10%: $326k20%: $466k20%30%: $586k40%: $620k40%Median: $750k60%: $768k60%70%: $840k80%: $950k80%90%: $1.1mHighest: $1.95m$1.95mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
13$295k0—
26$340k0—
311$580k0—
421$760k0—
5+19$990k0—

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

High Street compared with Dunedin Central

High Street's median council value is 17% above Dunedin Central's.

High StreetDunedin CentralDunedin
Median council value$750k$640k$580k
Time between sales8.0 yrs9.4 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section506 m²428 m²647 m²
Median year built191019301950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

High 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: $375k (11 sales)$375k2017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $568k (4 sales)2019: $483k (5 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)2021: $968k (2 sales)$968k20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $605k (3 sales)20232024: $621k (4 sales)2025: $698k (3 sales, this year so far)$698k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20253$698,000$3,490
20244$620,500$4,730
20233$605,000$4,476
20221$685,000$3,262
20212$967,500$3,577
20201$711,000$3,555
20195$482,500$3,727
20184$567,500$2,138
20171$466,000$1,195
201611$375,000$1,897

Recent sales on High Street

The homes on High Street

High Street has 73 houses, 9 apartments, 7 units and townhouses and 3 sections. More were built in the 1900s than in any other decade (37%).

1890s: 5 (5 homes)51890s1900s: 22 (22 homes)221910s: 4 (4 homes)1910s1920s: 7 (7 homes)1930s: 3 (3 homes)1930s1940s: 2 (2 homes)1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1960s: 7 (7 homes)1970s: 7 (7 homes)1970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1990s: 1 (1 home)11990s

How long owners stay on High Street

Homes on High Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.0 years (Dunedin Central: 9.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 High Street

2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 167 High Street10 May 2023 · Resource consentthe additions and alterations to a scheduled heritage building (B805) within a commercial heritage precinct, comprising removal of the fire escape on the building frontage, and replacement of the roof
  • 423 High Street19 Oct 2022 · Resource consentThe replacement of a retaining wall and fence above.

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