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Russell Street, Dunedin Central

Russell Street in Dunedin Central has 69 properties, valued by the council between $135,000 and $860,000 with a median of $460,000 (Dunedin Central: $640,000). More of its homes were built in the 1880s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $456,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $360,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 62 Russell Street, at $360,000.

$460kmedian council valuation
$456kour median estimate
$360kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1900median year built
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69 properties on Russell Street, Dunedin Central

Highest and lowest on Russell Street

Highest-valued home56 Russell Street$860,000council valuation · 3 bed · 260 m² floor · 273 m² land
Lowest-valued home113A Russell Street$135,000council valuation · 1,113 m² land
Highest sale in 202662 Russell Street$360,000sold 18 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 94 m² floor · 331 m² land

Property values on Russell Street

The council values Russell Street's 61 rated properties between $135,000 and $860,000. The middle half sit between about $397,500 and $570,000; the median is $460,000 and the mean $476,803.

Lowest: $135k$135kLowest10%: $320k20%: $375k20%30%: $420k40%: $440k40%Median: $460k60%: $490k60%70%: $550k80%: $590k80%90%: $640kHighest: $860k$860kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
14$373k1—
212$430k0—
333$485k2—
43$600k0—
5+3$630k0—

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

Russell Street compared with Dunedin Central

Russell Street's median council value is 28% below Dunedin Central's.

Russell StreetDunedin CentralDunedin
Median council value$460k$640k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$360k$631k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months4.3%2.3%3.7%
Time between sales7.6 yrs9.3 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section336 m²433 m²647 m²
Median year built190019301950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$5k

Russell 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: $230k (5 sales)$230k20162017: $239k (2 sales)2018: $250k (2 sales)20182019: $451k (8 sales)2020: $508k (2 sales)$508k20202021: $373k (4 sales)2022: $480k (3 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $420k (3 sales)20242025: $495k (4 sales)2026: $258k (2 sales, this year so far)$258k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$258,000$3,029
20254$495,000$4,121
20243$420,000$4,477
20231$410,000$6,833
20223$480,000$5,333
20214$372,500$5,060
20202$507,500$3,346
20198$451,000$3,359
20182$249,500$2,917
20172$238,750$2,582
20165$229,800$2,091

Recent sales on Russell Street

The homes on Russell Street

Russell Street has 59 houses, 5 sections, 3 apartments and 1 unit or townhouse. More were built in the 1880s than in any other decade (35%).

1870s: 1 (1 home)11880s: 19 (19 homes)191880s1890s: 7 (7 homes)1900s: 4 (4 homes)1900s1910s: 7 (7 homes)1920s: 2 (2 homes)1920s1930s: 2 (2 homes)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 3 (3 homes)1960s: 1 (1 home)1960s1970s: 1 (1 home)1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)2000s: 1 (1 home)12000s

How long owners stay on Russell Street

Homes on Russell Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.6 years (Dunedin Central: 9.3 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 Russell Street

3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 15 Russell Street16 Nov 2022 · Resource consentThe establishment of a multi-unit development breaching height plane angles and resulting in earthworks-related breaches.
  • 10 Russell Street4 Nov 2021 · Resource consentto make alterations and additions to a dwelling within the City Rise Residential Heritage Precinct visible from an adjoining public place
  • 82A Russell Street20 Oct 2021 · Resource consentto construct a dwelling within the City Rise Residential Heritage Precinct visible from an adjoining public place and with a height in relation to boundary breach

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