41 properties · Forbury Corner, Dunedin

Helena Street, Forbury Corner

Helena Street in Forbury Corner has 41 properties, valued by the council between $175,000 and $600,000 with a median of $362,500 (Forbury Corner: $440,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1910s. We estimate its homes at a median $385,500. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 39 Helena Street, at $408,000.

$363kmedian council valuation
$386kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1910median year built
DunedinForbury Corner ×Helena Street ×

41 properties on Helena Street, Forbury Corner

Highest and lowest on Helena Street

Highest-valued home65 Helena Street$600,000council valuation · 4 bed · 222 m² floor · 229 m² land
Lowest-valued home21 Helena Street$175,000council valuation · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 310 m² land
Highest sale in 202639 Helena Street$408,000sold 26 May 2026 · 4 bed · 94 m² floor · 310 m² land

Property values on Helena Street

The council values Helena Street's 32 rated properties between $175,000 and $600,000. The middle half sit between about $345,500 and $427,000; the median is $362,500 and the mean $382,813.

Lowest: $175k$175kLowest10%: $302k20%: $341k20%30%: $350k40%: $360k40%Median: $363k60%: $391k60%70%: $420k80%: $434k80%90%: $455kHighest: $600k$600kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
25$350k0—
325$360k1—
42$485k1—

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

Helena Street compared with Forbury Corner

Helena Street's median council value is 18% below Forbury Corner's.

Helena StreetForbury CornerDunedin
Median council value$363k$440k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months4.9%4.9%3.7%
Median section310 m²438 m²647 m²
Median year built191019201950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Helena 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: $213k (2 sales)$213k2017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $242k (2 sales)2019: $362k (5 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)2021: $468k (2 sales)$468k20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $367k (2 sales)$367k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$408,000$4,340
20252$366,500$3,779
20241$450,000$5,000
20221$425,000$4,521
20212$467,500$4,596
20201$515,000$5,722
20195$362,000$3,073
20182$242,000$2,244
20171$180,000$1,915
20162$212,500$2,104

Recent sales on Helena Street

The homes on Helena Street

Helena Street has 29 houses and 11 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1910s (56%).

1910s: 18 (18 homes)181910s1920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1930s: 4 (4 homes)1930s1960s: 1 (1 home)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)41990s

Building and resource consents on Helena Street

6building consents in the last 5 years
  • 37 Helena Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentCombine bathrm & separate toilet of dwg
  • 9 Helena Street1 May 2026 · Building consentNew 2 bdrm timber framed dwg on timber subfloor, coloursteel & shiplap timber cladding, electric heating & gas hotwater
  • 23 Helena Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consentRbw - proposed pile foundation & drainage only for a new minor dwg (10.8x3) with a bdrm, a bathrm, living area & kitch enette.
  • 23 Helena Street1 Nov 2024 · Building consentRelocated 2 room dwg to new timber piles, new weather bd cladding, new storm foul drainage to to St mains, extend water supply from St mains, new timber deck, landing, steps
  • 57 Helena Street1 Sept 2024 · Building consentRbw - pbc e2e: 5x new single storey dwgs. Each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms & external carport. New retaining walls.

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