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Burns Street, South Dunedin

Burns Street in South Dunedin has 30 properties, valued by the council between $251,000 and $540,000 with a median of $377,500 (South Dunedin: $395,000). More of its homes were built in the 1900s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $392,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $420,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 17 Burns Street, at $428,000.

$378kmedian council valuation
$392kour median estimate
$420kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1915median year built
DunedinSouth Dunedin ×Burns Street ×

30 properties on Burns Street, South Dunedin

Highest and lowest on Burns Street

Highest-valued home27A Burns Street$540,000council valuation · 3 bed · 106 m² floor · 274 m² land
Lowest-valued home45 Burns Street$251,000council valuation · 140 m² floor · 382 m² land
Highest sale in 202617 Burns Street$428,000sold 26 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 83 m² floor · 435 m² land

Property values on Burns Street

The council values Burns Street's 20 rated properties between $251,000 and $540,000. The middle half sit between about $320,000 and $428,250; the median is $377,500 and the mean $380,050.

Lowest: $251k$251kLowest10%: $300k20%: $305k20%30%: $335k40%: $350k40%Median: $378k60%: $397k60%70%: $413k80%: $444k80%90%: $467kHighest: $540k$540kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$303k1—
312$400k2—
42$415k0—
5+1$375k0—

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

Burns Street compared with South Dunedin

Burns Street's median council value is 4% below South Dunedin's.

Burns StreetSouth DunedinDunedin
Median council value$378k$395k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$420k$425k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months10%3.5%3.7%
Time between sales3.5 yrs7.2 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section482 m²347 m²647 m²
Median year built191519301950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Burns 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: $231k (2 sales)$231k2017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $286k (2 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: $285k (3 sales)2021: $490k (5 sales)$490k20212023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $410k (2 sales)20242025: $398k (2 sales)2026: $379k (2 sales, this year so far)$379k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$378,500$5,320
20252$397,500$4,583
20242$410,000$3,478
20231$315,000$5,250
20215$490,000$5,269
20203$285,000$4,583
20191$349,000$3,455
20182$286,000$3,501
20171$176,000$2,095
20162$231,000$2,205

Recent sales on Burns Street

The homes on Burns Street

Burns Street has 24 houses, 4 apartments and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1900s than in any other decade (35%).

1890s: 1 (1 home)11890s1900s: 7 (7 homes)71900s1910s: 2 (2 homes)1910s1920s: 2 (2 homes)1920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1930s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s2000s: 1 (1 home)12000s

How long owners stay on Burns Street

Homes on Burns Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 3.5 years (South Dunedin: 7.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 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 Burns Street

7building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 63 Burns Street1 Aug 2024 · Building consentMetro xtreme rad - legs with wetback in dwg
  • 57 Burns Street1 May 2022 · Building consentErect Two detached Dwellings
  • 57 Burns Street1 May 2022 · Building consentErect Two detached Dwellings
  • 57 Burns Street1 May 2022 · Building consentErect two detached dwgs
  • 69 Burns Street1 Apr 2022 · Building consentInstall jayline fr400 heater in dwg
  • 24 Burns Street19 Jun 2025 · Resource consentS127 variation to conditions - land use consent for the temporary use of the site for storage of LPG tanks, including those within trucks parked on the site, and storage of other items, and erection o
  • 24 Burns Street5 Jun 2025 · Resource consentoperate previously authorised temporary LPG depot and storage facility
  • 50 Burns Street15 Feb 2023 · Resource consentto establish an industrial building and associated signage and vehicle crossings

Burns Street in other suburbs

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

About property on Burns Street, South Dunedin

Every property in Burns Street, South Dunedin, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

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