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Melbourne Street, South Dunedin

Melbourne Street in South Dunedin has 139 properties, valued by the council between $255,000 and $3,660,000 with a median of $405,000 (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 $417,500. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $456,250. The highest sale in 2026 was 31 Melbourne Street, at $635,000.

$405kmedian council valuation
$418kour median estimate
$456kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1930median year built
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140 properties on Melbourne Street, South Dunedin

Highest and lowest on Melbourne Street

Highest-valued home95 Melbourne Street$3,660,000council valuation · 1 bed · 1020 m² floor · 2,712 m² land
Lowest-valued home62 Melbourne Street$255,000council valuation · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 157 m² land
Highest sale in 202631 Melbourne Street$635,000sold 20 Jan 2026 · 4 bed · 147 m² floor · 762 m² land

Property values on Melbourne Street

The council values Melbourne Street's 105 rated properties between $255,000 and $3,660,000. The middle half sit between about $360,000 and $460,000; the median is $405,000 and the mean $469,524.

Lowest: $255k$255kLowest10%: $322k20%: $355k20%30%: $365k40%: $388k40%Median: $405k60%: $420k60%70%: $434k80%: $486k80%90%: $616kHighest: $3.66m$3.66mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$2.05m0—
223$365k0—
368$405k3$450k
48$535k1—
5+2$825k0—

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

Melbourne Street compared with South Dunedin

Melbourne Street's median council value is 3% above South Dunedin's.

Melbourne StreetSouth DunedinDunedin
Median council value$405k$395k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$456k$425k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months2.9%3.5%3.7%
Time between sales8.8 yrs7.2 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section358 m²347 m²647 m²
Median year built193019301950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Melbourne 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: $228k (9 sales)$228k20162017: $236k (8 sales)2018: $238k (9 sales)20182019: $308k (6 sales)2020: $399k (8 sales)20202021: $605k (6 sales)$605k2022: $432k (4 sales)20222023: $418k (4 sales)2024: $460k (6 sales)20242025: $438k (5 sales)2026: $549k (2 sales, this year so far)$549k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$548,750$3,939
20255$437,500$4,500
20246$460,000$3,885
20234$417,500$4,168
20224$431,900$5,050
20216$605,000$5,061
20208$399,000$4,250
20196$307,500$3,044
20189$237,500$2,355
20178$235,750$1,796
20169$228,250$2,141

Recent sales on Melbourne Street

The homes on Melbourne Street

Melbourne Street has 94 houses, 33 units and townhouses and 10 apartments. More were built in the 1900s than in any other decade (17%).

1890s: 3 (3 homes)31890s1900s: 18 (18 homes)181910s: 13 (13 homes)1910s1920s: 18 (18 homes)1930s: 8 (8 homes)1930s1940s: 6 (6 homes)1950s: 4 (4 homes)1950s1960s: 6 (6 homes)1970s: 9 (9 homes)1970s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1990s: 9 (9 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 6 (6 homes)62020s

How long owners stay on Melbourne Street

Homes on Melbourne Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.8 years (South Dunedin: 7.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 21 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 Melbourne Street

7building consents in the last 5 years
4resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 148 Melbourne Street1 Jul 2025 · Building consentAlt dwg - upgrade bathrm & form bathrm in laundry
  • 60 Melbourne Street1 Sept 2024 · Building consentAmendment to aba-2024-785 - convert office to bdrm, combine bathrm & separate toilet
  • 60 Melbourne Street1 Jul 2024 · Building consentAlt dwg - raise finished floor level & alt foundations
  • 98 Melbourne Street1 Jun 2024 · Building consentExtend dwg to create 2 bedrooms, ensuite, & laundry
  • 137 Melbourne Street1 Oct 2023 · Building consentAlt dwg - remove wall, install beam, alt bathrm
  • 57 Melbourne Street28 Mar 2024 · Resource consentthe use of more than 50% of the front yard for parking and access and a vehicle crossing exceeding the maximum width and earthworks within 2.5m of a water supply pipe
  • 34 Melbourne Street7 Nov 2023 · Resource consentThe disturbance and removal of approximately 260 cubic meters of soil from a HAIL site.
  • 95 Melbourne Street22 Mar 2022 · Resource consentTo undertake residential earthworks on a contaminated site for the purpose of residential development
  • 95 Melbourne Street22 Mar 2022 · Resource consentTo undertake residential earthworks on a contaminated site for the purpose of 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.

About property on Melbourne Street, South Dunedin

Every property in Melbourne 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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