48 properties · Tainui, Dunedin

Arawa Street, Tainui

Arawa Street in Tainui has 48 properties, valued by the council between $425,000 and $900,000 with a median of $640,000 (Tainui: $580,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $678,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 11 Arawa Street, at $900,000.

$640kmedian council valuation
$678kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1950median year built
DunedinTainui ×Arawa Street ×

48 properties on Arawa Street, Tainui

Highest and lowest on Arawa Street

Highest-valued home18 Arawa Street$900,000council valuation · 4 bed · 370 m² floor · 1,066 m² land
Lowest-valued home43 Arawa Street$425,000council valuation · 3 bed · 115 m² floor · 1,032 m² land
Highest sale in 202611 Arawa Street$900,000sold 8 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 210 m² floor · 523 m² land

Property values on Arawa Street

The council values Arawa Street's 43 rated properties between $425,000 and $900,000. The middle half sit between about $580,500 and $697,000; the median is $640,000 and the mean $645,581.

Lowest: $425k$425kLowest10%: $485k20%: $558k20%30%: $603k40%: $628k40%Median: $640k60%: $650k60%70%: $672k80%: $722k80%90%: $804kHighest: $900k$900kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$430k0—
325$640k0—
412$720k2—
5+3$900k0—

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

Arawa Street compared with Tainui

Arawa Street's median council value is 10% above Tainui's.

Arawa StreetTainuiDunedin
Median council value$640k$580k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months4.2%6.5%3.7%
Time between sales14.8 yrs9.2 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section731 m²570 m²647 m²
Median year built195019301950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$5k$5k

Arawa 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: $344k (4 sales)$344k20162018: $445k (2 sales)20182019: $362k (3 sales)20192020: $610k (3 sales)20202022: $627k (7 sales)20222024: $508k (2 sales)20242025: $835k (3 sales)$835k20252026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$900,000$4,286
20253$835,000$3,508
20242$507,750$4,086
20227$627,000$4,062
20203$610,000$4,435
20193$362,000$2,760
20182$445,000$2,548
20164$343,750$2,135

Recent sales on Arawa Street

The homes on Arawa Street

Arawa Street has 38 houses and 9 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (23%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11910s: 9 (9 homes)1910s1920s: 7 (7 homes)1930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1940s: 2 (2 homes)1950s: 10 (10 homes)101950s1960s: 6 (6 homes)1970s: 5 (5 homes)1970s1980s: 1 (1 home)2000s: 1 (1 home)12000s

How long owners stay on Arawa Street

Homes on Arawa Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 14.8 years (Tainui: 9.2 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 Arawa Street

5building consents in the last 5 years
  • 11 Arawa Street1 Apr 2023 · Building consentInstall firenzo kompact serenity ag heater in dwg
  • 11 Arawa Street1 Jan 2023 · Building consentAlt dwg - remove wall to combine bathrm/shower room & alt internal layout
  • 17 Arawa Street1 Nov 2022 · Building consentInstall yunca wegj 2000 heater in dwg
  • 55 Arawa Street1 May 2022 · Building consentAlt internal layout of dwg, remove walls & install beams & bracing to alt layout of kitchen, laundry & toilet, alt layout of bathrm (wet-area shower) & install toilet
  • 30 Arawa Street1 Jan 2022 · Building consentR2 - extend & alt internal layout of dwg, relocate masport f3300c heater & remove stand-alone gge

Arawa 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.