39 properties · Tainui, Dunedin

Cavell Street, Tainui

Cavell Street in Tainui has 39 properties, valued by the council between $480,000 and $630,000 with a median of $542,500 (Tainui: $580,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1920s. We estimate its homes at a median $576,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 88 Cavell Street, at $670,000.

$543kmedian council valuation
$576kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1920median year built
DunedinTainui ×Cavell Street ×

39 properties on Cavell Street, Tainui

Highest and lowest on Cavell Street

Highest-valued home115 Cavell Street$630,000council valuation · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 531 m² land
Lowest-valued home129 Cavell Street$480,000council valuation · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 542 m² land
Highest sale in 202688 Cavell Street$670,000sold 23 Jan 2026 · 4 bed · 140 m² floor · 486 m² land

Property values on Cavell Street

The council values Cavell Street's 36 rated properties between $480,000 and $630,000. The middle half sit between about $520,000 and $570,000; the median is $542,500 and the mean $543,611.

Lowest: $480k$480kLowest10%: $490k20%: $510k20%30%: $530k40%: $540k40%Median: $543k60%: $555k60%70%: $560k80%: $580k80%90%: $585kHighest: $630k$630kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
330$540k1—
46$568k1—

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

Cavell Street compared with Tainui

Cavell Street's median council value is 6% below Tainui's.

Cavell StreetTainuiDunedin
Median council value$543k$580k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months5.1%6.5%3.7%
Median section486 m²570 m²647 m²
Median year built192019301950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Cavell 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: $300k (2 sales)$300k20162017: $343k (3 sales)2018: $400k (3 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: $424k (2 sales)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $475k (2 sales)2026: $588k (2 sales, this year so far)$588k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$587,500$4,688
20232$475,000$3,728
20221$635,000$4,704
20211$525,000$5,250
20202$423,500$4,111
20191$303,000$2,405
20183$400,000$3,450
20173$343,000$2,858
20162$300,250$2,317

Recent sales on Cavell Street

The homes on Cavell Street

Cavell Street has 39 houses. Most were built in the 1920s (64%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11910s1920s: 23 (23 homes)231920s1930s: 7 (7 homes)1930s1940s: 4 (4 homes)1940s1960s: 1 (1 home)11960s

Building and resource consents on Cavell Street

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 92 Cavell Street1 Nov 2024 · Building consentExtend dwg - alt layout, install wet area shower & montrose l850b heater in dwg.
  • 100 Cavell Street1 Apr 2023 · Building consentInstall masport r5000 heater in dwg

Cavell 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.