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Portobello Road, The Cove

Portobello Road in The Cove has 61 properties, valued by the council between $255,000 and $3,650,000 with a median of $890,000 (The Cove: $920,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $913,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 245 Portobello Road, at $750,000.

$890kmedian council valuation
$913kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
DunedinThe Cove ×Portobello Road ×

62 properties on Portobello Road, The Cove

Highest and lowest on Portobello Road

Highest-valued home336 Portobello Road$3,650,000council valuation · 3 bed · 356 m² floor · 72,803 m² land
Lowest-valued home270 Portobello Road$255,000council valuation · 1,568 m² land
Highest sale in 2026245 Portobello Road$750,000sold 7 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 50 m² floor · 885 m² land

Property values on Portobello Road

The council values Portobello Road's 57 rated properties between $255,000 and $3,650,000. The middle half sit between about $701,500 and $1,130,000; the median is $890,000 and the mean $961,228.

Lowest: $255k$255kLowest10%: $465k20%: $655k20%30%: $748k40%: $824k40%Median: $890k60%: $968k60%70%: $1.09m80%: $1.17m80%90%: $1.35mHighest: $3.65m$3.65mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$585k1—
321$830k0—
420$1.02m1—
5+3$1.42m0—

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

Portobello Road compared with The Cove

Portobello Road's median council value is 3% below The Cove's.

Portobello RoadThe CoveDunedin
Median council value$890k$920k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months3.3%2.4%3.7%
Median section1,920 m²1,252 m²647 m²
Median year built196019601950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Portobello Road 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: $410k (4 sales)$410k2017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $627k (3 sales)2019: $540k (2 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: too few sales to say (1 sale)20232025: $940k (3 sales)$940k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$750,000$15,000
20253$940,000$4,259
20231$860,000$2,688
20221$680,000$6,182
20211$637,000$5,739
20201$460,000$9,200
20192$540,000$2,516
20183$627,000$5,700
20171$495,000$3,075
20164$410,000$2,271

Recent sales on Portobello Road

The homes on Portobello Road

Portobello Road has 52 houses and 7 sections. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (27%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 5 (5 homes)1940s1950s: 13 (13 homes)131960s: 5 (5 homes)1960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 5 (5 homes)1980s1990s: 11 (11 homes)2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

Building and resource consents on Portobello Road

17building consents in the last 5 years
9resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 309 Portobello Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruct retaining wall to repair slip damaged driveway
  • 258 Portobello Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentAdd ensuite, install window in dwg
  • 304 Portobello Road1 Oct 2025 · Building consentExtend & alt dwg, install pyro classic heater, construct carport & retaining walls
  • 338 Portobello Road1 Oct 2024 · Building consentConstruct stormwater drainage, & construct retaining wall alongside the proposed road reserve
  • 336 Portobello Road1 Oct 2024 · Building consentConstruct retaining wall alongside the proposed road reserve
  • 258 Portobello Road25 Nov 2024 · Resource consentundertake earthworks (retrospective)
  • 336 Portobello Road28 May 2024 · Resource consentSubdivision of a HAIL site creating nine residential lots, access lot, and balance land.
  • 336 Portobello Road28 May 2024 · Resource consentLarge scale earthworks for access formation; under-width access to water tanks; change in land use, and soil disturbance under the NES-CS; and water tanks within a SNL.
  • 246 Portobello Road20 Nov 2023 · Resource consentA two Lot subdivision
  • 246 Portobello Road20 Nov 2023 · Resource consentHazard Mitigation Earthworks (recontouring, removal of landslide debris and unconsolidated fill and subsoil drainage)

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