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Helensburgh Road, Wakari

Helensburgh Road in Wakari has 70 properties, valued by the council between $245,000 and $1,240,000 with a median of $530,000 (Wakari: $570,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $555,500. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $625,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 185 Helensburgh Road, at $550,000.

$530kmedian council valuation
$556kour median estimate
$625kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1950median year built
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70 properties on Helensburgh Road, Wakari

Highest and lowest on Helensburgh Road

Highest-valued home143 Helensburgh Road$1,240,000council valuation · 5 bed · 260 m² floor · 951 m² land
Lowest-valued home165 Helensburgh Road$245,000council valuation · 506 m² land
Highest sale in 2026185 Helensburgh Road$550,000sold 31 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 106 m² floor · 506 m² land

Property values on Helensburgh Road

The council values Helensburgh Road's 66 rated properties between $245,000 and $1,240,000. The middle half sit between about $505,000 and $602,500; the median is $530,000 and the mean $569,621.

Lowest: $245k$245kLowest10%: $400k20%: $490k20%30%: $520k40%: $520k40%Median: $530k60%: $550k60%70%: $575k80%: $630k80%90%: $805kHighest: $1.24m$1.24mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
215$490k0—
333$540k2—
410$790k0—
5+4$800k1—

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

Helensburgh Road compared with Wakari

Helensburgh Road's median council value is 7% below Wakari's.

Helensburgh RoadWakariDunedin
Median council value$530k$570k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$625k$565k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months4.3%4.5%3.7%
Time between sales4.9 yrs9.4 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section620 m²678 m²647 m²
Median year built195019401950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Helensburgh 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: $304k (8 sales)$304k2018: $418k (4 sales)20182019: $378k (4 sales)2020: $548k (5 sales)20202021: $675k (3 sales)2022: $785k (2 sales)$785k20222023: $546k (2 sales)2024: $605k (3 sales)20242025: $617k (4 sales)$617k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$550,000$5,189
20254$616,500$5,314
20243$605,000$5,650
20232$545,500$5,709
20222$785,250$5,290
20213$675,000$5,529
20205$547,547$5,050
20194$378,250$3,948
20184$417,500$4,317
20178$304,000$3,305
20161$270,000$2,700

Recent sales on Helensburgh Road

The homes on Helensburgh Road

Helensburgh Road has 57 houses, 8 units and townhouses and 4 sections. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (34%).

1920s: 2 (2 homes)21920s1930s: 21 (21 homes)211940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 20 (20 homes)1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1980s: 5 (5 homes)1990s: 8 (8 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Helensburgh Road

Homes on Helensburgh Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 4.9 years (Wakari: 9.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 14 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 Helensburgh Road

1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 134 Helensburgh Road21 Nov 2023 · Resource consentthe extension of a dwelling into a yard and exceeding the maximum site coverage for buildings and structures

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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.