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Somerville Street, Waverley

Somerville Street in Waverley has 38 properties, valued by the council between $220,000 and $820,000 with a median of $620,000 (Waverley: $740,000). More of its homes were built in the 1990s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $634,500. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $585,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 136B Somerville Street, at $585,000.

$620kmedian council valuation
$635kour median estimate
$585kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1980median year built
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38 properties on Somerville Street, Waverley

Highest and lowest on Somerville Street

Highest-valued home170 Somerville Street$820,000council valuation · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 525 m² land
Lowest-valued home123 Somerville Street$220,000council valuation · 562 m² land
Highest sale in 2026136B Somerville Street$585,000sold 18 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 895 m² land

Property values on Somerville Street

The council values Somerville Street's 36 rated properties between $220,000 and $820,000. The middle half sit between about $537,500 and $670,000; the median is $620,000 and the mean $581,667.

Lowest: $220k$220kLowest10%: $375k20%: $530k20%30%: $545k40%: $580k40%Median: $620k60%: $630k60%70%: $660k80%: $680k80%90%: $735kHighest: $820k$820kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$660k0—
323$600k2—
44$685k0—
5+3$670k1—

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

Somerville Street compared with Waverley

Somerville Street's median council value is 16% below Waverley's.

Somerville StreetWaverleyDunedin
Median council value$620k$740k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$585k$716k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months7.9%3.8%3.7%
Time between sales6.5 yrs10.3 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section640 m²692 m²647 m²
Median year built198019701950
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Somerville 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: $418k (5 sales)$418k2017: $480k (2 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)2019: $573k (4 sales)20192020: $590k (2 sales)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $725k (3 sales)$725k20232025: $685k (6 sales)$685k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$585,000$5,318
20256$685,000$3,797
20233$725,000$3,333
20221$940,000$4,273
20211$620,000$2,818
20202$590,000$3,614
20194$573,000$3,198
20181$117,000$1,330
20172$479,575$1,938
20165$418,000$2,040

Recent sales on Somerville Street

The homes on Somerville Street

Somerville Street has 35 houses and 3 sections. More were built in the 1990s than in any other decade (33%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11890s: 1 (1 home)1890s1920s: 2 (2 homes)1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1940s: 2 (2 homes)1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1970s: 5 (5 homes)1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 11 (11 homes)112000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Somerville Street

Homes on Somerville Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.5 years (Waverley: 10.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 Somerville Street

1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 191 Somerville Street19 Oct 2022 · Resource consentTo establish a new dwelling that breaches outdoor living space rules

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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.