53 properties · Elgin, Gisborne

Birrell Street, Elgin

Birrell Street in Elgin has 53 properties, valued by the council between $119,000 and $770,000 with a median of $500,000 (Elgin: $453,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $545,500. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $526,750. The highest sale in 2026 was 130 Birrell Street, at $614,000.

$500kmedian council valuation
$546kour median estimate
$527kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1950median year built
GisborneElgin ×Birrell Street ×

53 properties on Birrell Street, Elgin

Highest and lowest on Birrell Street

Highest-valued home132 Birrell Street$770,000council valuation · 4 bed · 187 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
Lowest-valued home77 Birrell Street$119,000council valuation · 538 m² land
Highest sale in 2026130 Birrell Street$614,000sold 24 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 1,012 m² land

Property values on Birrell Street

The council values Birrell Street's 52 rated properties between $119,000 and $770,000. The middle half sit between about $460,000 and $573,800; the median is $500,000 and the mean $501,442.

Lowest: $119k$119kLowest10%: $435k20%: $453k20%30%: $467k40%: $488k40%Median: $500k60%: $520k60%70%: $556k80%: $592k80%90%: $613kHighest: $770k$770kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$434k0—
340$502k3$552k
46$580k1—

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

Birrell Street compared with Elgin

Birrell Street's median council value is 10% above Elgin's.

Birrell StreetElginGisborne
Median council value$500k$453k$569k
Median sale, last 12 months$527k$520k$650k
Sold in the last 12 months7.5%2.7%3%
Median section1,007 m²813 m²844 m²
Median year built195019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

Birrell 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: $363k (2 sales)$363k20162017: $296k (3 sales)20172018: $270k (4 sales)20182021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $552k (3 sales)$552k20252026: $552k (2 sales, this year so far)$552k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$552,000$4,987
20253$552,000$4,559
20241$600,000$4,286
20221$590,000$4,436
20211$560,000$2,902
20184$270,000$2,408
20173$296,000$2,162
20162$362,500$2,143

Recent sales on Birrell Street

The homes on Birrell Street

Birrell Street has 50 houses and 3 sections. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (49%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 2 (2 homes)1920s1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1950s: 24 (24 homes)241950s1960s: 10 (10 homes)1960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1970s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

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