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Firth Street, Cobden

Firth Street in Cobden has 49 properties, valued by the council between $185,000 and $420,000 with a median of $290,000 (Cobden: $290,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1940s. We estimate its homes at a median $309,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $385,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 37 Firth Street, at $385,000.

$290kmedian council valuation
$309kour median estimate
$385kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1940median year built
GreymouthCobden ×Firth Street ×

49 properties on Firth Street, Cobden

Highest and lowest on Firth Street

Highest-valued home16 Firth Street$420,000council valuation · 3 bed · 137 m² floor · 744 m² land
Lowest-valued home31 Firth Street$185,000council valuation · 3 bed · 95 m² floor · 688 m² land
Highest sale in 202637 Firth Street$385,000sold 15 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 678 m² land

Property values on Firth Street

The council values Firth Street's 49 rated properties between $185,000 and $420,000. The middle half sit between about $268,500 and $317,000; the median is $290,000 and the mean $297,245.

Lowest: $185k$185kLowest10%: $259k20%: $265k20%30%: $272k40%: $277k40%Median: $290k60%: $300k60%70%: $309k80%: $325k80%90%: $341kHighest: $420k$420kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
29$315k1—
339$285k2—
41$395k0—

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

Firth Street compared with Cobden

Firth Street's median council value is about the same as Cobden's.

Firth StreetCobdenGreymouth
Median council value$290k$290k$370k
Median sale, last 12 months$385k$346k$432k
Sold in the last 12 months6.1%3.9%3.4%
Time between sales19.4 yrs10.0 yrs7.2 yrs
Median section701 m²761 m²990 m²
Median year built194019401950
Council value per m² of floor$3k$3k$3k

Firth 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2019: $107k (4 sales)$107k20192020: $153k (2 sales)2021: $205k (6 sales)20212023: $269k (2 sales)2024: $401k (2 sales)$401k20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: $372k (2 sales, this year so far)$372k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$371,500$3,524
20251$398,000$3,015
20242$400,500$2,895
20232$269,000$2,838
20216$205,000$2,050
20202$152,500$1,493
20194$107,000$1,124
20171$127,000$1,411
20161$100,000$1,053

Recent sales on Firth Street

  • 37 Firth Street$385,00015 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 678 m² land
  • 33 Firth Street$358,00027 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor · 789 m² land
  • 54 Firth Street$398,00028 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 132 m² floor · 658 m² land
  • 39 Firth Street$401,00022 Aug 2024 · 4 bed · 134 m² floor · 921 m² land
  • 60 Firth Street$400,00025 Apr 2024 · 3 bed · 143 m² floor · 961 m² land
  • 28 Firth Street$308,00013 Nov 2023 · 2 bed · 110 m² floor · 655 m² land
  • 8 Firth Street$230,00026 Apr 2023 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 862 m² land
  • 23 Firth Street$178,0008 Oct 2021 · 3 bed · 102 m² floor · 690 m² land
  • 32 Firth Street$187,0005 May 2021 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor · 653 m² land
  • 16 Firth Street$320,0009 Apr 2021 · 3 bed · 137 m² floor · 744 m² land
  • 54 Firth Street$289,25016 Mar 2021 · 3 bed · 132 m² floor · 658 m² land
  • 25 Firth Street$210,00022 Jan 2021 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 701 m² land
  • 38 Firth Street$200,00022 Jan 2021 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 640 m² land
  • 58 Firth Street$185,00025 Nov 2020 · 3 bed · 112 m² floor · 787 m² land
  • 30 Firth Street$120,00022 Jun 2020 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 683 m² land
  • 47 Firth Street$150,0004 Nov 2019 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 640 m² land
  • 42 Firth Street$107,0002 Aug 2019 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 658 m² land
  • 26 Firth Street$107,00030 Mar 2019 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 678 m² land
  • 42 Firth Street$96,6865 Feb 2019 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 658 m² land
  • 47 Firth Street$127,00018 May 2017 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 640 m² land

The homes on Firth Street

Firth Street has 49 houses. Most were built in the 1940s (53%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1930s: 20 (20 homes)1930s1940s: 26 (26 homes)261940s1950s: 2 (2 homes)21950s

How long owners stay on Firth Street

Homes on Firth Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 19.4 years (Cobden: 10.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 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 Firth Street

9building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 41 Firth Street1 May 2026 · Building consentAlterations to dwg - room layouts & bathrm changes
  • 10 Firth Street1 Nov 2025 · Building consentRbw - 33289 new two bdrm transportable sleepout to be built bearers up
  • 10 Firth Street1 Sept 2025 · Building consentPartial demolition of existing dwg, full removal of exisiting gge & shed. New basement gge & living dining kitchen exte nsion with internal woodburner. New external cooking fire, new deck
  • 10 Firth Street1 May 2025 · Building consentRbw - 301114 kumaragura house 1 new three bdrm detached dwg ffrom bearers up & to be transported to site (85 Ferguson Rd, Otara)
  • 10 Firth Street1 Feb 2025 · Building consentRbw - 301115 kumaragura house two new three bdrm detached yard built dwg from bearers up & to be transported to site.
  • 46-48 Firth Street15 Feb 2024 · Resource consentto establish four residential units and associated earthworks at 46 & 48 Firth Street, Cobden, Greymouth within the Residential Environmental Area.

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