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Melville house prices and sales

Melville's median sale price over the last twelve months was $635k, across 79 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before.

$635kmedian sale, last 12 months · 79 sales · down 4%
$640kmedian council valuation
8.3 yrsmedian time between sales
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All 2,347For sale 27For rent 0Sold 67

2,347 properties in Melville

About Melville

Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $515k and three-bedroom homes for $635k. Homes sold for a median $5,659 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Melville change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 7.8 across Hamilton and 7.9 nationally. About 3.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Melville house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Melville's median sale price over the last twelve months was $635k, across 79 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before. Across Hamilton it was $779k.

2016: $430k (196 sales)$430k20162017: $450k (136 sales)2018: $459k (146 sales)20182019: $495k (116 sales)2020: $567k (149 sales)20202021: $680k (134 sales)$680k2022: $655k (88 sales)20222023: $640k (74 sales)2024: $641k (96 sales)20242025: $640k (121 sales)2026: $663k (48 sales, this year so far)$663k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Hamilton median
202648$662,750$5,478$668$775,000
2025121$640,000$5,775$612$771,111
202496$641,250$5,510$612$765,000
202374$639,500$5,749$609$775,000
202288$655,000$6,245$687$830,000
2021134$680,000$6,380$663$780,000
2020149$566,500$5,334$538$650,000
2019116$495,000$4,455$454$585,000
2018146$459,000$4,421$428$550,000
2017136$450,000$4,054$406$535,000
2016196$430,000$3,862$411$485,000

Prices by bedrooms in Melville

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $515k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $635k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $768k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
159$600k0—$5,405
2374$510k15$515k$5,610
31,313$640k45$635k$5,808
4213$770k15$768k$5,820
5+38$770k3—$4,632

Price per square metre

Homes in Melville sold for a median $5,659 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Hamilton: $5,688); the land under houses sold for an estimated $681 per square metre (Hamilton: $763). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$5,659per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$681per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,619per m² of floor, council capital values
$608per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Melville

How long owners stay in Melville

Homes in Melville change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 7.8 across Hamilton and 7.9 nationally.

8.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Melville
7.8 yearsHamilton
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Hamilton: 3.7%)

By kind: houses 8.5 years, units & townhouses 9.7 years, apartments 6.4 years.

Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Who lives in Melville

About 6,624 people lived in Melville at the 2023 census (up 9% since 2018); their median age was about 32 (Hamilton: 36); 37% of households owned their home (Hamilton: 57%).

6,624people, 2023 (2018: 6,066)
32median age, about (Hamilton: 36)
$98kmedian household income, about (Hamilton: $106k)
37%of households own their home (2018: 39%)

Age

  • 30-64 years46%
  • 15-29 years23%
  • Under 15 years22%
  • 65 years and over8%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)65%
  • One-person household20%
  • Other multi-person household10%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European42%
  • Asian34%
  • Māori31%
  • Pacific Peoples8%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand63%
  • Asia24%
  • Pacific Islands4%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland2%
  • Australia1%
  • Other1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00027%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00010%
  • $200,001 or more9%
  • $20,000 or less8%
  • $20,001-$30,0007%

Dwellings

  • Separate house66%
  • Joined dwelling32%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification21%
  • No qualification16%
  • Level 3 certificate14%
  • Level 1 certificate9%
  • Level 2 certificate8%
  • Level 4 certificate8%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification7%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees5%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Melville. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Melville

86 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Melville in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 86 real estate agents in Melville, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Melville

16building consents in the last 12 months ($1.63m of work)

Search building consents in Melville and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Streets in Melville

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About property in Melville, Hamilton

Every property in Melville, Hamilton, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

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