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Dowding Street, Melville

Dowding Street in Melville has 65 properties, valued by the council between $410,000 and $2,030,000 with a median of $560,000 (Melville: $640,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $561,000. 6 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $557,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 12E Dowding Street, at $570,000.

$560kmedian council valuation
$561kour median estimate
$558kmedian sale, last 12 months · 6 sales
2000median year built
HamiltonMelville ×Dowding Street ×

65 properties on Dowding Street, Melville

Highest and lowest on Dowding Street

Highest-valued home13 Dowding Street$2,030,000council valuation · 5 bed · 413 m² floor · 864 m² land
Lowest-valued home14E Dowding Street$410,000council valuation · 2 bed · 46 m² floor
Highest sale in 202612E Dowding Street$570,000sold 9 May 2026 · 3 bed · 163 m² floor

Property values on Dowding Street

The council values Dowding Street's 61 rated properties between $410,000 and $2,030,000. The middle half sit between about $510,000 and $615,000; the median is $560,000 and the mean $594,426.

Lowest: $410k$410kLowest10%: $425k20%: $490k20%30%: $530k40%: $540k40%Median: $560k60%: $560k60%70%: $590k80%: $640k80%90%: $710kHighest: $2.03m$2.03mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$590k0—
224$503k2—
330$560k3$545k
44$650k1—
5+1$2.03m0—

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

Dowding Street compared with Melville

Dowding Street's median council value is 12% below Melville's.

Dowding StreetMelvilleHamilton
Median council value$560k$640k$760k
Median sale, last 12 months$558k$635k$779k
Sold in the last 12 months9.2%3.4%3.7%
Time between sales7.0 yrs8.3 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section558 m²670 m²698 m²
Median year built200019701990
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$5k

Dowding 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: $310k (9 sales)$310k20162017: $468k (8 sales)2018: $477k (4 sales)20182019: $373k (2 sales)2020: $575k (9 sales)20202021: $655k (6 sales)$655k2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $573k (6 sales)20242025: $550k (8 sales)$550k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$570,000$3,497
20258$550,000$4,519
20246$572,500$6,197
20231$605,000$6,237
20221$485,000$10,543
20216$655,000$8,012
20209$575,000$6,658
20192$373,000$6,330
20184$476,500$4,921
20178$468,000$4,454
20169$310,000$6,304

Recent sales on Dowding Street

The homes on Dowding Street

Dowding Street has 44 apartments, 17 houses and 4 units and townhouses. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (30%).

1950s: 12 (12 homes)121950s1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)1990s2000s: 16 (16 homes)2000s2010s: 9 (9 homes)2010s2020s: 18 (18 homes)182020s

How long owners stay on Dowding Street

Homes on Dowding Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.0 years (Melville: 8.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 13 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.

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