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Tawa Street, Melville

Tawa Street in Melville has 123 properties, valued by the council between $390,000 and $2,600,000 with a median of $640,000 (Melville: $640,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $634,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $490,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 29A Tawa Street, at $832,500.

$640kmedian council valuation
$634kour median estimate
$490kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1960median year built
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123 properties on Tawa Street, Melville

Highest and lowest on Tawa Street

Highest-valued home52 Tawa Street$2,600,000council valuation · 1 bed · 700 m² floor · 2,016 m² land
Lowest-valued home68B Tawa Street$390,000council valuation · 2 bed · 70 m² floor
Highest sale in 202629A Tawa Street$832,500sold 16 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 115 m² floor · 532 m² land

Property values on Tawa Street

The council values Tawa Street's 115 rated properties between $390,000 and $2,600,000. The middle half sit between about $514,000 and $831,000; the median is $640,000 and the mean $694,217.

Lowest: $390k$390kLowest10%: $480k20%: $508k20%30%: $520k40%: $550k40%Median: $640k60%: $700k60%70%: $802k80%: $860k80%90%: $916kHighest: $2.6m$2.6mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
16$625k0—
227$510k1—
357$630k2—
422$870k0—
5+3$870k0—

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

Tawa Street compared with Melville

Tawa Street's median council value is about the same as Melville's.

Tawa StreetMelvilleHamilton
Median council value$640k$640k$760k
Median sale, last 12 months$490k$640k$780k
Sold in the last 12 months2.4%3.3%3.8%
Time between sales10.7 yrs8.3 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section809 m²670 m²698 m²
Median year built196019701990
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$5k

Tawa 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: $347k (7 sales)$347k20162017: $300k (5 sales)2018: $478k (10 sales)20182019: $398k (8 sales)2020: $617k (10 sales)20202021: $643k (7 sales)2022: $685k (6 sales)20222023: $688k (4 sales)$688k2024: $615k (3 sales)20242025: $593k (5 sales)2026: $659k (2 sales, this year so far)$659k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$658,750$7,084
20255$593,000$6,814
20243$615,000$4,767
20234$687,500$4,397
20226$685,000$6,829
20217$643,000$5,845
202010$617,000$3,551
20198$397,500$4,004
201810$477,500$3,719
20175$300,000$4,271
20167$347,000$2,812

Recent sales on Tawa Street

The homes on Tawa Street

Tawa Street has 77 houses, 35 units and townhouses and 11 apartments. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (30%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 24 (24 homes)1960s: 35 (35 homes)351960s1970s: 12 (12 homes)1980s: 29 (29 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 5 (5 homes)52020s

How long owners stay on Tawa Street

Homes on Tawa Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.7 years (Melville: 8.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 23 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.