173 properties · Petone, Lower Hutt

Cuba Street, Petone

Cuba Street in Petone has 173 properties, valued by the council between $325,000 and $1,940,000 with a median of $740,000 (Petone: $780,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $717,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $620,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 35 Cuba Street, at $710,000.

$740kmedian council valuation
$717kour median estimate
$620kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1930median year built
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173 properties on Cuba Street, Petone

Highest and lowest on Cuba Street

Highest-valued home39 Cuba Street$1,940,000council valuation · 5 bed · 350 m² floor · 1,376 m² land
Lowest-valued home137 Cuba Street$325,000council valuation · 2 bed · 67 m² floor
Highest sale in 202635 Cuba Street$710,000sold 17 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 493 m² land

Property values on Cuba Street

The council values Cuba Street's 143 rated properties between $325,000 and $1,940,000. The middle half sit between about $642,000 and $835,000; the median is $740,000 and the mean $759,580.

Lowest: $325k$325kLowest10%: $520k20%: $604k20%30%: $680k40%: $690k40%Median: $740k60%: $790k60%70%: $810k80%: $860k80%90%: $964kHighest: $1.94m$1.94mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
15$460k0—
255$630k3$560k
363$790k1—
416$920k0—
5+4$1.15m0—

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

Cuba Street compared with Petone

Cuba Street's median council value is 5% below Petone's.

Cuba StreetPetoneLower Hutt
Median council value$740k$780k$790k
Median sale, last 12 months$620k$750k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months2.3%2.3%1.5%
Time between sales5.1 yrs9.3 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section372 m²390 m²579 m²
Median year built193019201960
Council value per m² of floor$7k$7k$6k

Cuba 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: $383k (8 sales)$383k20162017: $546k (6 sales)2018: $650k (9 sales)20182019: $638k (6 sales)2020: $780k (30 sales)20202021: $910k (6 sales)$910k2022: $863k (6 sales)20222023: $670k (9 sales)2024: $890k (5 sales)20242025: $730k (7 sales)2026: $620k (4 sales, this year so far)$620k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$620,000$5,824
20257$730,000$7,556
20245$890,000$8,223
20239$670,000$8,000
20226$862,500$7,848
20216$910,000$11,167
202030$780,000$8,291
20196$637,500$6,935
20189$650,000$5,931
20176$545,500$5,075
20168$382,500$4,224

Recent sales on Cuba Street

The homes on Cuba Street

Cuba Street has 137 houses, 29 apartments and 5 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (23%).

1900s: 10 (10 homes)101910s: 20 (20 homes)1910s1920s: 33 (33 homes)331930s: 13 (13 homes)1930s1940s: 6 (6 homes)1950s: 5 (5 homes)1950s1960s: 4 (4 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 23 (23 homes)2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 24 (24 homes)242020s

How long owners stay on Cuba Street

Homes on Cuba Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.1 years (Petone: 9.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 26 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 Cuba Street

10building consents in the last 5 years
  • 152 Cuba Street1 Nov 2025 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - add/alt, enclose front porch for additional bdrm, remove wall for open-plan kitchen/living, revamp kitchen/laundry layout, install new upvc windows
  • 153 Cuba Street1 Jul 2025 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - refurbish bathrm, remove bath & vanity, install new tiled shower, vanity & toilet, new tiled floor over waterproofing membrane
  • 88 Cuba Street1 Jul 2025 · Building consentOutbuilding - construction of a Versatile gge on a concrete slab with 2 firewalls
  • 68 Cuba Street1 Jul 2024 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - floor to ceiling tiles in the bathrm with a waterproofed shower & underfloor heating
  • 62 Cuba Street1 Jan 2023 · Building consentRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - empire flats upgrade - extension/alterations to add additional bdrm & living space for units 1-7 & create an additional 2 bdrm unit (unit 8)

Cuba Street in other suburbs

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