42 properties · Petone, Lower Hutt

Kensington Avenue, Petone

Kensington Avenue in Petone has 42 properties, valued by the council between $680,000 and $1,280,000 with a median of $875,000 (Petone: $790,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1920s. We estimate its homes at a median $837,500. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$875kmedian council valuation
$838kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1925median year built
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42 properties on Kensington Avenue, Petone

Highest and lowest on Kensington Avenue

Highest-valued home42 Kensington Avenue$1,280,000council valuation · 4 bed · 146 m² floor · 620 m² land
Lowest-valued home18A Kensington Avenue$680,000council valuation · 2 bed · 111 m² floor
Highest sale, last 12 months22 Kensington Avenue$1,050,000sold 1 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 166 m² floor · 735 m² land

Property values on Kensington Avenue

The council values Kensington Avenue's 38 rated properties between $680,000 and $1,280,000. The middle half sit between about $810,500 and $980,000; the median is $875,000 and the mean $903,421.

Lowest: $680k$680kLowest10%: $768k20%: $800k20%30%: $821k40%: $830k40%Median: $875k60%: $910k60%70%: $960k80%: $1.0m80%90%: $1.05mHighest: $1.28m$1.28mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$840k0—
319$830k0—
415$990k1—

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

Kensington Avenue compared with Petone

Kensington Avenue's median council value is 11% above Petone's.

Kensington AvenuePetoneLower Hutt
Median council value$875k$790k$800k
Sold in the last 12 months2.4%2.3%1.5%
Median section533 m²390 m²577 m²
Median year built192519201960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$6k

Kensington Avenue house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: $926k (2 sales)$926k2018: $700k (3 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: $1.4m (2 sales)$1.4m2023: $1.1m (3 sales)$1.1m20232024: too few sales to say (1 sale)2025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$1,050,000$6,325
20241$1,220,000$8,079
20233$1,100,000$7,483
20222$1,396,000$11,164
20211$1,250,000$8,333
20191$1,030,525$5,367
20183$700,000$5,491
20172$925,500$7,075
20161$735,000$4,594

Recent sales on Kensington Avenue

The homes on Kensington Avenue

Kensington Avenue has 39 houses and 2 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1920s (50%).

1920s: 18 (18 homes)181920s1930s: 11 (11 homes)1930s1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1970s: 1 (1 home)1970s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

Building and resource consents on Kensington Avenue

1building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 65 Kensington Avenue1 Jun 2026 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - new freestanding ravelli rosa r70 pellet fire
  • 16 Kensington Avenue3 Apr 2023 · Resource consentConstruction of a residential building containing three household units
  • 16 Kensington Avenue31 Mar 2023 · Resource consentTo construct and maintain a 4 cone penetration tests (CPTs) (BQ32/1055) for geotechnical investigation purposes.

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