156 properties · Petone, Lower Hutt

Nelson Street, Petone

Nelson Street in Petone has 156 properties, valued by the council between $420,000 and $1,900,000 with a median of $790,000 (Petone: $780,000). More of its homes were built in the 1910s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $760,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 1/39 Nelson Street, at $1,075,000.

$790kmedian council valuation
$760kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1920median year built
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156 properties on Nelson Street, Petone

Highest and lowest on Nelson Street

Highest-valued home18 Nelson Street$1,900,000council valuation · 4 bed · 286 m² floor · 378 m² land
Lowest-valued home2B/44 Nelson Street$420,000council valuation · 44 m² floor
Highest sale in 20261/39 Nelson Street$1,075,000sold 25 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 162 m² floor · 176 m² land

Property values on Nelson Street

The council values Nelson Street's 101 rated properties between $420,000 and $1,900,000. The middle half sit between about $695,000 and $890,000; the median is $790,000 and the mean $797,723.

Lowest: $420k$420kLowest10%: $520k20%: $670k20%30%: $720k40%: $760k40%Median: $790k60%: $830k60%70%: $860k80%: $920k80%90%: $1.02mHighest: $1.9m$1.9mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
226$585k0—
360$795k2—
410$995k0—
5+1$900k0—

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

Nelson Street compared with Petone

Nelson Street's median council value is about the same as Petone's.

Nelson StreetPetoneLower Hutt
Median council value$790k$780k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months1.3%2.3%1.5%
Time between sales7.4 yrs9.3 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section395 m²390 m²579 m²
Median year built192019201960
Council value per m² of floor$7k$7k$6k

Nelson 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: $615k (9 sales)$615k20162017: $593k (4 sales)2018: $720k (5 sales)20182019: $846k (4 sales)2020: $858k (10 sales)20202021: $980k (5 sales)2022: $1.35m (6 sales)$1.35m20222023: $1.11m (2 sales)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $903k (10 sales)$903k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$1,075,000$6,636
202510$902,500$7,008
20241$840,000$8,485
20232$1,112,500$8,301
20226$1,351,500$8,944
20215$980,000$11,125
202010$857,500$7,595
20194$846,000$6,741
20185$720,000$6,909
20174$592,500$5,682
20169$615,050$5,634

Recent sales on Nelson Street

The homes on Nelson Street

Nelson Street has 99 houses, 26 apartments and 24 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1910s than in any other decade (27%).

1880s: 3 (3 homes)31900s: 14 (14 homes)1900s1910s: 27 (27 homes)271920s: 15 (15 homes)1920s1930s: 4 (4 homes)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 1 (1 home)1960s: 6 (6 homes)1960s1980s: 7 (7 homes)1990s: 8 (8 homes)1990s2000s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 12 (12 homes)122020s

How long owners stay on Nelson Street

Homes on Nelson Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.4 years (Petone: 9.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 18 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 Nelson Street

5building consents in the last 5 years
6resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 139 Nelson Street1 Jul 2025 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - install new freestanding firenzo vision wood box wood fire on steel hearth
  • 60 Nelson Street1 Feb 2023 · Building consentRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) � new dwg with the main household over 2 levels containing 4 bedrooms, open plan kitchen/dining/living & an attached dbl gge, studio self-contained unit on ground floor
  • 34A Nelson Street1 Nov 2022 · Building consentRbw - housing - upgrade lintels to all windows on north & west walls, install wall insulation where practicable
  • 139 Nelson Street1 Sept 2022 · Building consentRbw - housing - add/alterations, ground floor extension, new carport, new roof above ground & first floor, outdoor deck
  • 148 Nelson Street1 Aug 2022 · Building consentHousing � rbw � new membrane show to replace acrylic shower, internal alterations to walls including bracing update
  • 90 Nelson Street7 Feb 2023 · Resource consentNew commercial building and ground-floor warehouse space with onsite parking.
  • 60 Nelson Street18 Jan 2023 · Resource consentConstruction of a building that will contain two dwellings
  • 44 Nelson Street15 Jun 2022 · Resource consentUnit Title Subdivision around existing development
  • 139 Nelson Street3 May 2022 · Resource consentRear addition to a dwelling and new carport within the Wellington Fault Special Study Area
  • 139 Nelson Street28 Jan 2022 · Resource consentAPPLICATION WITHDRAWN

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