59 properties · Petone, Lower Hutt

The Esplanade, Petone

The Esplanade in Petone has 59 properties, valued by the council between $440,000 and $1,410,000 with a median of $955,000 (Petone: $790,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $922,500. The last sale we have was in December 2024, for $705,000.

$955kmedian council valuation
$923kour median estimate
1950median year built
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59 properties on The Esplanade, Petone

Highest and lowest on The Esplanade

Highest-valued home149 The Esplanade$1,410,000council valuation · 5 bed · 265 m² floor · 372 m² land
Lowest-valued home199 The Esplanade$440,000council valuation · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 118 m² land

Property values on The Esplanade

The council values The Esplanade's 46 rated properties between $440,000 and $1,410,000. The middle half sit between about $735,000 and $1,072,500; the median is $955,000 and the mean $922,609.

Lowest: $440k$440kLowest10%: $650k20%: $720k20%30%: $750k40%: $870k40%Median: $955k60%: $1.0m60%70%: $1.03m80%: $1.11m80%90%: $1.22mHighest: $1.41m$1.41mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.03m0—
26$810k0—
324$860k0—
48$1.01m0—
5+6$1.21m0—

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

The Esplanade compared with Petone

The Esplanade's median council value is 21% above Petone's.

The EsplanadePetoneLower Hutt
Median council value$955k$790k$800k
Median section358 m²390 m²577 m²
Median year built195019201960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$6k

The Esplanade house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2024 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $788k (2 sales)$788k20162017: $838k (3 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: $599k (3 sales)20192020: $846k (4 sales)20202021: $1.01m (7 sales)$1.01m20212024: $815k (2 sales, this year so far)$815k2024
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20242$815,000$5,869
20217$1,015,000$8,676
20204$845,500$7,005
20193$599,000$4,474
20181$617,500$6,175
20173$838,000$6,446
20162$787,500$5,374

Recent sales on The Esplanade

The homes on The Esplanade

The Esplanade has 56 houses, 1 unit or townhouse, 1 section and 1 apartment. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (18%).

1900s: 3 (3 homes)31900s1910s: 2 (2 homes)1920s: 8 (8 homes)81920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 5 (5 homes)1960s: 1 (1 home)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)2000s: 6 (6 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

Building and resource consents on The Esplanade

2building consents in the last 5 years
7resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 217 The Esplanade1 Nov 2025 · Building consentRbw - commercial - new 3-bdrm dwg to be used as a display home
  • 221 The Esplanade1 Jun 2024 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - laundry/bathrm replaced to new layout & ensuite added, new kitchen installed, minor changes to provide new wardrobes & consequential changes to services
  • 47 The Esplanade19 Aug 2024 · Resource consentConstruction of a digital billboard
  • 137 The Esplanade12 May 2023 · Resource consentAn additional dwelling in a Significant Cultural Area.
  • 8A The Esplanade13 Sept 2022 · Resource consentEarthworks associated with a network utility outside of the road reserve
  • 8A The Esplanade2 Sept 2022 · Resource consentTemporary Surface water diversion
  • 8A The Esplanade2 Sept 2022 · Resource consentThe installation and occupation of a replacement watermain pipeline and associated scour protection (rock rip rap) in the streambed of an unnamed stream, including any associated disturbance and depos

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