65 properties · Petone, Lower Hutt

The Esplanade, Petone

The Esplanade in Petone has 65 properties, valued by the council between $440,000 and $2,040,000 with a median of $940,000 (Petone: $780,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $922,500. The last sale we have was in December 2024, for $705,000.

$940kmedian council valuation
$923kour median estimate
1960median year built
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65 properties on The Esplanade, Petone

Highest and lowest on The Esplanade

Highest-valued home193 The Esplanade$2,040,000council valuation · 3 bed · 340 m² floor · 741 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 51 rated properties between $440,000 and $2,040,000. The middle half sit between about $725,000 and $1,070,000; the median is $940,000 and the mean $915,686.

Lowest: $440k$440kLowest10%: $520k20%: $710k20%30%: $740k40%: $850k40%Median: $940k60%: $990k60%70%: $1.03m80%: $1.11m80%90%: $1.26mHighest: $2.04m$2.04mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.03m0—
27$750k0—
328$825k0—
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$940k$780k$790k
Median section358 m²390 m²579 m²
Median year built196019201960
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: $725k (4 sales)20192020: $800k (5 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
20205$800,000$7,273
20194$724,500$5,156
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 58 houses, 4 apartments, 2 units and townhouses and 1 section. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (16%).

1900s: 3 (3 homes)31900s1910s: 2 (2 homes)1920s: 8 (8 homes)81920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 6 (6 homes)1960s: 3 (3 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 8 (8 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 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
  • 8A The Esplanade2 Sept 2022 · Resource consentTemporary Surface water diversion

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