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Penrose Street, Woburn

Penrose Street in Woburn has 99 properties, valued by the council between $620,000 and $2,880,000 with a median of $1,345,000 (Woburn: $1,120,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,290,000. 6 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,052,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 75 Penrose Street, at $1,275,000.

$1.34mmedian council valuation
$1.29mour median estimate
$1.05mmedian sale, last 12 months · 6 sales
1930median year built
Lower HuttWoburn ×Penrose Street ×

99 properties on Penrose Street, Woburn

Highest and lowest on Penrose Street

Highest-valued home57 Penrose Street$2,880,000council valuation · 5 bed · 334 m² floor · 2,332 m² land
Lowest-valued home80A Penrose Street$620,000council valuation · 2 bed · 80 m² floor
Highest sale in 202675 Penrose Street$1,275,000sold 10 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 153 m² floor · 559 m² land

Property values on Penrose Street

The council values Penrose Street's 92 rated properties between $620,000 and $2,880,000. The middle half sit between about $1,202,000 and $1,526,500; the median is $1,345,000 and the mean $1,409,348.

Lowest: $620k$620kLowest10%: $1.11m20%: $1.17m20%30%: $1.23m40%: $1.28m40%Median: $1.34m60%: $1.41m60%70%: $1.47m80%: $1.59m80%90%: $1.78mHighest: $2.88m$2.88mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$700k0—
318$1.17m2—
449$1.37m3$1.17m
5+22$1.46m1—

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

Penrose Street compared with Woburn

Penrose Street's median council value is 20% above Woburn's.

Penrose StreetWoburnLower Hutt
Median council value$1.34m$1.12m$800k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.05m$985k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months6.1%2.8%1.5%
Time between sales10.5 yrs11.5 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section792 m²652 m²577 m²
Median year built193019301960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$6k

Penrose 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: $1.03m (5 sales)$1.03m20162017: $1.02m (5 sales)2018: $1.02m (4 sales)20182019: $1.11m (6 sales)2020: $1.25m (4 sales)20202021: $2.08m (2 sales)$2.08m2022: $1.38m (3 sales)20222023: $1.43m (7 sales)2024: $1.78m (3 sales)20242025: $883k (4 sales)2026: $1.17m (3 sales, this year so far)$1.17m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$1,170,000$5,412
20254$882,500$5,500
20243$1,780,000$7,120
20237$1,432,500$6,694
20223$1,377,000$9,836
20212$2,080,000$9,872
20204$1,252,500$3,721
20196$1,113,000$5,781
20184$1,025,000$5,898
20175$1,020,000$4,668
20165$1,030,000$4,882

Recent sales on Penrose Street

The homes on Penrose Street

Penrose Street has 87 houses and 12 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (32%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1910s: 1 (1 home)1920s: 29 (29 homes)291920s1930s: 23 (23 homes)1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 4 (4 homes)1960s: 7 (7 homes)1960s1970s: 8 (8 homes)1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

How long owners stay on Penrose Street

Homes on Penrose Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.5 years (Woburn: 11.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 17 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 Penrose Street

21building consents in the last 5 years
8resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 28A Penrose Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - replace the gge & sunroom, extend the rear deck & bdrm 2, reconfigure internal areas, replace conservatory roof, partial re-roof, & install new window/door joinery
  • 18 Penrose Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - first floor ensuite renovation, ground floor living space alterations, demolition of existing lean-to, replace with new free-standing verandah
  • 75 Penrose Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - remove existing fireplace, replace with new metro wee rad leg freestanding woodburner onto slimline steel hearth
  • 87 Penrose Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two storey duplex consisting of two 2-bdrm units
  • 87 Penrose Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - two storey 4 bdrm standalone dwg with single internal gge
  • 44 Penrose Street2 Jul 2024 · Resource consentTo construct and maintain cone penetration tests, (BQ32/1214), (BQ32/1215), (BQ32/1216), and (BQ32/1217) for geotechnical investigation purposes.
  • 44 Penrose Street11 Jun 2024 · Resource consentDischarge associated with earth works to erect a building platform
  • 44 Penrose Street11 Jun 2024 · Resource consentTo undertake earthworks within 5m of a watercourse for a building platform.
  • 44 Penrose Street19 Mar 2024 · Resource consentEarthworks for a new dwelling.
  • 3 Penrose Street19 Sept 2023 · Resource consentNew double garage with attendant storage bay and attendant external site works.

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