129 properties · Bluff Hill, Napier

Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill

Shakespeare Road in Bluff Hill has 129 properties, valued by the council between $30,000 and $960,000 with a median of $550,000 (Bluff Hill: $870,000). More of its homes were built in the 1910s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $532,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $510,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 125 Shakespeare Road, at $735,000.

$550kmedian council valuation
$532kour median estimate
$510kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1920median year built
NapierBluff Hill ×Shakespeare Road ×

129 properties on Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill

Highest and lowest on Shakespeare Road

Highest-valued home37 Shakespeare Road$960,000council valuation · 3 bed · 205 m² floor · 1,138 m² land
Lowest-valued home169A Shakespeare Road$30,000council valuation · 701 m² land
Highest sale in 2026125 Shakespeare Road$735,000sold 16 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 95 m² floor · 911 m² land

Property values on Shakespeare Road

The council values Shakespeare Road's 117 rated properties between $30,000 and $960,000. The middle half sit between about $487,500 and $611,000; the median is $550,000 and the mean $541,624.

Lowest: $30k$30kLowest10%: $405k20%: $475k20%30%: $500k40%: $527k40%Median: $550k60%: $580k60%70%: $592k80%: $630k80%90%: $690kHighest: $960k$960kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
18$540k0—
233$500k2—
360$590k3$511k
49$620k0—
5+1$530k0—

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

Shakespeare Road compared with Bluff Hill

Shakespeare Road's median council value is 37% below Bluff Hill's.

Shakespeare RoadBluff HillNapier
Median council value$550k$870k$700k
Median sale, last 12 months$510k$789k$710k
Sold in the last 12 months3.9%3.4%3.5%
Time between sales7.5 yrs8.5 yrs8.6 yrs
Median section508 m²674 m²682 m²
Median year built192019301970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Shakespeare Road 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: $331k (14 sales)$331k20162017: $342k (7 sales)2018: $382k (14 sales)20182019: $458k (10 sales)2020: $460k (6 sales)20202021: $661k (8 sales)2022: $573k (10 sales)20222023: $730k (2 sales)$730k2024: $630k (6 sales)20242025: $619k (5 sales)2026: $493k (4 sales, this year so far)$493k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$493,000$5,589
20255$619,000$5,000
20246$630,000$5,597
20232$730,000$5,979
202210$572,750$7,778
20218$660,500$5,855
20206$460,000$4,473
201910$457,500$4,587
201814$382,000$3,650
20177$342,000$4,275
201614$331,000$2,635

Recent sales on Shakespeare Road

The homes on Shakespeare Road

Shakespeare Road has 116 houses, 8 units and townhouses and 4 sections. More were built in the 1910s than in any other decade (20%).

1860s: 1 (1 home)11860s1870s: 3 (3 homes)1880s: 3 (3 homes)1880s1890s: 5 (5 homes)1900s: 19 (19 homes)1900s1910s: 22 (22 homes)221920s: 18 (18 homes)1920s1930s: 13 (13 homes)1950s: 9 (9 homes)1950s1960s: 2 (2 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 5 (5 homes)2010s: 2 (2 homes)22010s

How long owners stay on Shakespeare Road

Homes on Shakespeare Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.5 years (Bluff Hill: 8.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 28 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 Shakespeare Road

8building consents in the last 5 years
  • 65 Shakespeare Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentNew install of metro wee rad leg freestanding woodburner
  • 65 Shakespeare Road1 Oct 2025 · Building consentRbw - the construction of 12 new 3-storey res terraced houses over three blocks. Each household consists of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrm s & a single internal gge. The development also proposes
  • 45 Shakespeare Road1 May 2025 · Building consentNew stormwater pipe & retention tank to existing downpipes, existing council kerb connection
  • 169 Shakespeare Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentAdd to kitchen, create new bathrm & ensuite within existing envelope
  • 85 Shakespeare Road1 Nov 2022 · Building consentReplace existing with metro wee rad base freestanding woodburner

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