37 properties · Atawhai, Nelson

Ocean Drive, Atawhai

Ocean Drive in Atawhai has 37 properties, valued by the council between $460,000 and $1,860,000 with a median of $630,000 (Atawhai: $820,000). Most of its homes were built in the 2020s. We estimate its homes at a median $572,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $495,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 84 Ocean Drive, at $760,000.

$630kmedian council valuation
$572kour median estimate
$495kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
2020median year built
NelsonAtawhai ×Ocean Drive ×

37 properties on Ocean Drive, Atawhai

Highest and lowest on Ocean Drive

Highest-valued home15 Ocean Drive$1,860,000council valuation · 334 m² floor · 1,402 m² land
Lowest-valued home12 Ocean Drive$460,000council valuation · 763 m² land
Highest sale in 202684 Ocean Drive$760,000sold 8 Jul 2026 · 3,811 m² land

Property values on Ocean Drive

The council values Ocean Drive's 33 rated properties between $460,000 and $1,860,000. The middle half sit between about $572,000 and $962,000; the median is $630,000 and the mean $819,697.

Lowest: $460k$460kLowest10%: $552k20%: $564k20%30%: $580k40%: $584k40%Median: $630k60%: $734k60%70%: $758k80%: $1.17m80%90%: $1.34mHighest: $1.86m$1.86mHighest

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

Ocean Drive compared with Atawhai

Ocean Drive's median council value is 23% below Atawhai's.

Ocean DriveAtawhaiNelson
Median council value$630k$820k$710k
Median sale, last 12 months$495k$950k$710k
Sold in the last 12 months13.5%4.5%3.6%
Median section799 m²836 m²693 m²
Median year built202019901970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$5k$5k

Ocean Drive 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.

2021: $760k (3 sales)$760k20212022: $1.05m (2 sales)$1.05m20222023: $795k (3 sales)20232024: $518k (2 sales)20242025: $523k (16 sales)20252026: $490k (3 sales, this year so far)$490k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$490,000—
202516$522,500$2,566
20242$517,500—
20233$795,000$2,637
20222$1,050,000—
20213$760,000$3,763

Recent sales on Ocean Drive

The homes on Ocean Drive

Ocean Drive has 24 sections and 13 houses. Most were built in the 2020s (100%).

Building and resource consents on Ocean Drive

3building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 87 Ocean Drive1 May 2026 · Building consentConstruct 3 bdrm domestic dwg
  • 97 Ocean Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consent2 storey, 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
  • 99 Ocean Drive1 Mar 2026 · Building consent3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
  • 11 Ocean Drive24 Jul 2024 · Resource consentLand use consent for a driveway gradient greater than 1:20 for the first six metres into the property.
  • 92 Ocean Drive18 Jul 2024 · Resource consentLand use consent for unretained fill over 1.2 metres on a residential site located at 92 Ocean Drive.
  • 1 Ocean Drive6 Sept 2023 · Resource consentConstruction of a 5 bedroom dwelling which breaches Access and earthworks rules

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