63 properties · Britannia Heights, Nelson

The Cliffs, Britannia Heights

The Cliffs in Britannia Heights has 63 properties, valued by the council between $350,000 and $3,500,000 with a median of $1,700,000 (Britannia Heights: $1,320,000). More of its homes were built in the 1990s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,615,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$1.7mmedian council valuation
$1.61mour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1990median year built
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63 properties on The Cliffs, Britannia Heights

Highest and lowest on The Cliffs

Highest-valued home85 The Cliffs$3,500,000council valuation · 373 m² floor · 1,831 m² land
Lowest-valued home40 The Cliffs$350,000council valuation · 5,174 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months54 The Cliffs$1,700,000sold 3 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 250 m² floor · 850 m² land

Property values on The Cliffs

The council values The Cliffs's 60 rated properties between $350,000 and $3,500,000. The middle half sit between about $1,398,500 and $2,371,000; the median is $1,700,000 and the mean $1,868,350.

Lowest: $350k$350kLowest10%: $838k20%: $1.32m20%30%: $1.48m40%: $1.65m40%Median: $1.7m60%: $1.95m60%70%: $2.18m80%: $2.56m80%90%: $3.0mHighest: $3.5m$3.5mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
21$850k0—
311$1.65m1—
422$1.68m0—
5+17$2.4m0—

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

The Cliffs compared with Britannia Heights

The Cliffs's median council value is 29% above Britannia Heights's.

The CliffsBritannia HeightsNelson
Median council value$1.7m$1.32m$710k
Sold in the last 12 months1.6%1.1%3.6%
Time between sales15.0 yrs10.2 yrs8.8 yrs
Median section878 m²850 m²693 m²
Median year built199019901970
Council value per m² of floor$7k$6k$5k

The Cliffs house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $1.02m (3 sales)$1.02m2017: $626k (5 sales)20172018: $1.52m (4 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: $1.85m (3 sales)2021: $825k (5 sales)20212022: $3.13m (3 sales)$3.13m2023: too few sales to say (1 sale)20232024: $2.52m (2 sales)$2.52m2025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$1,700,000$6,800
20242$2,525,000$6,520
20231$1,950,000$6,500
20223$3,125,000$8,096
20215$825,000$7,877
20203$1,850,000$6,278
20191$2,820,000$8,057
20184$1,525,000$4,932
20175$626,000$2,244
20163$1,020,000$5,000

Recent sales on The Cliffs

  • 54 The Cliffs$1,700,0003 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 250 m² floor · 850 m² land
  • 55 The Cliffs$1,750,00011 Dec 2024 · 4 bed · 280 m² floor · 680 m² land
  • 28 The Cliffs$3,300,00030 May 2024 · 4 bed · 486 m² floor · 2,013 m² land
  • 46 The Cliffs$1,950,00031 Aug 2023 · 4 bed · 300 m² floor · 1,022 m² land
  • 37 The Cliffs$1,690,00014 Dec 2022 · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 1,217 m² land
  • 71 The Cliffs$3,125,00025 Apr 2022 · 5 bed · 386 m² floor · 1,037 m² land
  • 85 The Cliffs$4,600,00028 Jan 2022 · 373 m² floor · 1,831 m² land
  • 2 The Cliffs$1,851,00015 Dec 2021 · 4 bed · 235 m² floor · 626 m² land
  • 41 The Cliffs$1,850,0007 Dec 2021 · 3 bed · 220 m² floor · 673 m² land
  • 83 The Cliffs$825,0004 Sept 2021 · 296 m² floor · 1,384 m² land
  • 52 The Cliffs$735,00026 May 2021 · 634 m² land
  • 50 The Cliffs$750,0001 Feb 2021 · 600 m² land
  • 57 The Cliffs$1,850,0007 Dec 2020 · 3 bed · 350 m² floor · 867 m² land
  • 40 The Cliffs$520,0002 Sept 2020 · 5,174 m² land
  • 73 The Cliffs$1,970,00017 Jul 2020 · 3 bed · 271 m² floor · 616 m² land
  • 62 The Cliffs$2,820,0003 May 2019 · 5 bed · 350 m² floor · 983 m² land
  • 60 The Cliffs$1,650,00012 Aug 2018 · 4 bed · 420 m² floor · 727 m² land
  • 75 The Cliffs$2,500,0004 Jul 2018 · 3 bed · 332 m² floor · 606 m² land
  • 10 The Cliffs$1,100,00010 May 2018 · 4 bed · 258 m² floor · 670 m² land
  • 54 The Cliffs$1,400,0001 Mar 2018 · 3 bed · 250 m² floor · 850 m² land

The homes on The Cliffs

The Cliffs has 57 houses and 6 sections. More were built in the 1990s than in any other decade (34%).

1970s: 14 (14 homes)141970s1980s: 10 (10 homes)1980s1990s: 18 (18 homes)181990s2000s: 4 (4 homes)2000s2010s: 4 (4 homes)2010s2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

How long owners stay on The Cliffs

Homes on The Cliffs that resold in the last five years had been held a median 15.0 years (Britannia Heights: 10.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 The Cliffs

2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 50 The Cliffs5 Oct 2023 · Resource consentTo construct a 180m2 residential dwelling in breach of the minimum setback from the front yard boundary; to breach the fence rule; for building near a common drain; for a balcony with a reduced setbac
  • 83 The Cliffs7 Nov 2022 · Resource consentTo construct a new dwelling with daylight (Rule REr.35) and decks (Rule REr.36) breaches along the north-western boundary with 85 The Cliffs. The associated earthworks exceed 3m in height along the ea

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