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Russell Street, Stepneyville

Russell Street in Stepneyville has 65 properties, valued by the council between $420,000 and $1,280,000 with a median of $620,000 (Stepneyville: $1,000,000). More of its homes were built in the 1900s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $588,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months.

$620kmedian council valuation
$588kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1930median year built
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65 properties on Russell Street, Stepneyville

Highest and lowest on Russell Street

Highest-valued home37 Russell Street$1,280,000council valuation · 4 bed · 265 m² floor · 536 m² land
Lowest-valued home84A Russell Street$420,000council valuation · 3 bed · 140 m² floor
Highest sale, last 12 months75 Russell Street$692,000sold 24 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 145 m² floor · 607 m² land

Property values on Russell Street

The council values Russell Street's 61 rated properties between $420,000 and $1,280,000. The middle half sit between about $557,500 and $715,000; the median is $620,000 and the mean $652,705.

Lowest: $420k$420kLowest10%: $510k20%: $535k20%30%: $580k40%: $610k40%Median: $620k60%: $640k60%70%: $700k80%: $730k80%90%: $820kHighest: $1.28m$1.28mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
211$510k0—
342$620k2—
46$770k0—
5+1$850k0—

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

Russell Street compared with Stepneyville

Russell Street's median council value is 38% below Stepneyville's.

Russell StreetStepneyvilleNelson
Median council value$620k$1.0m$710k
Sold in the last 12 months3.1%2.7%3.6%
Time between sales11.1 yrs10.0 yrs8.8 yrs
Median section587 m²625 m²693 m²
Median year built193019601970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$5k

Russell Street 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: $305k (5 sales)$305k2017: $441k (4 sales)20172018: $521k (2 sales)2019: $548k (2 sales)20192020: $569k (8 sales)2021: $605k (2 sales)20212022: $678k (6 sales)$678k2023: $540k (4 sales)20232024: too few sales to say (1 sale)2025: $568k (4 sales, this year so far)$568k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20254$567,500$5,331
20241$569,000$6,774
20234$540,000$5,105
20226$678,125$6,010
20212$605,000$7,113
20208$569,228$4,737
20192$547,500$4,962
20182$520,500$4,832
20174$441,125$4,256
20165$305,000$2,990

Recent sales on Russell Street

The homes on Russell Street

Russell Street has 56 houses and 8 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1900s than in any other decade (18%).

1870s: 1 (1 home)11880s: 4 (4 homes)1880s1890s: 6 (6 homes)1900s: 11 (11 homes)111900s1910s: 5 (5 homes)1920s: 3 (3 homes)1920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 8 (8 homes)1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Russell Street

Homes on Russell Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 11.1 years (Stepneyville: 10.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 15 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 Russell Street

1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 86 Russell Street28 Mar 2022 · Resource consentConstruction of two retaining walls with a height greater than the horizontal distance from the neighbouring property boundaries.

Russell Street in other suburbs

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