46 properties · The Brook, Nelson

Sowman Street, The Brook

Sowman Street in The Brook has 46 properties, valued by the council between $490,000 and $860,000 with a median of $640,000 (The Brook: $640,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1970s. We estimate its homes at a median $636,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 21 Sowman Street, at $640,000.

$640kmedian council valuation
$636kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1970median year built
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46 properties on Sowman Street, The Brook

Highest and lowest on Sowman Street

Highest-valued home42 Sowman Street$860,000council valuation · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 19,783 m² land
Lowest-valued home10B Sowman Street$490,000council valuation · 2 bed · 80 m² floor
Highest sale in 202621 Sowman Street$640,000sold 10 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 557 m² land

Property values on Sowman Street

The council values Sowman Street's 45 rated properties between $490,000 and $860,000. The middle half sit between about $600,000 and $705,000; the median is $640,000 and the mean $654,222.

Lowest: $490k$490kLowest10%: $544k20%: $588k20%30%: $612k40%: $620k40%Median: $640k60%: $650k60%70%: $678k80%: $732k80%90%: $798kHighest: $860k$860kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$510k0—
332$620k2—
410$740k0—

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

Sowman Street compared with The Brook

Sowman Street's median council value is about the same as The Brook's.

Sowman StreetThe BrookNelson
Median council value$640k$640k$710k
Sold in the last 12 months4.3%2%3.6%
Median section594 m²611 m²693 m²
Median year built197019701970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Sowman 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: $445k (5 sales)$445k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $566k (2 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: $740k (3 sales)$740k20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$640,000$4,923
20251$675,000$6,136
20241$640,000$5,333
20231$660,000$5,500
20223$740,000$6,975
20211$715,000$6,500
20201$660,000$3,474
20191$521,000$4,342
20182$565,816$4,715
20171$490,000$3,267
20165$445,000$2,516

Recent sales on Sowman Street

The homes on Sowman Street

Sowman Street has 45 houses. Most were built in the 1970s (80%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11910s1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1970s: 36 (36 homes)361970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

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