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Milton Street, The Wood

Milton Street in The Wood has 100 properties, valued by the council between $450,000 and $1,200,000 with a median of $770,000 (The Wood: $750,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $763,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 161A Milton Street, at $672,500.

$770kmedian council valuation
$763kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
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101 properties on Milton Street, The Wood

Highest and lowest on Milton Street

Highest-valued home124 Milton Street$1,200,000council valuation · 4 bed · 134 m² floor · 713 m² land
Lowest-valued home115 Milton Street$450,000council valuation · 2 bed · 60 m² floor
Highest sale in 2026161A Milton Street$672,500sold 10 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 392 m² land

Property values on Milton Street

The council values Milton Street's 79 rated properties between $450,000 and $1,200,000. The middle half sit between about $640,000 and $912,000; the median is $770,000 and the mean $787,532.

Lowest: $450k$450kLowest10%: $538k20%: $606k20%30%: $674k40%: $720k40%Median: $770k60%: $828k60%70%: $870k80%: $954k80%90%: $1.07mHighest: $1.2m$1.2mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
222$585k1—
336$800k1—
418$1.02m0—
5+2$885k0—

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

Milton Street compared with The Wood

Milton Street's median council value is 3% above The Wood's.

Milton StreetThe WoodNelson
Median council value$770k$750k$710k
Sold in the last 12 months2%4%3.6%
Time between sales4.8 yrs10.2 yrs8.8 yrs
Median section506 m²480 m²693 m²
Median year built196019701970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$5k

Milton 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: $430k (4 sales)$430k20162017: $480k (4 sales)2018: $523k (6 sales)20182019: $715k (8 sales)2020: $670k (2 sales)20202021: $788k (4 sales)$788k2022: $600k (5 sales)20222023: $710k (5 sales)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $776k (4 sales)$776k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$672,500$7,472
20254$775,500$6,825
20241$1,030,000$5,176
20235$710,000$7,444
20225$600,000$7,258
20214$787,500$6,619
20202$670,000$5,361
20198$715,000$5,983
20186$522,500$4,287
20174$480,125$5,028
20164$430,000$4,797

Recent sales on Milton Street

The homes on Milton Street

Milton Street has 94 houses and 5 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (20%).

1860s: 1 (1 home)11880s: 2 (2 homes)1880s1900s: 4 (4 homes)1910s: 6 (6 homes)1910s1920s: 11 (11 homes)1930s: 9 (9 homes)1930s1960s: 11 (11 homes)1970s: 16 (16 homes)161970s1980s: 8 (8 homes)1990s: 7 (7 homes)1990s2000s: 3 (3 homes)2010s: 1 (1 home)12010s

How long owners stay on Milton Street

Homes on Milton Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 4.8 years (The Wood: 10.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 14 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 Milton Street

1building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 188 Milton Street1 Aug 2022 · Building consentInstall masport Rangitata uleb
  • 115 Milton Street21 Feb 2024 · Resource consentSoil disturbance, subdivision and change of use requiring consent under the National Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health 2011.
  • 115 Milton Street21 Feb 2024 · Resource consentTo establish a Comprehensive Housing Development comprising 19 residential units contained within three two-story terraces.
  • 115 Milton Street21 Feb 2024 · Resource consentSubdivision of Lots 1-3 DP 8154, SO 112 Part Section 275 and Lot 6 LT 582594, to create 19 freehold residential allotments and two shared access allotments.

Milton 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.