26 properties · Holmes Hill, Oamaru

Solway Street, Holmes Hill

Solway Street in Holmes Hill has 26 properties, valued by the council between $250,000 and $925,000 with a median of $467,500 (Holmes Hill: $495,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $492,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $432,500.

$468kmedian council valuation
$492kour median estimate
$433kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1950median year built
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26 properties on Solway Street, Holmes Hill

Highest and lowest on Solway Street

Highest-valued home18 Solway Street$925,000council valuation · 4 bed · 410 m² floor · 1,427 m² land
Lowest-valued home29A Solway Street$250,000council valuation · 4,553 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months24B Solway Street$480,000sold 19 Sept 2025 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 306 m² land

Property values on Solway Street

The council values Solway Street's 26 rated properties between $250,000 and $925,000. The middle half sit between about $398,750 and $520,000; the median is $467,500 and the mean $490,192.

Lowest: $250k$250kLowest10%: $360k20%: $390k20%30%: $408k40%: $465k40%Median: $468k60%: $495k60%70%: $510k80%: $530k80%90%: $655kHighest: $925k$925kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$360k1—
317$465k1—
45$720k0—

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

Solway Street compared with Holmes Hill

Solway Street's median council value is 6% below Holmes Hill's.

Solway StreetHolmes HillOamaru
Median council value$468k$495k$445k
Median sale, last 12 months$433k$529k$479k
Sold in the last 12 months11.5%6.6%4%
Time between sales4.7 yrs7.8 yrs7.4 yrs
Median section1,012 m²744 m²860 m²
Median year built195019601960
Council value per m² of floor$3k$4k$3k

Solway 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: $255k (3 sales)$255k20162017: $282k (2 sales)20172018: $448k (2 sales)20182020: $390k (3 sales)20202021: $482k (4 sales)20212022: $713k (2 sales)$713k20222024: $410k (3 sales)20242025: $481k (6 sales, this year so far)$481k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20256$481,000$3,012
20243$410,000$3,412
20222$712,500$4,031
20214$481,500$2,701
20203$390,000$3,750
20182$448,000$1,972
20172$281,750$2,182
20163$255,000$1,275

Recent sales on Solway Street

The homes on Solway Street

Solway Street has 25 houses and 1 section. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (36%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 9 (9 homes)91950s1960s: 6 (6 homes)1960s1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s2000s: 3 (3 homes)32000s

How long owners stay on Solway Street

Homes on Solway Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 4.7 years (Holmes Hill: 7.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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.

More streets in Holmes Hill

Every street in Holmes Hill, and the suburb's house prices and sales.

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