26 properties · South Hill, Oamaru

Selwyn Street, South Hill

Selwyn Street in South Hill has 26 properties, valued by the council between $125,000 and $720,000 with a median of $535,000 (South Hill: $445,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $550,500. The last sale we have was in April 2025, for $455,000.

$535kmedian council valuation
$551kour median estimate
1950median year built
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26 properties on Selwyn Street, South Hill

Highest and lowest on Selwyn Street

Highest-valued home16 Selwyn Street$720,000council valuation · 3 bed · 178 m² floor · 526 m² land
Lowest-valued home31 Selwyn Street$125,000council valuation · 845 m² land

Property values on Selwyn Street

The council values Selwyn Street's 26 rated properties between $125,000 and $720,000. The middle half sit between about $407,500 and $607,500; the median is $535,000 and the mean $510,962.

Lowest: $125k$125kLowest10%: $315k20%: $380k20%30%: $435k40%: $495k40%Median: $535k60%: $580k60%70%: $595k80%: $620k80%90%: $710kHighest: $720k$720kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$570k0—
319$580k0—
41$320k0—

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

Selwyn Street compared with South Hill

Selwyn Street's median council value is 20% above South Hill's.

Selwyn StreetSouth HillOamaru
Median council value$535k$445k$440k
Time between sales8.3 yrs6.9 yrs7.4 yrs
Median section840 m²759 m²864 m²
Median year built195019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$3k$3k

Selwyn 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: $247k (3 sales)$247k2017: $364k (2 sales)20172018: $333k (2 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: $309k (2 sales)2021: $550k (3 sales)20212022: $605k (3 sales)$605k2023: $598k (3 sales)20232024: $348k (2 sales)$348k2025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$455,000$2,826
20242$347,500$4,693
20233$598,399$3,774
20223$605,000$4,815
20213$550,000$4,435
20202$308,500$5,095
20191$320,000$2,500
20182$333,250$2,478
20172$364,000$2,278
20163$247,000$2,215

Recent sales on Selwyn Street

The homes on Selwyn Street

Selwyn Street has 22 houses and 4 sections. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (48%).

1940s: 1 (1 home)11940s1950s: 10 (10 homes)101950s1960s: 6 (6 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)12010s

How long owners stay on Selwyn Street

Homes on Selwyn Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.3 years (South Hill: 6.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 Selwyn Street

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 9 Selwyn Street1 May 2022 · Building consentInstallation of a metro smart insert woodburner & eco insert flue
  • 4 Selwyn Street1 Nov 2021 · Building consentInstallation of a free-standing masport Akaroa wood stacker woodburner

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