116 properties · Awapuni, Palmerston North

Long Melford Road, Awapuni

Long Melford Road in Awapuni has 116 properties, valued by the council between $450,000 and $980,000 with a median of $630,000 (Awapuni: $590,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $621,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $645,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 81 Long Melford Road, at $565,000. 7 are for sale now.

$630kmedian council valuation
$621kour median estimate
$645kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1960median year built
7for sale now
Palmerston NorthAwapuni ×Long Melford Road ×

115 properties on Long Melford Road, Awapuni

Highest and lowest on Long Melford Road

Highest-valued home35 Long Melford Road$980,000council valuation · 4 bed · 300 m² floor · 2,441 m² land
Lowest-valued home117 Long Melford Road$450,000council valuation · 2 bed · 95 m² floor · 349 m² land
Highest sale in 202681 Long Melford Road$565,000sold 13 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 140 m² floor · 363 m² land

Property values on Long Melford Road

The council values Long Melford Road's 105 rated properties between $450,000 and $980,000. The middle half sit between about $589,000 and $701,000; the median is $630,000 and the mean $650,857.

Lowest: $450k$450kLowest10%: $524k20%: $568k20%30%: $610k40%: $630k40%Median: $630k60%: $650k60%70%: $680k80%: $722k80%90%: $792kHighest: $980k$980kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
29$520k1—
366$630k2—
427$730k0—
5+2$805k1—

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

Long Melford Road compared with Awapuni

Long Melford Road's median council value is 7% above Awapuni's.

Long Melford RoadAwapuniPalmerston North
Median council value$630k$590k$610k
Median sale, last 12 months$645k$610k$625k
Sold in the last 12 months3.4%4.6%4%
Time between sales9.0 yrs7.9 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section732 m²683 m²678 m²
Median year built196019601970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Long Melford Road 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: $372k (12 sales)$372k20162017: $343k (10 sales)2018: $414k (2 sales)20182019: $495k (6 sales)2020: $630k (3 sales)20202021: $710k (7 sales)$710k2022: $606k (4 sales)20222023: $595k (5 sales)2024: $695k (6 sales)20242025: $640k (9 sales)$640k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$565,000$4,036
20259$640,000$4,238
20246$695,000$4,852
20235$595,000$4,012
20224$605,500$4,632
20217$710,000$4,202
20203$630,000$3,617
20196$495,000$3,120
20182$413,875$3,137
201710$342,500$2,547
201612$371,750$2,646

Recent sales on Long Melford Road

The homes on Long Melford Road

Long Melford Road has 111 houses, 3 units and townhouses and 2 apartments. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (44%).

1940s: 4 (4 homes)41940s1950s: 4 (4 homes)1960s: 46 (46 homes)461960s1970s: 25 (25 homes)1980s: 14 (14 homes)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Long Melford Road

Homes on Long Melford Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.0 years (Awapuni: 7.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 25 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 Long Melford Road

10building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 11 Long Melford Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall new pyroclassic freestanding wood fire with standard 4.2m standard flue kit
  • 4 Long Melford Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentInstallation of maxen kinmont 350-p freestanding woodfire, flue system
  • 67 Long Melford Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentInstall a metro trend insert wood fire into existing masonry chimney in lounge
  • 87 Long Melford Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentInstall metro wee rad ped freestanding woodfire
  • 36 Long Melford Road1 Aug 2025 · Building consentInstall a firenzo kompact forte insert wood fire into existing masonry
  • 29 Long Melford Road13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentThree lot infill complying with net site area
  • 85 Long Melford Road1 Dec 2021 · Resource consentVariation to consent notice to outline that the site is subject to natural hazards.

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

About property on Long Melford Road, Awapuni

Every property in Long Melford Road, Awapuni, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

Header photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).