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Somerset Crescent, Highbury

Somerset Crescent in Highbury has 54 properties, valued by the council between $340,000 and $665,000 with a median of $530,000 (Highbury: $490,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $525,500. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $534,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 32 Somerset Crescent, at $534,000.

$530kmedian council valuation
$526kour median estimate
$534kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1970median year built
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54 properties on Somerset Crescent, Highbury

Highest and lowest on Somerset Crescent

Highest-valued home18 Somerset Crescent$665,000council valuation · 5 bed · 157 m² floor · 725 m² land
Lowest-valued home1 Somerset Crescent$340,000council valuation · 2 bed · 67 m² floor · 334 m² land
Highest sale in 202632 Somerset Crescent$534,000sold 2 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 122 m² floor · 431 m² land

Property values on Somerset Crescent

The council values Somerset Crescent's 47 rated properties between $340,000 and $665,000. The middle half sit between about $500,000 and $570,000; the median is $530,000 and the mean $533,191.

Lowest: $340k$340kLowest10%: $470k20%: $492k20%30%: $508k40%: $530k40%Median: $530k60%: $548k60%70%: $560k80%: $580k80%90%: $610kHighest: $665k$665kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$405k1—
332$530k3$534k
47$580k0—
5+4$610k1—

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

Somerset Crescent compared with Highbury

Somerset Crescent's median council value is 8% above Highbury's.

Somerset CrescentHighburyPalmerston North
Median council value$530k$490k$610k
Median sale, last 12 months$534k$526k$625k
Sold in the last 12 months9.3%4.1%4%
Time between sales8.5 yrs8.5 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section678 m²655 m²678 m²
Median year built197019701970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Somerset Crescent 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: $284k (8 sales)$284k2018: $340k (3 sales)20182019: $361k (2 sales)2020: $481k (5 sales)20202021: $595k (2 sales)$595k2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $550k (3 sales)2024: $563k (3 sales)20242025: $555k (4 sales)2026: $495k (2 sales, this year so far)$495k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$494,500$5,222
20254$555,000$5,143
20243$562,500$4,625
20233$550,000$4,286
20221$711,000$4,529
20212$594,500$5,231
20205$481,000$3,393
20192$360,500$2,965
20183$340,000$2,636
20168$284,250$2,221

Recent sales on Somerset Crescent

The homes on Somerset Crescent

Somerset Crescent has 48 houses and 5 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (49%).

1960s: 23 (23 homes)231960s1970s: 15 (15 homes)1970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

How long owners stay on Somerset Crescent

Homes on Somerset Crescent that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.5 years (Highbury: 8.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 12 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 Somerset Crescent

6resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 45 Somerset Crescent25 Nov 2024 · Resource consentUndertake Land Disturbance, Drill, Cut and Fill Land for Mangaone Stopbank Secant Pile Retaining Wall Land Development purposes at Tremaine Avenue Bridge, Palmerston North.
  • 45 Somerset Crescent25 Nov 2024 · Resource consentExcavate Approximately 800 m³ of Accumulated Gravel from the Mangaone Stream for Mangaone Stopbank Upgrade purposes at Tremaine Avenue Bridge, Palmerston North.
  • 45 Somerset Crescent25 Nov 2024 · Resource consentInstall 170m of Secant Pile Retaining Wall to Replace Gabion Basket Structures for Mangaone Stopbank Upgrade purposes at Tremaine Avenue Bridge, Palmerston North.
  • 45 Somerset Crescent30 Sept 2024 · Resource consentUndertake Land Disturbance, Drill, Cut and Fill Land for Mangaone Stopbank Secant Pile Retaining Wall Land Development purposes at Tremaine Avenue Bridge, Palmerston North.
  • 45 Somerset Crescent30 Sept 2024 · Resource consentExcavate Approximately 800 m³ of Accumulated Gravel from the Mangaone Stream for Mangaone Stopbank Upgrade purposes at Tremaine Avenue Bridge, Palmerston North.

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