83 properties · West End, Palmerston North

Cook Street, West End

Cook Street in West End has 83 properties, valued by the council between $270,000 and $1,580,000 with a median of $570,000 (West End: $560,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $542,000. The last sale we have was in July 2025, for $509,000.

$570kmedian council valuation
$542kour median estimate
1940median year built
Palmerston NorthWest End ×Cook Street ×

83 properties on Cook Street, West End

Highest and lowest on Cook Street

Highest-valued home143 Cook Street$1,580,000council valuation · 4 bed · 227 m² floor · 1,445 m² land
Lowest-valued home145A Cook Street$270,000council valuation · 2 bed · 358 m² land

Property values on Cook Street

The council values Cook Street's 68 rated properties between $270,000 and $1,580,000. The middle half sit between about $484,750 and $695,750; the median is $570,000 and the mean $614,706.

Lowest: $270k$270kLowest10%: $445k20%: $474k20%30%: $496k40%: $520k40%Median: $570k60%: $614k60%70%: $660k80%: $732k80%90%: $832kHighest: $1.58m$1.58mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
214$483k0—
335$570k0—
416$760k0—
5+2$830k0—

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

Cook Street compared with West End

Cook Street's median council value is about the same as West End's.

Cook StreetWest EndPalmerston North
Median council value$570k$560k$610k
Time between sales25.6 yrs8.6 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section652 m²612 m²678 m²
Median year built194019501970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$4k

Cook 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: $237k (5 sales)$237k2017: $325k (4 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)2019: $360k (4 sales)20192020: $518k (6 sales)2021: $733k (3 sales)$733k20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $636k (2 sales)20232024: too few sales to say (1 sale)2025: $548k (4 sales, this year so far)$548k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20254$547,500$4,957
20241$672,000$5,291
20232$635,500$4,677
20221$570,000$5,700
20213$733,000$5,021
20206$517,500$4,786
20194$360,000$3,719
20181$561,000$3,484
20174$325,000$3,195
20165$237,000$2,577

Recent sales on Cook Street

The homes on Cook Street

Cook Street has 66 houses, 10 units and townhouses, 6 apartments and 1 section. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (24%).

1900s: 4 (4 homes)41900s1910s: 4 (4 homes)1920s: 7 (7 homes)1920s1930s: 16 (16 homes)161940s: 7 (7 homes)1940s1950s: 7 (7 homes)1960s: 5 (5 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 8 (8 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Cook Street

Homes on Cook Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 25.6 years (West End: 8.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 Cook Street

1building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 145A Cook Street1 Mar 2022 · Building consentConstruction of a 2 storey res building
  • 145A Cook Street27 Nov 2023 · Resource consentINSTANT RESOURCE CONSENT
  • 153 Cook Street17 Feb 2022 · Resource consent8 lot residential subdivision (Connected to SUB 6491)
  • 153 Cook Street17 Feb 2022 · Resource consent8 lot residential subdivision (Connected to LU 6497)

Cook 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.