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Samwell Drive, Whitby

Samwell Drive in Whitby has 74 properties, valued by the council between $410,000 and $1,370,000 with a median of $950,000 (Whitby: $910,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1990s. We estimate its homes at a median $928,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 23 Samwell Drive, at $1,050,000.

$950kmedian council valuation
$928kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1990median year built
PoriruaWhitby ×Samwell Drive ×

74 properties on Samwell Drive, Whitby

Highest and lowest on Samwell Drive

Highest-valued home48 Samwell Drive$1,370,000council valuation · 7 bed · 430 m² floor · 1,100 m² land
Lowest-valued home4 Samwell Drive$410,000council valuation · 950 m² land
Highest sale in 202623 Samwell Drive$1,050,000sold 23 May 2026 · 3 bed · 240 m² floor · 1,189 m² land

Property values on Samwell Drive

The council values Samwell Drive's 73 rated properties between $410,000 and $1,370,000. The middle half sit between about $902,000 and $1,000,000; the median is $950,000 and the mean $954,795.

Lowest: $410k$410kLowest10%: $870k20%: $888k20%30%: $916k40%: $928k40%Median: $950k60%: $970k60%70%: $980k80%: $1.02m80%90%: $1.08mHighest: $1.37m$1.37mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
39$850k1—
455$950k1—
5+8$1.0m0—

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

Samwell Drive compared with Whitby

Samwell Drive's median council value is 4% above Whitby's.

Samwell DriveWhitbyPorirua
Median council value$950k$910k$770k
Sold in the last 12 months2.7%4.8%3.1%
Time between sales10.9 yrs8.6 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section744 m²636 m²659 m²
Median year built199019901970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$5k$5k

Samwell Drive 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)2017: $585k (3 sales)$585k20172018: $900k (2 sales)2019: $825k (4 sales)20192020: $1.22m (2 sales)$1.22m2021: $1.12m (3 sales)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $1.12m (3 sales)20232025: $829k (2 sales)$829k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$1,050,000$4,375
20252$828,750$3,152
20233$1,123,900$4,929
20221$901,467$4,795
20213$1,120,000$4,043
20202$1,217,500$3,784
20194$825,250$3,435
20182$900,000$3,418
20173$585,000$3,251
20161$510,000$2,016

Recent sales on Samwell Drive

The homes on Samwell Drive

Samwell Drive has 73 houses and 1 section. Most were built in the 1990s (79%).

1990s: 57 (57 homes)571990s2000s: 15 (15 homes)152000s

How long owners stay on Samwell Drive

Homes on Samwell Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.9 years (Whitby: 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 Samwell Drive

7building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 61 Samwell Drive1 Apr 2026 · Building consentHeating unit - to supply & install a firenzo topaz zc woodburner into an existing timber cavity
  • 48 Samwell Drive1 Jul 2024 · Building consentRetaining wall repair
  • 14 Samwell Drive1 Apr 2024 · Building consentAmendment 1 - partial re-clad of dwg
  • 14 Samwell Drive1 Dec 2022 · Building consentRemoval of wall & install engineering beam to support roof framing structure
  • 11 Samwell Drive1 Oct 2022 · Building consentReplacement of two separate retaining walls with single retaining wall
  • 11 Samwell Drive15 Dec 2022 · Resource consentUndertake earthworks to replace two retaining walls with a single 2.2 metre high one within the side yard

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