Property for rent in Port Chalmers, Dunedin

$600kmedian sale, last 12 months · 17 sales · up 6%

$510kmedian council valuation

9.5 yrsmedian time between sales

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About Port Chalmers

Homes sold for a median $4,384 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Port Chalmers change hands every 9.5 years on median, against 9.1 across Dunedin and 7.9 nationally. About 2.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Port Chalmers

Columba Collegecomposite · Years 1-13
Liberton Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Dunedin Rudolf Steiner Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Port Chalmers Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
St Hildas Collegiatesecondary · Years 7-15
John McGlashan Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Trinity Catholic Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Logan Park High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Port Chalmers house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Port Chalmers's median sale price over the last twelve months was $600k, across 17 sales, up 6% on the twelve months before. Across Dunedin it was $600k.

Sales by year as a table

Year	Sales	Median price	Per m² floor	Per m² land (est.)	Dunedin median
2026	12	$545,000	$4,464	$584	$602,500
2025	17	$615,000	$4,424	$476	$592,500
2024	27	$550,000	$4,701	$528	$585,000
2023	18	$426,000	$4,720	$445	$580,000
2022	15	$670,000	$5,086	$454	$620,000
2021	17	$520,000	$5,069	$576	$630,000
2020	23	$450,000	$3,735	$459	$520,000
2019	24	$387,500	$3,426	$328	$445,000
2018	24	$356,250	$3,071	$304	$387,000
2017	27	$257,300	$2,365	$272	$340,000
2016	33	$255,000	$2,351	$203	$300,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Port Chalmers, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Scale $522k to $546k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Port Chalmers

Bedrooms	Homes	Median council value	Sold, last 12 months	Median sale	Per m² floor
1	5	$375k	0	—	$6,645
2	79	$420k	4	—	$5,400
3	330	$530k	8	$636k	$4,679
4	62	$685k	4	—	$3,608
5+	10	$685k	0	—	$3,271

Price per square metre

Homes in Port Chalmers sold for a median $4,384 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Dunedin: $4,782); the land under houses sold for an estimated $567 per square metre (Dunedin: $522). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$4,384per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months

$567per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months

$4,510per m² of floor, council capital values

$458per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Port Chalmers

26 Currie Street$485,0006 Aug 2026 · 2 bed · 103 m² floor · 506 m² land
29 Magnetic Street$650,00030 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 729 m² land
18 Currie Street$495,00029 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 115 m² floor · 506 m² land
34 Island Terrace$820,00026 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 107 m² floor · 383 m² land
27 Harrington Street$646,00028 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 132 m² floor · 674 m² land
17 Constitution Street$370,00017 Apr 2026 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 578 m² land
3 Harrington Street$540,00026 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 94 m² floor · 463 m² land
19 Magnetic Street$550,00016 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 178 m² floor · 490 m² land
19 Constitution Street$625,00014 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 514 m² land
29 Wickliffe Terrace$500,0008 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 215 m² floor · 379 m² land
37 Constitution Street$200,0001 Feb 2026 · 304 m² land
3 Fox Street$600,00023 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 122 m² floor · 597 m² land

How long owners stay in Port Chalmers

Homes in Port Chalmers change hands every 9.5 years on median, against 9.1 across Dunedin and 7.9 nationally.

9.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Port Chalmers

9.1 yearsDunedin

7.9 yearsNew Zealand

2.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Dunedin: 3.7%)

By kind: houses 9.4 years.

Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Who lives in Port Chalmers

About 1,161 people lived in Port Chalmers at the 2023 census (down 3% since 2018); their median age was about 47 (Dunedin: 38); 75% of households owned their home (Dunedin: 66%).

1,161people, 2023 (2018: 1,200)

47median age, about (Dunedin: 38)

$67kmedian household income, about (Dunedin: $85k)

75%of households own their home (2018: 71%)

Age

30-64 years51%
65 years and over22%
Under 15 years14%
15-29 years12%

Households

One-family household (with or without other people)62%
One-person household35%
Other multi-person household5%
Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

European91%
Māori13%
Asian4%
Pacific Peoples2%
Other Ethnicity2%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

New Zealand79%
United Kingdom and Ireland8%
North America3%
Australia3%
Asia2%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
Middle East and Africa1%
Pacific Islands1%

Household income

$100,001-$150,00021%
$30,001-$50,00019%
$20,001-$30,00016%
$70,001-$100,00016%
$50,001-$70,00010%
$150,001-$200,00010%
$20,000 or less6%
$200,001 or more5%

Dwellings

Separate house81%
Joined dwelling17%
Non-private dwelling0%
Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

No qualification18%
Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification14%
Level 1 certificate11%
Post-graduate and honours degrees10%
Level 4 certificate9%
Level 3 certificate8%
Level 2 certificate8%
Masters degree6%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Port Chalmers. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Port Chalmers

20 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Port Chalmers in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 20 real estate agents in Port Chalmers, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Port Chalmers

4building consents in the last 12 months ($36k of work)

35 Meridian Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentAlt bathrm & laundry in dwg
54 Harrington Street1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall solid fuel burner in dwg
19 Magnetic Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentInstall maxen kinmont 350 heater in dwg
9 Wickliffe Terrace1 Nov 2025 · Building consentInstall maxen Saint Clair 350-w heater in dwg

Search building consents in Port Chalmers and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

About property for rent in Port Chalmers, Dunedin

Every property in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, 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.

Rentals come from the agents and property managers who list them, matched to the property each is for, so every one opens on that property’s own page: its rent estimate, title, hazards, the internet it can get, and its power and insurance costs.

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.