48 properties · Ōwhata, Rotorua

Dickens Street, Ōwhata

Dickens Street in Ōwhata has 48 properties, valued by the council between $400,000 and $800,000 with a median of $567,500 (Ōwhata: $585,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $587,500. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $495,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 39B Dickens Street, at $515,000.

$568kmedian council valuation
$588kour median estimate
$495kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1980median year built
RotoruaŌwhata ×Dickens Street ×

48 properties on Dickens Street, Ōwhata

Highest and lowest on Dickens Street

Highest-valued home22C Dickens Street$800,000council valuation · 4 bed · 185 m² floor · 759 m² land
Lowest-valued home28A Dickens Street$400,000council valuation · 3 bed · 82 m² floor
Highest sale in 202639B Dickens Street$515,000sold 10 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 82 m² floor

Property values on Dickens Street

The council values Dickens Street's 46 rated properties between $400,000 and $800,000. The middle half sit between about $506,250 and $645,000; the median is $567,500 and the mean $580,435.

Lowest: $400k$400kLowest10%: $465k20%: $500k20%30%: $513k40%: $540k40%Median: $568k60%: $590k60%70%: $620k80%: $670k80%90%: $718kHighest: $800k$800kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
339$555k3$475k
46$718k1—
5+1$660k0—

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

Dickens Street compared with Ōwhata

Dickens Street's median council value is 3% below Ōwhata's.

Dickens StreetŌwhataRotorua
Median council value$568k$585k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$495k$592k$620k
Sold in the last 12 months6.3%3.7%2.9%
Time between sales5.6 yrs7.1 yrs8.5 yrs
Median section702 m²722 m²842 m²
Median year built198019801970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Dickens Street 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: $299k (2 sales)$299k2017: $485k (3 sales)20172018: $358k (3 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: $475k (3 sales)2021: $575k (3 sales)20212022: $728k (4 sales)$728k2024: $640k (4 sales)20242025: $475k (3 sales)$475k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$515,000$6,280
20253$475,000$5,732
20244$640,000$5,215
20224$727,500$5,666
20213$575,000$6,049
20203$475,000$5,488
20191$530,000$4,530
20183$357,500$3,921
20173$485,000$2,870
20162$299,000$3,081

Recent sales on Dickens Street

The homes on Dickens Street

Dickens Street has 36 houses and 12 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (30%).

1960s: 1 (1 home)11960s1970s: 14 (14 homes)141970s1980s: 13 (13 homes)1980s1990s: 12 (12 homes)1990s2000s: 6 (6 homes)62000s

How long owners stay on Dickens Street

Homes on Dickens Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.6 years (Ōwhata: 7.1 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 13 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.

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