26 properties · Ōwhata, Rotorua

Melrose Avenue, Ōwhata

Melrose Avenue in Ōwhata has 26 properties, valued by the council between $290,000 and $1,100,000 with a median of $740,000 (Ōwhata: $585,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1960s. We estimate its homes at a median $763,500. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$740kmedian council valuation
$764kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
RotoruaŌwhata ×Melrose Avenue ×

26 properties on Melrose Avenue, Ōwhata

Highest and lowest on Melrose Avenue

Highest-valued home28 Melrose Avenue$1,100,000council valuation · 4 bed · 282 m² floor · 1,727 m² land
Lowest-valued home1A Melrose Avenue$290,000council valuation · 594 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months21 Melrose Avenue$710,000sold 21 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 1,229 m² land

Property values on Melrose Avenue

The council values Melrose Avenue's 26 rated properties between $290,000 and $1,100,000. The middle half sit between about $656,250 and $798,750; the median is $740,000 and the mean $727,500.

Lowest: $290k$290kLowest10%: $553k20%: $630k20%30%: $683k40%: $715k40%Median: $740k60%: $750k60%70%: $768k80%: $830k80%90%: $915kHighest: $1.1m$1.1mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
320$728k1—
43$975k0—
5+2$915k0—

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

Melrose Avenue compared with Ōwhata

Melrose Avenue's median council value is 26% above Ōwhata's.

Melrose AvenueŌwhataRotorua
Median council value$740k$585k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months3.8%3.7%2.9%
Median section1,011 m²722 m²844 m²
Median year built196019801970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$5k$5k

Melrose Avenue 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: $350k (3 sales)$350k20162017: $410k (3 sales)20172018: $514k (2 sales)20182019: $528k (2 sales)20192021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: $700k (3 sales)$700k20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)20232025: $650k (2 sales, this year so far)$650k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20252$650,000$5,189
20231$650,000$6,250
20223$700,000$5,923
20211$700,000$6,731
20192$527,500$3,765
20182$513,500$4,537
20173$410,332$2,736
20163$350,000$2,789

Recent sales on Melrose Avenue

The homes on Melrose Avenue

Melrose Avenue has 23 houses, 2 units and townhouses and 1 section. Most were built in the 1960s (60%).

1950s: 5 (5 homes)51950s1960s: 15 (15 homes)151960s1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2010s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

Building and resource consents on Melrose Avenue

3building consents in the last 5 years
  • 16 Melrose Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consentRelocatable dwg & relocatable gge & reposition existing sleepout
  • 8 Melrose Avenue1 Dec 2022 · Building consentRelocated dwg as add to existing, new gge
  • 19 Melrose Avenue1 Dec 2021 · Building consentMasport Rangitata i/b woodburner

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