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Property for sale in Helensburgh, Dunedin
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Helensburgh, Dunedin, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.
$570kmedian sale, last 12 months · 19 sales · down 7%
$630kmedian council valuation
8.3 yrsmedian time between sales
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7 properties for sale in Helensburgh
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10 Polwarth Road, Helensburgh
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Offers Over $659,000
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Warmth, space and flexibility
23 Centennial Avenue, Helensburgh
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Corner site. More frontage. More light
22 Flagstaff Drive, Helensburgh
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Sunny 1960s gem in sought-after Helensburgh
4 Jason Street, Helensburgh
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$485,000
Family home or duplex?
23 Flagstaff Drive, Helensburgh
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5 Upland Street, Helensburgh
LJ Hooker Mosgiel
About Helensburgh
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $659k and four-bedroom homes for $755k. Homes sold for a median $4,748 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Helensburgh change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 9.1 across Dunedin and 7.9 nationally. About 3.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Helensburgh
- Columba Collegecomposite · Years 1-13
- Dunedin Rudolf Steiner Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Liberton Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Wakari Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- George Street Normal Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Māori Hill Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- John McGlashan Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- St Hildas Collegiatesecondary · Years 7-15
- Trinity Catholic Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Balmacewen Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Dunedin North Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Otago Girls' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
- Logan Park High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Helensburgh house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Helensburgh's median sale price over the last twelve months was $570k, across 19 sales, down 7% 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 | 10 | $497,375 | $5,056 | $580 | $602,500 |
| 2025 | 29 | $635,000 | $4,941 | $513 | $592,500 |
| 2024 | 38 | $640,000 | $5,198 | $481 | $585,000 |
| 2023 | 19 | $755,000 | $4,444 | $416 | $580,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $667,500 | $5,002 | $456 | $620,000 |
| 2021 | 25 | $705,000 | $5,282 | $430 | $630,000 |
| 2020 | 17 | $550,000 | $4,885 | $396 | $520,000 |
| 2019 | 22 | $480,000 | $3,557 | $334 | $445,000 |
| 2018 | 21 | $438,000 | $3,306 | $301 | $387,000 |
| 2017 | 13 | $415,000 | $2,875 | $264 | $340,000 |
| 2016 | 26 | $355,250 | $2,718 | $255 | $300,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Helensburgh, up 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Helensburgh
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $659k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $755k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 | $520k | 0 | — | $5,377 |
| 3 | 278 | $620k | 8 | $659k | $5,235 |
| 4 | 102 | $795k | 5 | $755k | $4,248 |
| 5+ | 22 | $1.1m | 0 | — | $3,982 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Helensburgh sold for a median $4,748 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Dunedin: $4,782); the land under houses sold for an estimated $571 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.
$4,748per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$571per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,917per m² of floor, council capital values
$446per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Helensburgh
- 191 Wakari Road$569,75019 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 630 m² land
- 11 Pioneer Crescent$690,00024 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 151 m² floor · 604 m² land
- 188 Wakari Road$425,0009 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 96 m² floor · 1,037 m² land
- 35 Flagstaff Drive$412,50027 Mar 2026 · 600 m² land
- 20 Flagstaff Drive$363,91424 Mar 2026 · 404 m² land
- 34 Pioneer Crescent$765,00020 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 290 m² floor · 782 m² land
- 4 Daniel Terrace$304,34723 Feb 2026 · 402 m² land
- 7 Flagstaff Drive$355,00023 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 602 m² land
- 3 Jason Street$755,00018 Feb 2026 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 665 m² land
- 9 Honeystone Street$648,5004 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 519 m² land
- 17 Flagstaff Drive$410,00027 Nov 2025 · 702 m² land
- 107 Centennial Avenue$675,00014 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 137 m² floor · 602 m² land
How long owners stay in Helensburgh
Homes in Helensburgh change hands every 8.3 years on median, against 9.1 across Dunedin and 7.9 nationally.
8.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Helensburgh
9.1 yearsDunedin
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Dunedin: 3.7%)
By kind: houses 8.5 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 Helensburgh
About 1,284 people lived in Helensburgh at the 2023 census (down 2% since 2018); their median age was about 43 (Dunedin: 38); 81% of households owned their home (Dunedin: 66%).
1,284people, 2023 (2018: 1,308)
43median age, about (Dunedin: 38)
$108kmedian household income, about (Dunedin: $85k)
81%of households own their home (2018: 80%)
Age
- 30-64 years49%
- Under 15 years18%
- 65 years and over17%
- 15-29 years16%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)72%
- One-person household21%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)1%
Ethnicity
- European85%
- Asian11%
- Māori8%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand76%
- Asia9%
- United Kingdom and Ireland6%
- Middle East and Africa4%
- Australia2%
- North America1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- Other1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00023%
- $150,001-$200,00017%
- $70,001-$100,00014%
- $50,001-$70,00013%
- $30,001-$50,00012%
- $200,001 or more12%
- $20,001-$30,0006%
- $20,000 or less2%
Dwellings
- Separate house98%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification19%
- Level 3 certificate12%
- No qualification9%
- Level 1 certificate9%
- Level 2 certificate9%
- Masters degree8%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees8%
- Level 6 diploma7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Helensburgh. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Helensburgh
21 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Helensburgh in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Tania Porteous3 sales here
- Luke MacDonaldLJ Hooker Dunedin2 sales here
- Alana CarrollRay White Dunedin2 sales here
- Clayton SievwrightEdinburgh Realty Limited2 sales here
- Leona MunroTall Poppy Real Estate1 sale here
- Shozanna WheelerProperty Brokers Mosgiel1 sale here
- Yafei LiuBayleys (Otago Realty Group)1 sale here
- Graeme PennellNidd Realty1 sale here
- Kerry Sizemore-GeorgeNidd Realty1 sale here
- Tania StoddardHarcourts Dunedin1 sale here
- Abbey CochraneBayleys (Otago Realty Group)1 sale here
- Keith KippenbergerCutlers Real Estate1 sale here
All 21 real estate agents in Helensburgh, 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 Helensburgh
27building consents in the last 12 months ($11.33m of work)
- 5 Liscannor Lane1 Sept 2026 · Building consentNew dwg with attached gge, construct retaining walls, install water tank
- 188 Wakari Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRemove wall, install beam & foundation piles of dwg
- 12 Flagstaff Drive1 Aug 2026 · Building consentNew dwg with attached gge
- 159 Wakari Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall solid fuel burner in dwg
- 4 Daniel Terrace1 Jul 2026 · Building consentSingle storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, & attached 1 bdrm domestic unit amendment 1: add of fire door
Search building consents in Helensburgh 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.
Property for sale by street in Helensburgh
About property for sale in Helensburgh, Dunedin
Every property in Helensburgh, 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.
Listings come from the agents who market them, matched to the property each is for: every one opens on that property’s own page, with what it is worth, what it last sold for, its title, zoning and hazards, and what it would cost to own.
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.
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