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Property for sale in Melling, Lower Hutt

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Melling, Lower Hutt, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.

$560kmedian council valuation
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About Melling

About 0.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Melling

  • Hutt Central Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Eastern Hutt Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Hutt Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Hutt Valley High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Melling house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2025 is the year so far. Across Lower Hutt it was $790k.

2016: $503k (8 sales)$503k2017: $640k (7 sales)20172018: $582k (5 sales)2019: $650k (5 sales)$650k20192020: too few sales to say (4 sales)2021: too few sales to say (3 sales)20212022: too few sales to say (4 sales)2023: too few sales to say (1 sale)20232024: too few sales to say (4 sales)2025: too few sales to say (4 sales, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Lower Hutt median
20254———$792,000
20244———$810,000
20231———$850,000
20224———$935,000
20213———$950,000
20204———$780,000
20195$650,000$4,521$564$688,250
20185$582,000$5,777$620$620,000
20177$640,000$4,729$674$590,000
20168$502,500$3,770$458$542,050

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Melling, down 4% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $778kDec 2024: $781kJan 2025: $782kFeb 2025: $781kMar 2025: $779kApr 2025: $772kMay 2025: $767kJun 2025: $766kJul 2025: $764kAug 2025: $762kSept 2025: $767kOct 2025: $774kNov 2025: $778kDec 2025: $775kJan 2026: $773kFeb 2026: $768kMar 2026: $761kApr 2026: $753kMay 2026: $745kJun 2026: $745kJul 2026: $749kAug 2026: $748kSept 2026: $753kOct 2026: $741k$778k$741kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $733k to $790k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Melling

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
135$85k0—$1,750
245$375k0—$3,435
366$740k1—$5,793
425$840k0—$4,390

Price per square metre

$4,688per m² of floor, council capital values
$820per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Melling

How long owners stay in Melling

9.7 yearsLower Hutt
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
0.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Lower Hutt: 1.5%)

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 Melling

About 507 people lived in Melling at the 2023 census (down 24% since 2018); their median age was about 35 (Lower Hutt: 39); 35% of households owned their home (Lower Hutt: 67%).

507people, 2023 (2018: 669)
35median age, about (Lower Hutt: 39)
$91kmedian household income, about (Lower Hutt: $113k)
35%of households own their home (2018: 38%)

Age

  • 30-64 years49%
  • 15-29 years22%
  • Under 15 years17%
  • 65 years and over12%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)54%
  • One-person household33%
  • Other multi-person household11%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European53%
  • Asian32%
  • Māori20%
  • Pacific Peoples11%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand61%
  • Asia21%
  • Pacific Islands5%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Other2%
  • Australia2%
  • Middle East and Africa1%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more19%
  • $100,001-$150,00019%
  • $20,000 or less12%
  • $70,001-$100,00012%
  • $20,001-$30,00011%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $150,001-$200,00011%

Dwellings

  • Joined dwelling49%
  • Separate house47%
  • Non-private dwelling3%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification18%
  • No qualification17%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 1 certificate10%
  • Level 2 certificate9%
  • Level 4 certificate9%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification6%
  • Masters degree5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Melling

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

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

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 Melling

About property for sale in Melling, Lower Hutt

Every property in Melling, Lower Hutt, 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.

Header photo: Greater Wellington Regional Council, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).