12 properties for sale · Nelson

Property for sale in Atawhai, Nelson

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

$950kmedian sale, last 12 months · 62 sales · up 27%
$820kmedian council valuation
10.8 yrsmedian time between sales
NelsonAtawhai ×
All 1,416For sale 12For rent 0Sold 56

12 properties for sale in Atawhai

About Atawhai

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.03m and four-bedroom homes for $1.01m. Homes sold for a median $4,718 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Atawhai change hands every 10.8 years on median, against 8.7 across Nelson and 7.9 nationally. About 4.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Atawhai house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Atawhai's median sale price over the last twelve months was $950k, across 62 sales, up 27% on the twelve months before. Across Nelson it was $705k.

2016: $503k (102 sales)$503k20162017: $558k (72 sales)2018: $610k (73 sales)20182019: $693k (64 sales)2020: $620k (83 sales)20202021: $795k (89 sales)2022: $800k (51 sales)20222023: $820k (45 sales)2024: $858k (47 sales)20242025: $808k (74 sales)2026: $894k (40 sales, this year so far)$894k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Nelson median
202640$893,500$4,731$403$693,000
202574$807,500$4,647$451$715,000
202447$858,000$5,043$438$697,526
202345$820,000$4,743$468$685,000
202251$800,000$5,053$508$745,000
202189$795,000$5,086$434$710,500
202083$620,000$3,968$363$615,000
201964$692,500$4,081$400$560,000
201873$610,000$3,859$338$518,000
201772$558,000$3,354$303$465,000
2016102$503,000$3,029$261$412,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Atawhai, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $830kDec 2024: $831kJan 2025: $831kFeb 2025: $830kMar 2025: $826kApr 2025: $827kMay 2025: $825kJun 2025: $821kJul 2025: $823kAug 2025: $826kSept 2025: $829kOct 2025: $829kNov 2025: $826kDec 2025: $823kJan 2026: $821kFeb 2026: $823kMar 2026: $821kApr 2026: $813kMay 2026: $807kJun 2026: $808kJul 2026: $811kAug 2026: $813kSept 2026: $813kOct 2026: $810k$830k$807k$810kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $799k to $839k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Atawhai

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.03m, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.01m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.28m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
115$740k1—$4,438
277$550k4—$5,688
3481$710k17$1.03m$6,099
4503$960k26$1.01m$4,453
5+86$1.4m5$1.28m$4,761

Price per square metre

Homes in Atawhai sold for a median $4,718 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Nelson: $5,387); the land under houses sold for an estimated $401 per square metre (Nelson: $607). 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.

$4,718per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$401per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,932per m² of floor, council capital values
$451per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Atawhai

How long owners stay in Atawhai

Homes in Atawhai change hands every 10.8 years on median, against 8.7 across Nelson and 7.9 nationally.

10.8 yearsmedian time between sales, Atawhai
8.7 yearsNelson
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Nelson: 3.6%)

By kind: houses 11.3 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 Atawhai

About 2,883 people lived in Atawhai at the 2023 census (up 3% since 2018); their median age was about 51 (Nelson: 45); 82% of households owned their home (Nelson: 71%).

2,883people, 2023 (2018: 2,796)
51median age, about (Nelson: 45)
$94kmedian household income, about (Nelson: $85k)
82%of households own their home (2018: 78%)

Age

  • 30-64 years47%
  • 65 years and over26%
  • Under 15 years14%
  • 15-29 years12%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)75%
  • One-person household20%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European91%
  • Māori9%
  • Asian4%
  • Other Ethnicity1%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
  • Pacific Peoples1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand70%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland14%
  • North America3%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
  • Asia3%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • Australia2%
  • Other1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00021%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $30,001-$50,00015%
  • $150,001-$200,00014%
  • $200,001 or more11%
  • $50,001-$70,00010%
  • $20,001-$30,0006%
  • $20,000 or less5%

Dwellings

  • Separate house92%
  • Joined dwelling8%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification16%
  • Level 1 certificate11%
  • No qualification10%
  • Level 4 certificate10%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees10%
  • Level 2 certificate9%
  • Level 6 diploma7%
  • Level 3 certificate7%

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

Real estate agents selling in Atawhai

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

Offices in Atawhai

All 45 real estate agents in Atawhai, 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 Atawhai

15building consents in the last 12 months ($6.35m of work)
  • 9 Lighthouse View1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRais bionic fire
  • 5 Gipps Street1 May 2026 · Building consentC1 - new freestanding solid fuel burner - woodsman kanaku to upper floor of multi-unit two storey dwg
  • 23 Tui Glen Road1 May 2026 · Building consent4 x multi unit dwgs
  • 87 Ocean Drive1 May 2026 · Building consentConstruct 3 bdrm domestic dwg
  • 28 Ledger Road1 May 2026 · Building consentSingle storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge

Search building consents in Atawhai 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 Atawhai

About property for sale in Atawhai, Nelson

Every property in Atawhai, Nelson, 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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