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Property for sale in Longburn, Palmerston North

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

$880kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales · up 50%
$560kmedian council valuation
11.1 yrsmedian time between sales
1for sale now

1 property for sale in Longburn

About Longburn

Homes sold for a median $5,176 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Longburn change hands every 11.1 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally. About 1.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Longburn

  • Cornerstone Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Longburn Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Kairanga Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Longburn Adventist Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Awatapu Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Longburn house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Longburn's median sale price over the last twelve months was $880k, across 5 sales, up 50% on the twelve months before. Across Palmerston North it was $625k.

2016: $412k (13 sales)$412k20162017: $359k (14 sales)2018: $444k (13 sales)20182019: $405k (12 sales)2020: $460k (11 sales)20202021: $690k (5 sales)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: too few sales to say (4 sales)2024: $628k (10 sales)20242025: $480k (11 sales)2026: $880k (5 sales, this year so far)$880k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Palmerston North median
20265$880,000$5,176$36$623,000
202511$480,000$4,478$285$632,500
202410$627,500$4,062$282$625,500
20234———$625,000
20221———$675,000
20215$690,000$4,929$286$686,000
202011$460,000$4,086$253$542,250
201912$405,000$3,129$220$441,250
201813$443,500$3,113$178$393,000
201714$359,000$2,679$110$350,000
201613$412,000$2,564$113$315,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $565kDec 2024: $563kJan 2025: $562kFeb 2025: $559kMar 2025: $560kApr 2025: $560kMay 2025: $559kJun 2025: $560kJul 2025: $561kAug 2025: $563kSept 2025: $566kOct 2025: $565kNov 2025: $563kDec 2025: $562kJan 2026: $563kFeb 2026: $560kMar 2026: $560kApr 2026: $559kMay 2026: $556kJun 2026: $556kJul 2026: $555kAug 2026: $555kSept 2026: $556kOct 2026: $553k$565k$566k$553kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $547k to $572k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Longburn

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
25$345k0—$4,367
3122$513k3—$4,531
448$835k2—$4,111
5+18$1.29m0—$3,631

Price per square metre

Homes in Longburn sold for a median $5,176 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Palmerston North: $4,601); the land under houses sold for an estimated $36 per square metre (Palmerston North: $532). 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.

$5,176per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$36per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,265per m² of floor, council capital values
$262per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Longburn

How long owners stay in Longburn

Homes in Longburn change hands every 11.1 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally.

11.1 yearsmedian time between sales, Longburn
7.8 yearsPalmerston North
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
1.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Palmerston North: 4%)

By kind: houses 11.1 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 Longburn

About 702 people lived in Longburn at the 2023 census; their median age was about 34 (Palmerston North: 37); 66% of households owned their home (Palmerston North: 64%).

702people, 2023 (2018: 702)
34median age, about (Palmerston North: 37)
$105kmedian household income, about (Palmerston North: $94k)
66%of households own their home (2018: 67%)

Age

  • 30-64 years44%
  • Under 15 years25%
  • 15-29 years20%
  • 65 years and over11%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)69%
  • One-person household21%
  • Other multi-person household5%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European82%
  • Māori25%
  • Pacific Peoples7%
  • Asian6%
  • Other Ethnicity3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand87%
  • Asia3%
  • Pacific Islands3%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Australia1%
  • Other1%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00029%
  • $70,001-$100,00018%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,00012%
  • $200,001 or more11%
  • $30,001-$50,0008%
  • $20,000 or less5%
  • $20,001-$30,0004%

Dwellings

  • Separate house87%
  • Joined dwelling9%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling1%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification20%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 4 certificate14%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification12%
  • Level 5 diploma5%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Longburn

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

All 8 real estate agents in Longburn, 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 Longburn

1building consents in the last 12 months ($8k of work)

Search building consents in Longburn 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 Longburn

About property for sale in Longburn, Palmerston North

Every property in Longburn, Palmerston North, 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: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).