Estimate $768k – $974k
2 Orwell Way, Elgin
79 properties sold · Ashburton
Property sold in Elgin, Ashburton
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Elgin, Ashburton in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$685kmedian sale, last 12 months · 89 sales · up 195%
$720kmedian council valuation
3.5 yrsmedian time between sales
11for sale now
79 properties sold in the last 12 months in Elgin
Estimate $724k – $917k
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6 Kilphin Street, Elgin
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Estimate $192k – $243k
3 Timmins Street, Elgin
Estimate $667k – $845k
4
9 Buxton Street, Elgin
Estimate $624k – $791k
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17 Kilphin Street, Elgin
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Estimate $192k – $243k
, Elgin
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Estimate $678k – $859k
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28 Orwell Way, Elgin
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Estimate $174k – $231k
19 Orwell Way, Elgin
Estimate $1.01m – $1.29m
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21 Grayburn Road, Elgin
Estimate $174k – $231k
8 Morrison Avenue, Elgin
Estimate $612k – $775k
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17 Vercoe Street, Elgin
Estimate $177k – $235k
1 Kilphin Street, Elgin
Estimate $174k – $231k
28 Morrison Avenue, Elgin
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Estimate $622k – $788k
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55 Strowan Avenue, Elgin
Estimate $957k – $1.35m
4
206 Cochranes Road, Elgin
Estimate $1.05m – $1.48m
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238 Beach Road East, Elgin
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Estimate $171k – $217k
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10 Potters Place, Elgin
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Estimate $1.02m – $1.30m
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156 Wakanui Road, Elgin
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Estimate $170k – $226k
12A Morrison Avenue, Elgin
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Estimate $608k – $771k
9 Vercoe Street, Elgin
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Estimate $651k – $826k
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52 Strowan Avenue, Elgin
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Estimate $618k – $783k
4
84D Nelson Street, Elgin
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$1,020,000 CV
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157-161 Wakanui Road, Elgin
Estimate $719k – $912k
8 Strowan Avenue, Elgin
About Elgin
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $690k and four-bedroom homes for $740k. Homes sold for a median $4,122 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Elgin change hands every 3.5 years on median, against 6.5 across Ashburton and 7.9 nationally. About 15.2% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Elgin
- Ashburton Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-10
- St Joseph's School (Ashburton)primary · Years 1-8
- Wakanui Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Hampstead Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Craighead Diocesan Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
- St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Ashburton Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Ashburton Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Elgin house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Elgin's median sale price over the last twelve months was $685k, across 89 sales, up 195% on the twelve months before. Across Ashburton it was $570k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Ashburton median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | $675,000 | $4,164 | $332 | $570,000 |
| 2025 | 106 | $240,000 | $3,659 | $317 | $540,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $645,000 | $3,983 | $112 | $521,500 |
| 2023 | 46 | $229,000 | $1,304 | $111 | $505,500 |
| 2022 | 24 | $252,500 | $3,745 | $90 | $500,000 |
| 2021 | 73 | $195,000 | $1,124 | $85 | $400,000 |
| 2020 | 30 | $545,750 | $2,935 | $28 | $375,000 |
| 2019 | 10 | $617,500 | $2,868 | $23 | $355,000 |
| 2018 | 17 | $530,000 | $2,979 | $22 | $330,000 |
| 2017 | 12 | $651,500 | $3,465 | $33 | $341,250 |
| 2016 | 9 | $580,000 | $2,947 | $27 | $335,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Elgin, up 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Elgin
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $690k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $740k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 82 | $710k | 15 | $690k | $4,121 |
| 4 | 145 | $940k | 25 | $740k | $4,107 |
| 5+ | 26 | $1.31m | 1 | — | $3,621 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Elgin sold for a median $4,122 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Ashburton: $4,081); the land under houses sold for an estimated $331 per square metre (Ashburton: $326). 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.
$4,122per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$331per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,127per m² of floor, council capital values
$80per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Elgin
- 2 Orwell Way$830,0008 Aug 2026 · 213 m² floor · 676 m² land
- 6 Kilphin Street$785,0002 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 212 m² floor · 600 m² land
- 3 Timmins Street$305,00023 Jul 2026 · 639 m² land
- 9 Buxton Street$730,00017 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 185 m² floor · 515 m² land
- 17 Kilphin Street$670,0004 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 162 m² floor · 600 m² land
- $220,00018 Jun 2026 · 600 m² land
- 19 Orwell Way$710,00014 Jun 2026 · 600 m² land
- 28 Orwell Way$740,00014 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 192 m² floor · 562 m² land
- 21 Grayburn Road$1,100,1001 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 10,010 m² land
- 8 Morrison Avenue$719,5001 Jun 2026 · 120 m² floor · 582 m² land
- 17 Vercoe Street$670,00021 May 2026 · 3 bed · 168 m² floor · 550 m² land
- 1 Kilphin Street$775,00021 May 2026 · 625 m² land
How long owners stay in Elgin
Homes in Elgin change hands every 3.5 years on median, against 6.5 across Ashburton and 7.9 nationally.
3.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Elgin
6.5 yearsAshburton
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
15.2%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Ashburton: 4.9%)
By kind: houses 3.6 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 Elgin
About 504 people lived in Elgin at the 2023 census (up 12% since 2018); their median age was about 48 (Ashburton: 42); 90% of households owned their home (Ashburton: 69%).
504people, 2023 (2018: 450)
48median age, about (Ashburton: 42)
$111kmedian household income, about (Ashburton: $86k)
90%of households own their home (2018: 83%)
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- 65 years and over24%
- Under 15 years17%
- 15-29 years11%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)83%
- One-person household13%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)5%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European93%
- Māori4%
- Asian2%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand85%
- United Kingdom and Ireland6%
- Middle East and Africa4%
- Australia2%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Asia1%
- North America1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00024%
- $200,001 or more14%
- $30,001-$50,00013%
- $70,001-$100,00013%
- $50,001-$70,00011%
- $150,001-$200,00011%
- $20,000 or less3%
- $20,001-$30,0002%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification17%
- Level 1 certificate13%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification13%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Level 6 diploma8%
- Level 5 diploma6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Elgin. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Elgin
19 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Elgin in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Gregory JopsonProperty Brokers Ashburton6 sales here
- Karen McRaeProperty Brokers Ashburton4 sales here
- Jason RickardProperty Brokers Ashburton2 sales here
- Kirsty ClayProperty Brokers Ashburton2 sales here
- Emily SmithBayleys Ashburton1 sale here
- Matthew HeazlewoodBayleys Christchurch1 sale here
- Belinda IllingworthBarfoot & Thompson Auckland City1 sale here
- Steve WuBarfoot & Thompson Remuera1 sale here
- Sean PattersonProperty Brokers Ashburton1 sale here
- Sharlene BuenaHarcourts Grenadier Beckenham1 sale here
- Avalon PascoeRichardsons Real Estate Ltd Ngatea1 sale here
- Hayley MacKayRichardsons Real Estate Ltd Ngatea1 sale here
All 19 real estate agents in Elgin, 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 Elgin
54building consents in the last 12 months ($18.86m of work)
- 5 Lodge Lane1 Jul 2026 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
- 3 Potters Place1 Jul 2026 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
- 2 Timmins Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
- 72 Smithfield Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentSingle level dwg with attached gge
- 33 Morrison Avenue1 Jun 2026 · Building consentSingle level dwg & attached gge
Search building consents in Elgin 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 sold by street in Elgin
About property sold in Elgin, Ashburton
Every property in Elgin, Ashburton, 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.
Sales come from the council valuation roll and the listings that preceded them. Each opens on the property’s own page, with its full sales history, our estimate of its value today and its title.
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: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).