Estimate $527k – $668k
3
42 Leeston Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
14 properties sold · Dunsandel
Property sold in Dunsandel
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Dunsandel in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$633kmedian sale, last 12 months · 15 sales · down 9%
$720kmedian council valuation
10.0 yrsmedian time between sales
6for sale now
14 properties sold in the last 12 months in Dunsandel
Estimate $502k – $636k
3
10 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $858k – $1.09m
4
1316 Tramway Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $858k – $1.21m
4
143 Karanga Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $1.36m – $1.87m
4
1299 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $455k – $576k
2
1/42 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $760k – $1.01m
3
3424B Main South Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $570k – $722k
3
20 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $531k – $673k
4
48 Leeston Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $450k – $570k
3
14 Railway Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $742k – $941k
4
20 Irvines Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $1.70m – $2.39m
4
1250 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
Estimate $478k – $605k
3
3 Highfield Avenue, Dunsandel
Estimate $643k – $815k
3
13 Huntaway Lane, Dunsandel
About Dunsandel
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $594k and four-bedroom homes for $990k. Homes sold for a median $5,053 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Dunsandel change hands every 10.0 years on median, against 10.0 across Dunsandel and 7.9 nationally. About 3.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Dunsandel
- Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
- Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
- Rolleston Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Dunsandel Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Hororata Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Ellesmere Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Darfield High Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
Dunsandel house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Dunsandel's median sale price over the last twelve months was $633k, across 15 sales, down 9% on the twelve months before. Across Dunsandel it was $633k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Dunsandel median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $795,000 | $5,026 | $197 | $795,000 |
| 2025 | 20 | $663,750 | $5,086 | $247 | $663,750 |
| 2024 | 11 | $615,000 | $5,018 | $245 | $615,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $572,500 | $4,506 | $223 | $572,500 |
| 2022 | 22 | $645,652 | $4,250 | $138 | $645,652 |
| 2021 | 33 | $250,000 | $1,456 | $73 | $250,000 |
| 2020 | 19 | $577,500 | $3,789 | $164 | $577,500 |
| 2019 | 8 | $442,500 | $3,116 | $138 | $442,500 |
| 2018 | 12 | $615,000 | $3,542 | $166 | $615,000 |
| 2017 | 15 | $545,000 | $3,607 | $180 | $545,000 |
| 2016 | 18 | $402,500 | $3,405 | $144 | $402,500 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Dunsandel, up 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Dunsandel
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $594k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $990k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 | $480k | 1 | — | $4,714 |
| 3 | 151 | $580k | 8 | $594k | $5,077 |
| 4 | 90 | $965k | 6 | $990k | $4,959 |
| 5+ | 14 | $1.42m | 0 | — | $3,690 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Dunsandel sold for a median $5,053 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Dunsandel: $5,053); the land under houses sold for an estimated $230 per square metre (Dunsandel: $230). 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.
$5,053per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$230per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,752per m² of floor, council capital values
$217per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Dunsandel
- 42 Leeston Dunsandel Road$560,00030 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 112 m² floor · 1,518 m² land
- 10 Hororata Dunsandel Road$550,5006 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 93 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 1316 Tramway Road$960,00020 May 2026 · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 14,008 m² land
- 143 Karanga Road$1,020,00029 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 10.2 ha land
- 1299 Hororata Dunsandel Road$1,475,0009 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 332 m² floor · 10.1 ha land
- 1/42 Hororata Dunsandel Road$495,00018 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 107 m² floor · 405 m² land
- 3424B Main South Road$1,076,00017 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 181 m² floor · 7,990 m² land
- 20 Hororata Dunsandel Road$630,00014 Jan 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 48 Leeston Dunsandel Road$632,50031 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 14 Railway Road$456,00030 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 1,170 m² land
- 20 Irvines Road$835,00023 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 183 m² floor · 4,299 m² land
- 1250 Hororata Dunsandel Road$1,900,00012 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 370 m² floor · 7 ha land
How long owners stay in Dunsandel
Homes in Dunsandel change hands every 10.0 years on median, against 10.0 across Dunsandel and 7.9 nationally.
10.0 yearsmedian time between sales, Dunsandel
10.0 yearsDunsandel
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Dunsandel: 3.6%)
By kind: houses 8.8 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 Dunsandel
About 831 people lived in Dunsandel at the 2023 census (down 2% since 2018); their median age was about 40 (Dunsandel: 40); 70% of households owned their home (Dunsandel: 70%).
831people, 2023 (2018: 849)
40median age, about (Dunsandel: 40)
$101kmedian household income, about (Dunsandel: $101k)
70%of households own their home (2018: 74%)
Age
- 30-64 years50%
- Under 15 years21%
- 15-29 years15%
- 65 years and over15%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)76%
- One-person household20%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European86%
- Māori10%
- Asian8%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
- Other Ethnicity2%
Where people were born
- New Zealand81%
- Asia5%
- United Kingdom and Ireland4%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Australia2%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Other1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00023%
- $70,001-$100,00019%
- $150,001-$200,00019%
- $50,001-$70,00015%
- $30,001-$50,00012%
- $200,001 or more7%
- $20,001-$30,0006%
- $20,000 or less5%
Dwellings
- Separate house93%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Other private dwelling1%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification20%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 1 certificate12%
- Level 3 certificate12%
- Level 4 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification8%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Overseas secondary school qualification5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Dunsandel. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Dunsandel
16 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Dunsandel in the last two years. Those with the most:
John BaileyBayleys Leeston4 sales here
Suzy McPhersonBayleys Leeston4 sales here- Brendan SheffordRay White West Melton2 sales here
- Cameron McRaeMcRae & Knowler2 sales here
- Megan EllisWhittle Knight1 sale here
- Anna JamesArizto1 sale here
- Holly SiddonsMcRae & Knowler1 sale here
- Caleb TodBayleys Christchurch1 sale here
- Craig BlackburnBayleys Christchurch1 sale here
- Amanda CherryRay White Rolleston1 sale here
- Karina BoltonArizto1 sale here
- Gareth CoxProperty Brokers Darfield1 sale here
All 16 real estate agents in Dunsandel, 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 Dunsandel
7building consents in the last 12 months ($37k of work)
- 178 Hororata Dunsandel Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - metro xtreme ped
- 3428 Main South Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600
- 393 Frasers Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - woodsman Tarras mk111
- 37 Hororata Dunsandel Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna ash
- 92 Irvines Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - yunca wegj 2000
Search building consents in Dunsandel 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 Dunsandel
About property sold in Dunsandel
Every property in Dunsandel, 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.