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7 properties sold · Greymouth
Property sold in Dobson, Greymouth
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Dobson, Greymouth in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$414kmedian sale, last 12 months · 7 sales · down 6%
$290kmedian council valuation
8.7 yrsmedian time between sales
0for sale now
7 properties sold in the last 12 months in Dobson
Estimate $549k – $755k
4
8 Mawhera Street, Dobson
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Estimate $416k – $527k
3
21 Taupo Terrace, Dobson
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Estimate $827k – $1.05m
4
736 State Highway 7, Dobson
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Estimate $349k – $480k
3
21 Ohau Street, Dobson
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Estimate $151k – $213k
1086 State Highway 7, Dobson
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Estimate $272k – $374k
4
900 State Highway 7, Dobson
About Dobson
Homes sold for a median $3,954 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Dobson change hands every 8.7 years on median, against 7.2 across Greymouth and 7.9 nationally. About 2.1% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Dobson
- Paparoa Range Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Dobson house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Dobson's median sale price over the last twelve months was $414k, across 7 sales, down 6% on the twelve months before. Across Greymouth it was $432k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Greymouth median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | $414,000 | $3,954 | $141 | $420,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | $320,000 | $3,507 | $128 | $415,000 |
| 2024 | 9 | $336,500 | $2,736 | $123 | $390,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $297,000 | $2,982 | $110 | $350,000 |
| 2022 | 11 | $305,000 | $3,038 | $104 | $333,750 |
| 2021 | 18 | $272,500 | $2,358 | $91 | $280,000 |
| 2020 | 16 | $142,000 | $1,633 | $65 | $230,000 |
| 2019 | 9 | $150,000 | $1,543 | $62 | $207,000 |
| 2018 | 8 | $147,500 | $1,269 | $49 | $225,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | — | — | — | $205,000 |
| 2016 | 10 | $137,500 | $1,250 | $51 | $210,623 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Dobson, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Dobson
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 | $270k | 0 | — | $3,429 |
| 3 | 155 | $330k | 2 | — | $2,967 |
| 4 | 17 | $425k | 3 | — | $2,609 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Dobson sold for a median $3,954 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Greymouth: $3,719); the land under houses sold for an estimated $141 per square metre (Greymouth: $172). 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.
$3,954per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$141per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$2,976per m² of floor, council capital values
$113per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Dobson
- $45,00024 Jul 2026 · 822 m² land
- 8 Mawhera Street$640,00029 May 2026 · 4 bed · 202 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 21 Taupo Terrace$549,0007 May 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 809 m² land
- 736 State Highway 7$949,00024 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 8,094 m² land
- 21 Ohau Street$414,00011 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 1086 State Highway 7$210,00017 Feb 2026 · 12,620 m² land
- 900 State Highway 7$350,00023 Jan 2026 · 4 bed · 133 m² floor · 954 m² land
- 3 Matai Street$160,00019 Jun 2025 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 678 m² land
- 5 Matai Street$250,00015 May 2025 · 2 bed · 63 m² floor · 792 m² land
- 57 Omapere Street$500,00014 Apr 2025 · 3 bed · 123 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
- 16 Omapere Street$470,00023 Mar 2025 · 3 bed · 134 m² floor · 2,069 m² land
- 87 Omapere Street$320,00020 Feb 2025 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
How long owners stay in Dobson
Homes in Dobson change hands every 8.7 years on median, against 7.2 across Greymouth and 7.9 nationally.
8.7 yearsmedian time between sales, Dobson
7.2 yearsGreymouth
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.1%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Greymouth: 3.4%)
By kind: houses 8.7 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 Dobson
About 411 people lived in Dobson at the 2023 census (down 1% since 2018); their median age was about 43 (Greymouth: 46); 80% of households owned their home (Greymouth: 77%).
411people, 2023 (2018: 417)
43median age, about (Greymouth: 46)
$73kmedian household income, about (Greymouth: $77k)
80%of households own their home (2018: 79%)
Age
- 30-64 years47%
- 65 years and over22%
- 15-29 years16%
- Under 15 years15%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)61%
- One-person household34%
- Other multi-person household4%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European96%
- Māori14%
- Asian1%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Pacific Peoples1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand93%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Australia2%
- Asia1%
- North America1%
- Other0%
- Pacific Islands0%
- Middle East and Africa0%
Household income
- $70,001-$100,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00016%
- $100,001-$150,00014%
- $150,001-$200,00014%
- $20,001-$30,00013%
- $20,000 or less7%
- $50,001-$70,0005%
- $200,001 or more5%
Dwellings
- Separate house93%
- Joined dwelling7%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification28%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 3 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate12%
- Level 1 certificate11%
- Level 5 diploma10%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification4%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Dobson. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Dobson
6 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Dobson in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Levi MaskillProperty Brokers Greymouth3 sales here
- Mitchell DalyGreg Daly Real Estate Limited2 sales here
- Zoe DalyGreg Daly Real Estate Limited2 sales here
- Catherine McKenzieHarcourts West Coast1 sale here
- Nicole PammentOne Agency Your Place1 sale here
- Amanda PalmerArizto1 sale here
All 6 real estate agents in Dobson, 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 Dobson
6building consents in the last 12 months ($1.22m of work)
- 89 Omapere Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRemoval of old solid fuel heater & replacing with new woodsman's coaster
- 5 Moa Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentPartial demolition, recladding, & internal alterations to the existing dwg, installation of an insert solid fuel heater & chimney construction, & construction of a new gge.
- 842 State Highway 71 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstalling a new metro tiny rad sfh
- 936 State Highway 71 Mar 2026 · Building consentProposed new single level, 3 bedroom dwg
- 695 State Highway 71 Dec 2025 · Building consentRemedial piling & replace solid fuel heater amendment 1: piling matters
Search building consents in Dobson 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 Dobson
About property sold in Dobson, Greymouth
Every property in Dobson, Greymouth, 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: Bob Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).