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$590,000 CV
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2/21 Clifford Avenue, Bishopdale
17 properties sold · Nelson
Property sold in Bishopdale, Nelson
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Bishopdale, Nelson in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$605kmedian sale, last 12 months · 16 sales · down 13%
$680kmedian council valuation
5.9 yrsmedian time between sales
4for sale now
17 properties sold in the last 12 months in Bishopdale
Estimate $442k – $561k
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1/41 Bishopdale Avenue, Bishopdale
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$530,000 CV
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26A Market Road, Bishopdale
Estimate $660k – $837k
3
12 Ben Bracken Place, Bishopdale
Estimate $330k – $439k
19 Vista Drive, Bishopdale
Estimate $467k – $591k
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2/21 Boundary Road, Bishopdale
Estimate $1.34m – $1.70m
13 Vista Drive, Bishopdale
Estimate $546k – $692k
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19 Clifford Avenue, Bishopdale
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Estimate $434k – $550k
20 Clarence Drive, Bishopdale
Estimate $443k – $561k
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11 Clifford Avenue, Bishopdale
Estimate $393k – $498k
37 Vista Drive, Bishopdale
Estimate $409k – $518k
46 Vista Drive, Bishopdale
Estimate $657k – $832k
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7 Lynwood Terrace, Bishopdale
Estimate $632k – $801k
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28 Market Road, Bishopdale
Estimate $636k – $806k
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6 Ben Bracken Place, Bishopdale
Estimate $543k – $689k
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3 Burton Way, Bishopdale
Estimate $662k – $839k
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72 Bishopdale Avenue, Bishopdale
About Bishopdale
Homes sold for a median $5,368 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Bishopdale change hands every 5.9 years on median, against 8.7 across Nelson and 7.9 nationally. About 3.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Bishopdale
- Hampden Street Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Enner Glynn Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Broadgreen Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Nayland Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Bishopdale house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Bishopdale's median sale price over the last twelve months was $605k, across 16 sales, down 13% on the twelve months before. Across Nelson it was $705k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Nelson median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $524,500 | $5,368 | $639 | $693,000 |
| 2025 | 27 | $718,000 | $5,472 | $492 | $715,000 |
| 2024 | 16 | $665,000 | $5,337 | $494 | $697,526 |
| 2023 | 15 | $629,000 | $4,846 | $604 | $685,000 |
| 2022 | 19 | $640,000 | $4,858 | $589 | $745,000 |
| 2021 | 27 | $651,000 | $4,340 | $501 | $710,500 |
| 2020 | 35 | $585,500 | $4,090 | $446 | $615,000 |
| 2019 | 28 | $579,010 | $4,079 | $466 | $560,000 |
| 2018 | 10 | $483,000 | $3,888 | $416 | $518,000 |
| 2017 | 36 | $379,500 | $2,623 | $374 | $465,000 |
| 2016 | 40 | $374,177 | $2,960 | $313 | $412,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Bishopdale, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Bishopdale
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 25 | $485k | 2 | — | $6,250 |
| 3 | 223 | $650k | 9 | $721k | $5,186 |
| 4 | 81 | $860k | 0 | — | $4,457 |
| 5+ | 5 | $910k | 0 | — | $3,824 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Bishopdale sold for a median $5,368 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Nelson: $5,387); the land under houses sold for an estimated $604 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.
$5,368per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$604per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,946per m² of floor, council capital values
$552per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Bishopdale
- 1/41 Bishopdale Avenue$497,5007 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor
- 12 Ben Bracken Place$745,00018 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 683 m² land
- 19 Vista Drive$500,00010 Apr 2026 · 637 m² land
- 2/21 Boundary Road$529,00028 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 102 m² floor
- 13 Vista Drive$1,610,0006 Mar 2026 · 318 m² floor · 1,275 m² land
- 19 Clifford Avenue$599,50025 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 502 m² land
- 20 Clarence Drive$520,00025 Feb 2026 · 1,906 m² land
- 11 Clifford Avenue$505,00011 Feb 2026 · 2 bed · 91 m² floor · 320 m² land
- 37 Vista Drive$430,00024 Dec 2025 · 600 m² land
- 46 Vista Drive$510,00018 Dec 2025 · 927 m² land
- 7 Lynwood Terrace$758,00016 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor · 783 m² land
- 28 Market Road$718,0007 Dec 2025 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 576 m² land
How long owners stay in Bishopdale
Homes in Bishopdale change hands every 5.9 years on median, against 8.7 across Nelson and 7.9 nationally.
5.9 yearsmedian time between sales, Bishopdale
8.7 yearsNelson
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Nelson: 3.6%)
By kind: houses 5.7 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 Bishopdale
About 1,068 people lived in Bishopdale at the 2023 census (up 17% since 2018); their median age was about 46 (Nelson: 45); 70% of households owned their home (Nelson: 71%).
1,068people, 2023 (2018: 909)
46median age, about (Nelson: 45)
$99kmedian household income, about (Nelson: $85k)
70%of households own their home (2018: 65%)
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- 65 years and over24%
- Under 15 years15%
- 15-29 years13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)66%
- One-person household22%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European79%
- Māori13%
- Asian10%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Other Ethnicity3%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand70%
- United Kingdom and Ireland9%
- Asia8%
- Middle East and Africa5%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
- Australia2%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Other1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00025%
- $30,001-$50,00015%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $200,001 or more12%
- $150,001-$200,00012%
- $50,001-$70,00010%
- $20,001-$30,0007%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house88%
- Joined dwelling11%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification17%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
- Level 1 certificate11%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Level 2 certificate7%
- Level 6 diploma6%
- Overseas secondary school qualification6%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Bishopdale. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Bishopdale
16 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Bishopdale in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Alex RidsdaleRay White Richmond3 sales here
- Wyatt CrockettHarcourts Nelson2 sales here
- Darryn WilliamsSummit Real Estate Limited Nelson1 sale here
- Rebecca WilliamsSummit Real Estate Limited Nelson1 sale here
- Richard MarshallSummit Real Estate Limited Nelson1 sale here
- Tanea CollierSummit Real Estate Limited Nelson1 sale here
- Tayla BuchanArizto1 sale here
- Ayla De JongSummit Real Estate Limited Richmond1 sale here
- Callum GilchristSummit Real Estate - Stoke1 sale here
- Glyn DelanySummit Real Estate Limited Richmond1 sale here
- Megan ShieldsTall Poppy Real Estate1 sale here
- Wendy PearsonWelcome1 sale here
All 16 real estate agents in Bishopdale, 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 Bishopdale
5building consents in the last 12 months ($3.64m of work)
- 46 Vista Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consent3-bdrm dwg
- 6 Clarence Drive1 Mar 2026 · Building consent3-bdrm dwg with attach
- 44 Vista Drive1 Mar 2026 · Building consentConstruct 3 bdrm plus office
- 47 Vista Drive1 Mar 2026 · Building consent3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- 59 Vista Drive1 Nov 2025 · Building consent4-bdrm dwg
Search building consents in Bishopdale 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 Bishopdale
About property sold in Bishopdale, Nelson
Every property in Bishopdale, 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.
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.
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