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104 properties sold · New Plymouth
Property sold in Bell Block, New Plymouth
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Bell Block, New Plymouth in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$712kmedian sale, last 12 months · 120 sales · level
$700kmedian council valuation
7.0 yrsmedian time between sales
8for sale now
104 properties sold in the last 12 months in Bell Block
Estimate $782k – $991k
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30 Jules Crescent, Bell Block
Estimate $829k – $1.05m
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17 Waitaha Place, Bell Block
Estimate $530k – $671k
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18 Jade Place, Bell Block
Estimate $728k – $922k
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40 Penrod Drive, Bell Block
Estimate $496k – $628k
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6 Desmond Place, Bell Block
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Estimate $621k – $826k
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42 Camellia Avenue, Bell Block
Estimate $426k – $540k
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, Bell Block
Estimate $828k – $1.05m
15 Papawhero Drive, Bell Block
Estimate $629k – $798k
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15B Jade Place, Bell Block
Estimate $665k – $844k
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170 Parklands Avenue, Bell Block
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Estimate $537k – $681k
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, Bell Block
Estimate $929k – $1.18m
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, Bell Block
Estimate $863k – $1.09m
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6 Northpoint Way, Bell Block
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Estimate $512k – $649k
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5 Camellia Avenue, Bell Block
Estimate $461k – $584k
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35 Camellia Avenue, Bell Block
Estimate $758k – $960k
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252 Parklands Avenue, Bell Block
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Estimate $626k – $793k
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4 Whenu Way, Bell Block
Estimate $490k – $621k
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7 Protea Place, Bell Block
Estimate $581k – $737k
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49 Gardenia Avenue, Bell Block
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Estimate $925k – $1.17m
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31 Keene Drive, Bell Block
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Estimate $759k – $961k
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70A Sunnyvale Street, Bell Block
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Estimate $519k – $690k
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8 Hulke Crescent, Bell Block
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Estimate $826k – $1.05m
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48E Smeaton Road, Bell Block
About Bell Block
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $658k and four-bedroom homes for $930k. Homes sold for a median $4,678 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Bell Block change hands every 7.0 years on median, against 8.3 across New Plymouth and 7.9 nationally. About 4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Bell Block
- Bell Block Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Puketapu School (New Plymouth)primary · Years 1-8
- Highlands Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Waitara High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Bell Block house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Bell Block's median sale price over the last twelve months was $712k, across 120 sales, level on the twelve months before. Across New Plymouth it was $709k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | New Plymouth median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | $715,000 | $4,608 | $495 | $710,000 |
| 2025 | 168 | $702,500 | $4,773 | $501 | $700,000 |
| 2024 | 143 | $735,000 | $4,881 | $483 | $710,000 |
| 2023 | 111 | $720,000 | $4,672 | $480 | $690,000 |
| 2022 | 122 | $752,500 | $4,967 | $511 | $725,000 |
| 2021 | 147 | $664,000 | $4,398 | $461 | $670,000 |
| 2020 | 203 | $510,000 | $3,446 | $349 | $510,000 |
| 2019 | 188 | $410,500 | $2,978 | $292 | $445,000 |
| 2018 | 226 | $405,500 | $2,872 | $298 | $432,250 |
| 2017 | 210 | $385,000 | $2,550 | $270 | $407,000 |
| 2016 | 223 | $360,000 | $2,486 | $246 | $377,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Bell Block, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Bell Block
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $550k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $658k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $930k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | $720k | 1 | — | $4,077 |
| 2 | 111 | $475k | 7 | $550k | $5,189 |
| 3 | 1,253 | $620k | 54 | $658k | $5,083 |
| 4 | 784 | $870k | 42 | $930k | $4,413 |
| 5+ | 88 | $1.02m | 3 | — | $3,679 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Bell Block sold for a median $4,678 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (New Plymouth: $4,826); the land under houses sold for an estimated $496 per square metre (New Plymouth: $524). 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.
$4,678per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$496per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,583per m² of floor, council capital values
$478per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Bell Block
- 30 Jules Crescent$910,00027 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 220 m² floor · 952 m² land
- 17 Waitaha Place$921,00026 Aug 2026 · 4 bed · 202 m² floor · 676 m² land
- 18 Jade Place$550,00025 Aug 2026 · 2 bed · 140 m² floor · 639 m² land
- 40 Penrod Drive$840,0006 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 813 m² land
- 6 Desmond Place$560,0003 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 505 m² land
- 42 Camellia Avenue$760,00029 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 750 m² land
- $485,00028 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 100 m² floor
- 15 Papawhero Drive$870,00016 Jul 2026 · 182 m² floor · 451 m² land
- 15B Jade Place$684,0009 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 996 m² land
- 170 Parklands Avenue$777,5009 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 710 m² land
- $600,0002 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 99 m² floor · 557 m² land
- 35 Camellia Avenue$513,0001 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 538 m² land
How long owners stay in Bell Block
Homes in Bell Block change hands every 7.0 years on median, against 8.3 across New Plymouth and 7.9 nationally.
7.0 yearsmedian time between sales, Bell Block
8.3 yearsNew Plymouth
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (New Plymouth: 4%)
By kind: houses 6.9 years, units & townhouses 8.3 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 Bell Block
About 7,398 people lived in Bell Block at the 2023 census (up 11% since 2018); their median age was about 41 (New Plymouth: 42); 77% of households owned their home (New Plymouth: 72%).
7,398people, 2023 (2018: 6,693)
41median age, about (New Plymouth: 42)
$92kmedian household income, about (New Plymouth: $91k)
77%of households own their home (2018: 72%)
Age
- 30-64 years42%
- 65 years and over21%
- Under 15 years20%
- 15-29 years16%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)71%
- One-person household23%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Other multi-person household3%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European79%
- Māori20%
- Asian12%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand80%
- Asia7%
- United Kingdom and Ireland4%
- Middle East and Africa3%
- Pacific Islands2%
- Australia2%
- North America1%
- Other1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00022%
- $30,001-$50,00017%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $150,001-$200,00013%
- $20,001-$30,00010%
- $50,001-$70,00010%
- $200,001 or more10%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Separate house83%
- Joined dwelling16%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification21%
- Level 1 certificate14%
- Level 4 certificate12%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
- Level 5 diploma5%
- Level 6 diploma5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Bell Block. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Bell Block
53 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Bell Block in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Kimberley MarkhamHarcourts Bell Block33 sales here
- Luke O'NeillHarcourts New Plymouth19 sales here
- Sukha SinghSuchy & Co11 sales here
- Jeremy WatsonBayleys New Plymouth7 sales here
- Daniel PerrettProfessionals Real Estate New Plymouth5 sales here
- Emma TaylorPowers Realty Taranaki5 sales here
- Anna StraathofBayleys New Plymouth5 sales here
- Jay GreenHarcourts Bell Block5 sales here
- Gina AskewPowers Realty Taranaki4 sales here
- Carey SimonsonRay White New Plymouth4 sales here
- Debbie TaylorMcDonald Real Estate Limited4 sales here
- Vicky AshtonRobert Angus Real Estate Limited4 sales here
Offices in Bell Block
All 53 real estate agents in Bell Block, 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 Bell Block
21building consents in the last 12 months ($2.98m of work)
- 6 Wakaiwa Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentThree bdrm dwg with attached gge
- 7B Murray Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentThree bdrm res dwg. Metal tile roof & brick cladding.
- 19 Mangati Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAdd of a new toilet within the existing bathrm by removing the bathtub & modifying plumbing & drainage connections.
- 11 Wanaka Terrace1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRe-clad second storey deck. repair existing leaking membrane deck new toilet on ground floor
- 98 Mangati Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentBathrm add to existing hobbies room
Search building consents in Bell Block 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 Bell Block
- Amy Way2
- Antonia Place3
- Ashwood Lane1
- Camellia Avenue6
- Coby Sydney Drive2
- Customhouse Street1
- Desmond Place3
- Dillon Drive4
- Dolphin Parade2
- Ellesmere Avenue1
- Erica Place1
- Farnham Place1
- Gardenia Avenue2
- Glasgow Street1
- Horoatua Street1
- Hua Street1
- Huetu Place1
- Hulke Crescent2
- Jade Place2
- James Drive1
- Jersey Place2
- Jules Crescent3
- Keene Drive3
- Kingsford Street2
- Lantana Avenue1
- Mangati Road3
- Meade Place1
- Murray Street3
- Northpoint Way2
- Nugent Street1
- Papawhero Drive3
- Parklands Avenue7
- Penrod Drive3
- Pohutukawa Place1
- Protea Place2
- Rawiri Drive2
- Silvan Place1
- Smeaton Road1
- Solway Terrace1
- Sunnyvale Street2
- The Terrace1
- Tui Place1
- Veronica Place1
- Villa Place1
- Waipu View Drive1
- Waitaha Place1
- Wakaiwa Drive2
- Warkworth Grove2
- Whenu Way2
- Wills Road3
About property sold in Bell Block, New Plymouth
Every property in Bell Block, New Plymouth, 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.
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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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