Estimate $563k – $713k
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57 Clarke Avenue, Highbury
72 properties sold · Palmerston North
Property sold in Highbury, Palmerston North
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Highbury, Palmerston North in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$526kmedian sale, last 12 months · 86 sales · down 4%
$490kmedian council valuation
8.5 yrsmedian time between sales
12for sale now
72 properties sold in the last 12 months in Highbury
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Estimate $445k – $563k
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9 Oriana Place, Highbury
$495,000 CV
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1-6 Orange Blossom Grove, Highbury
Estimate $485k – $615k
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5 Cedar Grove, Highbury
Estimate $360k – $456k
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26 Wilson Crescent, Highbury
Estimate $374k – $474k
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12 Moray Place, Highbury
Estimate $558k – $707k
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184 Amberley Avenue, Highbury
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Estimate $533k – $675k
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248A Tremaine Avenue, Highbury
Estimate $555k – $703k
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39 Pencarrow Street, Highbury
Estimate $370k – $469k
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17 Sefton Avenue, Highbury
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Estimate $355k – $450k
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72 Highbury Avenue, Highbury
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Estimate $575k – $729k
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61 Clarke Avenue, Highbury
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Estimate $435k – $552k
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98 Monrad Street, Highbury
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Estimate $377k – $478k
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108 Highbury Avenue, Highbury
Estimate $375k – $475k
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148 Highbury Avenue, Highbury
$530,000 CV
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8-12 Rhododendron Drive, Highbury
Estimate $391k – $495k
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3 Ellesmere Crescent, Highbury
Estimate $363k – $460k
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24 Wilson Crescent, Highbury
Estimate $655k – $830k
16A Lancaster Street, Highbury
Estimate $647k – $820k
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15 Rothesay Place, Highbury
Estimate $399k – $506k
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12 Somerset Crescent, Highbury
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Estimate $326k – $413k
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2/8A Sinclair Avenue, Highbury
Estimate $425k – $539k
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4 Ellesmere Crescent, Highbury
Estimate $498k – $631k
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4 Emmerdale Mews, Highbury
About Highbury
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $532k and four-bedroom homes for $518k. Homes sold for a median $4,090 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Highbury change hands every 8.5 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally. About 4.1% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Highbury
- Cornerstone Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
- Longburn Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Takaro Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Te Kura o Wairauprimary · Years 1-6
- Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohangaintermediate · Years 7-8
- Awatapu Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Highbury house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Highbury's median sale price over the last twelve months was $526k, across 86 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before. Across Palmerston North it was $625k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Palmerston North median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | $505,000 | $4,042 | $434 | $623,000 |
| 2025 | 93 | $550,000 | $4,050 | $454 | $632,500 |
| 2024 | 69 | $539,000 | $4,321 | $431 | $625,500 |
| 2023 | 72 | $515,000 | $4,286 | $451 | $625,000 |
| 2022 | 70 | $570,000 | $5,098 | $516 | $675,000 |
| 2021 | 92 | $590,000 | $5,378 | $509 | $686,000 |
| 2020 | 104 | $446,500 | $3,817 | $377 | $542,250 |
| 2019 | 124 | $376,925 | $3,241 | $317 | $441,250 |
| 2018 | 99 | $340,000 | $2,694 | $281 | $393,000 |
| 2017 | 93 | $299,000 | $2,396 | $238 | $350,000 |
| 2016 | 134 | $267,500 | $2,241 | $227 | $315,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Highbury, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Highbury
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $410k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $532k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $518k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | $240k | 1 | — | $5,189 |
| 2 | 247 | $400k | 8 | $410k | $4,056 |
| 3 | 1,253 | $490k | 60 | $532k | $4,249 |
| 4 | 263 | $700k | 10 | $518k | $3,489 |
| 5+ | 40 | $678k | 3 | — | $2,667 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Highbury sold for a median $4,090 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Palmerston North: $4,601); the land under houses sold for an estimated $445 per square metre (Palmerston North: $532). 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.
$4,090per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$445per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,167per m² of floor, council capital values
$424per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Highbury
- 57 Clarke Avenue$638,00030 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 614 m² land
- 9 Oriana Place$505,00030 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 96 m² floor · 733 m² land
- 1-6 Orange Blossom Grove$515,00029 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 130 m² floor
- 5 Cedar Grove$559,00022 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 99 m² floor · 700 m² land
- 26 Wilson Crescent$419,85017 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 96 m² floor · 717 m² land
- 12 Moray Place$428,0003 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 673 m² land
- 184 Amberley Avenue$615,0001 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 143 m² floor · 715 m² land
- 248A Tremaine Avenue$604,30030 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 91 m² floor · 441 m² land
- 39 Pencarrow Street$634,50026 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 158 m² floor · 722 m² land
- 17 Sefton Avenue$405,00017 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 101 m² floor · 663 m² land
- 72 Highbury Avenue$420,00017 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 702 m² land
- 61 Clarke Avenue$650,0009 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 190 m² floor · 690 m² land
How long owners stay in Highbury
Homes in Highbury change hands every 8.5 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally.
8.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Highbury
7.8 yearsPalmerston North
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.1%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Palmerston North: 4%)
By kind: houses 8.2 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 Highbury
About 5,586 people lived in Highbury at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 38 (Palmerston North: 37); 62% of households owned their home (Palmerston North: 64%).
5,586people, 2023 (2018: 5,535)
38median age, about (Palmerston North: 37)
$75kmedian household income, about (Palmerston North: $94k)
62%of households own their home (2018: 62%)
Age
- 30-64 years39%
- 15-29 years21%
- Under 15 years20%
- 65 years and over19%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)62%
- One-person household28%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European66%
- Māori33%
- Asian11%
- Pacific Peoples10%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand83%
- Asia7%
- Pacific Islands3%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Australia1%
- Other1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00021%
- $30,001-$50,00018%
- $70,001-$100,00015%
- $50,001-$70,00013%
- $20,001-$30,00012%
- $150,001-$200,00010%
- $20,000 or less8%
- $200,001 or more4%
Dwellings
- Separate house82%
- Joined dwelling17%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification24%
- Level 3 certificate15%
- Level 1 certificate12%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Level 5 diploma5%
- Level 6 diploma4%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Highbury. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Highbury
43 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Highbury in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Whetu Na NagaraHarcourts Palmerston North7 sales here
- Felicity TreadwellHarcourts Palmerston North6 sales here
- Jeremy CroslandHarcourts Palmerston North6 sales here
- Taylor QuineQuine & Co6 sales here
- Ian RobinsonProperty Brokers Palmerston North5 sales here
- Paul LynchProperty Brokers Palmerston North5 sales here
- Casey JensenHarcourts Palmerston North5 sales here
- Nathan MooneyProperty Brokers Palmerston North5 sales here
- Carole HoffmanHarcourts Palmerston North4 sales here
- Michelle BoddyHarcourts Palmerston North4 sales here
- Catherine RichardsonProperty Brokers Palmerston North4 sales here
- Bronte MadiganHarcourts Palmerston North3 sales here
All 43 real estate agents in Highbury, 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 Highbury
14building consents in the last 12 months ($1.36m of work)
- 21 Marriner Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentAmendment 1 - amendment 1 - deck to ch3 extended, level entry shower added to th1 & 2, entry canopies added to east wall, additional enginering for verandah & fire skirts, ramp added to street thresho
- 2 Havelock Avenue1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - new studio, with bathrm & kitchenette
- 12 Ellesmere Crescent1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - kent Murchison wood fire replacing existing fire
- 7 Clarke Avenue1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall metro wee rad leg freestanding wood fire in lounge
- 25 Wilson Crescent1 Jul 2026 · Building consentTo re-pile only this dwg onsite to depths recommended by engineers
Search building consents in Highbury 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 Highbury
- Amberley Avenue4
- Brentwood Avenue1
- Cedar Grove1
- Chadwick Place1
- Chippendale Crescent2
- Clarke Avenue3
- Coventry Street2
- Duff Crescent2
- Ellesmere Crescent2
- Emmerdale Mews1
- Gainsborough Grove1
- Hanmer Place1
- Haversham Street2
- Highbury Avenue8
- Lancaster Street4
- Monrad Street5
- Moray Place1
- Orange Blossom Grove1
- Oriana Place1
- Pencarrow Street3
- Pioneer Highway2
- Renfrew Place2
- Rhododendron Drive1
- Ronberg Street5
- Rothesay Place2
- Sefton Avenue1
- Sinclair Avenue2
- Somerset Crescent5
- Stephens Crescent1
- Strachan Way2
- Tremaine Avenue1
- Wilson Crescent2
About property sold in Highbury, Palmerston North
Every property in Highbury, Palmerston North, 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.
- Residential property sold in Highbury, Palmerston North
- Commercial property sold in Highbury, Palmerston North
- Rural property sold in Highbury, Palmerston North
- Property in Highbury, Palmerston North
- Property for sale in Highbury, Palmerston North
- Property for rent in Highbury, Palmerston North
- Property sold in Palmerston North
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: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).