155 properties sold · Palmerston North

Property sold in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.

$758kmedian sale, last 12 months · 185 sales · down 5%
$770kmedian council valuation
7.6 yrsmedian time between sales
27for sale now
Palmerston NorthKelvin Grove ×

155 properties sold in the last 12 months in Kelvin Grove

About Kelvin Grove

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $625k and four-bedroom homes for $858k. Homes sold for a median $4,527 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Kelvin Grove change hands every 7.6 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally. About 5.4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Kelvin Grove

  • Cornerstone Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Whakarongo Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Roslyn Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • TKKM o Manawatuprimary · Years 1-8
  • Ross Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Freyberg High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Kelvin Grove house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Kelvin Grove's median sale price over the last twelve months was $758k, across 185 sales, down 5% on the twelve months before. Across Palmerston North it was $625k.

2016: $385k (251 sales)$385k20162017: $443k (227 sales)2018: $485k (225 sales)20182019: $541k (236 sales)2020: $618k (232 sales)20202021: $852k (177 sales)$852k2022: $850k (160 sales)20222023: $788k (166 sales)2024: $810k (191 sales)20242025: $790k (215 sales)2026: $771k (120 sales, this year so far)$771k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Palmerston North median
2026120$771,250$4,465$531$623,000
2025215$790,000$4,502$561$632,500
2024191$810,000$4,591$540$625,500
2023166$787,500$4,417$548$625,000
2022160$850,000$4,719$600$675,000
2021177$852,000$4,889$598$686,000
2020232$617,500$3,788$462$542,250
2019236$541,000$3,177$407$441,250
2018225$485,000$2,957$351$393,000
2017227$443,000$2,594$336$350,000
2016251$385,000$2,438$297$315,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Kelvin Grove, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $785kDec 2024: $783kJan 2025: $781kFeb 2025: $776kMar 2025: $775kApr 2025: $773kMay 2025: $771kJun 2025: $772kJul 2025: $774kAug 2025: $776kSept 2025: $781kOct 2025: $783kNov 2025: $783kDec 2025: $781kJan 2026: $777kFeb 2026: $772kMar 2026: $774kApr 2026: $772kMay 2026: $769kJun 2026: $767kJul 2026: $766kAug 2026: $766kSept 2026: $766kOct 2026: $763k$785k$763kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $755k to $793k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Kelvin Grove

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $625k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $858k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $940k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
16$750k0—$4,680
280$445k4—$5,600
31,211$580k82$625k$5,020
41,325$850k66$858k$4,143
5+209$1.27m11$940k$3,833

Price per square metre

Homes in Kelvin Grove sold for a median $4,527 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Palmerston North: $4,601); the land under houses sold for an estimated $531 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.

$4,527per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$531per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,329per m² of floor, council capital values
$542per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Kelvin Grove

How long owners stay in Kelvin Grove

Homes in Kelvin Grove change hands every 7.6 years on median, against 7.8 across Palmerston North and 7.9 nationally.

7.6 yearsmedian time between sales, Kelvin Grove
7.8 yearsPalmerston North
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
5.4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Palmerston North: 4%)

By kind: houses 7.6 years, units & townhouses 8.0 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 Kelvin Grove

About 8,793 people lived in Kelvin Grove at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 39 (Palmerston North: 37); 81% of households owned their home (Palmerston North: 64%).

8,793people, 2023 (2018: 8,169)
39median age, about (Palmerston North: 37)
$115kmedian household income, about (Palmerston North: $94k)
81%of households own their home (2018: 80%)

Age

  • 30-64 years45%
  • Under 15 years22%
  • 15-29 years17%
  • 65 years and over16%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)76%
  • One-person household17%
  • 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

  • European75%
  • Asian17%
  • Māori15%
  • Pacific Peoples5%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand77%
  • Asia10%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Middle East and Africa4%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00026%
  • $150,001-$200,00018%
  • $70,001-$100,00014%
  • $200,001 or more13%
  • $30,001-$50,00012%
  • $50,001-$70,0008%
  • $20,001-$30,0007%
  • $20,000 or less3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house92%
  • Joined dwelling8%
  • Other private dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification17%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 1 certificate11%
  • Level 4 certificate10%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees5%
  • Level 5 diploma5%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Kelvin Grove. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Kelvin Grove

56 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Kelvin Grove in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 56 real estate agents in Kelvin Grove, 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 Kelvin Grove

35building consents in the last 12 months ($13.35m of work)

Search building consents in Kelvin Grove 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 Kelvin Grove

About property sold in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North

Every property in Kelvin Grove, 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.

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).