8 properties sold · South Head

Property sold in Shelly Beach, South Head

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Shelly Beach, South Head in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.

$800kmedian sale, last 12 months · 9 sales
$730kmedian council valuation
8.6 yrsmedian time between sales
0for sale now

About Shelly Beach

Homes sold for a median $6,282 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Shelly Beach change hands every 8.6 years on median, against 9.6 across South Head and 7.9 nationally. About 5.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Shelly Beach

  • Kaipara Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Shelly Beach house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Shelly Beach's median sale price over the last twelve months was $800k, across 9 sales. Across South Head it was $947k.

2016: $575k (11 sales)$575k20162017: $480k (9 sales)2018: $823k (8 sales)20182019: $725k (9 sales)2020: $750k (15 sales)20202021: $708k (10 sales)2022: $850k (7 sales)20222023: $850k (7 sales)2024: $855k (7 sales)20242025: $956k (6 sales)$956k2026: $620k (5 sales, this year so far)$620k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)South Head median
20265$620,000$7,407$286$900,000
20256$956,000$5,978$271$980,000
20247$855,000$8,140$262$940,000
20237$850,000$5,933$291$1,030,000
20227$850,000$7,265$286$1,017,500
202110$707,500$6,160$322$842,500
202015$750,000$5,069$286$870,000
20199$725,000$4,475$231$740,000
20188$823,000$4,638$200$883,250
20179$480,000$3,609$287$670,000
201611$575,000$5,808$295$755,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Shelly Beach, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $755kDec 2024: $755kJan 2025: $756kFeb 2025: $756kMar 2025: $754kApr 2025: $750kMay 2025: $747kJun 2025: $743kJul 2025: $742kAug 2025: $741kSept 2025: $741kOct 2025: $741kNov 2025: $740kDec 2025: $739kJan 2026: $738kFeb 2026: $738kMar 2026: $737kApr 2026: $734kMay 2026: $732kJun 2026: $730kJul 2026: $727kAug 2026: $727kSept 2026: $727kOct 2026: $724k$755k$724kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $717k to $763k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Shelly Beach

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
229$560k3—$9,333
361$720k3—$6,289
443$1.03m2—$5,234

Price per square metre

Homes in Shelly Beach sold for a median $6,282 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (South Head: $6,300); the land under houses sold for an estimated $286 per square metre (South Head: $49). 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.

$6,282per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$286per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,183per m² of floor, council capital values
$333per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Shelly Beach

How long owners stay in Shelly Beach

Homes in Shelly Beach change hands every 8.6 years on median, against 9.6 across South Head and 7.9 nationally.

8.6 yearsmedian time between sales, Shelly Beach
9.6 yearsSouth Head
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
5.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (South Head: 3.2%)

By kind: houses 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 Shelly Beach

About 273 people lived in Shelly Beach at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 49 (South Head: 44); 85% of households owned their home (South Head: 75%).

273people, 2023 (2018: 252)
49median age, about (South Head: 44)
$85kmedian household income, about (South Head: $96k)
85%of households own their home (2018: 89%)

Age

  • 30-64 years53%
  • 65 years and over21%
  • Under 15 years19%
  • 15-29 years9%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)74%
  • One-person household24%
  • Other multi-person household0%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European90%
  • Māori18%
  • Pacific Peoples8%
  • Asian2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
  • Other Ethnicity0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand78%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland9%
  • Pacific Islands3%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
  • Asia2%
  • Other0%
  • Australia0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00026%
  • $70,001-$100,00018%
  • $20,001-$30,00015%
  • $150,001-$200,00015%
  • $50,001-$70,00012%
  • $30,001-$50,0009%
  • $200,001 or more9%
  • $20,000 or less6%

Dwellings

  • Separate house97%
  • Joined dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification21%
  • Level 4 certificate20%
  • Level 1 certificate15%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 5 diploma8%
  • Level 2 certificate8%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification6%
  • Level 6 diploma4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Shelly Beach

4 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Shelly Beach in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 4 real estate agents in Shelly Beach, 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 Shelly Beach

2building consents in the last 12 months ($195k of work)
  • 16 Shelly Beach Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - reclad - partial re-clad to existing two storey level dwg with new horizontal bevelback weatherboard on cavity, glass house to be removed, full reclad to gge walls to plywood cladding on
  • 26 Omana Avenue1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall new pool fence.

Search building consents in Shelly Beach 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 Shelly Beach

About property sold in Shelly Beach, South Head

Every property in Shelly Beach, South Head, 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.