90 properties sold · Wellington

Property sold in Newlands, Wellington

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

$814kmedian sale, last 12 months · 108 sales · up 2%
$800kmedian council valuation
9.1 yrsmedian time between sales
22for sale now
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90 properties sold in the last 12 months in Newlands

About Newlands

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $810k and four-bedroom homes for $861k. Homes sold for a median $6,207 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Newlands change hands every 9.1 years on median, against 10.5 across Wellington and 7.9 nationally. About 3.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Newlands

  • Bellevue School (Newlands)primary · Years 1-6
  • Newlands Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Rewa Rewa Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Newlands Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Newlands Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Newlands house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Newlands's median sale price over the last twelve months was $814k, across 108 sales, up 2% on the twelve months before. Across Wellington it was $875k.

2016: $470k (235 sales)$470k20162017: $550k (178 sales)2018: $613k (138 sales)20182019: $673k (140 sales)2020: $729k (169 sales)20202021: $974k (128 sales)$974k2022: $882k (95 sales)20222023: $828k (101 sales)2024: $800k (114 sales)20242025: $810k (147 sales)2026: $810k (67 sales, this year so far)$810k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Wellington median
202667$810,000$5,964$831$869,500
2025147$810,000$6,408$783$870,000
2024114$800,000$6,542$780$892,878
2023101$828,000$6,417$750$880,000
202295$882,000$7,246$841$975,000
2021128$974,000$7,918$1,025$1,101,100
2020169$729,000$5,789$732$850,000
2019140$672,504$5,311$690$755,000
2018138$612,500$5,051$629$702,050
2017178$550,000$4,302$506$650,250
2016235$470,000$3,585$428$570,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Newlands, down 5% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $832kDec 2024: $831kJan 2025: $825kFeb 2025: $824kMar 2025: $817kApr 2025: $809kMay 2025: $805kJun 2025: $805kJul 2025: $807kAug 2025: $810kSept 2025: $811kOct 2025: $813kNov 2025: $814kDec 2025: $813kJan 2026: $812kFeb 2026: $811kMar 2026: $807kApr 2026: $800kMay 2026: $789kJun 2026: $782kJul 2026: $779kAug 2026: $784kSept 2026: $790kOct 2026: $774k$832k$774kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $765k to $841k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Newlands

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $590k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $810k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $861k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
121$820k0—$5,667
2272$580k12$590k$6,953
31,567$780k67$810k$6,500
4689$900k25$861k$5,282
5+102$1.11m4—$4,482

Price per square metre

Homes in Newlands sold for a median $6,207 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Wellington: $6,273); the land under houses sold for an estimated $834 per square metre (Wellington: $896). 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.

$6,207per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$834per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,000per m² of floor, council capital values
$773per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Newlands

How long owners stay in Newlands

Homes in Newlands change hands every 9.1 years on median, against 10.5 across Wellington and 7.9 nationally.

9.1 yearsmedian time between sales, Newlands
10.5 yearsWellington
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Wellington: 1.6%)

By kind: houses 9.2 years, units & townhouses 10.9 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 Newlands

About 8,133 people lived in Newlands at the 2023 census (up 3% since 2018); their median age was about 35 (Wellington: 37); 66% of households owned their home (Wellington: 59%).

8,133people, 2023 (2018: 7,872)
35median age, about (Wellington: 37)
$136kmedian household income, about (Wellington: $140k)
66%of households own their home (2018: 67%)

Age

  • 30-64 years51%
  • 15-29 years21%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over9%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)72%
  • One-person household17%
  • Other multi-person household8%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European57%
  • Asian33%
  • Māori12%
  • Pacific Peoples8%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African4%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand63%
  • Asia21%
  • Pacific Islands4%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Australia1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00024%
  • $200,001 or more21%
  • $150,001-$200,00020%
  • $70,001-$100,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,0008%
  • $30,001-$50,0006%
  • $20,001-$30,0004%
  • $20,000 or less3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house79%
  • Joined dwelling21%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification22%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • No qualification9%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees9%
  • Level 2 certificate8%
  • Masters degree7%
  • Level 4 certificate7%
  • Level 1 certificate7%

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

Real estate agents selling in Newlands

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

Offices in Newlands

All 72 real estate agents in Newlands, 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 Newlands

29building consents in the last 12 months ($5.64m of work)
  • 24 Sunhaven Drive1 Aug 2026 · Building consentR1 - add & alt to existing detached dwg. Replacement of cladding. New dbl-glazed windows & doors, & reconfiguration of kitchen, laundry & bathrm.
  • 2 Kenmore Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentR1 - new timber retaining wall to replace existing
  • 32 Cotswold Crescent1 Aug 2026 · Building consentR1 - alt to single-storey dwg laundry & external door
  • 17 Lyndfield Lane1 Aug 2026 · Building consentR1 - minor work - existing single-storey dwg - add of new woodsman flare solid fuel woodburner & remove existing wood-burner.
  • 131 Ruskin Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentC1 - alt & add of new bathrm. Aka 131a ruskin Rd

Search building consents in Newlands 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 Newlands

About property sold in Newlands, Wellington

Every property in Newlands, Wellington, 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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