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Douglas Street, Highfield

Douglas Street in Highfield has 170 properties, valued by the council between $110,000 and $1,500,000 with a median of $570,000 (Highfield: $550,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $580,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $590,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 82 Douglas Street, at $730,000.

$570kmedian council valuation
$580kour median estimate
$590kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1950median year built
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170 properties on Douglas Street, Highfield

Highest and lowest on Douglas Street

Highest-valued home134 Douglas Street$1,500,000council valuation · 5 bed · 518 m² floor · 587 m² land
Lowest-valued home29B Douglas Street$110,000council valuation · 99 m² land
Highest sale in 202682 Douglas Street$730,000sold 13 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 800 m² land

Property values on Douglas Street

The council values Douglas Street's 153 rated properties between $110,000 and $1,500,000. The middle half sit between about $450,000 and $735,000; the median is $570,000 and the mean $621,863.

Lowest: $110k$110kLowest10%: $395k20%: $430k20%30%: $470k40%: $528k40%Median: $570k60%: $630k60%70%: $694k80%: $776k80%90%: $932kHighest: $1.5m$1.5mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
219$405k0—
378$525k3$555k
443$710k2—
5+9$1.35m0—

Council rating valuations: the council's figure for apportioning rates, not a market appraisal.

Douglas Street compared with Highfield

Douglas Street's median council value is 4% above Highfield's.

Douglas StreetHighfieldTimaru
Median council value$570k$550k$500k
Median sale, last 12 months$590k$590k$535k
Sold in the last 12 months2.9%4.5%4.1%
Time between sales10.1 yrs8.4 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section682 m²732 m²754 m²
Median year built195019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Douglas Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2026 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $430k (11 sales)$430k20162017: $301k (6 sales)2018: $453k (8 sales)20182019: $385k (10 sales)2020: $390k (11 sales)20202021: $460k (21 sales)2022: $644k (6 sales)$644k20222023: $590k (11 sales)2024: $431k (10 sales)20242025: $545k (14 sales)2026: $555k (3 sales, this year so far)$555k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$555,000$3,208
202514$545,000$4,645
202410$431,000$4,382
202311$590,000$3,639
20226$644,000$4,046
202121$460,000$3,412
202011$390,000$3,026
201910$385,000$3,230
20188$453,000$2,612
20176$301,000$2,454
201611$430,000$2,727

Recent sales on Douglas Street

The homes on Douglas Street

Douglas Street has 149 houses, 12 units and townhouses, 4 sections and 4 apartments. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (28%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11910s1920s: 9 (9 homes)1930s: 7 (7 homes)1930s1940s: 35 (35 homes)1950s: 41 (41 homes)411950s1960s: 16 (16 homes)1970s: 12 (12 homes)1970s1980s: 4 (4 homes)1990s: 6 (6 homes)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)2010s: 16 (16 homes)162010s

How long owners stay on Douglas Street

Homes on Douglas Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.1 years (Highfield: 8.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 43 resales in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Building and resource consents on Douglas Street

1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 218 Douglas Street14 Mar 2024 · Resource consentBreach of Recession Plane to west boundary

Douglas Street in other suburbs

Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.