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Guinness Street, Highfield

Guinness Street in Highfield has 47 properties, valued by the council between $320,000 and $1,450,000 with a median of $560,000 (Highfield: $550,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $578,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 19A Guinness Street, at $515,000.

$560kmedian council valuation
$578kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1920median year built
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47 properties on Guinness Street, Highfield

Highest and lowest on Guinness Street

Highest-valued home29E Guinness Street$1,450,000council valuation · 4 bed · 293 m² floor · 1,059 m² land
Lowest-valued home4A Guinness Street$320,000council valuation · 2 bed · 60 m² floor
Highest sale in 202619A Guinness Street$515,000sold 11 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 506 m² land

Property values on Guinness Street

The council values Guinness Street's 45 rated properties between $320,000 and $1,450,000. The middle half sit between about $488,000 and $661,000; the median is $560,000 and the mean $646,000.

Lowest: $320k$320kLowest10%: $450k20%: $474k20%30%: $502k40%: $532k40%Median: $560k60%: $570k60%70%: $590k80%: $732k80%90%: $1.12mHighest: $1.45m$1.45mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
26$395k0—
325$520k1—
412$965k0—
5+1$1.1m0—

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

Guinness Street compared with Highfield

Guinness Street's median council value is about the same as Highfield's.

Guinness StreetHighfieldTimaru
Median council value$560k$550k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months2.1%4.5%4.1%
Time between sales8.3 yrs8.4 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section766 m²732 m²754 m²
Median year built192019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Guinness 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: $274k (5 sales)$274k2017: $365k (6 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)2019: $400k (5 sales)20192020: $608k (8 sales)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $420k (3 sales)20232025: $620k (5 sales)$620k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$515,000$4,905
20255$620,000$3,524
20233$420,000$4,964
20221$415,000$3,051
20211$440,000$4,356
20208$607,500$3,809
20195$400,000$3,667
20181$888,000$3,828
20176$365,000$2,937
20165$274,000$1,008

Recent sales on Guinness Street

The homes on Guinness Street

Guinness Street has 41 houses and 6 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (31%).

1910s: 10 (10 homes)101920s: 14 (14 homes)141920s1930s: 4 (4 homes)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 3 (3 homes)1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Guinness Street

Homes on Guinness Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.3 years (Highfield: 8.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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.

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