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Nile Street, Highfield

Nile Street in Highfield has 64 properties, valued by the council between $330,000 and $1,150,000 with a median of $610,000 (Highfield: $550,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $620,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $620,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 26A Nile Street, at $900,000.

$610kmedian council valuation
$620kour median estimate
$620kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1940median year built
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64 properties on Nile Street, Highfield

Highest and lowest on Nile Street

Highest-valued home19A Nile Street$1,150,000council valuation · 265 m² floor · 354 m² land
Lowest-valued home3/33 Nile Street$330,000council valuation · 2 bed · 88 m² floor
Highest sale in 202626A Nile Street$900,000sold 18 May 2026 · 4 bed · 194 m² floor · 1,657 m² land

Property values on Nile Street

The council values Nile Street's 55 rated properties between $330,000 and $1,150,000. The middle half sit between about $480,000 and $725,000; the median is $610,000 and the mean $622,182.

Lowest: $330k$330kLowest10%: $361k20%: $470k20%30%: $490k40%: $576k40%Median: $610k60%: $650k60%70%: $700k80%: $750k80%90%: $890kHighest: $1.15m$1.15mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
211$345k2—
324$575k2—
414$700k1—
5+5$960k0—

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

Nile Street compared with Highfield

Nile Street's median council value is 11% above Highfield's.

Nile StreetHighfieldTimaru
Median council value$610k$550k$500k
Median sale, last 12 months$620k$590k$535k
Sold in the last 12 months7.8%4.5%4.1%
Time between sales8.2 yrs8.4 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section844 m²732 m²754 m²
Median year built194019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Nile 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: $362k (5 sales)$362k20162017: $450k (5 sales)2018: $398k (6 sales)20182019: $378k (5 sales)2020: $505k (7 sales)20202021: $471k (3 sales)2022: $720k (2 sales)$720k20222023: $567k (2 sales)2024: $617k (3 sales)20242025: $680k (3 sales)2026: $620k (3 sales, this year so far)$620k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$620,000$4,662
20253$680,000$4,000
20243$617,000$4,285
20232$567,000$3,941
20222$720,000$3,498
20213$471,250$3,636
20207$505,000$3,061
20195$378,000$3,206
20186$397,500$2,802
20175$450,000$2,341
20165$362,000$2,785

Recent sales on Nile Street

  • 26A Nile Street$900,00018 May 2026 · 4 bed · 194 m² floor · 1,657 m² land
  • 14A Nile Street$620,00011 Feb 2026 · 2 bed · 133 m² floor · 655 m² land
  • 15 Nile Street$500,00015 Jan 2026 · 2 bed · 103 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 29A Nile Street$584,00030 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 171 m² floor · 921 m² land
  • 35A Nile Street$680,00026 Sept 2025 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 400 m² land
  • 10 Nile Street$680,0007 Jul 2025 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 842 m² land
  • 5 Nile Street$805,00011 Oct 2024 · 3 bed · 165 m² floor · 888 m² land
  • 34 Nile Street$617,00015 Aug 2024 · 3 bed · 144 m² floor · 959 m² land
  • 21 Nile Street$465,00016 May 2024 · 2 bed · 120 m² floor · 850 m² land
  • 2/31 Nile Street$459,0008 Dec 2023 · 2 bed · 106 m² floor
  • 29 Nile Street$675,0002 Jun 2023 · 3 bed · 190 m² floor · 577 m² land
  • 11 Nile Street$990,00021 Oct 2022 · 3 bed · 223 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 21A Nile Street$450,00018 Aug 2022 · 4 bed · 176 m² floor · 511 m² land
  • 3/33 Nile Street$320,0002 Dec 2021 · 2 bed · 88 m² floor
  • 23 Nile Street$560,00028 Sept 2021 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 893 m² land
  • 30 Nile Street$471,25031 Mar 2021 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 814 m² land
  • 21B Nile Street$395,00027 Oct 2020 · 3 bed · 133 m² floor · 481 m² land
  • 35 Nile Street$320,00024 Sept 2020 · 3 bed · 93 m² floor · 381 m² land
  • 24 Nile Street$630,00027 Aug 2020 · 4 bed · 272 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 5A Nile Street$399,50016 Jul 2020 · 3 bed · 116 m² floor · 690 m² land

The homes on Nile Street

Nile Street has 47 houses and 17 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (22%).

1900s: 2 (2 homes)21910s: 6 (6 homes)1910s1920s: 11 (11 homes)1930s: 5 (5 homes)1930s1940s: 5 (5 homes)1950s: 4 (4 homes)1950s1960s: 12 (12 homes)121970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 2 (2 homes)1990s: 3 (3 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2010s: 2 (2 homes)22010s

How long owners stay on Nile Street

Homes on Nile Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.2 years (Highfield: 8.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 14 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 Nile Street

11building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 5 Nile Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall solid fuel burner in dwg
  • 14A Nile Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentBuilding alterations (repair foundation)
  • 9 Nile Street1 Feb 2026 · Building consentInbuilt solid fuel heater : removal of existing insert fireplace & replace with metro smart insert fire & metro eco flue
  • 14 Nile Street1 May 2025 · Building consentInterior alt
  • 9 Nile Street1 Sept 2024 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - extend south side of dwg, create master bdrm with ensuite, create office/4th bdrm, modifications to bdrm 2
  • 25 Nile Street17 Oct 2022 · Resource consentThree Lot Subdivision

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