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Selwyn Street, Marchwiel

Selwyn Street in Marchwiel has 64 properties, valued by the council between $270,000 and $660,000 with a median of $430,000 (Marchwiel: $450,000). More of its homes were built in the 1940s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $446,500. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $405,000.

$430kmedian council valuation
$447kour median estimate
$405kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1940median year built
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64 properties on Selwyn Street, Marchwiel

Highest and lowest on Selwyn Street

Highest-valued home159 Selwyn Street$660,000council valuation · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 510 m² land
Lowest-valued home242 Selwyn Street$270,000council valuation · 2 bed · 110 m² floor
Highest sale, last 12 months252 Selwyn Street$523,500sold 29 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 117 m² floor · 931 m² land

Property values on Selwyn Street

The council values Selwyn Street's 52 rated properties between $270,000 and $660,000. The middle half sit between about $383,750 and $498,750; the median is $430,000 and the mean $439,135.

Lowest: $270k$270kLowest10%: $336k20%: $371k20%30%: $397k40%: $410k40%Median: $430k60%: $455k60%70%: $478k80%: $520k80%90%: $549kHighest: $660k$660kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
25$315k0—
338$428k3$405k
47$520k0—
5+2$500k0—

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

Selwyn Street compared with Marchwiel

Selwyn Street's median council value is 4% below Marchwiel's.

Selwyn StreetMarchwielTimaru
Median council value$430k$450k$500k
Median sale, last 12 months$405k$484k$535k
Sold in the last 12 months4.7%5.1%4.1%
Time between sales10.5 yrs8.3 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section802 m²728 m²754 m²
Median year built194019601960
Council value per m² of floor$3k$4k$4k

Selwyn Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $305k (4 sales)$305k2017: $310k (2 sales)20172018: $408k (5 sales)2019: $255k (3 sales)20192020: $322k (3 sales)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: too few sales to say (1 sale)20232024: $438k (3 sales)2025: $450k (6 sales, this year so far)$450k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20256$450,000$3,817
20243$438,000$4,040
20231$618,000$3,236
20221$545,000$4,192
20211$410,000$3,942
20203$321,550$2,806
20193$255,000$2,452
20185$407,500$2,667
20172$310,000$2,621
20164$304,750$2,416

Recent sales on Selwyn Street

The homes on Selwyn Street

Selwyn Street has 60 houses and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1940s than in any other decade (35%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 4 (4 homes)1930s: 3 (3 homes)1930s1940s: 18 (18 homes)181950s: 17 (17 homes)1950s1960s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 3 (3 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)2000s: 1 (1 home)12000s

How long owners stay on Selwyn Street

Homes on Selwyn Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.5 years (Marchwiel: 8.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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 Selwyn Street

8building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 205 Selwyn Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentDwg additions & install metro ultra xtreme rad freestanding woodburner
  • 215 Selwyn Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentPart demolish dwg & new dwg with attached gge
  • 178 Selwyn Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consent2 x 2 storey multi-dwgs - 4 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg & 2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg with attached single gge
  • 236 Selwyn Street1 Sept 2025 · Building consentConstruction of 4 dwgs - 2 attached & 2 detached
  • 275 Selwyn Street1 Jul 2024 · Building consentInstall masport clutha ped freestanding woodburner
  • 257 Selwyn Street25 Jul 2024 · Resource consentGas Compound and Laundromat facility within existing Building

Selwyn 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.