45 properties · Waimataitai, Timaru

MacDonald Street, Waimataitai

MacDonald Street in Waimataitai has 45 properties, valued by the council between $275,000 and $530,000 with a median of $375,000 (Waimataitai: $455,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $393,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 10 MacDonald Street, at $270,000.

$375kmedian council valuation
$393kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1950median year built
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45 properties on MacDonald Street, Waimataitai

Highest and lowest on MacDonald Street

Highest-valued home18 MacDonald Street$530,000council valuation · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
Lowest-valued home43 MacDonald Street$275,000council valuation · 2 bed · 78 m² floor · 382 m² land
Highest sale in 202610 MacDonald Street$270,000sold 16 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 75 m² floor · 703 m² land

Property values on MacDonald Street

The council values MacDonald Street's 43 rated properties between $275,000 and $530,000. The middle half sit between about $336,000 and $438,000; the median is $375,000 and the mean $388,605.

Lowest: $275k$275kLowest10%: $316k20%: $332k20%30%: $340k40%: $355k40%Median: $375k60%: $403k60%70%: $425k80%: $451k80%90%: $469kHighest: $530k$530kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
27$320k0—
331$400k1—
43$425k0—

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

MacDonald Street compared with Waimataitai

MacDonald Street's median council value is 18% below Waimataitai's.

MacDonald StreetWaimataitaiTimaru
Median council value$375k$455k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months2.2%3.5%4.1%
Time between sales6.1 yrs6.6 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section740 m²701 m²754 m²
Median year built195019501960
Council value per m² of floor$3k$4k$4k

MacDonald 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: $255k (6 sales)$255k20162017: $245k (2 sales)2018: $241k (7 sales)20182019: $235k (7 sales)2020: $307k (2 sales)20202021: $378k (2 sales)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $443k (2 sales)$443k2024: $422k (4 sales)$422k20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$270,000$3,600
20251$460,000$3,485
20244$421,500$3,416
20232$442,500$4,949
20221$333,000$3,659
20212$377,500$3,780
20202$307,250$2,733
20197$235,000$2,628
20187$241,000$2,410
20172$245,000$2,391
20166$255,000$2,206

Recent sales on MacDonald Street

The homes on MacDonald Street

MacDonald Street has 43 houses and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (33%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 1 (1 home)1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1940s: 13 (13 homes)1950s: 14 (14 homes)141950s1960s: 4 (4 homes)1970s: 3 (3 homes)1970s2000s: 1 (1 home)2010s: 3 (3 homes)32010s

How long owners stay on MacDonald Street

Homes on MacDonald Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.1 years (Waimataitai: 6.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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 MacDonald Street

1resource consents in the last 5 years

MacDonald Street in other suburbs

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