28 properties · Waimataitai, Timaru

Newman Street, Waimataitai

Newman Street in Waimataitai has 28 properties, valued by the council between $350,000 and $1,240,000 with a median of $510,000 (Waimataitai: $455,000). More of its homes were built in the 1930s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $513,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$510kmedian council valuation
$513kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1930median year built
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28 properties on Newman Street, Waimataitai

Highest and lowest on Newman Street

Highest-valued home1 Newman Street$1,240,000council valuation · 3 bed · 285 m² floor · 750 m² land
Lowest-valued home23 Newman Street$350,000council valuation · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 584 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months10 Newman Street$431,500sold 8 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 94 m² floor · 736 m² land

Property values on Newman Street

The council values Newman Street's 27 rated properties between $350,000 and $1,240,000. The middle half sit between about $435,000 and $604,000; the median is $510,000 and the mean $557,407.

Lowest: $350k$350kLowest10%: $406k20%: $431k20%30%: $439k40%: $474k40%Median: $510k60%: $548k60%70%: $600k80%: $608k80%90%: $720kHighest: $1.24m$1.24mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
21$480k0—
321$470k1—
45$600k0—

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

Newman Street compared with Waimataitai

Newman Street's median council value is 12% above Waimataitai's.

Newman StreetWaimataitaiTimaru
Median council value$510k$455k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months3.6%3.5%4.1%
Median section809 m²701 m²754 m²
Median year built193019501960
Council value per m² of floor$3k$4k$4k

Newman 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: $450k (2 sales)$450k20162017: $287k (3 sales)20172018: $358k (2 sales)20182019: $379k (2 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: $470k (2 sales)$470k20222025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$431,500$4,590
20222$470,115$3,098
20211$505,000$3,301
20201$387,000$3,071
20192$379,250$2,815
20182$358,000$2,515
20173$287,000$2,278
20162$450,380$3,060

Recent sales on Newman Street

The homes on Newman Street

Newman Street has 24 houses and 4 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1930s than in any other decade (33%).

1910s: 3 (3 homes)31910s1920s: 2 (2 homes)1930s: 9 (9 homes)91930s1940s: 2 (2 homes)1950s: 3 (3 homes)1950s1960s: 1 (1 home)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

Building and resource consents on Newman Street

4building consents in the last 5 years
  • 8 Newman Street1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInstall yunca ruby freestanding woodburner
  • 23 Newman Street1 May 2024 · Building consentDwg alterations & install Firenzo Stella ULEB freestanding woodburner
  • 37A Newman Street1 Mar 2024 · Building consentInstall Masport Hurunui freestanding woodburner
  • 26 Newman Street1 Mar 2023 · Building consentInstall masport serene freestanding woodburner

Newman 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.