57 properties · Waimataitai, Timaru

Selwyn Street, Waimataitai

Selwyn Street in Waimataitai has 57 properties, valued by the council between $370,000 and $730,000 with a median of $450,000 (Waimataitai: $455,000). More of its homes were built in the 1910s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $449,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $545,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 144 Selwyn Street, at $545,000.

$450kmedian council valuation
$449kour median estimate
$545kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1950median year built
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57 properties on Selwyn Street, Waimataitai

Highest and lowest on Selwyn Street

Highest-valued home149 Selwyn Street$730,000council valuation · 5 bed · 229 m² floor · 1,052 m² land
Lowest-valued home130 Selwyn Street$370,000council valuation · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 615 m² land
Highest sale in 2026144 Selwyn Street$545,000sold 18 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 999 m² land

Property values on Selwyn Street

The council values Selwyn Street's 51 rated properties between $370,000 and $730,000. The middle half sit between about $407,500 and $502,500; the median is $450,000 and the mean $467,255.

Lowest: $370k$370kLowest10%: $380k20%: $400k20%30%: $415k40%: $430k40%Median: $450k60%: $465k60%70%: $485k80%: $520k80%90%: $600kHighest: $730k$730kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
26$395k0—
336$443k2—
47$485k1—
5+1$730k0—

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

Selwyn Street compared with Waimataitai

Selwyn Street's median council value is about the same as Waimataitai's.

Selwyn StreetWaimataitaiTimaru
Median council value$450k$455k$500k
Median sale, last 12 months$545k$510k$535k
Sold in the last 12 months5.3%3.5%4.1%
Time between sales8.1 yrs6.6 yrs8.2 yrs
Median section675 m²701 m²754 m²
Median year built195019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Selwyn 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: $278k (6 sales)$278k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $349k (5 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: $335k (5 sales)20202021: $417k (6 sales)2022: $435k (3 sales)20222023: $450k (5 sales)2024: $485k (3 sales)20242025: $418k (3 sales)2026: $528k (2 sales, this year so far)$528k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$527,500$3,243
20253$417,500$3,340
20243$485,000$4,266
20235$450,000$4,123
20223$435,000$3,991
20216$417,325$3,229
20205$335,000$3,209
20191$450,000$3,462
20185$349,000$1,750
20171$427,500$1,867
20166$277,750$2,470

Recent sales on Selwyn Street

The homes on Selwyn Street

Selwyn Street has 50 houses, 5 apartments and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1910s than in any other decade (29%).

1910s: 15 (15 homes)151910s1920s: 5 (5 homes)1930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1940s: 4 (4 homes)1950s: 11 (11 homes)1950s1960s: 8 (8 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1990s: 1 (1 home)2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Selwyn Street

Homes on Selwyn Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.1 years (Waimataitai: 6.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 18 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

1resource consents in the last 5 years

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.