91 properties · Tawa, Wellington

Collins Avenue, Tawa

Collins Avenue in Tawa has 91 properties, valued by the council between $430,000 and $2,740,000 with a median of $730,000 (Tawa: $810,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $700,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 43A Collins Avenue, at $710,000.

$730kmedian council valuation
$700kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1970median year built
WellingtonTawa ×Collins Avenue ×

101 properties on Collins Avenue, Tawa

Highest and lowest on Collins Avenue

Highest-valued home15 Collins Avenue$2,740,000council valuation · 1 bed · 910 m² floor · 1,647 m² land
Lowest-valued home55A Collins Avenue$430,000council valuation · 2 bed · 63 m² floor · 174 m² land
Highest sale in 202643A Collins Avenue$710,000sold 18 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 133 m² floor · 367 m² land

Property values on Collins Avenue

The council values Collins Avenue's 71 rated properties between $430,000 and $2,740,000. The middle half sit between about $517,500 and $800,000; the median is $730,000 and the mean $715,704.

Lowest: $430k$430kLowest10%: $470k20%: $495k20%30%: $540k40%: $690k40%Median: $730k60%: $765k60%70%: $790k80%: $810k80%90%: $860kHighest: $2.74m$2.74mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
14$525k0—
222$495k1—
322$740k1—
417$810k0—
5+2$855k0—

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

Collins Avenue compared with Tawa

Collins Avenue's median council value is 10% below Tawa's.

Collins AvenueTawaWellington
Median council value$730k$810k$900k
Sold in the last 12 months2.2%3.2%1.7%
Time between sales12.0 yrs11.9 yrs10.5 yrs
Median section615 m²670 m²569 m²
Median year built197019601970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$5k$6k

Collins Avenue 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: $437k (5 sales)$437k2018: $412k (4 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: $661k (4 sales)20202021: $655k (5 sales)2022: $768k (5 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $816k (2 sales)$816k20242025: $775k (4 sales)2026: $605k (2 sales, this year so far)$605k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$605,000$5,447
20254$775,000$4,079
20242$816,000$5,951
20231$750,000$5,357
20225$768,000$7,222
20215$655,000$7,278
20204$660,675$6,863
20191$772,000$2,339
20184$412,250$3,426
20165$436,500$3,188

Recent sales on Collins Avenue

The homes on Collins Avenue

Collins Avenue has 83 houses, 4 apartments and 3 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (29%).

1940s: 5 (5 homes)51940s1950s: 18 (18 homes)1960s: 9 (9 homes)1960s1970s: 20 (20 homes)201980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 8 (8 homes)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Collins Avenue

Homes on Collins Avenue that resold in the last five years had been held a median 12.0 years (Tawa: 11.9 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 Collins Avenue

6building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 40A Collins Avenue1 May 2026 · Building consentR2 - alt to existing ground floor bathrm in two storey detached dwg
  • 36 Collins Avenue1 Sept 2025 · Building consentR2 - minor works - shift window in kitchen on north-west elevation.
  • 54 Collins Avenue1 Jul 2025 · Building consentR2 - replace existing inbuilt solid fuel burner with new.
  • 31 Collins Avenue1 Nov 2023 · Building consentR1 - minor works - alt to detached dwg. Change to sink & installation of dishwasher drawers.
  • 22 Collins Avenue1 Nov 2022 · Building consentR2 - notification of blown-in insulation exemption.
  • 81 Collins Avenue4 Sept 2023 · Resource consentTo undertake earthworks for road construction and tracking during harvesting of mature pine plantation. Earthworks expecting to exceed 5000 cubic metres over a 3 month period.
  • 81 Collins Avenue4 Sept 2023 · Resource consentTo undertake earthworks for road construction and tracking during harvesting of mature pine plantation. Earthworks expecting to exceed 5000 cubic metres over a 3 month period.
  • 101 Collins Avenue13 Jul 2022 · Resource consentTo discharge contaminants (namely odour and volatile organic compounds) to air arising from the operation of a printing facility.

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