131 properties · Tawa, Wellington

Oxford Street, Tawa

Oxford Street in Tawa has 131 properties, valued by the council between $430,000 and $4,880,000 with a median of $790,000 (Tawa: $810,000). More of its homes were built in the 1990s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $745,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $649,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 3/18 Oxford Street, at $689,000.

$790kmedian council valuation
$745kour median estimate
$649kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1980median year built
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130 properties on Oxford Street, Tawa

Highest and lowest on Oxford Street

Highest-valued home8-10 Oxford Street$4,880,000council valuation · 1 bed · 1600 m² floor · 2,694 m² land
Lowest-valued home43 Oxford Street$430,000council valuation · 458 m² land
Highest sale in 20263/18 Oxford Street$689,000sold 17 Feb 2026 · 87 m² floor · 70 m² land

Property values on Oxford Street

The council values Oxford Street's 108 rated properties between $430,000 and $4,880,000. The middle half sit between about $695,000 and $875,000; the median is $790,000 and the mean $845,833.

Lowest: $430k$430kLowest10%: $667k20%: $680k20%30%: $710k40%: $764k40%Median: $790k60%: $810k60%70%: $840k80%: $910k80%90%: $996kHighest: $4.88m$4.88mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$2.88m0—
221$680k0—
357$800k0—
415$990k0—
5+4$1.23m0—

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

Oxford Street compared with Tawa

Oxford Street's median council value is about the same as Tawa's.

Oxford StreetTawaWellington
Median council value$790k$810k$900k
Median sale, last 12 months$649k$791k$875k
Sold in the last 12 months3.8%3.2%1.6%
Time between sales16.5 yrs11.9 yrs10.5 yrs
Median section516 m²671 m²570 m²
Median year built198019601970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$5k$6k

Oxford 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: $481k (2 sales)$481k20162017: $585k (4 sales)2018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: $711k (5 sales)2020: $715k (5 sales)20202021: $940k (4 sales)2022: $940k (5 sales)20222023: $840k (5 sales)2024: $1.0m (3 sales)$1.0m20242025: $732k (9 sales)2026: $649k (3 sales, this year so far)$649k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$649,000$7,460
20259$731,500$8,377
20243$1,000,000$6,111
20235$840,000$5,892
20225$940,000$6,458
20214$940,000$7,306
20205$715,000$5,958
20195$711,000$5,385
20181$470,050$5,876
20174$585,000$4,298
20162$480,500$4,205

Recent sales on Oxford Street

The homes on Oxford Street

Oxford Street has 88 houses, 37 units and townhouses and 2 apartments. More were built in the 1990s than in any other decade (22%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1910s: 2 (2 homes)1920s: 2 (2 homes)1920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 12 (12 homes)1940s1950s: 21 (21 homes)1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 16 (16 homes)1980s1990s: 24 (24 homes)242000s: 10 (10 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 8 (8 homes)82020s

How long owners stay on Oxford Street

Homes on Oxford Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 16.5 years (Tawa: 11.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 16 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 Oxford Street

4building consents in the last 5 years
4resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 94 Oxford Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall xtreme rad base heating
  • 80A Oxford Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentR1 - install masport Kaituna freestanding woodburner to living room.
  • 64 Oxford Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consentInstall f/s masport Kaituna ash
  • 8-10 Oxford Street1 Dec 2021 · Building consentC1 - major alterations to 4x two-storey multi-unit (6) dwgs. Reclad.
  • 21 Oxford Street31 Jan 2025 · Resource consentLand Use: Alterations to existing kindergarten building
  • 57 Oxford Street4 Jun 2024 · Resource consentLand Use: Additions and alterations to existing early learning centre
  • 87 Oxford Street18 Oct 2023 · Resource consentLand Use and Subdivision: Earthworks, multi-unit development and 18-lot fee simple subdivision
  • 40 Oxford Street18 Jan 2022 · Resource consentSubdivision: Update to existing cross lease

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