1,176 properties · Wellington Central, Wellington

The Terrace, Wellington Central

The Terrace in Wellington Central has 1,176 properties, valued by the council between $300,000 and $1,310,000 with a median of $620,000 (Wellington Central: $680,000). More of its homes were built in the 1990s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $618,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$620kmedian council valuation
$618kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1930median year built
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1,176 properties on The Terrace, Wellington Central

Highest and lowest on The Terrace

Highest-valued home225B The Terrace$1,310,000council valuation · 5 bed · 200 m² floor
Lowest-valued home220 The Terrace$300,000council valuation · 1 bed · 30 m² floor
Highest sale, last 12 months7/246 The Terrace$520,000sold 19 Sept 2025 · 1 bed · 50 m² floor

Property values on The Terrace

The council values The Terrace's 62 rated properties between $300,000 and $1,310,000. The middle half sit between about $506,000 and $780,500; the median is $620,000 and the mean $674,597.

Lowest: $300k$300kLowest10%: $412k20%: $472k20%30%: $540k40%: $571k40%Median: $620k60%: $680k60%70%: $731k80%: $830k80%90%: $1.05mHighest: $1.31m$1.31mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
122$470k1—
223$620k0—
313$830k0—
43$1.01m0—
5+1$1.31m0—

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

The Terrace compared with Wellington Central

The Terrace's median council value is 9% below Wellington Central's.

The TerraceWellington CentralWellington
Median council value$620k$680k$900k
Sold in the last 12 months0.1%0%1.6%
Time between sales18.1 yrs—10.5 yrs
Median section287 m²284 m²570 m²
Median year built193019301970
Council value per m² of floor$8k$8k$6k

The Terrace 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 (3 sales)$450k20162017: $323k (4 sales)2018: $468k (2 sales)20182019: $770k (5 sales)2020: $603k (4 sales)20202021: $1.04m (2 sales)$1.04m2022: $433k (4 sales)20222024: $615k (4 sales)$615k2025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$520,000$10,400
20244$614,625$9,595
20224$433,000$10,229
20212$1,045,000$9,434
20204$602,500$7,689
20195$770,000$7,000
20182$468,496$7,386
20174$322,500$5,762
20163$450,000$6,429

Recent sales on The Terrace

The homes on The Terrace

The Terrace has 1,102 apartments and 39 houses. More were built in the 1990s than in any other decade (39%).

1890s: 2 (2 homes)21890s1900s: 1 (1 home)1900s1910s: 18 (18 homes)1910s1920s: 2 (2 homes)1920s1930s: 10 (10 homes)1930s1980s: 3 (3 homes)1980s1990s: 24 (24 homes)241990s2010s: 2 (2 homes)22010s

How long owners stay on The Terrace

Homes on The Terrace that resold in the last five years had been held a median 18.1 years .

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 The Terrace

11resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 112-114 The Terrace19 May 2025 · Resource consentLand Use and Subdivision: Alterations and conversion of an existing commercial building to mixed use and unit title subdivision
  • 112-114 The Terrace19 May 2025 · Resource consentLand Use and Subdivision: Alterations and conversion of an existing commercial building to mixed use and unit title subdivision
  • F/99 The Terrace23 Oct 2024 · Resource consentLand Use: Utilise the basement tenancy for a distillery and retail sale of the products
  • 80 The Terrace12 Mar 2024 · Resource consentChange Of Condition to SR538244 relating to exterior decorative CHS poles and downpipes
  • 147 The Terrace9 Nov 2023 · Resource consentLand Use: Upgrade an existing building mounted telecommunications facility

The Terrace 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.