52 properties · Castlecliff, Whanganui

Kowhai Street, Castlecliff

Kowhai Street in Castlecliff has 52 properties, valued by the council between $225,000 and $510,000 with a median of $360,000 (Castlecliff: $385,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1960s. We estimate its homes at a median $362,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $362,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 36 Kowhai Street, at $385,000.

$360kmedian council valuation
$362kour median estimate
$363kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1960median year built
WhanganuiCastlecliff ×Kowhai Street ×

53 properties on Kowhai Street, Castlecliff

Highest and lowest on Kowhai Street

Highest-valued home11 Kowhai Street$510,000council valuation · 3 bed · 125 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
Lowest-valued home20 Kowhai Street$225,000council valuation · 3 bed · 89 m² floor · 632 m² land
Highest sale in 202636 Kowhai Street$385,000sold 5 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 766 m² land

Property values on Kowhai Street

The council values Kowhai Street's 51 rated properties between $225,000 and $510,000. The middle half sit between about $305,000 and $420,000; the median is $360,000 and the mean $364,412.

Lowest: $225k$225kLowest10%: $275k20%: $300k20%30%: $310k40%: $345k40%Median: $360k60%: $375k60%70%: $400k80%: $440k80%90%: $460kHighest: $510k$510kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$305k1—
338$363k1—
43$440k1—
5+1$490k0—

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

Kowhai Street compared with Castlecliff

Kowhai Street's median council value is 6% below Castlecliff's.

Kowhai StreetCastlecliffWhanganui
Median council value$360k$385k$480k
Median sale, last 12 months$363k$390k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months7.7%3.2%3.2%
Time between sales5.7 yrs7.3 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section736 m²736 m²809 m²
Median year built196019601960
Council value per m² of floor$3k$4k$4k

Kowhai 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: $114k (2 sales)$114k20162017: $80k (3 sales)2018: $195k (6 sales)20182019: $250k (2 sales)2020: $308k (2 sales)20202021: $486k (3 sales)$486k2022: $382k (2 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $230k (3 sales)20242025: $478k (2 sales)2026: $340k (3 sales, this year so far)$340k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$340,000$3,788
20252$477,500$3,410
20243$230,000$2,584
20231$500,000$4,310
20222$381,500$3,713
20213$486,420$4,211
20202$307,500$2,520
20192$249,500$2,370
20186$195,000$1,806
20173$80,000$893
20162$113,500$735

Recent sales on Kowhai Street

The homes on Kowhai Street

Kowhai Street has 52 houses. Most were built in the 1960s (53%).

1910s: 7 (7 homes)71910s1940s: 3 (3 homes)1940s1950s: 6 (6 homes)1950s1960s: 27 (27 homes)271960s1970s: 6 (6 homes)1970s2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Kowhai Street

Homes on Kowhai Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.7 years (Castlecliff: 7.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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 Kowhai Street

5building consents in the last 5 years
  • 44 Kowhai Street1 Dec 2025 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - convert office space & kitchen to a two-bdrm dwg, change of use.
  • 56 Kowhai Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consentPim only - retrofit of existing house including new kitchen, bathrm, windows & insulation
  • 50 Kowhai Street1 Aug 2025 · Building consentInstall inbuilt woodsman Totara logfire
  • 48 Kowhai Street1 Mar 2025 · Building consentMa - change to location & foundation
  • 47 Kowhai Street1 Apr 2023 · Building consentConstruct a new 54m2 gge

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