83 properties · Castlecliff, Whanganui

Polson Street, Castlecliff

Polson Street in Castlecliff has 83 properties, valued by the council between $240,000 and $750,000 with a median of $400,000 (Castlecliff: $385,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $406,500. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$400kmedian council valuation
$407kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
WhanganuiCastlecliff ×Polson Street ×

83 properties on Polson Street, Castlecliff

Highest and lowest on Polson Street

Highest-valued home70A Polson Street$750,000council valuation · 4 bed · 264 m² floor · 764 m² land
Lowest-valued home63B Polson Street$240,000council valuation · 2 bed · 70 m² floor
Highest sale, last 12 months49 Polson Street$437,000sold 29 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 999 m² land

Property values on Polson Street

The council values Polson Street's 72 rated properties between $240,000 and $750,000. The middle half sit between about $365,750 and $430,000; the median is $400,000 and the mean $405,486.

Lowest: $240k$240kLowest10%: $335k20%: $355k20%30%: $377k40%: $387k40%Median: $400k60%: $415k60%70%: $420k80%: $440k80%90%: $475kHighest: $750k$750kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
29$360k0—
358$400k1—
45$475k0—

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

Polson Street compared with Castlecliff

Polson Street's median council value is 4% above Castlecliff's.

Polson StreetCastlecliffWhanganui
Median council value$400k$385k$480k
Sold in the last 12 months1.2%3.2%3.2%
Time between sales6.0 yrs7.3 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section920 m²736 m²809 m²
Median year built196019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Polson Street 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: $144k (4 sales)$144k2017: $165k (3 sales)20172018: $154k (6 sales)2019: $181k (2 sales)20192020: $239k (4 sales)2021: $460k (4 sales)20212022: $480k (3 sales)$480k2023: $337k (2 sales)20232024: $400k (3 sales)2025: $420k (3 sales, this year so far)$420k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20253$420,000$4,202
20243$400,000$4,105
20232$337,000$3,566
20223$480,000$5,036
20214$460,000$4,122
20204$239,000$2,587
20192$180,500$2,019
20186$153,500$1,534
20173$165,000$1,618
20164$144,400$1,272

Recent sales on Polson Street

The homes on Polson Street

Polson Street has 76 houses and 7 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (40%).

1910s: 2 (2 homes)21910s1920s: 4 (4 homes)1940s: 4 (4 homes)1940s1950s: 24 (24 homes)1960s: 29 (29 homes)291960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Polson Street

Homes on Polson Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.0 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 Polson Street

4building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 78 Polson Street1 Mar 2026 · Building consentConstruct 2 70m2 dwg units
  • 4 Polson Street1 Oct 2025 · Building consent(relocate) the foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 52.8m2 two-bdrm prefabricated dwg including the relocation of the prefabricated dwg onto the proposed
  • 62 Polson Street1 Nov 2022 · Building consentDividing of family bathrm to create new bathrm & separate ensuite
  • 4 Polson Street1 Aug 2022 · Building consentSupply & install metro ultra insert into existing chimney in livingroom
  • 68 Polson Street2 Aug 2024 · Resource consentTwo lot subdivision, second dwelling, undersized lot and boundary infringement (RCLU24/0057)
  • 68 Polson Street2 Aug 2024 · Resource consentTwo lot subdivision, second dwelling, undersized lot and boundary infringement

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