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Virginia Road, Saint Johns Hill

Virginia Road in Saint Johns Hill has 77 properties, valued by the council between $280,000 and $2,110,000 with a median of $715,000 (Saint Johns Hill: $680,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $698,500. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $690,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 30 Virginia Road, at $749,000.

$715kmedian council valuation
$699kour median estimate
$690kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1960median year built
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78 properties on Virginia Road, Saint Johns Hill

Highest and lowest on Virginia Road

Highest-valued home43 Virginia Road$2,110,000council valuation · 5 bed · 556 m² floor · 4,169 m² land
Lowest-valued home1D Virginia Road$280,000council valuation · 819 m² land
Highest sale in 202630 Virginia Road$749,000sold 17 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 622 m² land

Property values on Virginia Road

The council values Virginia Road's 68 rated properties between $280,000 and $2,110,000. The middle half sit between about $627,000 and $882,500; the median is $715,000 and the mean $781,912.

Lowest: $280k$280kLowest10%: $547k20%: $614k20%30%: $640k40%: $670k40%Median: $715k60%: $754k60%70%: $829k80%: $936k80%90%: $1.14mHighest: $2.11m$2.11mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$580k0—
333$640k3$640k
424$838k1—
5+7$1.14m1—

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

Virginia Road compared with Saint Johns Hill

Virginia Road's median council value is 5% above Saint Johns Hill's.

Virginia RoadSaint Johns HillWhanganui
Median council value$715k$680k$480k
Median sale, last 12 months$690k$690k$500k
Sold in the last 12 months6.5%4.6%3.2%
Time between sales8.9 yrs8.8 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section916 m²917 m²809 m²
Median year built196019601960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Virginia Road 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: $295k (3 sales)$295k2017: $336k (5 sales)20172018: $529k (6 sales)2019: $570k (2 sales)20192020: $394k (8 sales)2022: $690k (3 sales)20222023: $680k (5 sales)2024: $703k (2 sales)20242025: $910k (4 sales)$910k2026: $665k (4 sales, this year so far)$665k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$665,000$4,222
20254$910,000$4,003
20242$702,500$3,379
20235$680,000$3,462
20223$690,000$4,800
20208$394,000$1,910
20192$570,000$3,004
20186$528,500$2,248
20175$336,000$2,050
20163$295,000$1,333

Recent sales on Virginia Road

The homes on Virginia Road

Virginia Road has 66 houses, 6 units and townhouses and 5 apartments. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (19%).

1890s: 1 (1 home)11890s1900s: 1 (1 home)1910s: 5 (5 homes)1910s1920s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 5 (5 homes)1940s1950s: 10 (10 homes)1960s: 13 (13 homes)131960s1970s: 9 (9 homes)1980s: 12 (12 homes)1980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 5 (5 homes)52020s

How long owners stay on Virginia Road

Homes on Virginia Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.9 years (Saint Johns Hill: 8.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 15 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 Virginia Road

8building consents in the last 5 years
5resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 1A Virginia Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInsert pellet fire & flue into existing masonry fireplace & existing chimney. Was originally an open fire. Converted to an insert gas heater some time ago by a previous owner
  • 1E Virginia Road1 Jul 2025 · Building consentInstall of a pyroclassic fire into the living room, including new flue kit. Dektile flashing on a decrabond roof
  • 1A Virginia Road1 Jun 2025 · Building consentExisting gge to be demolished. Replaced with new gge on existing footprint building
  • 1A Virginia Road1 Apr 2025 · Building consentNew timber deck partially over existing concrete decking
  • 11A Virginia Road1 Jul 2024 · Building consentConstruct a new 60m2 minor dwg
  • 1A Virginia Road11 Apr 2025 · Resource consentReplace an existing garage
  • 11A Virginia Road11 Apr 2024 · Resource consentBreach of rule GRZ-S4 (height in relation to boundary) along the eastern property boundary
  • 31 Virginia Road24 Aug 2022 · Resource consentSubdivision of land into two (2) lots and Works in proximity to a protected tree
  • 31 Virginia Road24 Aug 2022 · Resource consentSubdivision of land into two (2) lots and Works in proximity to a protected tree
  • 9A Virginia Road26 Jul 2022 · Resource consentDeemed permitted variation to local plan control

Virginia Road 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.