72 properties · Manly, Whangaparāoa

Polkinghorne Drive, Manly

Polkinghorne Drive in Manly has 72 properties, valued by the council between $690,000 and $1,575,000 with a median of $970,000 (Manly: $1,050,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1980s. We estimate its homes at a median $960,500. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 43 Polkinghorne Drive, at $1,257,000.

$970kmedian council valuation
$961kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1980median year built
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72 properties on Polkinghorne Drive, Manly

Highest and lowest on Polkinghorne Drive

Highest-valued home28 Polkinghorne Drive$1,575,000council valuation · 5 bed · 358 m² floor · 678 m² land
Lowest-valued home58A Polkinghorne Drive$690,000council valuation · 2 bed · 65 m² floor
Highest sale in 202643 Polkinghorne Drive$1,257,000sold 27 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 260 m² floor · 718 m² land

Property values on Polkinghorne Drive

The council values Polkinghorne Drive's 72 rated properties between $690,000 and $1,575,000. The middle half sit between about $890,000 and $1,137,500; the median is $970,000 and the mean $1,006,389.

Lowest: $690k$690kLowest10%: $830k20%: $880k20%30%: $900k40%: $924k40%Median: $970k60%: $1.04m60%70%: $1.1m80%: $1.18m80%90%: $1.2mHighest: $1.57m$1.57mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.23m0—
25$830k0—
332$900k0—
429$1.07m2—
5+5$1.18m0—

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

Polkinghorne Drive compared with Manly

Polkinghorne Drive's median council value is 8% below Manly's.

Polkinghorne DriveManlyWhangaparāoa
Median council value$970k$1.05m$1.02m
Sold in the last 12 months2.8%4.6%4.7%
Time between sales8.5 yrs9.4 yrs8.5 yrs
Median section739 m²812 m²809 m²
Median year built198019801990
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$6k

Polkinghorne Drive 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: $740k (3 sales)$740k20162017: $750k (8 sales)2018: $890k (5 sales)20182019: $745k (6 sales)2020: $801k (3 sales)20202021: $1.12m (6 sales)2022: $1.17m (7 sales)$1.17m20222023: $1.02m (6 sales)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $940k (5 sales)2026: $1.05m (2 sales, this year so far)$1.05m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$1,048,500$6,380
20255$940,000$5,477
20241$957,000$5,981
20236$1,017,000$5,691
20227$1,170,000$5,529
20216$1,122,000$6,943
20203$801,000$5,240
20196$745,000$5,401
20185$890,000$5,659
20178$749,500$6,025
20163$740,000$5,217

Recent sales on Polkinghorne Drive

The homes on Polkinghorne Drive

Polkinghorne Drive has 51 houses and 21 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1980s (61%).

1920s: 2 (2 homes)21920s1930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1950s: 6 (6 homes)1950s1970s: 7 (7 homes)1970s1980s: 44 (44 homes)441980s1990s: 12 (12 homes)121990s

How long owners stay on Polkinghorne Drive

Homes on Polkinghorne Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.5 years (Manly: 9.4 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 22 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 Polkinghorne Drive

7building consents in the last 5 years
  • 3 Polkinghorne Drive1 May 2026 · Building consentRbw - proposed alterations to existing house. Remove dining room walls. Replace existing deck with new deck, replace ceiling insulation, upgrade bathrm & ensuite with new showers, replace roof cla
  • 60 Polkinghorne Drive1 Mar 2026 · Building consentTo remove an existing rotated retaining wall to the east off the boundary, roughly 18m long, & replace it with a new 23m long wall. There is a pipe bridging detail over a stainless-steel pipe & a
  • 20 Polkinghorne Drive1 Aug 2025 · Building consentRbw - 16943 new two bdrm dwg to be built on site, includes all relevant site works such as foundations, storm water & sewage.
  • 20 Polkinghorne Drive1 Nov 2024 · Building consentRbw - proposed alterations to existing house, removal of portion of house, bathrm, ensuite, laundry & bdrm alterations, new window joinery.
  • 65 Polkinghorne Drive1 Sept 2022 · Building consentrbw - proposed studio with one bdrm, kitchen, living & shower room within existing footprint & proposed wc to existing dwgs laundry area. & fire wall between minor unit.

Polkinghorne Drive 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.