Dunedin · Dunedin City
Last sold Mar 1981
Melrose, a grand residence probably designed by Dunedin architect John McGregor for lawyer Arthur Nation around 1876, was Nation’s downfall, and has been the pride of later owners. Melrose stands as a reminder of the quality of gentlemen’s residences in the 1870s (and their cost!) and has historical aesthetic and architectural significance.
Read the entry on the Heritage List →Photo: Lois Galer, 1987, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
We estimate it would sell for $1,840,000 as at 5 October 2026, in a range of $1,570,000 to $2,090,000.
| Council valuation, Jun 2025 | $1,780,000 |
|---|---|
| Market movement in Dunedin City since the council valuation | +3.3% |
| How Roslyn sells against council values | −0.2% |
| Homes of this age in Roslyn | −0.4% |
| Homes in this price range | +0.2% |
| Land as a share of the value | −0.2% |
| Nearby recent sales (15) | +0.5% |
| Our estimate | $1,840,000 |
We start from the council's rating valuation, move it by how sales in the area have moved since against their own council values, then by how properties like this one, nearby sales have done against the same arithmetic. Each step is an average of real sales. Tested every month against sales we had not seen: half land within about 6% of our estimate, and about 8 in 10 within the range. This is an automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
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KookminThe lowest rather than the highest is $355 less a fortnight — about $9,237 over the 1 year.
China Construction Bank4.49%s$3,437/fn
ICBC4.65%s$3,501/fn
Bank of China4.68%s$3,514/fn
AIA New Zealand4.99%$3,641/fn
ANZ Bank New Zealand4.99%s$3,641/fn
ASB Bank4.99%$3,641/fn
Bank of Baroda4.99%$3,641/fn
Police Credit Union4.99%$3,641/fn
Unity Credit Union4.99%s$3,641/fn
Kiwibank5.15%s$3,708/fn
Bank of New Zealand5.19%$3,725/fn
SBS Bank5.19%s$3,725/fn
The Co-operative Bank5.19%s$3,725/fn
TSB Bank5.19%s$3,725/fn
Westpac New Zealand5.19%s$3,725/fn
First Credit Union5.29%s$3,767/fnKookmin Bank Auckland Branch5.35%$3,792/fnPrincipal and interest at the lowest advertised card rate, held for the whole loan — no New Zealand rate is. A guide, not a lending offer or financial advice. How much could you borrow? · Mortgage calculator
| Rent, 52 weeks | $53,820 |
|---|---|
| Empty between tenants 2 weeks | −$2,070 |
| Property management 9.2% incl. GST | −$4,761 |
| Maintenance 5% of rent | −$2,691 |
| Council rates this year | Not known |
| Landlord insurance the building | Not known |
| Net income before interest | $44,298 |
| Interest $1,288,000 at 5.03%, interest only | −$64,786 |
| Cash flow before tax | −$20,488 |
The rent covers the interest at rates up to 3.44%. That is -3.7% a year on a $552k deposit. A guide before tax and capital growth, from our estimates; not financial advice.
From the council’s rating records and the other sources noted on hover. Bedrooms and bathrooms may come from a past listing. Built is the decade the valuer records.
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What the council has been asked to allow under the Resource Management Act. None on this property · 25 land use or subdivision consents within 250 m.
Ministry for the Environment, National Monitoring System, July 2014 to June 2025. All resource consents
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Counts describe the records we hold for this territorial authority, not a market forecast. Our estimate above is automated, not a registered valuation; how it was reached is shown with it. Every council figure on this page can be checked against the council's own record.
People whose office is within 5 km of Roslyn, nearest first. Taken from the REA public register -- not ranked by sales, and nobody pays to appear here.
The OwnBetter estimate is our own, from sales and council valuations, and is not a registered valuation.
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