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Estimate $618k – $822k
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1 McKelvey Place, Tawa
Title boundary · 765 m² · LINZ
Unclaimed
72 Chester Road, Tawa
Wellington · Wellington City
Last sold Dec 2006
OwnBetter estimate
$716k
Medium confidence
We estimate it would sell for $716,000 as at 5 October 2026, in a range of $612,000 to $814,000.
Typical home in Tawa
$769k
The median of our estimates of its 4,547 homes
$612kLow
$716kEstimate
$760kCouncil value
$814kHigh
How we worked this out
| Council valuation, Sept 2024 | $760,000 |
|---|---|
| Market movement in Wellington City since the council valuation | −6.0% |
| How Tawa sells against council values | +0.6% |
| Homes of this age in Tawa | −0.2% |
| Nearby recent sales (15) | −0.2% |
| Our estimate | $716,000 |
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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Home loan
Every rate from 36 lenders →What it would cost to buy 72 Chester Road
Estimated repayments
$1,335
$572,000 at 4.49% 1 year fixed with China Construction Bank, over 30 years Loan length
1 year fixed today · 17 lenders
Lowest4.49%
CCB · special
CCB · specialAverage5.03%
Highest5.35%
Kookmin
KookminThe lowest rather than the highest is $138 less a fortnight — about $3,589 over the 1 year.
All 17 lenders at 1 year fixed
- China Construction Bank4.49%s$1,335/fn
ICBC4.65%s$1,361/fn
Bank of China4.68%s$1,365/fn
AIA New Zealand4.99%$1,415/fn
ANZ Bank New Zealand4.99%s$1,415/fn
ASB Bank4.99%$1,415/fn
Bank of Baroda4.99%$1,415/fn
Police Credit Union4.99%$1,415/fn
Unity Credit Union4.99%s$1,415/fn
Kiwibank5.15%s$1,441/fn
Bank of New Zealand5.19%$1,447/fn
SBS Bank5.19%s$1,447/fn
The Co-operative Bank5.19%s$1,447/fn
TSB Bank5.19%s$1,447/fn
Westpac New Zealand5.19%s$1,447/fn
First Credit Union5.29%s$1,464/fn- Kookmin Bank Auckland Branch5.35%$1,473/fn
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Principal 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
Investor insights
72 Chester Road as a rental
Rent estimate$645/wk$560–$740 · Little evidence
Gross yield4.7%$33,540 a year on $716k
Net yield3.9%After $5,934 of costs
Cash flow+$46/wk30% deposit, interest only at 5.03%
| Rent, 52 weeks | $33,540 |
|---|---|
| Empty between tenants 2 weeks | −$1,290 |
| Property management 9.2% incl. GST | −$2,967 |
| Maintenance 5% of rent | −$1,677 |
| Council rates this year | Not known |
| Landlord insurance the building | Not known |
| Net income before interest | $27,606 |
| Interest $501,200 at 5.03%, interest only | −$25,210 |
| Cash flow before tax | +$2,396 |
The rent covers the interest at rates up to 5.51%. That is 1.1% a year on a $215k deposit. A guide before tax and capital growth, from our estimates; not financial advice.
Property data
- Floor area90 m²
- Decade built1960s
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Parking1 car space
- Property categoryUse not published
- CouncilWellington City
- Valuation #15720-51000
- Valuation date1 Sep 2024
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.
Title and land
Order a title record- Title numberWNC1/1291
- Title typeFreehold
- Estate descriptionFee Simple, 1/1, Lot 12 Deposited Plan 24506, 765 m2
- Legal descriptionLot 12 Deposited Plan 24506
- Land area765 m²
- Title issued27 Apr 1964
- Land districtWellington
Instruments on this title2 registered instrumentsBuilding Line Restriction · Mortgage See the title summary →
Owners and the parties to each instrument are not published on this page. Order the record of title to see them.
Getting around
Train station
Tawa Station
15 min walk · 869 m · about every 20 min
KPL
Bus stop
Chester Road (near 49) (stopping area)
2 min walk · 88 m · about hourly
59
Stops: Greater Wellington Regional CouncilWalk times estimated, not routed
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Building consents
Building work the council has consented on this property, newest first. 1 consent on record.
- 1 Jan 2025Adds/Alts$4,500 declared
Install a metro wee rad wood burner housing - detached
Consent 25/0006 · Wellington City
Resource consents
What the council has been asked to allow under the Resource Management Act. None on this property · 16 land use or subdivision consents within 250 m.
Within 250 m
- 20 Jun 2024224 mGranted
- 21 Nov 2023Land use and subdivision
Land Use and Subdivision: New dwelling and two lot subdivision
540855.2 · Wellington City95 mGranted - 21 Nov 2023Land use and subdivision
Land Use and Subdivision: New dwelling and two lot subdivision
540855.1 · Wellington City95 mGranted - 6 Oct 2023Land use
Land Use: New dwelling in a rural area which will require some earthworks
539251 · Wellington City231 mGranted - 8 Nov 2021117 mGranted
- 30 Aug 2021Land use and subdivision
Land use and subdivision: Two-lot fee simple subdivision and earthworks
498307 · Wellington City171 mGranted
Ministry for the Environment, National Monitoring System, July 2014 to June 2025. All resource consents
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About Tawa
Wellington City
5,286
Properties on the rating roll
1 Sep 2024
Last council revaluation
Buyer demand
5 people looked at properties in Tawa this week.
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.
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