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McDowell Crescent, Hillcrest

McDowell Crescent in Hillcrest has 77 properties, valued by the council between $780,000 and $1,925,000 with a median of $1,275,000 (Hillcrest: $1,175,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1960s. We estimate its homes at a median $1,265,000. 6 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,527,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 34 McDowell Crescent, at $1,601,000.

$1.27mmedian council valuation
$1.26mour median estimate
$1.53mmedian sale, last 12 months · 6 sales
1960median year built
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77 properties on McDowell Crescent, Hillcrest

Highest and lowest on McDowell Crescent

Highest-valued home15 McDowell Crescent$1,925,000council valuation · 3 bed · 278 m² floor · 678 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/5 McDowell Crescent$780,000council valuation · 2 bed · 100 m² floor
Highest sale in 202634 McDowell Crescent$1,601,000sold 3 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 678 m² land

Property values on McDowell Crescent

The council values McDowell Crescent's 77 rated properties between $780,000 and $1,925,000. The middle half sit between about $1,037,500 and $1,425,000; the median is $1,275,000 and the mean $1,258,636.

Lowest: $780k$780kLowest10%: $900k20%: $1.0m20%30%: $1.07m40%: $1.2m40%Median: $1.27m60%: $1.35m60%70%: $1.4m80%: $1.45m80%90%: $1.61mHighest: $1.93m$1.93mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.4m0—
23$850k0—
328$1.11m2—
432$1.35m3$1.58m
5+9$1.45m1—

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

McDowell Crescent compared with Hillcrest

McDowell Crescent's median council value is 9% above Hillcrest's.

McDowell CrescentHillcrestAuckland
Median council value$1.27m$1.18m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.53m$1.2m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months7.8%3.5%3.6%
Time between sales13.7 yrs10.9 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section685 m²675 m²607 m²
Median year built196019701980
Council value per m² of floor$7k$8k$8k

McDowell Crescent 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $1.04m (5 sales)$1.04m20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: $1.3m (5 sales)2022: $1.3m (4 sales)20222023: $1.16m (3 sales)2024: $1.69m (5 sales)$1.69m20242025: $1.18m (3 sales)2026: $1.48m (5 sales, this year so far)$1.48m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20265$1,475,000$8,778
20253$1,180,000$9,077
20245$1,685,000$7,128
20233$1,160,000$8,375
20224$1,304,000$7,963
20215$1,300,000$10,118
20201$1,380,000$6,000
20191$779,000$8,656
20185$1,043,000$5,000
20171$1,360,000$4,964
20161$1,450,000$7,250

Recent sales on McDowell Crescent

The homes on McDowell Crescent

McDowell Crescent has 70 houses, 4 units and townhouses, 2 apartments and 1 section. Most were built in the 1960s (51%).

1950s: 1 (1 home)11950s1960s: 38 (38 homes)381960s1970s: 19 (19 homes)1970s1980s: 5 (5 homes)1980s1990s: 5 (5 homes)1990s2000s: 5 (5 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)2010s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on McDowell Crescent

Homes on McDowell Crescent that resold in the last five years had been held a median 13.7 years (Hillcrest: 10.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 21 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 McDowell Crescent

9building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 49 McDowell Crescent1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls.
  • 35 McDowell Crescent1 Aug 2025 · Building consentRbw - alternation to existing one-&-half-storey detached dwg: renovate upstairs main bathrm with separated new powder rm upstairs & reconfigure ground floor to create new laundry off gge
  • 64 McDowell Crescent1 Jul 2024 · Building consentRBW Lot 1 - relocated 1.5 storey 3 bedrooms individual dwg. Lot 2 - 1.5 storey 4 bedrooms individual dwg. Lot 3 - relocated 1 storey 3 bedrooms individual dwg.
  • 41 McDowell Crescent1 Jun 2024 · Building consentRbw - remove non-loadbearing walls between kitchen, dining & living. Reconfigure kitchen. Reconfigure laundry. Reconfigure bathrm & add bathtub. Add sink in toilet room.
  • 8A McDowell Crescent1 Apr 2024 · Building consentRbw proposed beam & wall removal with installation of new beam.
  • 58 McDowell Crescent25 Aug 2023 · Resource consentExtension to rear of dwelling within flood plain, OFP and SMAF.
  • 24 McDowell Crescent19 Oct 2022 · Resource consent*******SMAF*********** Streamline - garage extension and retaining wall with yard infringements. Please note rebecca sutton (lees team) from fast track did the original deemed permitted boundary appli

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

Agents who sold on McDowell Crescent

The real estate agents credited on McDowell Crescent sales since 2016, most first. Selling here? These are the agents who have sold your neighbours' homes. A count of sales, not a rating. Every agent who sold in Hillcrest.

  1. David HibbinsHarcourts Birkenhead
    3 sales on McDowell Crescent · last Jun 2025
  2. David SmithRay White Glenfield
    2 sales on McDowell Crescent · last Apr 2026
  3. Yvonne DaireBarfoot & Thompson Beach Haven
    2 sales on McDowell Crescent · last Oct 2024
  4. Terry ConnellHarcourts Takapuna
    2 sales on McDowell Crescent · last Jun 2024
  5. Julie ShandHarcourts Takapuna
    2 sales on McDowell Crescent · last May 2018
  6. Regan GoldingRay White Beach Haven
    1 sale on McDowell Crescent · last Apr 2026
  7. Anah JordanBarfoot & Thompson Grey Lynn
    1 sale on McDowell Crescent · last Feb 2026
  8. Nathan CantonHarcourts Albany
    1 sale on McDowell Crescent · last Oct 2025
  9. Timothy MahonBarfoot & Thompson Milford
    1 sale on McDowell Crescent · last Aug 2025

40 sales on McDowell Crescent since 2016; 18 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on McDowell Crescent

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About property on McDowell Crescent, Hillcrest

Every property in McDowell Crescent, Hillcrest, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.