236 properties · Cambridge, Cambridge

Thornton Road, Cambridge

Thornton Road in Cambridge has 236 properties, valued by the council between $350,000 and $2,480,000 with a median of $940,000 (Cambridge: $920,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $978,000. 9 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $830,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 107 Thornton Road, at $915,000. 4 are for sale now.

$940kmedian council valuation
$978kour median estimate
$830kmedian sale, last 12 months · 9 sales
1970median year built
4for sale now
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236 properties on Thornton Road, Cambridge

Highest and lowest on Thornton Road

Highest-valued home309 Thornton Road$2,480,000council valuation · 4 bed · 277 m² floor · 3.8 ha land
Lowest-valued home4/14 Thornton Road$350,000council valuation · 1 bed · 50 m² floor
Highest sale in 2026107 Thornton Road$915,000sold 12 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 1,165 m² land

Property values on Thornton Road

The council values Thornton Road's 119 rated properties between $350,000 and $2,480,000. The middle half sit between about $745,000 and $1,293,000; the median is $940,000 and the mean $1,041,092.

Lowest: $350k$350kLowest10%: $530k20%: $720k20%30%: $770k40%: $854k40%Median: $940k60%: $1.01m60%70%: $1.17m80%: $1.42m80%90%: $1.68mHighest: $2.48m$2.48mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
19$370k2—
214$550k0—
351$900k6$836k
433$1.4m1—
5+7$1.65m0—

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

Thornton Road compared with Cambridge

Thornton Road's median council value is about the same as Cambridge's.

Thornton RoadCambridgeCambridge
Median council value$940k$920k$890k
Median sale, last 12 months$830k$882k$882k
Sold in the last 12 months3.8%2.4%2.4%
Time between sales7.7 yrs8.0 yrs7.4 yrs
Median section1,012 m²892 m²1,002 m²
Median year built197019801980
Council value per m² of floor$7k$6k$6k

Thornton 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: $570k (5 sales)$570k20162017: $820k (9 sales)2018: $595k (12 sales)20182019: $547k (12 sales)2020: $689k (9 sales)20202021: $600k (5 sales)2022: $1.78m (3 sales)$1.78m20222023: $768k (4 sales)2024: $781k (4 sales)20242025: $840k (6 sales)2026: $830k (5 sales, this year so far)$830k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20265$830,000$7,040
20256$840,250$7,073
20244$780,500$7,407
20234$767,500$5,837
20223$1,785,000$7,500
20215$600,000$6,650
20209$689,000$4,348
201912$546,500$4,282
201812$595,000$4,254
20179$820,000$3,977
20165$570,000$4,280

Recent sales on Thornton Road

The homes on Thornton Road

Thornton Road has 202 houses, 17 apartments, 13 units and townhouses and 2 sections. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (23%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1910s: 7 (7 homes)1920s: 7 (7 homes)1920s1930s: 6 (6 homes)1940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 20 (20 homes)1960s: 7 (7 homes)1960s1970s: 27 (27 homes)271980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 10 (10 homes)2000s: 4 (4 homes)2000s2010s: 7 (7 homes)2020s: 13 (13 homes)132020s

How long owners stay on Thornton Road

Homes on Thornton Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.7 years (Cambridge: 8.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 24 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 Thornton Road

14building consents in the last 5 years
  • 12 Thornton Road1 Apr 2026 · Building consent260175 - remove internal walls & install supporting beams. Add add to form new master bdrm & ensuite. New built-in solid fuel burner to existing fireplace
  • 117 Thornton Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consent260218 - lot 2 - install new free standing wood burner fire
  • 2 Thornton Road1 Jun 2025 · Building consent250372 - internal alterations & scullery add
  • 257 Thornton Road1 Aug 2024 · Building consent240507 - part allot 218 - alt to existing dwg. Kitchen/living room extension & internal bathrm renovations
  • 254 Thornton Road1 Feb 2024 · Building consent230863 - convert existing attached rumpus room into secondary dwg

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 Thornton Road

The real estate agents credited on Thornton Road 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 Cambridge.

  1. Peter TongMore - RE
    8 sales on Thornton Road · last Dec 2025
  2. Sacha WebbBayleys Cambridge
    6 sales on Thornton Road · last Nov 2025
  3. Graham BanCambridge Real Estate
    2 sales on Thornton Road · last Feb 2026
  4. Jason TongProperty Brokers Cambridge
    2 sales on Thornton Road · last Dec 2025
  5. Cary RalphTelos Group New Zealand
    2 sales on Thornton Road · last Oct 2021
  6. Melodee TribeNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty (NZSIR Waikato)
    2 sales on Thornton Road · last Feb 2021
  7. Tracey GroverBayleys Putaruru
    2 sales on Thornton Road · last Aug 2018
  8. Aimee MaxwellNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty (NZSIR Waikato)
    1 sale on Thornton Road · last Aug 2026
  9. Gerda VenterLJ Hooker Cambridge
    1 sale on Thornton Road · last Jul 2026

84 sales on Thornton Road since 2016; 32 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Thornton Road

236

About property on Thornton Road, Cambridge

Every property in Thornton Road, Cambridge, 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.

Header photo: Ang Wickham, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).