55 properties · Caversham, Dunedin

Rutherford Street, Caversham

Rutherford Street in Caversham has 55 properties, valued by the council between $310,000 and $600,000 with a median of $385,000 (Caversham: $450,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $389,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $380,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 39 Rutherford Street, at $480,000.

$385kmedian council valuation
$389kour median estimate
$380kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1970median year built
DunedinCaversham ×Rutherford Street ×

55 properties on Rutherford Street, Caversham

Highest and lowest on Rutherford Street

Highest-valued home61 Rutherford Street$600,000council valuation · 4 bed · 133 m² floor · 556 m² land
Lowest-valued home29A Rutherford Street$310,000council valuation · 2 bed · 70 m² floor
Highest sale in 202639 Rutherford Street$480,000sold 5 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 74 m² floor · 221 m² land

Property values on Rutherford Street

The council values Rutherford Street's 33 rated properties between $310,000 and $600,000. The middle half sit between about $356,000 and $449,000; the median is $385,000 and the mean $409,697.

Lowest: $310k$310kLowest10%: $327k20%: $347k20%30%: $365k40%: $374k40%Median: $385k60%: $400k60%70%: $418k80%: $480k80%90%: $546kHighest: $600k$600kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$390k0—
218$368k4$380k
312$398k0—
41$600k0—

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

Rutherford Street compared with Caversham

Rutherford Street's median council value is 14% below Caversham's.

Rutherford StreetCavershamDunedin
Median council value$385k$450k$580k
Median sale, last 12 months$380k$455k$600k
Sold in the last 12 months7.3%3.6%3.7%
Time between sales5.6 yrs8.2 yrs9.1 yrs
Median section305 m²422 m²647 m²
Median year built197019301950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$5k

Rutherford Street 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: $200k (5 sales)$200k20162017: $209k (4 sales)2018: $252k (2 sales)20182019: $279k (2 sales)2020: $448k (2 sales)$448k20202021: $375k (4 sales)2022: $385k (4 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $365k (3 sales)20242025: $395k (5 sales)2026: $415k (2 sales, this year so far)$415k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$415,000$5,743
20255$395,000$3,417
20243$365,000$5,500
20231$500,000$4,425
20224$385,000$5,485
20214$374,868$4,706
20202$447,500$4,010
20192$278,800$3,666
20182$251,500$3,008
20174$208,750$1,957
20165$200,000$2,374

Recent sales on Rutherford Street

The homes on Rutherford Street

Rutherford Street has 30 units and townhouses, 18 houses and 3 apartments. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (36%).

1880s: 2 (2 homes)21880s1900s: 4 (4 homes)1910s: 1 (1 home)1910s1920s: 3 (3 homes)1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1960s: 1 (1 home)1970s: 12 (12 homes)121970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

How long owners stay on Rutherford Street

Homes on Rutherford Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.6 years (Caversham: 8.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 15 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 Rutherford Street

5resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 42A Rutherford Street14 Apr 2022 · Resource consentEmergency work on Scheduled Tree (T982 Elm & T983 Lime)
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.
  • 44 Rutherford Street13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTo disturb a contaminated site, construct a temporary bore and undertake earthworks for the purposes of site remediation and residential development.

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 Rutherford Street

The real estate agents credited on Rutherford Street 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 Caversham.

  1. Ganesh RoutThe Rout Group
    3 sales on Rutherford Street · last May 2025
  2. Renee PerenaraThe Rout Group
    3 sales on Rutherford Street · last May 2025
  3. Mark ReidOne Agency The Property Specialists
    1 sale on Rutherford Street · last Mar 2026
  4. Alana ColemanBayleys (Otago Realty Group)
    1 sale on Rutherford Street · last Jul 2024
  5. Sharon HyndmanBayleys (Otago Realty Group)
    1 sale on Rutherford Street · last Jul 2024
  6. Kay LucasCentury 21 Wanaka
    1 sale on Rutherford Street · last Aug 2022
  7. Sharni BichanRefined
    1 sale on Rutherford Street · last Jun 2022
  8. Jason DowdenRaywhite Balclutha
    1 sale on Rutherford Street · last Sep 2019

32 sales on Rutherford Street since 2016; 8 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Rutherford Street

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About property on Rutherford Street, Caversham

Every property in Rutherford Street, Caversham, 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.

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