35 properties · Caversham, Dunedin

Thorn Street, Caversham

Thorn Street in Caversham has 35 properties, valued by the council between $145,000 and $1,450,000 with a median of $435,000 (Caversham: $450,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $441,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 62 Thorn Street, at $349,000.

$435kmedian council valuation
$441kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1975median year built
DunedinCaversham ×Thorn Street ×

35 properties on Thorn Street, Caversham

Highest and lowest on Thorn Street

Highest-valued home51 Thorn Street$1,450,000council valuation · 350 m² floor · 1,321 m² land
Lowest-valued home70 Thorn Street$145,000council valuation · 147 m² land
Highest sale in 202662 Thorn Street$349,000sold 25 May 2026 · 3 bed · 82 m² floor · 555 m² land

Property values on Thorn Street

The council values Thorn Street's 29 rated properties between $145,000 and $1,450,000. The middle half sit between about $350,500 and $527,000; the median is $435,000 and the mean $466,724.

Lowest: $145k$145kLowest10%: $289k20%: $346k20%30%: $355k40%: $387k40%Median: $435k60%: $485k60%70%: $500k80%: $554k80%90%: $568kHighest: $1.45m$1.45mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$343k0—
216$440k1—
38$463k1—
41$730k0—

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

Thorn Street compared with Caversham

Thorn Street's median council value is 3% below Caversham's.

Thorn StreetCavershamDunedin
Median council value$435k$450k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months5.7%3.6%3.7%
Median section272 m²422 m²647 m²
Median year built197519301950
Council value per m² of floor$5k$4k$5k

Thorn 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182020: $433k (4 sales)$433k20202021: $636k (3 sales)$636k20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222025: $525k (4 sales)$525k20252026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$349,000$4,256
20254$525,000$6,141
20221$250,000$714
20213$635,500$8,044
20204$432,500$4,744
20181$294,000$4,455
20171$320,000$2,051
20161$26,000$74

Recent sales on Thorn Street

The homes on Thorn Street

Thorn Street has 20 houses, 9 units and townhouses, 3 apartments and 1 section. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (18%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11890s: 2 (2 homes)1890s1900s: 1 (1 home)1910s: 3 (3 homes)1910s1960s: 2 (2 homes)1970s: 5 (5 homes)51970s1980s: 3 (3 homes)1990s: 5 (5 homes)1990s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 4 (4 homes)42020s

Building and resource consents on Thorn Street

4building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 1 Thorn Street1 Sept 2023 · Building consentErect Dwelling
  • 1 Thorn Street1 Sept 2023 · Building consentNew dwg
  • 34 Thorn Street1 Jan 2022 · Building consentErect 7 Two Level Townhouses, Install Lift in Unit 1
  • 32 Thorn Street1 Jan 2022 · Building consentErect 7 Two Level Townhouses, Install Lift in Unit 1
  • 1 Thorn Street14 Apr 2023 · Resource consentThe establishment of a dwelling within boundary setbacks.
  • 1 Thorn Street23 Feb 2023 · Resource consentestablish a new dwelling with yard performance standard breaches
  • 19 Thorn Street4 Jul 2022 · Resource consentThe installation of a heatpump.

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 Thorn Street

The real estate agents credited on Thorn 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. Trista TownsendLJ Hooker Dunedin
    2 sales on Thorn Street · last Mar 2025
  2. Ganesh RoutThe Rout Group
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last May 2026
  3. Renee PerenaraThe Rout Group
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last May 2026
  4. Jason HynesLJ Hooker Dunedin
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last Oct 2025
  5. Lawrence SchaumannLJ Hooker Dunedin
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last Oct 2025
  6. Ricky JacksonOne Agency The Property Specialists
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last May 2025
  7. Madelon WhiteRay White Dunedin
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last Feb 2025
  8. Aimee MarshEdinburgh Realty Limited
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last Sep 2021
  9. Clayton SievwrightEdinburgh Realty Limited
    1 sale on Thorn Street · last Sep 2021

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

Every address on Thorn Street

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About property on Thorn Street, Caversham

Every property in Thorn 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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