83 properties · Riverdale, Gisborne

Nelson Road, Riverdale

Nelson Road in Riverdale has 83 properties, valued by the council between $500,000 and $3,150,000 with a median of $731,500 (Riverdale: $639,500). More of its homes were built in the 1980s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $763,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $832,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 475 Nelson Road, at $850,000.

$732kmedian council valuation
$763kour median estimate
$833kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1990median year built
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83 properties on Nelson Road, Riverdale

Highest and lowest on Nelson Road

Highest-valued home385 Nelson Road$3,150,000council valuation · 5 bed · 420 m² floor · 1.09 ha land
Lowest-valued home380A Nelson Road$500,000council valuation · 2 bed · 110 m² floor
Highest sale in 2026475 Nelson Road$850,000sold 18 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 144 m² floor · 1,600 m² land

Property values on Nelson Road

The council values Nelson Road's 68 rated properties between $500,000 and $3,150,000. The middle half sit between about $616,050 and $1,085,800; the median is $731,500 and the mean $917,809.

Lowest: $500k$500kLowest10%: $568k20%: $606k20%30%: $626k40%: $689k40%Median: $732k60%: $846k60%70%: $1000k80%: $1.17m80%90%: $1.4mHighest: $3.15m$3.15mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
24$563k0—
336$629k3$815k
423$1.1m1—
5+4$1.42m0—

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

Nelson Road compared with Riverdale

Nelson Road's median council value is 14% above Riverdale's.

Nelson RoadRiverdaleGisborne
Median council value$732k$640k$570k
Median sale, last 12 months$833k$680k$650k
Sold in the last 12 months4.8%3.8%3%
Time between sales15.9 yrs8.5 yrs7.6 yrs
Median section1,000 m²809 m²847 m²
Median year built199019801960
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Nelson 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: $430k (3 sales)$430k2017: $353k (6 sales)20172018: $349k (8 sales)2019: $480k (4 sales)20192020: $737k (4 sales)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: $590k (3 sales)2024: $780k (6 sales)20242025: $703k (4 sales)2026: $815k (3 sales, this year so far)$815k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$815,000$5,846
20254$702,500$6,357
20246$780,250$5,669
20223$590,000$5,673
20211$1,270,000$6,019
20204$736,500$3,866
20194$480,000$3,493
20188$348,500$3,265
20176$353,250$2,475
20163$430,000$2,389

Recent sales on Nelson Road

  • 475 Nelson Road$850,00018 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 144 m² floor · 1,600 m² land
  • 481 Nelson Road$760,00018 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 916 m² land
  • 483 Nelson Road$815,00020 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 800 m² land
  • 467 Nelson Road$1,125,00015 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 7,365 m² land
  • 471 Nelson Road$780,00023 Aug 2025 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 888 m² land
  • 548 Nelson Road$500,0005 Feb 2025 · 2 bed · 30 m² floor · 1.02 ha land
  • 374 Nelson Road$625,0003 Feb 2025 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 691 m² land
  • 519 Nelson Road$1,095,00012 Dec 2024 · 6 bed · 308 m² floor · 8,132 m² land
  • 510 Nelson Road$800,50011 Dec 2024 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 1.14 ha land
  • 480 Nelson Road$615,0007 Jun 2024 · 2 bed · 112 m² floor · 672 m² land
  • 445 Nelson Road$760,0002 Apr 2024 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 1,128 m² land
  • 348 Nelson Road$1,400,00018 Mar 2024 · 5 bed · 210 m² floor · 818 m² land
  • 485 Nelson Road$735,00016 Mar 2024 · 3 bed · 122 m² floor · 801 m² land
  • 550 Nelson Road$1,610,0008 Nov 2022 · 4 bed · 253 m² floor · 8,661 m² land
  • 454 Nelson Road$590,0005 Sept 2022 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 600 m² land
  • 380A Nelson Road$500,00011 Jan 2022 · 2 bed · 110 m² floor
  • 467A Nelson Road$1,270,00024 Sept 2021 · 4 bed · 211 m² floor · 2,445 m² land
  • 483 Nelson Road$708,00010 Dec 2020 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 800 m² land
  • 483 Nelson Road$647,00019 Aug 2020 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 800 m² land
  • 526 Nelson Road$765,00023 May 2020 · 3 bed · 195 m² floor · 10,000 m² land

The homes on Nelson Road

Nelson Road has 80 houses and 2 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1980s than in any other decade (28%).

1910s: 4 (4 homes)41920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1930s: 1 (1 home)1940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 3 (3 homes)1960s: 2 (2 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 19 (19 homes)191980s1990s: 17 (17 homes)2000s: 10 (10 homes)2000s2010s: 7 (7 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Nelson Road

Homes on Nelson Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 15.9 years (Riverdale: 8.5 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 Nelson Road

10building consents in the last 5 years
  • 475 Nelson Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall freestanding yunca Hobson logfire
  • 523 Nelson Road1 Jan 2025 · Building consentConnect relocatable dwg to foundations & install septic system & water tank, & install freestanding masport r3000 pedestal logfire
  • 467B Nelson Road1 Oct 2024 · Building consentNew dwg with evolve 1253 rinnai gas fire
  • 467B Nelson Road1 Jun 2024 · Building consentErect new pole shed, reclad & new roof framing to parts of existing gge/sleepout, connect existing sleepout & dwg wastewater to council services, & remove existing septic system
  • 469 Nelson Road1 Aug 2023 · Building consentFence existing swimming pool

Nelson Road in other suburbs

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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 Nelson Road

The real estate agents credited on Nelson 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 Riverdale.

  1. Benjamin WhiteRay White Gisborne
    3 sales on Nelson Road · last Apr 2026
  2. Alan ThorpeRay White Gisborne
    3 sales on Nelson Road · last Feb 2025
  3. Jayden McKayRay White Gisborne
    2 sales on Nelson Road · last Apr 2026
  4. Bronwyn KayBronwyn Kay Real Estate
    2 sales on Nelson Road · last Aug 2025
  5. Shelley DonaldsonRay White Gisborne
    2 sales on Nelson Road · last Dec 2018
  6. Scott HannahRay White Gisborne
    1 sale on Nelson Road · last Apr 2026
  7. Harriet AndersonBayleys Realty
    1 sale on Nelson Road · last Nov 2025
  8. Kerry LowBayleys Realty
    1 sale on Nelson Road · last Nov 2025
  9. Dean MacFarlaneRay White Gisborne
    1 sale on Nelson Road · last Feb 2025

54 sales on Nelson Road since 2016; 13 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Nelson Road

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About property on Nelson Road, Riverdale

Every property in Nelson Road, Riverdale, 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: L Maule, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).