1,927 properties · Leeston

Leeston house prices and sales

Leeston's median sale price over the last twelve months was $683k, across 95 sales, up 1% on the twelve months before.

$683kmedian sale, last 12 months · 95 sales · up 1%
$680kmedian council valuation
6.1 yrsmedian time between sales
15for sale now
LeestonLeeston ×
All 1,988For sale 15For rent 0Sold 78

1,988 properties in Leeston

About Leeston

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $700k and four-bedroom homes for $733k. Homes sold for a median $4,388 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Leeston change hands every 6.1 years on median, against 6.1 across Leeston and 7.9 nationally. About 4.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Leeston

  • Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Rolleston Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Leeston Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Dunsandel Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Southbridge Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Ellesmere Collegesecondary · Years 7-15

Leeston house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Leeston's median sale price over the last twelve months was $683k, across 95 sales, up 1% on the twelve months before. Across Leeston it was $683k.

2016: $419k (132 sales)$419k20162017: $457k (92 sales)2018: $440k (79 sales)20182019: $460k (101 sales)2020: $483k (98 sales)20202021: $395k (194 sales)2022: $640k (73 sales)20222023: $667k (93 sales)2024: $694k (102 sales)$694k20242025: $672k (132 sales)2026: $685k (57 sales, this year so far)$685k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Leeston median
202657$685,000$4,452$360$685,000
2025132$671,512$3,977$340$671,512
2024102$693,750$3,997$354$693,750
202393$667,000$4,083$335$667,000
202273$640,000$4,207$335$640,000
2021194$395,000$2,921$163$395,000
202098$482,500$3,087$219$482,500
2019101$460,000$2,915$190$460,000
201879$440,000$2,818$221$440,000
201792$456,500$2,904$217$456,500
2016132$419,000$2,610$184$419,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Leeston, up 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $663kDec 2024: $665kJan 2025: $664kFeb 2025: $665kMar 2025: $670kApr 2025: $677kMay 2025: $678kJun 2025: $681kJul 2025: $683kAug 2025: $688kSept 2025: $691kOct 2025: $694kNov 2025: $697kDec 2025: $699kJan 2026: $703kFeb 2026: $705kMar 2026: $706kApr 2026: $706kMay 2026: $706kJun 2026: $706kJul 2026: $707kAug 2026: $707kSept 2026: $707kOct 2026: $707k$663k$707kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $656k to $715k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Leeston

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $520k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $700k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $733k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
15$530k0—$4,750
295$500k14$520k$5,019
3706$640k35$700k$4,452
4471$760k24$733k$3,902
5+46$990k4—$3,565

Price per square metre

Homes in Leeston sold for a median $4,388 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Leeston: $4,388); the land under houses sold for an estimated $366 per square metre (Leeston: $366). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$4,388per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$366per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,286per m² of floor, council capital values
$321per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Leeston

  • $229,0003 Aug 2026 · 678 m² land
  • 37 Lunn Crescent$725,00030 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 194 m² floor · 810 m² land
  • $244,00029 Jul 2026 · 706 m² land
  • 2 Fibonacci Way$731,00020 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 176 m² floor · 758 m² land
  • 11 Lunn Crescent$838,00014 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 215 m² floor · 650 m² land
  • 27 Lunn Crescent$676,00014 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 727 m² land
  • 1116 Leeston Road$1,065,00010 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 250 m² floor · 2,049 m² land
  • 19 Papango Drive$850,00010 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 214 m² floor · 661 m² land
  • 30E Woodville Street$795,0007 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 192 m² floor · 813 m² land
  • 12 Carston Street$495,00028 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 110 m² floor · 608 m² land
  • 39 Lunn Crescent$745,00027 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 167 m² floor · 657 m² land
  • 13A Vitruvius Way$690,00015 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 155 m² floor · 866 m² land

How long owners stay in Leeston

Homes in Leeston change hands every 6.1 years on median, against 6.1 across Leeston and 7.9 nationally.

6.1 yearsmedian time between sales, Leeston
6.1 yearsLeeston
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Leeston: 4.9%)

By kind: houses 5.7 years.

Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Who lives in Leeston

About 3,684 people lived in Leeston at the 2023 census (up 2% since 2018); their median age was about 42 (Leeston: 42); 79% of households owned their home (Leeston: 79%).

3,684people, 2023 (2018: 3,627)
42median age, about (Leeston: 42)
$100kmedian household income, about (Leeston: $100k)
79%of households own their home (2018: 79%)

Age

  • 30-64 years48%
  • Under 15 years19%
  • 65 years and over18%
  • 15-29 years15%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)75%
  • One-person household20%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European91%
  • Māori10%
  • Asian4%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Pacific Peoples2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand83%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland6%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • Asia3%
  • Australia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Pacific Islands1%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00026%
  • $70,001-$100,00016%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $30,001-$50,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $200,001 or more10%
  • $20,001-$30,0008%
  • $20,000 or less4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house93%
  • Joined dwelling6%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification19%
  • Level 1 certificate15%
  • Level 4 certificate11%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma5%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Leeston. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Leeston

34 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Leeston in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Leeston

All 34 real estate agents in Leeston, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Leeston

59building consents in the last 12 months ($16.81m of work)
  • 15 Stewarts Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - kent Haast
  • 1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
  • 1207 Leeston Dunsandel Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600
  • 1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruction of outbuilding - 4 bay shed
  • 1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3

Search building consents in Leeston and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Streets in Leeston

111

About property in Leeston

Every property in Leeston, 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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