60 properties · Fairfield, Lower Hutt

Riverside Drive, Fairfield

Riverside Drive in Fairfield has 60 properties, valued by the council between $360,000 and $1,160,000 with a median of $645,000 (Fairfield: $700,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $607,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 11/489 Riverside Drive, at $590,049.

$645kmedian council valuation
$607kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
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60 properties on Riverside Drive, Fairfield

Highest and lowest on Riverside Drive

Highest-valued home481-483 Riverside Drive$1,160,000council valuation · 162 m² floor · 1,490 m² land
Lowest-valued home493A Riverside Drive$360,000council valuation · 2 bed · 65 m² floor · 143 m² land
Highest sale in 202611/489 Riverside Drive$590,049sold 10 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 77 m² floor · 77 m² land

Property values on Riverside Drive

The council values Riverside Drive's 52 rated properties between $360,000 and $1,160,000. The middle half sit between about $550,000 and $767,000; the median is $645,000 and the mean $653,654.

Lowest: $360k$360kLowest10%: $450k20%: $500k20%30%: $600k40%: $600k40%Median: $645k60%: $666k60%70%: $728k80%: $806k80%90%: $847kHighest: $1.16m$1.16mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
222$600k1—
320$675k0—
45$810k0—
5+2$900k0—

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

Riverside Drive compared with Fairfield

Riverside Drive's median council value is 8% below Fairfield's.

Riverside DriveFairfieldLower Hutt
Median council value$645k$700k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months1.7%1.9%1.5%
Time between sales6.2 yrs9.2 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section296 m²512 m²579 m²
Median year built196019501960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$6k

Riverside Drive 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: $396k (2 sales)$396k20162017: $567k (2 sales)2018: $705k (2 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: $632k (14 sales)20202021: $875k (2 sales)$875k2022: $750k (3 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $734k (2 sales)20242025: $698k (4 sales)$698k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$590,049$7,663
20254$697,500$6,139
20242$733,500$7,451
20231$700,000$9,589
20223$750,000$6,098
20212$875,000$7,991
202014$631,928$8,195
20191$687,700$4,843
20182$705,000$4,085
20172$566,500$4,198
20162$396,000$3,526

Recent sales on Riverside Drive

The homes on Riverside Drive

Riverside Drive has 51 houses and 9 units and townhouses. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (27%).

1910s: 5 (5 homes)51910s1920s: 4 (4 homes)1930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1940s: 3 (3 homes)1950s: 10 (10 homes)1950s1960s: 7 (7 homes)1970s: 3 (3 homes)1970s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 14 (14 homes)142020s

How long owners stay on Riverside Drive

Homes on Riverside Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.2 years (Fairfield: 9.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 11 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.

Riverside Drive in other suburbs

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Every street in Fairfield, and the suburb's house prices and sales.

Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.

Every address on Riverside Drive

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About property on Riverside Drive, Fairfield

Every property in Riverside Drive, Fairfield, 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: Greater Wellington Regional Council, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).