234 properties · Kelson, Lower Hutt

Major Drive, Kelson

Major Drive in Kelson has 234 properties, valued by the council between $415,000 and $1,000,000 with a median of $730,000 (Kelson: $770,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1970s. We estimate its homes at a median $718,500. 10 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $787,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 28 Major Drive, at $945,000. 5 are for sale now.

$730kmedian council valuation
$719kour median estimate
$788kmedian sale, last 12 months · 10 sales
1970median year built
5for sale now
Lower HuttKelson ×Major Drive ×

234 properties on Major Drive, Kelson

Highest and lowest on Major Drive

Highest-valued home104 Major Drive$1,000,000council valuation · 4 bed · 287 m² floor · 569 m² land
Lowest-valued home146A Major Drive$415,000council valuation · 800 m² land
Highest sale in 202628 Major Drive$945,000sold 4 Jun 2026 · 5 bed · 167 m² floor · 809 m² land

Property values on Major Drive

The council values Major Drive's 158 rated properties between $415,000 and $1,000,000. The middle half sit between about $700,000 and $785,000; the median is $730,000 and the mean $748,639.

Lowest: $415k$415kLowest10%: $687k20%: $690k20%30%: $710k40%: $720k40%Median: $730k60%: $750k60%70%: $770k80%: $800k80%90%: $850kHighest: $1.0m$1.0mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$800k0—
21$670k0—
3107$720k5$755k
442$800k3$855k
5+6$840k2—

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

Major Drive compared with Kelson

Major Drive's median council value is 5% below Kelson's.

Major DriveKelsonLower Hutt
Median council value$730k$770k$790k
Median sale, last 12 months$788k$833k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months4.3%2.7%1.5%
Time between sales11.0 yrs9.0 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section550 m²586 m²579 m²
Median year built197019701960
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$6k

Major 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: $473k (9 sales)$473k20162017: $543k (12 sales)2018: $608k (5 sales)20182019: $672k (4 sales)2020: $808k (10 sales)20202021: $969k (8 sales)$969k2022: $893k (7 sales)20222023: $817k (5 sales)2024: $789k (3 sales)20242025: $783k (4 sales)2026: $788k (10 sales, this year so far)$788k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
202610$787,500$5,679
20254$783,000$5,314
20243$789,000$5,686
20235$817,000$5,106
20227$892,880$5,267
20218$968,500$6,410
202010$807,750$5,412
20194$671,750$4,336
20185$607,501$3,638
201712$542,500$4,269
20169$473,000$3,416

Recent sales on Major Drive

  • 28 Major Drive$945,0004 Jun 2026 · 5 bed · 167 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 57 Major Drive$760,00018 May 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 512 m² land
  • 65 Major Drive$730,0004 May 2026 · 3 bed · 112 m² floor · 508 m² land
  • 185 Major Drive$890,00024 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 544 m² land
  • 204 Major Drive$640,00031 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 558 m² land
  • 10 Major Drive$855,00019 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 153 Major Drive$800,0009 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 557 m² land
  • 149 Major Drive$755,00027 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 538 m² land
  • 76 Major Drive$795,00025 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 156 m² floor · 536 m² land
  • 221 Major Drive$780,00012 Feb 2026 · 5 bed · 160 m² floor · 557 m² land
  • 87 Major Drive$735,00012 Jul 2025 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 85 Major Drive$995,00025 Apr 2025 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 115 Major Drive$756,0006 Mar 2025 · 4 bed · 170 m² floor · 598 m² land
  • 114 Major Drive$810,0005 Mar 2025 · 3 bed · 123 m² floor · 523 m² land
  • 70 Major Drive$753,0005 Oct 2024 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 536 m² land
  • 139 Major Drive$789,00030 Aug 2024 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 538 m² land
  • 54 Major Drive$796,0009 Jan 2024 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 688 m² land
  • 167 Major Drive$817,00026 Jul 2023 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 560 m² land
  • 112 Major Drive$965,00031 May 2023 · 3 bed · 233 m² floor · 551 m² land
  • 18 Major Drive$670,00010 May 2023 · 6 bed · 305 m² floor · 1,039 m² land

The homes on Major Drive

Major Drive has 200 houses, 32 units and townhouses and 1 section. Most were built in the 1970s (78%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1960s: 16 (16 homes)1960s1970s: 122 (122 homes)1221970s1980s: 10 (10 homes)1980s1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2010s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Major Drive

Homes on Major Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 11.0 years (Kelson: 9.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 33 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 Major Drive

19building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 115 Major Drive1 Jan 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - reconstruct waterproof deck with new balustrades, new windows & doors
  • 182 Major Drive1 Aug 2025 · Building consentExemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate walls
  • 182 Major Drive1 Jun 2025 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - installation of a new freestanding maxen cargill 350d wood burner, hearth & flue system
  • 109 Major Drive1 Jun 2025 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - install a fsf woodburner & new flue system, new ash floor protector
  • 4 Major Drive1 Mar 2025 · Building consent3 x 1 bdrm units & 3 x 2 bdrm units
  • 101 Major Drive1 Apr 2022 · Resource consentRear deck within a recession plane

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 Major Drive

The real estate agents credited on Major Drive 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 Kelson.

  1. Diane CummingsCummings Kilgariff & Co Realty
    9 sales on Major Drive · last Jun 2026
  2. Shane AdamsRay White Lower Hutt
    6 sales on Major Drive · last Mar 2026
  3. Ivan Wong KeeRemax Capital Legacy
    3 sales on Major Drive · last Dec 2017
  4. Hannah KilgariffCummings Kilgariff & Co Realty
    2 sales on Major Drive · last Jun 2026
  5. Jamie PollockCapital Commercial (2013) Limited Trading as Bayleys Lower Hutt Residential
    1 sale on Major Drive · last Apr 2026
  6. Paul ButcherHarcourts Lower Hutt
    1 sale on Major Drive · last Jan 2024
  7. Ben AtwillBayleys Real Estate Wellington Residential
    1 sale on Major Drive · last Dec 2021
  8. Matthew RossRay White Wellington City
    1 sale on Major Drive · last Dec 2021
  9. Mark PhillipsProfessionals Redcoats
    1 sale on Major Drive · last Oct 2021

82 sales on Major Drive since 2016; 27 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Major Drive

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About property on Major Drive, Kelson

Every property in Major Drive, Kelson, 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).