76 properties · Petone, Lower Hutt

The Esplanade, Petone

The Esplanade in Petone has 76 properties, valued by the council between $440,000 and $2,040,000 with a median of $940,000 (Petone: $780,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $922,500. The last sale we have was in December 2024, for $705,000.

$940kmedian council valuation
$923kour median estimate
1960median year built
Lower HuttPetone ×The Esplanade ×

76 properties on The Esplanade, Petone

Highest and lowest on The Esplanade

Highest-valued home193 The Esplanade$2,040,000council valuation · 3 bed · 340 m² floor · 741 m² land
Lowest-valued home199 The Esplanade$440,000council valuation · 2 bed · 90 m² floor · 118 m² land

Property values on The Esplanade

The council values The Esplanade's 53 rated properties between $440,000 and $2,040,000. The middle half sit between about $714,000 and $1,067,000; the median is $940,000 and the mean $907,547.

Lowest: $440k$440kLowest10%: $528k20%: $698k20%30%: $730k40%: $790k40%Median: $940k60%: $990k60%70%: $1.02m80%: $1.11m80%90%: $1.24mHighest: $2.04m$2.04mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.03m0—
27$750k0—
330$775k0—
48$1.01m0—
5+6$1.21m0—

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

The Esplanade compared with Petone

The Esplanade's median council value is 21% above Petone's.

The EsplanadePetoneLower Hutt
Median council value$940k$780k$790k
Median section358 m²390 m²579 m²
Median year built196019201960
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$6k

The Esplanade house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2024 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $788k (2 sales)$788k20162017: $838k (3 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: $725k (4 sales)20192020: $800k (5 sales)20202021: $1.01m (7 sales)$1.01m20212024: $815k (2 sales, this year so far)$815k2024
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20242$815,000$5,869
20217$1,015,000$8,676
20205$800,000$7,273
20194$724,500$5,156
20181$617,500$6,175
20173$838,000$6,446
20162$787,500$5,374

Recent sales on The Esplanade

The homes on The Esplanade

The Esplanade has 65 houses, 7 apartments, 3 units and townhouses and 1 section. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (15%).

1900s: 3 (3 homes)31900s1910s: 2 (2 homes)1920s: 8 (8 homes)81920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 2 (2 homes)1940s1950s: 6 (6 homes)1960s: 4 (4 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 8 (8 homes)1980s1990s: 5 (5 homes)2000s: 6 (6 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

Building and resource consents on The Esplanade

2building consents in the last 5 years
10resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 217 The Esplanade1 Nov 2025 · Building consentRbw - commercial - new 3-bdrm dwg to be used as a display home
  • 221 The Esplanade1 Jun 2024 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - laundry/bathrm replaced to new layout & ensuite added, new kitchen installed, minor changes to provide new wardrobes & consequential changes to services
  • 47 The Esplanade19 Aug 2024 · Resource consentConstruction of a digital billboard
  • 73-75 The Esplanade28 Jul 2023 · Resource consentTo construct and maintain four cone penetration tests BQ32/1107, BQ32/1108, BQ32/1109 and, BQ32/1110 for geotechnical investigation purposes
  • 129-131 The Esplanade18 Jul 2023 · Resource consents125 Extension of time for RM110035
  • 137 The Esplanade12 May 2023 · Resource consentAn additional dwelling in a Significant Cultural Area.
  • 121-123 The Esplanade2 May 2023 · Resource consentEight Storey Serviced Apartments

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 The Esplanade

The real estate agents credited on The Esplanade 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 Petone.

  1. Christopher BarnesRay White Wellington City
    2 sales on The Esplanade · last Apr 2021
  2. Luke JohnsonProfessionals Redcoats Wainuiomata
    2 sales on The Esplanade · last Feb 2021
  3. Shane BrockelbankProfessionals Redcoats
    2 sales on The Esplanade · last Feb 2021
  4. Aaron WilkinsProfessionals Redcoats
    1 sale on The Esplanade · last Oct 2024
  5. Alice PearsonProfessionals Redcoats
    1 sale on The Esplanade · last Oct 2024
  6. Desmond SmithRay White Kemeys Brothers
    1 sale on The Esplanade · last Mar 2021
  7. Duncan PoveyTommy's Real Estate Limited
    1 sale on The Esplanade · last Feb 2019
  8. Rupert KemeysRay White Kemeys Brothers
    1 sale on The Esplanade · last Mar 2017

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

Every address on The Esplanade

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About property on The Esplanade, Petone

Every property in The Esplanade, Petone, 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).