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Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill

Shakespeare Road in Bluff Hill has 136 properties, valued by the council between $30,000 and $980,000 with a median of $550,000 (Bluff Hill: $870,000). More of its homes were built in the 1910s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $532,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $510,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 125 Shakespeare Road, at $735,000. 3 are for sale now.

$550kmedian council valuation
$532kour median estimate
$510kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1920median year built
3for sale now
NapierBluff Hill ×Shakespeare Road ×

136 properties on Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill

Highest and lowest on Shakespeare Road

Highest-valued home22 Shakespeare Road$980,000council valuation · 5 bed · 310 m² floor · 815 m² land
Lowest-valued home169A Shakespeare Road$30,000council valuation · 701 m² land
Highest sale in 2026125 Shakespeare Road$735,000sold 16 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 95 m² floor · 911 m² land

Property values on Shakespeare Road

The council values Shakespeare Road's 122 rated properties between $30,000 and $980,000. The middle half sit between about $487,500 and $615,000; the median is $550,000 and the mean $551,352.

Lowest: $30k$30kLowest10%: $417k20%: $475k20%30%: $500k40%: $530k40%Median: $550k60%: $580k60%70%: $600k80%: $630k80%90%: $700kHighest: $980k$980kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
19$515k0—
235$510k2—
361$590k3$511k
49$620k0—
5+2$755k0—

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

Shakespeare Road compared with Bluff Hill

Shakespeare Road's median council value is 37% below Bluff Hill's.

Shakespeare RoadBluff HillNapier
Median council value$550k$870k$700k
Median sale, last 12 months$510k$789k$710k
Sold in the last 12 months3.7%3.4%3.5%
Time between sales7.5 yrs8.5 yrs8.6 yrs
Median section516 m²674 m²682 m²
Median year built192019301970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Shakespeare 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: $331k (14 sales)$331k20162017: $342k (7 sales)2018: $382k (14 sales)20182019: $465k (11 sales)2020: $460k (7 sales)20202021: $661k (8 sales)2022: $573k (10 sales)20222023: $730k (2 sales)$730k2024: $630k (6 sales)20242025: $619k (5 sales)2026: $493k (4 sales, this year so far)$493k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$493,000$5,589
20255$619,000$5,000
20246$630,000$5,597
20232$730,000$5,979
202210$572,750$7,778
20218$660,500$5,855
20207$460,000$4,300
201911$465,000$4,570
201814$382,000$3,650
20177$342,000$4,275
201614$331,000$2,635

Recent sales on Shakespeare Road

The homes on Shakespeare Road

Shakespeare Road has 121 houses, 10 units and townhouses and 4 sections. More were built in the 1910s than in any other decade (22%).

1860s: 1 (1 home)11860s1870s: 3 (3 homes)1880s: 3 (3 homes)1880s1890s: 5 (5 homes)1900s: 20 (20 homes)1900s1910s: 25 (25 homes)251920s: 18 (18 homes)1920s1930s: 14 (14 homes)1950s: 9 (9 homes)1950s1960s: 2 (2 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 5 (5 homes)2010s: 2 (2 homes)22010s

How long owners stay on Shakespeare Road

Homes on Shakespeare Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.5 years (Bluff Hill: 8.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 28 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 Shakespeare Road

9building consents in the last 5 years
  • 65 Shakespeare Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentNew install of metro wee rad leg freestanding woodburner
  • 65 Shakespeare Road1 Oct 2025 · Building consentRbw - the construction of 12 new 3-storey res terraced houses over three blocks. Each household consists of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrm s & a single internal gge. The development also proposes
  • 45 Shakespeare Road1 May 2025 · Building consentNew stormwater pipe & retention tank to existing downpipes, existing council kerb connection
  • 169 Shakespeare Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentAdd to kitchen, create new bathrm & ensuite within existing envelope
  • 85 Shakespeare Road1 Nov 2022 · Building consentReplace existing with metro wee rad base freestanding woodburner

More streets in Bluff Hill

Every street in Bluff Hill, 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.

Agents who sold on Shakespeare Road

The real estate agents credited on Shakespeare 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 Bluff Hill.

  1. Leon DearTremain Real Estate
    3 sales on Shakespeare Road · last May 2026
  2. Kerry FormanRay White Hawke's Bay
    3 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Jan 2021
  3. Kevin WaggProperty Brokers Napier
    2 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Aug 2024
  4. John KnightRay White Hawke's Bay
    2 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Nov 2022
  5. Bryan FultonHarcourts Taradale
    2 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Apr 2021
  6. Kevin McLeodProperty Brokers Napier
    2 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Jun 2020
  7. Darren CuneenArizto
    2 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Feb 2020
  8. Marlene NathanIndependent
    2 sales on Shakespeare Road · last Mar 2018
  9. Sara MacKeyTremain Real Estate
    1 sale on Shakespeare Road · last Jul 2026

85 sales on Shakespeare Road since 2016; 26 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Shakespeare Road

136

About property on Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill

Every property in Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill, 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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