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Sowman Street, The Brook

Sowman Street in The Brook has 46 properties, valued by the council between $490,000 and $860,000 with a median of $640,000 (The Brook: $640,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1970s. We estimate its homes at a median $636,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 21 Sowman Street, at $640,000.

$640kmedian council valuation
$636kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1970median year built
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46 properties on Sowman Street, The Brook

Highest and lowest on Sowman Street

Highest-valued home42 Sowman Street$860,000council valuation · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 1.98 ha land
Lowest-valued home10B Sowman Street$490,000council valuation · 2 bed · 80 m² floor
Highest sale in 202621 Sowman Street$640,000sold 10 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 557 m² land

Property values on Sowman Street

The council values Sowman Street's 45 rated properties between $490,000 and $860,000. The middle half sit between about $600,000 and $705,000; the median is $640,000 and the mean $654,222.

Lowest: $490k$490kLowest10%: $544k20%: $588k20%30%: $612k40%: $620k40%Median: $640k60%: $650k60%70%: $678k80%: $732k80%90%: $798kHighest: $860k$860kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$510k0—
332$620k2—
410$740k0—

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

Sowman Street compared with The Brook

Sowman Street's median council value is about the same as The Brook's.

Sowman StreetThe BrookNelson
Median council value$640k$640k$700k
Sold in the last 12 months4.3%2.2%3.6%
Median section594 m²611 m²695 m²
Median year built197019701970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Sowman Street 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: $445k (5 sales)$445k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $566k (2 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: $740k (3 sales)$740k20222023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$640,000$4,923
20251$675,000$6,136
20241$640,000$5,333
20231$660,000$5,500
20223$740,000$6,975
20211$715,000$6,500
20201$660,000$3,474
20191$521,000$4,342
20182$565,816$4,715
20171$490,000$3,267
20165$445,000$2,516

Recent sales on Sowman Street

The homes on Sowman Street

Sowman Street has 42 houses and 3 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1970s (80%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11910s1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1970s: 36 (36 homes)361970s1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)22000s

Building and resource consents on Sowman Street

2building consents in the last 5 years

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 Sowman Street

The real estate agents credited on Sowman Street 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 The Brook.

  1. Benjamin CooperChange Real Estate
    1 sale on Sowman Street · last Nov 2025
  2. Elisha SheffordHarcourts Richmond
    1 sale on Sowman Street · last Mar 2023
  3. Martin WilkieChange Real Estate
    1 sale on Sowman Street · last Mar 2023
  4. Darryn WilliamsSummit Real Estate Limited Nelson
    1 sale on Sowman Street · last Jun 2021
  5. Vanessa GriffinRay White Richmond
    1 sale on Sowman Street · last Dec 2018

18 sales on Sowman Street since 2016; 4 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Sowman Street

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About property on Sowman Street, The Brook

Every property in Sowman Street, The Brook, 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: Rich Hay on Unsplash (licence).