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Rother Street, Oamaru

Rother Street in Oamaru has 49 properties, valued by the council between $270,000 and $670,000 with a median of $390,000 (Oamaru: $380,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $417,500. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $435,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 23 Rother Street, at $460,000.

$390kmedian council valuation
$418kour median estimate
$435kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
1950median year built
OamaruOamaru ×Rother Street ×

49 properties on Rother Street, Oamaru

Highest and lowest on Rother Street

Highest-valued home12B Rother Street$670,000council valuation · 3 bed · 190 m² floor · 498 m² land
Lowest-valued home8A Rother Street$270,000council valuation · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 491 m² land
Highest sale in 202623 Rother Street$460,000sold 18 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 588 m² land

Property values on Rother Street

The council values Rother Street's 48 rated properties between $270,000 and $670,000. The middle half sit between about $365,000 and $464,500; the median is $390,000 and the mean $425,833.

Lowest: $270k$270kLowest10%: $349k20%: $360k20%30%: $370k40%: $380k40%Median: $390k60%: $430k60%70%: $449k80%: $480k80%90%: $560kHighest: $670k$670kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
28$380k0—
335$390k3$435k
44$455k0—

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

Rother Street compared with Oamaru

Rother Street's median council value is 3% above Oamaru's.

Rother StreetOamaruOamaru
Median council value$390k$380k$440k
Median sale, last 12 months$435k$435k$480k
Sold in the last 12 months6.1%3.7%3.9%
Time between sales6.6 yrs8.0 yrs7.4 yrs
Median section653 m²696 m²864 m²
Median year built195019501960
Council value per m² of floor$3k$3k$3k

Rother 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: $244k (7 sales)$244k20162017: $285k (4 sales)2018: $305k (3 sales)20182019: $334k (7 sales)2020: $368k (5 sales)20202021: $507k (3 sales)$507k2022: $403k (3 sales)20222023: $420k (7 sales)2024: $406k (4 sales)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: $435k (3 sales, this year so far)$435k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$435,000$3,611
20251$455,000$3,182
20244$406,000$3,346
20237$420,000$3,514
20223$403,000$3,625
20213$507,000$3,346
20205$367,500$3,062
20197$333,900$3,043
20183$305,000$2,133
20174$285,000$1,753
20167$243,620$1,740

Recent sales on Rother Street

The homes on Rother Street

Rother Street has 46 houses and 3 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (29%).

1880s: 1 (1 home)11880s1910s: 1 (1 home)1920s: 14 (14 homes)141920s1930s: 2 (2 homes)1940s: 4 (4 homes)1940s1950s: 10 (10 homes)1960s: 5 (5 homes)1960s1970s: 3 (3 homes)1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Rother Street

Homes on Rother Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.6 years (Oamaru: 8.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 19 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 Rother Street

5building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 5 Rother Street1 Nov 2023 · Building consentInstallation of a metro smart insert woodburner & eco insert flue
  • 8 Rother Street1 Mar 2023 · Building consentDrainage related to subdivision - laying 40m of 100mm upvc sewer drain
  • 18 Rother Street1 Dec 2022 · Building consentInstallation of a free-standing firenzo Bronte ag woodburner &
  • 6 Rother Street1 Aug 2022 · Building consentInstall new toilet, vanity & shower. Move laundry location, move
  • 4 Rother Street1 May 2022 · Building consentInstallation of a free-standing jayline fr300 woodburner & jayline
  • 6C Rother Street11 Jul 2024 · Resource consentErect Sun Shading

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 Rother Street

The real estate agents credited on Rother 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 Oamaru.

  1. Leona StretchProfessionals North Otago
    4 sales on Rother Street · last Jul 2024
  2. Stephen RobertsonLJ Hooker Oamaru
    3 sales on Rother Street · last Jun 2025
  3. Heather BurgherArizto
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Mar 2026
  4. Kirsten EwingArizto
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Mar 2026
  5. Leeanne SchievingHarcourts Oamaru
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Feb 2026
  6. Daryl SigglekoLJ Hooker Dunedin
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Dec 2023
  7. Sheryl HetaLJ Hooker Oamaru
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Dec 2023
  8. Natalie PowazynskiArizto
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Jul 2020
  9. Kelli MilmineOne Agency The Property Specialists
    1 sale on Rother Street · last Apr 2019

44 sales on Rother Street since 2016; 13 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Rother Street

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About property on Rother Street, Oamaru

Every property in Rother Street, Oamaru, 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: Jamie Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).