53 properties · South Hill, Oamaru

Test Street, South Hill

Test Street in South Hill has 53 properties, valued by the council between $255,000 and $1,210,000 with a median of $475,000 (South Hill: $445,000). More of its homes were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $504,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months. 1 is for sale now.

$475kmedian council valuation
$504kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1920median year built
1for sale now
OamaruSouth Hill ×Test Street ×

53 properties on Test Street, South Hill

Highest and lowest on Test Street

Highest-valued home29 Test Street$1,210,000council valuation · 4 bed · 187 m² floor · 1,492 m² land
Lowest-valued home8 Test Street$255,000council valuation · 2 bed · 61 m² floor · 506 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months10 Test Street$595,000sold 29 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 127 m² floor · 1,012 m² land

Property values on Test Street

The council values Test Street's 45 rated properties between $255,000 and $1,210,000. The middle half sit between about $407,000 and $638,000; the median is $475,000 and the mean $546,333.

Lowest: $255k$255kLowest10%: $350k20%: $398k20%30%: $416k40%: $441k40%Median: $475k60%: $532k60%70%: $598k80%: $678k80%90%: $856kHighest: $1.21m$1.21mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$310k0—
327$465k1—
414$750k0—
5+1$450k0—

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

Test Street compared with South Hill

Test Street's median council value is 7% above South Hill's.

Test StreetSouth HillOamaru
Median council value$475k$445k$440k
Sold in the last 12 months1.9%3.8%3.9%
Time between sales12.0 yrs6.9 yrs7.4 yrs
Median section567 m²759 m²864 m²
Median year built192019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$3k$3k

Test Street house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $200k (5 sales)$200k2017: $255k (7 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)2019: $381k (4 sales)20192020: $785k (2 sales)$785k2021: $460k (5 sales)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $525k (7 sales)20232024: $532k (2 sales)2025: $474k (4 sales, this year so far)$474k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20254$473,750$3,931
20242$532,000$4,099
20237$525,000$3,892
20221$456,500$2,853
20215$460,000$3,553
20202$785,000$4,052
20194$380,500$2,742
20181$55,000$417
20177$255,000$1,842
20165$200,000$1,682

Recent sales on Test Street

  • 10 Test Street$595,00029 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 127 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 4 Test Street$477,50021 Aug 2025 · 3 bed · 121 m² floor · 732 m² land
  • 61 Test Street$470,0004 Aug 2025 · 4 bed · 120 m² floor · 576 m² land
  • 14 Test Street$350,0004 Feb 2025 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 59 Test Street$620,0004 Nov 2024 · 4 bed · 165 m² floor · 773 m² land
  • 69 Test Street$444,00011 Mar 2024 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 75 Test Street$425,00022 Dec 2023 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 675 m² land
  • 37 Test Street$555,00016 Nov 2023 · 4 bed · 165 m² floor · 902 m² land
  • 39 Test Street$675,0009 Nov 2023 · 3 bed · 152 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 35A Test Street$770,00022 Sept 2023 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 556 m² land
  • 20 Test Street$525,00012 Apr 2023 · 3 bed · 137 m² floor · 490 m² land
  • 24 Test Street$385,0007 Mar 2023 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 488 m² land
  • 16 Test Street$323,0004 Mar 2023 · 2 bed · 83 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 35A Test Street$456,5008 Aug 2022 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 556 m² land
  • 49 Test Street$460,00022 Nov 2021 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 425 m² land
  • 39 Test Street$540,0004 May 2021 · 3 bed · 152 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 57 Test Street$347,50028 Apr 2021 · 4 bed · 123 m² floor · 421 m² land
  • 57 Test Street$530,00010 Feb 2021 · 4 bed · 123 m² floor · 421 m² land
  • 14 Test Street$350,00014 Jan 2021 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 506 m² land
  • 47 Test Street$895,0002 Nov 2020 · 4 bed · 237 m² floor · 430 m² land

The homes on Test Street

Test Street has 53 houses. More were built in the 1920s than in any other decade (29%).

1880s: 4 (4 homes)41890s: 2 (2 homes)1890s1900s: 5 (5 homes)1910s: 2 (2 homes)1910s1920s: 13 (13 homes)131930s: 2 (2 homes)1930s1950s: 5 (5 homes)1960s: 4 (4 homes)1960s1970s: 2 (2 homes)1980s: 2 (2 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

How long owners stay on Test Street

Homes on Test Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 12.0 years (South Hill: 6.9 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 15 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 Test Street

6building consents in the last 5 years
  • 37 Test Street1 May 2026 · Building consentAlterations to existing dwg to include internal room reconfigurations, new bathrm & 8m2 verandah add amendment 1: wir converted to ensuite. Bathrm & laundry layout alt mv change of fire to a maxen kin
  • 24 Test Street1 Jun 2025 · Building consentInstallation of a free-standing maxen kinmont 350 woodburner & maxen
  • 37 Test Street1 Dec 2024 · Building consentAlterations to existing dwg to include internal room
  • 59 Test Street1 Dec 2023 · Building consentInstallation of a ravelli sofia insert pellet fire & flue kit into
  • 29 Test Street1 Mar 2023 · Building consentAlterations to existing dwg to include:

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 Test Street

The real estate agents credited on Test 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 South Hill.

  1. Kelli MilmineOne Agency The Property Specialists
    3 sales on Test Street · last Nov 2020
  2. Heather BurgherArizto
    2 sales on Test Street · last Aug 2025
  3. Sheryl HetaLJ Hooker Oamaru
    2 sales on Test Street · last Jul 2025
  4. Kirsten EwingArizto
    1 sale on Test Street · last Aug 2025
  5. Lyndon McLayThe Good Guys Real Estate
    1 sale on Test Street · last Sep 2023
  6. Jan MeikleHarcourts Timaru
    1 sale on Test Street · last Mar 2023
  7. Stephen RobertsonLJ Hooker Oamaru
    1 sale on Test Street · last Apr 2021
  8. Leona StretchProfessionals North Otago
    1 sale on Test Street · last Jul 2019

38 sales on Test Street since 2016; 11 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

About property on Test Street, South Hill

Every property in Test Street, South 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.

Header photo: Jamie Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).