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McDowell Street, Springfield

McDowell Street in Springfield has 57 properties, valued by the council between $315,000 and $1,120,000 with a median of $760,000 (Springfield: $760,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1960s. We estimate its homes at a median $786,500. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 59 McDowell Street, at $725,000. 1 is for sale now.

$760kmedian council valuation
$787kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
1for sale now
RotoruaSpringfield ×McDowell Street ×

57 properties on McDowell Street, Springfield

Highest and lowest on McDowell Street

Highest-valued home29 McDowell Street$1,120,000council valuation · 5 bed · 340 m² floor · 2,013 m² land
Lowest-valued home12A McDowell Street$315,000council valuation · 511 m² land
Highest sale in 202659 McDowell Street$725,000sold 25 Feb 2026 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 809 m² land

Property values on McDowell Street

The council values McDowell Street's 57 rated properties between $315,000 and $1,120,000. The middle half sit between about $713,000 and $811,500; the median is $760,000 and the mean $773,333.

Lowest: $315k$315kLowest10%: $693k20%: $696k20%30%: $730k40%: $747k40%Median: $760k60%: $780k60%70%: $805k80%: $818k80%90%: $883kHighest: $1.12m$1.12mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$745k0—
323$715k1—
425$765k0—
5+6$873k0—

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

McDowell Street compared with Springfield

McDowell Street's median council value is about the same as Springfield's.

McDowell StreetSpringfieldRotorua
Median council value$760k$760k$580k
Sold in the last 12 months1.8%2.7%2.9%
Time between sales16.2 yrs9.1 yrs8.5 yrs
Median section885 m²875 m²844 m²
Median year built196019701970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$5k

McDowell 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: $624k (2 sales)$624k2017: $522k (3 sales)20172019: $413k (2 sales)2020: $469k (4 sales)20202021: $845k (3 sales)2022: $1.01m (3 sales)$1.01m20222023: $800k (3 sales)2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: $782k (3 sales)$782k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$725,000$4,265
20253$782,000$3,769
20241$830,000$4,235
20233$800,000$2,955
20223$1,015,000$3,904
20213$845,000$3,766
20204$468,500$2,099
20192$412,500$2,510
20173$522,000$2,316
20162$624,000$3,128

Recent sales on McDowell Street

The homes on McDowell Street

McDowell Street has 56 houses and 1 section. Most were built in the 1960s (77%).

1960s: 43 (43 homes)431960s1970s: 9 (9 homes)1970s1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2000s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on McDowell Street

Homes on McDowell Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 16.2 years (Springfield: 9.1 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 McDowell Street

7building consents in the last 5 years
  • 42 McDowell Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall masport Rangitata insert woodfire
  • 4A McDowell Street1 Aug 2025 · Building consentAdd & alterations to dwg. Convert gge into bdrm - laundry & rumpus. Extend ground floor to create bathrm. Reconfigure first floor bathrm
  • 13 McDowell Street1 Aug 2025 · Building consentMasport Rangitata insert fire
  • 4A McDowell Street1 Jul 2024 · Building consentmasport Rangitata insert woodfire with hybrid flue system
  • 22 McDowell Street1 Nov 2023 · Building consentmetro smart insert woodfire

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 McDowell Street

The real estate agents credited on McDowell 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 Springfield.

  1. Kathryn McAlonanArizto
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last May 2025
  2. Chanderdeep Singh SandhuRay White Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Mar 2023
  3. Karl HerefordTremain Real Estate Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Aug 2022
  4. Sheryl CarringtonBayleys Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Feb 2021
  5. Julie BrakeRay White Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Oct 2020
  6. Anita MartelliRay White Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Jul 2017
  7. Timothy O'SullivanRay White Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Jul 2017
  8. Kerif SmerdonRay White Rotorua
    1 sale on McDowell Street · last Nov 2016

34 sales on McDowell Street since 2016; 7 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on McDowell Street

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About property on McDowell Street, Springfield

Every property in McDowell Street, Springfield, 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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