42 properties · Thornton Bay, Thames

Adams Road, Thornton Bay

Adams Road in Thornton Bay has 42 properties, valued by the council between $521,500 and $1,210,000 with a median of $750,000 (Thornton Bay: $765,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $760,500. The last sale we have was in July 2025, for $1,200,000.

$750kmedian council valuation
$761kour median estimate
1970median year built
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42 properties on Adams Road, Thornton Bay

Highest and lowest on Adams Road

Highest-valued home27 Adams Road$1,210,000council valuation · 3 bed · 263 m² floor · 809 m² land
Lowest-valued home39 Adams Road$521,500council valuation · 2,502 m² land

Property values on Adams Road

The council values Adams Road's 40 rated properties between $521,500 and $1,210,000. The middle half sit between about $699,000 and $836,500; the median is $750,000 and the mean $783,413.

Lowest: $522k$522kLowest10%: $629k20%: $678k20%30%: $720k40%: $736k40%Median: $750k60%: $800k60%70%: $813k80%: $860k80%90%: $971kHighest: $1.21m$1.21mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
25$650k0—
323$750k0—
48$860k0—
5+1$900k0—

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

Adams Road compared with Thornton Bay

Adams Road's median council value is about the same as Thornton Bay's.

Adams RoadThornton BayThames
Median council value$750k$765k$670k
Median section1,044 m²899 m²898 m²
Median year built197019601970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$5k

Adams Road 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: $575k (4 sales)$575k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: too few sales to say (1 sale)20182019: $553k (2 sales)2020: $750k (5 sales)20202021: $685k (2 sales)2022: $1.23m (2 sales)$1.23m20222024: $578k (3 sales)2025: $970k (2 sales, this year so far)$970k2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20252$970,000$8,989
20243$578,000$7,621
20222$1,233,750$11,460
20212$684,500$4,935
20205$750,000$5,161
20192$552,500$4,273
20181$640,000$2,634
20171$520,000$4,062
20164$575,000$3,965

Recent sales on Adams Road

  • 2 Adams Road$1,200,0003 Jul 2025 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 720 m² land
  • 5 Adams Road$740,0005 Feb 2025 · 3 bed · 113 m² floor · 840 m² land
  • 11 Adams Road$565,00026 Nov 2024 · 3 bed · 108 m² floor · 1,244 m² land
  • 21 Adams Road$785,00016 Apr 2024 · 3 bed · 103 m² floor · 830 m² land
  • 9 Adams Road$578,0007 Apr 2024 · 2 bed · 58 m² floor · 1,305 m² land
  • 2A Adams Road$1,525,00029 Nov 2022 · 3 bed · 113 m² floor · 767 m² land
  • 23 Adams Road$942,5007 Feb 2022 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 814 m² land
  • 29 Adams Road$689,0002 Aug 2021 · 3 bed · 125 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 12 Adams Road$680,00013 Feb 2021 · 3 bed · 156 m² floor · 908 m² land
  • 2 Adams Road$1,180,00018 Dec 2020 · 3 bed · 105 m² floor · 720 m² land
  • 19 Adams Road$738,00024 Nov 2020 · 3 bed · 143 m² floor · 2,335 m² land
  • 20 Adams Road$582,50028 Oct 2020 · 3 bed · 128 m² floor · 1,196 m² land
  • 37 Adams Road$750,00023 May 2020 · 3 bed · 147 m² floor · 5,231 m² land
  • 30 Adams Road$790,0002 Mar 2020 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 2,656 m² land
  • 3 Adams Road$450,00012 Jul 2019 · 3 bed · 123 m² floor · 1,113 m² land
  • 8 Adams Road$655,00019 Mar 2019 · 3 bed · 134 m² floor · 1,363 m² land
  • 6 Adams Road$640,00013 Sept 2018 · 4 bed · 243 m² floor · 817 m² land
  • 20 Adams Road$520,00014 Oct 2017 · 3 bed · 128 m² floor · 1,196 m² land
  • 27 Adams Road$920,00010 Aug 2016 · 3 bed · 263 m² floor · 809 m² land
  • 19 Adams Road$560,00030 Apr 2016 · 3 bed · 143 m² floor · 2,335 m² land

The homes on Adams Road

Adams Road has 39 houses and 2 sections. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (24%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11920s1940s: 1 (1 home)1950s: 3 (3 homes)1950s1960s: 9 (9 homes)91970s: 7 (7 homes)1970s1980s: 6 (6 homes)1990s: 4 (4 homes)1990s2000s: 3 (3 homes)2010s: 3 (3 homes)32010s

Building and resource consents on Adams Road

5building consents in the last 5 years
  • 43 Adams Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentTo construct a retaining wall with safety from falling barrier in front of an existing dwg.
  • 43 Adams Road1 Oct 2025 · Building consentInstallation of internal lift
  • 33 Adams Road1 Sept 2024 · Building consentSecondary wastewater system & field
  • 25 Adams Road1 Aug 2022 · Building consentInstall new wastewater treatment plant & effluent bed
  • 15 Adams Road1 Jan 2022 · Building consentConstruct two pole retaining walls

More streets in Thornton Bay

Every street in Thornton Bay, 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 Adams Road

The real estate agents credited on Adams 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.

  1. Steven BridsonGold Star Real Estate Thames
    1 sale on Adams Road · last Jul 2025
  2. Tracey BergersenOne Agency Thames Coast
    1 sale on Adams Road · last Apr 2024

18 sales on Adams Road since 2016; 2 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Adams Road

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About property on Adams Road, Thornton Bay

Every property in Adams Road, Thornton Bay, 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: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).