16 properties · Kensington, Timaru

Taylor Street, Kensington

Taylor Street in Kensington has 16 properties, valued by the council between $345,000 and $1,480,000 with a median of $430,000 (Kensington: $405,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1960s. We estimate its homes at a median $450,500. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 17 Taylor Street, at $450,000.

$430kmedian council valuation
$451kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
TimaruKensington ×Taylor Street ×

16 properties on Taylor Street, Kensington

Highest and lowest on Taylor Street

Highest-valued home1/6 Taylor Street$1,480,000council valuation · 1 bed · 820 m² floor · 3,630 m² land
Lowest-valued home20 Taylor Street$345,000council valuation · 2 bed · 87 m² floor · 569 m² land
Highest sale in 202617 Taylor Street$450,000sold 17 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor · 812 m² land

Property values on Taylor Street

The council values Taylor Street's 16 rated properties between $345,000 and $1,480,000. The middle half sit between about $390,000 and $470,000; the median is $430,000 and the mean $490,625.

Lowest: $345k$345kLowest10%: $365k20%: $380k20%30%: $400k40%: $415k40%Median: $430k60%: $440k60%70%: $450k80%: $490k80%90%: $505kHighest: $1.48m$1.48mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.48m0—
23$380k1—
310$430k1—
41$350k0—
5+1$500k0—

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

Taylor Street compared with Kensington

Taylor Street's median council value is 6% above Kensington's.

Taylor StreetKensingtonTimaru
Median council value$430k$405k$495k
Sold in the last 12 months12.5%4.9%4.1%
Median section789 m²682 m²754 m²
Median year built196019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Taylor 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: $264k (2 sales)$264k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172018: $255k (3 sales)20182020: $391k (2 sales)20202024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)20252026: $420k (2 sales, this year so far)$420k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$420,000$4,093
20251$575,000$3,833
20241$375,000$3,049
20202$391,000$3,067
20183$255,000$2,073
20171$360,000$1,385
20162$264,000$2,577

Recent sales on Taylor Street

The homes on Taylor Street

Taylor Street has 16 houses. Most were built in the 1960s (88%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1910s: 1 (1 home)1910s1960s: 14 (14 homes)141960s

Building and resource consents on Taylor Street

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 5 Taylor Street3 Mar 2026 · Building consentAMEND Change Woodburner to Woodsman Serene Wetback Freestanding
  • 18 Taylor Street23 Nov 2023 · Building consentInstall Maxen Cargill 350-D Freestanding Woodburner

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 Taylor Street

The real estate agents credited on Taylor 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 Kensington.

  1. Janine HuddlestonHarcourts Geraldine
    2 sales on Taylor Street · last Mar 2024
  2. Janette RawsonBlackham & Co Real Estate - Harcourts
    1 sale on Taylor Street · last Jun 2026
  3. Andrea CleggLJ Hooker Timaru
    1 sale on Taylor Street · last Aug 2024
  4. Anne GlendiningRaine & Horne Timaru
    1 sale on Taylor Street · last May 2018

14 sales on Taylor Street since 2016; 5 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Taylor Street

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About property on Taylor Street, Kensington

Every property in Taylor Street, Kensington, 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: Tegan Conway on Unsplash (licence).