33 properties · Springvale, Whanganui

Downes Avenue, Springvale

Downes Avenue in Springvale has 33 properties, valued by the council between $390,000 and $800,000 with a median of $650,000 (Springvale: $560,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1980s. We estimate its homes at a median $672,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 33 Downes Avenue, at $760,000.

$650kmedian council valuation
$672kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1980median year built
WhanganuiSpringvale ×Downes Avenue ×

33 properties on Downes Avenue, Springvale

Highest and lowest on Downes Avenue

Highest-valued home16 Downes Avenue$800,000council valuation · 4 bed · 300 m² floor · 1,191 m² land
Lowest-valued home11A Downes Avenue$390,000council valuation · 2 bed · 110 m² floor
Highest sale in 202633 Downes Avenue$760,000sold 12 May 2026 · 3 bed · 208 m² floor · 592 m² land

Property values on Downes Avenue

The council values Downes Avenue's 33 rated properties between $390,000 and $800,000. The middle half sit between about $567,000 and $707,000; the median is $650,000 and the mean $628,485.

Lowest: $390k$390kLowest10%: $474k20%: $544k20%30%: $590k40%: $620k40%Median: $650k60%: $670k60%70%: $694k80%: $720k80%90%: $746kHighest: $800k$800kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$400k0—
320$620k2—
48$720k0—
5+2$760k0—

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

Downes Avenue compared with Springvale

Downes Avenue's median council value is 16% above Springvale's.

Downes AvenueSpringvaleWhanganui
Median council value$650k$560k$480k
Sold in the last 12 months6.1%3.6%3.2%
Time between sales9.2 yrs9.7 yrs7.9 yrs
Median section619 m²690 m²809 m²
Median year built198019801960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Downes Avenue 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $419k (5 sales)$419k20182019: $478k (2 sales)2020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: $560k (3 sales)2023: $660k (2 sales)20232024: $683k (2 sales)2026: $689k (2 sales, this year so far)$689k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$689,000$3,645
20242$683,250$3,648
20232$660,000$3,766
20213$560,000$3,600
20201$335,000$3,045
20192$477,500$2,731
20185$419,000$2,591
20171$290,000$2,613
20161$375,000$1,786

Recent sales on Downes Avenue

The homes on Downes Avenue

Downes Avenue has 29 houses and 4 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1980s (67%).

1980s: 22 (22 homes)221980s1990s: 11 (11 homes)111990s

How long owners stay on Downes Avenue

Homes on Downes Avenue that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.2 years (Springvale: 9.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 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 Downes Avenue

6building consents in the last 5 years
  • 17A Downes Avenue1 Jul 2026 · Building consent260600 - solid fuel woodfire installation
  • 4 Downes Avenue1 Apr 2026 · Building consentFreestanding fire install of a metro rad plus freestanding fire into the living room, including a foley fkf15042mb flue kit. Interconnected photo electric smoke alarms to be installed
  • 25 Downes Avenue1 Mar 2026 · Building consentAdd a lean-to to the rear for an ensuite & wardrobe extension, plus a canopy. Estimated value: 35000.00
  • 27 Downes Avenue1 Mar 2025 · Building consentInstall of a metro ambieone - ve black into the living room including a metro eco flue kit
  • 18 Downes Avenue1 Mar 2024 · Building consentUpper floor bathrm & ensuite modification/ wet floor showers

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 Downes Avenue

The real estate agents credited on Downes Avenue 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 Springvale.

  1. Sharen TunnellArizto
    1 sale on Downes Avenue · last Jun 2026
  2. Kayana Tahana-HopkinsArizto
    1 sale on Downes Avenue · last Nov 2024
  3. Rachel GrayProperty Brokers Wanganui
    1 sale on Downes Avenue · last Nov 2024
  4. Vicky ToddProperty Brokers Wanganui
    1 sale on Downes Avenue · last Nov 2021
  5. Gavin MilvertonHarcourts Whanganui
    1 sale on Downes Avenue · last Jul 2020

21 sales on Downes Avenue since 2016; 4 of them name an agent we can show, and the counts here are taken from those.

Every address on Downes Avenue

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About property on Downes Avenue, Springvale

Every property in Downes Avenue, Springvale, 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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