707 Massey Street

Akina Hawke's Bay

648 m²

House

Shane Pugh, last sold this property on 30 November 2025 after 23 days on market.

Overview

Everything You Need. Nothing You Don't.

You'll drive right past it if you don't keep an eye out. Set back from the road, behind the purply grey hedge and the hydrangeas that are coming along nicely; nestled under a mature cherry tree where the TÃƒ…«i like to sit and natter, and down the path, past the orange blossom bushes, is the front door to 707. Built back in 1937 or maybe 38, it's one of those places they mean when they say a house has 'good bones'. At least that's what Paul said, and he's just done the building report, so he'd know. The solid polished Rimu floors bounce light around all through the day. It playfully follows you from the generous bedrooms in the morning, through to the kitchen in the afternoon, making a light cheery space, which is handy because you'll spend a lot of time here. It's the heart of the house where things happen. Where tummies are filled, homework gets done, plans are made, and schemes get hatched. Out back is a private, sheltered and secure full size, grown up section. Big enough to put another house on if you wanted. But that's unlikely. This is a place where kids have grown up. It's where others will grow up. It's where you'll blow up the pool, the dog can roam, and the bbq will fire up anytime from now on. There's a couple of trees that are growing Christmas cherries while you read this, and a little later in January you'll have what looks to be a bumper crop of Golden Queens. And plums. Then the apples will come in. Raspberries until March. The lemons seem to be pretty much year round. Mandarins are a nice treat in the Winter. Like every garden of this size it's a work in progress though. You'll work it out once you get your eye in. It's home to a decent garden shed you could do something with, and a chicken coop right at the back, which is good for keeping all sorts of stuff that you probably should have got rid of sooner but never got round to it. 707 definitely has a feel to it, there's no two ways about it. It's been looked after and lived in. Laughed in. Loved in. It's proof that downsizing is about simpler not just smaller. There's a bit of a bach-y vibe. You know, if the bach had a New World, the library, the opera house, and the best of Heretaunga St only ten minutes walk away. There's no garage, but there's off-street parking for three cars. Four if you liked Minis. 707 has everything you need and nothing you don't. You might see things you want to do, but nothing you need to do. Tim and Sam have just freshened the whole inside with a couple of generous coats of Resene's quarter wheatfield with a half sea fog around the windows. "Just to make things pop," said Tim knowingly. And he's not wrong. Pop it does. But come on over. You can see all that for yourself.

Features

2 bedrooms

1 bathroom

1 carspace

1 garage space

648 m² lot size

House

Estimated Value

Based on this property and similar 2 bedroom houses sold in Akina over the last 12 months, the estimated median property value of 707 Massey Street is $535k.

Median value

$535k

Estimated value range

$430k - $632k

Median days on market

Estimated value trend

-5%

decrease over the last 12 months

Average days on market is based on recent, comparable sales in Akina. It is only an indication of the time a property is actively listed and should not be relied upon as an accurate representation of how soon a property will be sold.