
Merino Downs house prices and sales
The median council valuation in Merino Downs is $698k.
25 properties in Merino Downs
About Merino Downs
Schools zoned for Merino Downs
- Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Recent sales in Merino Downs
- $442,50029 Mar 2012 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 9.02 ha land
- 661 Glenkenich Road$280,00017 Dec 2010 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 3.93 ha land
- $312,50017 Nov 2006 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 9.02 ha land
- $150,0002 Feb 2001 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 9.02 ha land
- 661 Glenkenich Road$108,0006 Sept 2000 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 3.93 ha land
- $119,0007 Feb 1997 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 9.02 ha land
Who lives in Merino Downs
About 192 people lived in Merino Downs at the 2023 census (down 3% since 2018); their median age was about 36 (Gore: 43); 61% of households owned their home (Gore: 74%).
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- Under 15 years23%
- 15-29 years17%
- 65 years and over11%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)70%
- One-person household17%
- Other multi-person household4%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European89%
- Māori9%
- Asian6%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand86%
- Asia8%
- Middle East and Africa3%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Other0%
- Australia0%
- North America0%
Household income
- $70,001-$100,00026%
- $100,001-$150,00022%
- $30,001-$50,00013%
- $50,001-$70,00013%
- $200,001 or more13%
- $150,001-$200,0009%
- $20,000 or less4%
- $20,001-$30,0004%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling4%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Level 2 certificate19%
- No qualification17%
- Level 1 certificate17%
- Level 3 certificate13%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification13%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Level 4 certificate6%
- Level 6 diploma4%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Merino Downs. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.
Streets in Merino Downs
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About property in Merino Downs, Gore
Every property in Merino Downs, Gore, 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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