43 properties · New River Ferry, Invercargill

Otatara Road, New River Ferry

Otatara Road in New River Ferry has 43 properties, valued by the council between $250,000 and $1,350,000 with a median of $875,000 (New River Ferry: $760,000). More of its homes were built in the 2000s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,005,500. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,200,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 156 Otatara Road, at $1,260,000.

$875kmedian council valuation
$1.01mour median estimate
$1.2mmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
2000median year built
InvercargillNew River Ferry ×Otatara Road ×

43 properties on Otatara Road, New River Ferry

Highest and lowest on Otatara Road

Highest-valued home176 Otatara Road$1,350,000council valuation · 5 bed · 290 m² floor · 10,000 m² land
Lowest-valued home183 Otatara Road$250,000council valuation · 10,017 m² land
Highest sale in 2026156 Otatara Road$1,260,000sold 2 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 296 m² floor · 10,880 m² land

Property values on Otatara Road

The council values Otatara Road's 42 rated properties between $250,000 and $1,350,000. The middle half sit between about $652,500 and $1,048,500; the median is $875,000 and the mean $849,357.

Lowest: $250k$250kLowest10%: $422k20%: $600k20%30%: $705k40%: $764k40%Median: $875k60%: $963k60%70%: $997k80%: $1.1m80%90%: $1.19mHighest: $1.35m$1.35mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$960k0—
312$675k1—
421$1.0m2—
5+4$1.05m0—

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

Otatara Road compared with New River Ferry

Otatara Road's median council value is 15% above New River Ferry's.

Otatara RoadNew River FerryInvercargill
Median council value$875k$760k$435k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.2m$508k$515k
Sold in the last 12 months7%4.8%4.8%
Time between sales5.7 yrs—7.2 yrs
Median section10,534 m²10,880 m²759 m²
Median year built200020001960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$3k

Otatara Road 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: $505k (7 sales)$505k20162017: $276k (4 sales)2018: $298k (4 sales)20182019: $679k (3 sales)2020: $798k (3 sales)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: $840k (3 sales)20222023: $1.08m (2 sales)2024: $727k (3 sales)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: $1.2m (3 sales, this year so far)$1.2m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$1,200,000$4,286
20251$415,000—
20243$727,000$3,635
20232$1,085,000$4,173
20223$840,000$3,907
20211$1,030,000$2,861
20203$798,000$3,562
20193$679,000$2,829
20184$297,500$2,057
20174$276,250$2,500
20167$505,000$2,433

Recent sales on Otatara Road

The homes on Otatara Road

Otatara Road has 42 houses and 1 section. More were built in the 2000s than in any other decade (37%).

1930s: 2 (2 homes)21930s1940s: 1 (1 home)1950s: 2 (2 homes)1950s1960s: 5 (5 homes)1970s: 2 (2 homes)1970s1980s: 2 (2 homes)1990s: 3 (3 homes)1990s2000s: 14 (14 homes)142010s: 7 (7 homes)72010s

How long owners stay on Otatara Road

Homes on Otatara Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 5.7 years .

Time between a home's sales, for 9 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 Otatara Road

10building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 189 Otatara Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s schooner multi solid fuel burner (reconditioned)
  • 150 Otatara Road1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s woodsman Tasman solid fuel burner (replacement)
  • 154 Otatara Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentRbw extension to ensuite, internal alternation to laundry
  • 222 Otatara Road1 Mar 2025 · Building consentRbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
  • 174 Otatara Road1 Feb 2025 · Building consentRbw extension to add family room & bathrm
  • 222 Otatara Road17 Feb 2025 · Resource consentErection of dwelling in the Riverine Inundation Level 2 area - Rural Zone
  • 136 Otatara Road1 Jul 2024 · Resource consentStaged Five Lot Subdivision - Otatara Zone

Otatara Road in other suburbs

Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.