59 properties · Otatara, Invercargill

Ruru Avenue, Otatara

Ruru Avenue in Otatara has 59 properties, valued by the council between $260,000 and $2,010,000 with a median of $595,000 (Otatara: $690,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $651,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 20 Ruru Avenue, at $2,150,000.

$595kmedian council valuation
$651kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1970median year built
InvercargillOtatara ×Ruru Avenue ×

60 properties on Ruru Avenue, Otatara

Highest and lowest on Ruru Avenue

Highest-valued home20 Ruru Avenue$2,010,000council valuation · 4 bed · 473 m² floor · 4,551 m² land
Lowest-valued home29 Ruru Avenue$260,000council valuation · 4,028 m² land
Highest sale in 202620 Ruru Avenue$2,150,000sold 3 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 473 m² floor · 4,551 m² land

Property values on Ruru Avenue

The council values Ruru Avenue's 56 rated properties between $260,000 and $2,010,000. The middle half sit between about $525,000 and $700,000; the median is $595,000 and the mean $641,339.

Lowest: $260k$260kLowest10%: $420k20%: $510k20%30%: $540k40%: $570k40%Median: $595k60%: $620k60%70%: $670k80%: $730k80%90%: $815kHighest: $2.01m$2.01mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
23$390k0—
335$580k0—
414$725k1—
5+2$995k0—

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

Ruru Avenue compared with Otatara

Ruru Avenue's median council value is 14% below Otatara's.

Ruru AvenueOtataraInvercargill
Median council value$595k$690k$435k
Sold in the last 12 months1.7%4.6%4.8%
Time between sales6.6 yrs7.0 yrs7.2 yrs
Median section3,366 m²4,062 m²759 m²
Median year built197019801960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$3k

Ruru 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: $345k (6 sales)$345k2017: $285k (5 sales)20172018: $403k (6 sales)2019: $405k (8 sales)20192020: $499k (3 sales)2021: $614k (5 sales)20212023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $583k (4 sales)20242025: $729k (4 sales)$729k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$2,150,000$4,545
20254$729,000$4,274
20244$582,500$4,105
20231$515,000$3,679
20215$614,000$3,838
20203$499,000$3,200
20198$404,500$2,906
20186$402,500$2,642
20175$285,000$1,964
20166$344,750$2,500

Recent sales on Ruru Avenue

  • 20 Ruru Avenue$2,150,0003 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 473 m² floor · 4,551 m² land
  • 96 Ruru Avenue$850,00016 Jun 2025 · 3 bed · 210 m² floor · 4,277 m² land
  • 11 Ruru Avenue$565,0006 Jun 2025 · 2 bed · 120 m² floor · 1,012 m² land
  • 18 Ruru Avenue$1,425,0004 May 2025 · 4 bed · 334 m² floor · 4,000 m² land
  • 84 Ruru Avenue$608,00016 Apr 2025 · 3 bed · 142 m² floor · 1,434 m² land
  • 8 Ruru Avenue$540,00012 Nov 2024 · 3 bed · 132 m² floor · 1,004 m² land
  • 58 Ruru Avenue$646,00028 Aug 2024 · 4 bed · 132 m² floor · 6,414 m² land
  • 31 Ruru Avenue$580,00026 Jul 2024 · 3 bed · 410 m² floor · 4,767 m² land
  • 84 Ruru Avenue$585,00017 Apr 2024 · 3 bed · 142 m² floor · 1,434 m² land
  • 30 Ruru Avenue$515,00020 Nov 2023 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 8,552 m² land
  • 31 Ruru Avenue$610,00014 Dec 2021 · 3 bed · 410 m² floor · 4,767 m² land
  • 114 Ruru Avenue$614,00023 Oct 2021 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 812 m² land
  • 38 Ruru Avenue$675,2002 Mar 2021 · 3 bed · 144 m² floor · 2,216 m² land
  • 118 Ruru Avenue$630,00025 Jan 2021 · 3 bed · 220 m² floor · 802 m² land
  • 15 Ruru Avenue$323,00022 Jan 2021 · 2 bed · 80 m² floor · 1,518 m² land
  • 113 Ruru Avenue$288,00010 Jun 2020 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 1,502 m² land
  • 92 Ruru Avenue$499,00014 Mar 2020 · 3 bed · 210 m² floor · 4,484 m² land
  • 38 Ruru Avenue$500,00010 Mar 2020 · 3 bed · 144 m² floor · 2,216 m² land
  • 19 Ruru Avenue$431,50010 Dec 2019 · 3 bed · 151 m² floor · 3,205 m² land
  • 57 Ruru Avenue$435,00022 Nov 2019 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 2,848 m² land

The homes on Ruru Avenue

Ruru Avenue has 57 houses and 1 section. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (28%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11930s: 1 (1 home)1930s1940s: 2 (2 homes)1950s: 6 (6 homes)1950s1960s: 15 (15 homes)151970s: 14 (14 homes)1970s1980s: 9 (9 homes)1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 2 (2 homes)2010s: 3 (3 homes)32010s

How long owners stay on Ruru Avenue

Homes on Ruru Avenue that resold in the last five years had been held a median 6.6 years (Otatara: 7.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 10 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 Ruru Avenue

8building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 2 Ruru Avenue1 Nov 2025 · Building consentAmendment 1 - main � b13 - updating of upper wing wall frr system & framing, refer sheet 113, 115 & 116
  • 30 Ruru Avenue1 Nov 2025 · Building consentInstall 100mm fs drainage
  • 40 Ruru Avenue1 Oct 2025 · Building consentNew build 3 bdrm timber framed home with main 70 series brick veneer cladding, hume pine tmt shiplap feature cladding, colorsteel 5 rib longrun sheet roofing & firth ribraft floor foundation
  • 48 Ruru Avenue1 Sept 2025 · Building consentRbw extension to create laundry
  • 31 Ruru Avenue1 Jun 2025 · Building consentInstall f/s woodsman stag solid fuel burner (replacement)
  • 38 Ruru Avenue21 Jan 2022 · Resource consentRemoval of indigenous vegetation ( retrospective) to erect an accessory building, Otatara

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