

Strathern house prices and sales
Strathern's median sale price over the last twelve months was $426k, across 96 sales, up 3% on the twelve months before.
1,690 properties in Strathern



About Strathern
Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $360k and three-bedroom homes for $435k. Homes sold for a median $3,808 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Strathern change hands every 7.4 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 5.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Strathern
- Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)primary · Years 1-8
- St Patrick's School (Invercargill)primary · Years 1-6
- Fernworth Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Verdon Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Strathern house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Strathern's median sale price over the last twelve months was $426k, across 96 sales, up 3% on the twelve months before. Across Invercargill it was $515k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Invercargill median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | $427,000 | $3,829 | $211 | $520,000 |
| 2025 | 113 | $410,000 | $3,545 | $199 | $485,000 |
| 2024 | 108 | $400,000 | $3,382 | $190 | $458,000 |
| 2023 | 78 | $380,000 | $3,190 | $181 | $442,500 |
| 2022 | 81 | $379,000 | $3,257 | $182 | $460,000 |
| 2021 | 92 | $369,250 | $3,056 | $170 | $418,375 |
| 2020 | 124 | $310,500 | $2,600 | $141 | $355,000 |
| 2019 | 140 | $249,500 | $2,182 | $122 | $305,000 |
| 2018 | 133 | $196,500 | $1,786 | $98 | $250,000 |
| 2017 | 89 | $172,500 | $1,542 | $83 | $240,000 |
| 2016 | 153 | $159,000 | $1,368 | $78 | $216,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Strathern, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Strathern
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $360k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $435k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $443k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | $243k | 1 | — | $3,868 |
| 2 | 227 | $315k | 17 | $360k | $4,000 |
| 3 | 1,148 | $365k | 55 | $435k | $3,791 |
| 4 | 108 | $415k | 12 | $443k | $3,267 |
| 5+ | 20 | $470k | 2 | — | $2,280 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Strathern sold for a median $3,808 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $212 per square metre (Invercargill: $268). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.
Recent sales in Strathern
- 5 Scully Place$655,00017 Aug 2026 · 128 m² floor · 414 m² land
- 32 John Street$372,0006 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 733 m² land
- 23 Brown Street$450,00025 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 1,163 m² land
- 25 Beatty Street$580,00019 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 270 m² floor · 921 m² land
- 199 Tramway Road$429,0003 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 104 m² floor · 625 m² land
- $116,0002 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 400 m² land
- 150 Moulson Street$445,0001 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 900 m² land
- 185A Pomona Street$1,277,0001 Jul 2026 · 6 bed · 272 m² floor · 941 m² land
- 2 Dundee Street$415,0001 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 110 m² floor · 653 m² land
- $253,00030 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 70 m² floor
- 197 Pomona Street$502,00028 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 703 m² land
- 115 Morton Street$400,00020 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 113 m² floor · 868 m² land
How long owners stay in Strathern
Homes in Strathern change hands every 7.4 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 7.2 years, units & townhouses 12.2 years.
Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.
Who lives in Strathern
About 3,579 people lived in Strathern at the 2023 census; their median age was about 39 (Invercargill: 40); 67% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).
Age
- 30-64 years45%
- 15-29 years20%
- Under 15 years18%
- 65 years and over18%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)55%
- One-person household36%
- Other multi-person household7%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European81%
- Māori23%
- Pacific Peoples7%
- Asian7%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand88%
- Asia4%
- Pacific Islands3%
- United Kingdom and Ireland2%
- Australia1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- Other1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00018%
- $70,001-$100,00017%
- $20,001-$30,00014%
- $50,001-$70,00014%
- $20,000 or less8%
- $150,001-$200,0007%
- $200,001 or more3%
Dwellings
- Separate house87%
- Joined dwelling14%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification28%
- Level 1 certificate15%
- Level 2 certificate13%
- Level 3 certificate12%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification8%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Level 6 diploma3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Strathern. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Strathern
46 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Strathern in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Sheree WilliamsSW Real Estate12 sales here
- Adam LoveSmart Move Real Estate12 sales here
- Carl WilsonHarcourts Real Estate10 sales here
- Rhys WhiteProfessionals Invercargill8 sales here
- Monica CairnsTall Poppy Real Estate8 sales here
- Max KummRay White Invercargill6 sales here
- Steven RussellHarcourts Invercargill6 sales here
- Craig HeyrickHarcourts Invercargill6 sales here
- Mark ElderRaine & Horne Invercargill6 sales here
- Shelley WhiteRaine & Horne Invercargill6 sales here
- Gillian SwaleProfessionals Invercargill5 sales here
- Henry MasonRay White Invercargill5 sales here
All 46 real estate agents in Strathern, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.
Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.
Building and resource consents in Strathern
- 54 Arundel Crescent1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s yunca monte base solid fuel burner
- 293 Pomona Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw construct 8 x 2 bdrm units (proposed lots 1-8)
- 61 John Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw change of piles
- 45 Iona Street1 Jun 2026 · Building consentReplace the insert solid fuel heater in the lounge open fireplace
- 61 John Street1 May 2026 · Building consentRbw dwg extension kitchen
Search building consents in Strathern and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.
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 Strathern
55
- Arundel Crescent41
- Beatty Street2
- Biggar Street18
- Brown Street45
- Centre Street32
- Christina Street39
- Collingwood Street20
- Conyers Street49
- Coronation Street20
- Dalrymple Street19
- Dumbarton Place16
- Dundee Place12
- Dundee Street19
- Dyson Street14
- Elizabeth Street1
- Elles Road79
- Gordon Street19
- Grace Street1
- Hamilton Street6
- Hardy Street14
- Iona Court15
- Iona Place11
- Iona Street16
- Janet Street1
- Jenkin Street57
- John Street25
- Kelso Crescent27
- Kelso Place11
- Kilmarnock Avenue31
- Kilmarnock Court10
- Lansdowne Street19
- Lothian Crescent54
- Maitland Street43
- Manapouri Street23
- Marshall Street2
- Martin Street54
- Monowai Street8
- Morell Street12
- Morton Street53
- Moulson Street31
- Murphy Street18
- Nelson Street111
- Newbie Street2
- O'Hara Street1
- Panton Street1
- Pomona Street107
- Princes Street99
- Roy Street15
- Saturn Street39
- Scott Street35
- Scully Place19
- Selwyn Street1
- Tramway Road122
- Venus Street60
- York Street23
About property in Strathern, Invercargill
Every property in Strathern, Invercargill, 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.
Header photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).























