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16 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Harcourts Invercargill
328 properties · Invercargill
Waihopai house prices and sales
Waihopai's median sale price over the last twelve months was $640k, across 13 sales, down 16% on the twelve months before.
$640kmedian sale, last 12 months · 13 sales · down 16%
$955kmedian council valuation
5.2 yrsmedian time between sales
2for sale now
330 properties in Waihopai
$479,000
A prestigious Inverurie homesite
6 Mosshead Close, Waihopai
Bayleys Southland
Estimate $2.77m – $3.69m
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32 Retreat Road, Waihopai
Estimate $2.66m – $3.53m
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9 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Estimate $2.50m – $3.32m
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5 Hillbrae Rise, Waihopai
Estimate $2.80m – $3.55m
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6 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Estimate $2.39m – $3.19m
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77 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Estimate $2.31m – $3.08m
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515 Bainfield Road, Waihopai
Estimate $2.04m – $2.72m
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385 Bainfield Road, Waihopai
Estimate $2.04m – $2.71m
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163 McIvor Road, Waihopai
Estimate $2.07m – $2.63m
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20 Retreat Road, Waihopai
Estimate $1.84m – $2.45m
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16 Hillbrae Rise, Waihopai
Estimate $1.83m – $2.43m
3-7 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Estimate $1.83m – $2.44m
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29 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Estimate $1.76m – $2.34m
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435C Bainfield Road, Waihopai
Estimate $1.74m – $2.31m
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43 Retreat Road, Waihopai
Estimate $1.75m – $2.33m
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370 Layard Street, Waihopai
Estimate $1.72m – $2.29m
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361 Bainfield Road, Waihopai
Estimate $1.71m – $2.27m
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180 McIvor Road, Waihopai
Estimate $1.71m – $2.16m
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4 Inverurie Drive, Waihopai
Estimate $1.70m – $2.26m
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8 Hillbrae Rise, Waihopai
Estimate $1.67m – $2.22m
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457 Bainfield Road, Waihopai
$1,700,000 CV
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550-556 Bainfield Road, Waihopai
Estimate $1.70m – $2.16m
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9 Hillbrae Rise, Waihopai
About Waihopai
Homes sold for a median $4,260 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Waihopai change hands every 5.2 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 4% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Waihopai
- Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)primary · Years 1-8
- Myross Bush Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Salford Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- James Hargest Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
- Verdon Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Waihopai house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Waihopai's median sale price over the last twelve months was $640k, across 13 sales, down 16% 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 | 4 | — | — | — | $520,000 |
| 2025 | 20 | $818,000 | $3,757 | $84 | $485,000 |
| 2024 | 12 | $856,500 | $5,145 | $85 | $458,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $800,000 | $3,694 | $15 | $442,500 |
| 2022 | 16 | $860,000 | $4,026 | $20 | $460,000 |
| 2021 | 28 | $407,500 | $1,212 | $31 | $418,375 |
| 2020 | 28 | $282,500 | $949 | $19 | $355,000 |
| 2019 | 20 | $265,000 | $939 | $13 | $305,000 |
| 2018 | 16 | $467,750 | $2,615 | $21 | $250,000 |
| 2017 | 21 | $429,000 | $1,854 | $11 | $240,000 |
| 2016 | 10 | $390,000 | $2,500 | $10 | $216,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Waihopai, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Waihopai
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32 | $710k | 1 | — | $4,406 |
| 4 | 123 | $1.04m | 4 | — | $4,000 |
| 5+ | 48 | $1.51m | 0 | — | $3,753 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Waihopai sold for a median $4,260 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $112 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.
$4,260per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$112per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$4,027per m² of floor, council capital values
$18per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Waihopai
- 98 Redmayne Road$270,0009 Mar 2026 · 360 m² floor · 2 ha land
- 36 Retreat Road$366,00028 Feb 2026 · 4,460 m² land
- 14 Huntly Close$425,00012 Feb 2026 · 620 m² floor · 2,061 m² land
- 52 Johnston Close$640,00011 Jan 2026 · 620 m² floor · 4,003 m² land
- 39 Saville Row$1,150,00017 Dec 2025 · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 2.19 ha land
- 30-32 Auburn Road$875,00026 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 2 ha land
- 19 Hillbrae Rise$410,00024 Nov 2025 · 620 m² floor · 2,700 m² land
- $450,00021 Nov 2025 · 2,348 m² land
- 254 Bainfield Road$1,470,00023 Oct 2025 · 308 m² floor · 2,000 m² land
- 24 Auburn Road$886,00017 Oct 2025 · 4 bed · 186 m² floor · 2 ha land
- 41 Saville Row$1,300,00016 Oct 2025 · 4 bed · 346 m² floor · 2.25 ha land
- 319C Bainfield Road$370,0006 Oct 2025 · 3,317 m² land
How long owners stay in Waihopai
Homes in Waihopai change hands every 5.2 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.
5.2 yearsmedian time between sales, Waihopai
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)
By kind: houses 6.2 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 Waihopai
About 534 people lived in Waihopai at the 2023 census (up 24% since 2018); their median age was about 45 (Invercargill: 40); 98% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).
534people, 2023 (2018: 432)
45median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$153kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
98%of households own their home (2018: 102%)
Age
- 30-64 years51%
- Under 15 years22%
- 65 years and over15%
- 15-29 years12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)92%
- One-person household8%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Other multi-person household2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European94%
- Māori12%
- Asian4%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
- Pacific Peoples1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand89%
- United Kingdom and Ireland6%
- Australia3%
- Asia1%
- North America1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- Other0%
Household income
- $200,001 or more32%
- $100,001-$150,00025%
- $150,001-$200,00022%
- $70,001-$100,00010%
- $30,001-$50,0007%
- $50,001-$70,0005%
- $20,001-$30,0003%
- $20,000 or less2%
Dwellings
- Separate house100%
- Joined dwelling0%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Level 1 certificate15%
- Level 2 certificate15%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification13%
- No qualification13%
- Level 3 certificate7%
- Level 5 diploma6%
- Level 6 diploma5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Waihopai. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Waihopai
9 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Waihopai in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Brendan MasonRay White Invercargill2 sales here
- Graeme HeganProfessionals Invercargill2 sales here
- Philip BroughRay White Invercargill2 sales here
- Gareth KennedyBayleys Southland Real Estate1 sale here
- Karyn DunleveyBayleys Southland Real Estate1 sale here
- Monica CairnsTall Poppy Real Estate1 sale here
- Joanne HeganProfessionals Invercargill1 sale here
- Brehan CairnsWhitefox Queenstown1 sale here
- Henry MasonRay White Invercargill1 sale here
All 9 real estate agents in Waihopai, 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 Waihopai
26building consents in the last 12 months ($6.58m of work)
- 246 Bainfield Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruct gge
- 246 Bainfield Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw construct 5 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- 416 Bainfield Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s masport Cashmere solid fuel burner (replacement)
- 21 Highland Rise1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct gge
- 128 Redmayne Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct steel framed 5 bay shed incl. F/s maxen 350 solid fuel burner
Search building consents in Waihopai 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 Waihopai
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About property in Waihopai, Invercargill
Every property in Waihopai, 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).