57 properties · Waverley, Invercargill

Layard Street, Waverley

Layard Street in Waverley has 57 properties, valued by the council between $410,000 and $2,050,000 with a median of $550,000 (Waverley: $520,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $653,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 268 Layard Street, at $630,000.

$550kmedian council valuation
$653kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
InvercargillWaverley ×Layard Street ×

57 properties on Layard Street, Waverley

Highest and lowest on Layard Street

Highest-valued home239 Layard Street$2,050,000council valuation · 5 bed · 636 m² floor · 1,922 m² land
Lowest-valued home333 Layard Street$410,000council valuation · 2 bed · 160 m² floor · 526 m² land
Highest sale in 2026268 Layard Street$630,000sold 24 May 2026 · 4 bed · 160 m² floor · 769 m² land

Property values on Layard Street

The council values Layard Street's 55 rated properties between $410,000 and $2,050,000. The middle half sit between about $481,000 and $636,000; the median is $550,000 and the mean $587,727.

Lowest: $410k$410kLowest10%: $435k20%: $450k20%30%: $512k40%: $530k40%Median: $550k60%: $600k60%70%: $620k80%: $652k80%90%: $686kHighest: $2.05m$2.05mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
22$475k0—
338$530k0—
412$615k1—
5+3$725k0—

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

Layard Street compared with Waverley

Layard Street's median council value is 6% above Waverley's.

Layard StreetWaverleyInvercargill
Median council value$550k$520k$435k
Sold in the last 12 months1.8%6.5%4.8%
Time between sales8.8 yrs6.7 yrs7.2 yrs
Median section739 m²668 m²759 m²
Median year built196019501960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$3k

Layard Street 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: $330k (3 sales)$330k20162017: $378k (4 sales)2018: $316k (6 sales)20182019: $430k (5 sales)2020: $470k (3 sales)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $560k (3 sales)2024: $513k (6 sales)20242025: $664k (2 sales)$664k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$630,000$3,938
20252$663,750$3,192
20246$512,500$4,012
20233$560,000$2,500
20221$550,000$3,667
20211$710,000$3,381
20203$470,000$3,417
20195$430,000$2,441
20186$316,325$2,414
20174$378,250$2,052
20163$330,000$2,100

Recent sales on Layard Street

The homes on Layard Street

Layard Street has 53 houses and 3 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (49%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11920s1940s: 5 (5 homes)1950s: 13 (13 homes)1950s1960s: 27 (27 homes)271970s: 1 (1 home)1970s1980s: 3 (3 homes)1990s: 2 (2 homes)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Layard Street

Homes on Layard Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 8.8 years (Waverley: 6.7 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 12 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.

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