42 properties · West Plains, Invercargill

Bay Road, West Plains

Bay Road in West Plains has 42 properties, valued by the council between $385,000 and $1,700,000 with a median of $850,000 (West Plains: $780,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $970,000. 1 sold in the last twelve months.

$850kmedian council valuation
$970kour median estimate
1sold in the last 12 months
1970median year built
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42 properties on Bay Road, West Plains

Highest and lowest on Bay Road

Highest-valued home284B Bay Road$1,700,000council valuation · 5 bed · 327 m² floor · 26,765 m² land
Lowest-valued home221 Bay Road$385,000council valuation · 42,568 m² land
Highest sale, last 12 months381 Bay Road$925,000sold 21 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 20,095 m² land

Property values on Bay Road

The council values Bay Road's 39 rated properties between $385,000 and $1,700,000. The middle half sit between about $796,000 and $977,000; the median is $850,000 and the mean $906,410.

Lowest: $385k$385kLowest10%: $699k20%: $788k20%30%: $804k40%: $820k40%Median: $850k60%: $878k60%70%: $918k80%: $1.04m80%90%: $1.27mHighest: $1.7m$1.7mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
313$800k1—
421$880k0—
5+3$1.36m0—

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

Bay Road compared with West Plains

Bay Road's median council value is 9% above West Plains's.

Bay RoadWest PlainsInvercargill
Median council value$850k$780k$435k
Sold in the last 12 months2.4%4.5%4.8%
Time between sales9.4 yrs7.8 yrs7.2 yrs
Median section41,910 m²21,475 m²759 m²
Median year built197019801960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$3k

Bay Road house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $415k (3 sales)$415k20162017: $561k (3 sales)2018: $490k (4 sales)20182020: $599k (3 sales)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212022: too few sales to say (1 sale)2023: $899k (3 sales)$899k20232024: $799k (5 sales)$799k2025: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20251$925,000$5,139
20245$799,000$4,439
20233$899,000$4,450
20221$1,400,000$4,861
20211$865,000$3,761
20203$599,000$3,611
20184$490,000$2,636
20173$560,500$2,371
20163$415,000$2,935

Recent sales on Bay Road

  • 381 Bay Road$925,00021 Oct 2025 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 20,095 m² land
  • 295 Bay Road$885,00024 Jul 2024 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 39,766 m² land
  • 284A Bay Road$1,260,00020 Jun 2024 · 4 bed · 294 m² floor · 20,975 m² land
  • 265 Bay Road$799,0002 Mar 2024 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 41,977 m² land
  • 360 Bay Road$775,0004 Feb 2024 · 3 bed · 199 m² floor · 20,800 m² land
  • 266 Bay Road$689,00012 Jan 2024 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 20,163 m² land
  • 243 Bay Road$899,0006 Oct 2023 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 138,225 m² land
  • 284C Bay Road$1,410,00015 Mar 2023 · 5 bed · 349 m² floor · 29,550 m² land
  • 350 Bay Road$890,0002 Mar 2023 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 67,705 m² land
  • 284E Bay Road$1,400,00021 Feb 2022 · 4 bed · 288 m² floor · 28,065 m² land
  • 264A Bay Road$865,0008 Dec 2021 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 20,047 m² land
  • 351 Bay Road$599,00029 Jun 2020 · 4 bed · 160 m² floor · 46,385 m² land
  • 381 Bay Road$650,00027 Feb 2020 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 20,095 m² land
  • 299 Bay Road$554,00019 Feb 2020 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 40,671 m² land
  • 337 Bay Road$610,00026 Nov 2018 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 46,383 m² land
  • 266 Bay Road$175,00019 Nov 2018 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 20,163 m² land
  • 261 Bay Road$430,00029 Oct 2018 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 41,910 m² land
  • 337 Bay Road$550,00013 May 2018 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 46,383 m² land
  • 242 Bay Road$460,00012 Nov 2017 · 4 bed · 194 m² floor · 50,394 m² land
  • 385 Bay Road$700,00028 Aug 2017 · 4 bed · 230 m² floor · 90,106 m² land

The homes on Bay Road

Bay Road has 41 houses. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (46%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11920s1950s: 1 (1 home)1950s1970s: 17 (17 homes)171970s1980s: 5 (5 homes)1980s1990s: 4 (4 homes)1990s2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2010s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Bay Road

Homes on Bay Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.4 years (West Plains: 7.8 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 8 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 Bay Road

7building consents in the last 5 years
  • 284D Bay Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s nectar big bakers solid fuel oven
  • 365 Bay Road1 Mar 2024 · Building consentInstall f/s Yunca Monte solid multi-fuel burning appliance
  • 391 Bay Road1 Jul 2023 · Building consentInstallation of a yunca xander insert burner ca sub 1.0
  • 337 Bay Road1 Jul 2023 · Building consentSchedule 1, exemption 2 - installation of insulmax blown mineral fibre insulation to the exterior walls of the dwg.
  • 264B Bay Road1 Jan 2023 · Building consentAmend: 2021/1281 extension to attached gge

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