27 properties · West Plains, Invercargill

Steel Road, West Plains

Steel Road in West Plains has 27 properties, valued by the council between $310,000 and $1,140,000 with a median of $830,000 (West Plains: $780,000). More of its homes were built in the 2000s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $939,500. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 78 Steel Road, at $875,000.

$830kmedian council valuation
$940kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1990median year built
InvercargillWest Plains ×Steel Road ×

27 properties on Steel Road, West Plains

Highest and lowest on Steel Road

Highest-valued home86 Steel Road$1,140,000council valuation · 4 bed · 264 m² floor · 22,064 m² land
Lowest-valued home67B Steel Road$310,000council valuation · 20,000 m² land
Highest sale in 202678 Steel Road$875,000sold 4 May 2026 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 20,163 m² land

Property values on Steel Road

The council values Steel Road's 26 rated properties between $310,000 and $1,140,000. The middle half sit between about $710,000 and $922,500; the median is $830,000 and the mean $797,500.

Lowest: $310k$310kLowest10%: $488k20%: $640k20%30%: $780k40%: $800k40%Median: $830k60%: $840k60%70%: $895k80%: $950k80%90%: $1.03mHighest: $1.14m$1.14mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
39$800k2—
411$910k0—
5+1$830k0—

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

Steel Road compared with West Plains

Steel Road's median council value is 6% above West Plains's.

Steel RoadWest PlainsInvercargill
Median council value$830k$780k$435k
Sold in the last 12 months7.4%4.4%4.8%
Median section20,622 m²21,475 m²759 m²
Median year built199019801960
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$3k

Steel Road 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: $470k (3 sales)$470k2017: $308k (6 sales)20172018: $315k (2 sales)2019: too few sales to say (1 sale)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212023: too few sales to say (1 sale)2024: $920k (3 sales)$920k20242025: $780k (2 sales)$780k2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$875,000$4,375
20252$779,500$3,946
20243$920,000$4,381
20231$380,000$1,900
20211$1,100,000$4,167
20201$765,000$3,477
20191$621,162$2,142
20182$314,500$1,681
20176$308,250$1,570
20163$470,000$2,325

Recent sales on Steel Road

  • 78 Steel Road$875,0004 May 2026 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 20,163 m² land
  • 10 Steel Road$810,0006 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 4.07 ha land
  • 34 Steel Road$749,0009 May 2025 · 3 bed · 195 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 43 Steel Road$930,00023 Sept 2024 · 4 bed · 200 m² floor · 20,005 m² land
  • 69 Steel Road$880,0008 Aug 2024 · 3 bed · 214 m² floor · 20,891 m² land
  • 53 Steel Road$920,0006 Mar 2024 · 3 bed · 210 m² floor · 20,001 m² land
  • 100 Steel Road$380,0006 Apr 2023 · 200 m² floor · 21,475 m² land
  • 86 Steel Road$1,100,0004 Mar 2021 · 4 bed · 264 m² floor · 22,064 m² land
  • 57A Steel Road$765,0009 Sept 2020 · 4 bed · 220 m² floor · 20,049 m² land
  • 28 Steel Road$621,16225 Feb 2019 · 4 bed · 290 m² floor · 20,250 m² land
  • 15 Steel Road$169,00027 Jul 2018 · 3 bed · 159 m² floor · 20,352 m² land
  • 78 Steel Road$460,00019 Jun 2018 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 20,163 m² land
  • 42 Steel Road$145,00013 Nov 2017 · 173 m² floor · 20,129 m² land
  • 13 Steel Road$500,00010 Nov 2017 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 20,112 m² land
  • 32 Steel Road$160,0009 Nov 2017 · 5 bed · 303 m² floor · 22,189 m² land
  • 34 Steel Road$449,00024 Aug 2017 · 3 bed · 195 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
  • 53 Steel Road$590,0002 Jun 2017 · 3 bed · 210 m² floor · 20,001 m² land
  • 100 Steel Road$167,5005 Jan 2017 · 200 m² floor · 21,475 m² land
  • 10 Steel Road$465,00014 Dec 2016 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 4.07 ha land
  • 78 Steel Road$470,0002 Sept 2016 · 3 bed · 200 m² floor · 20,163 m² land

The homes on Steel Road

Steel Road has 27 houses. More were built in the 2000s than in any other decade (21%).

1920s: 1 (1 home)11920s1930s: 1 (1 home)1960s: 1 (1 home)1960s1970s: 4 (4 homes)1980s: 4 (4 homes)1980s1990s: 3 (3 homes)2000s: 5 (5 homes)52000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 3 (3 homes)32020s

Building and resource consents on Steel Road

7building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 10 Steel Road1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s yunca blenz mf solid fuel burner
  • 57B Steel Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentConstruct gge
  • 100 Steel Road1 Mar 2024 · Building consentRbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
  • 42 Steel Road1 Feb 2023 · Building consentRbw (owner builder exemption) construct 4 bdrm dwg
  • 57B Steel Road1 Sept 2022 · Building consentRbw construct 1 bdrm dwg with metro rad woodburner & attached gge
  • 27 Steel Road3 May 2022 · Resource consentTwo Lot Subdivision - Rural Zone

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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.

About property on Steel Road, West Plains

Every property in Steel Road, West Plains, 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).