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Lower Shotover house prices and sales

Lower Shotover's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.48m, across 57 sales, down 3% on the twelve months before.

$1.48mmedian sale, last 12 months · 57 sales · down 3%
$1.55mmedian council valuation
6.2 yrsmedian time between sales
9for sale now
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All 1,350For sale 9For rent 0Sold 52

1,350 properties in Lower Shotover

About Lower Shotover

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.44m and four-bedroom homes for $1.56m. Homes sold for a median $8,373 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Lower Shotover change hands every 6.2 years on median, against 6.2 across Queenstown and 7.9 nationally. About 4.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Lower Shotover

  • St Joseph's School (Queenstown)primary · Years 1-8
  • Shotover Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Remarkables Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8

Lower Shotover house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Lower Shotover's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.48m, across 57 sales, down 3% on the twelve months before. Across Queenstown it was $1.4m.

2016: $345k (213 sales)$345k20162017: $375k (184 sales)2018: $670k (166 sales)20182019: $1.01m (120 sales)2020: $998k (88 sales)20202021: $1.21m (86 sales)2022: $1.31m (85 sales)20222023: $1.33m (75 sales)2024: $1.42m (78 sales)20242025: $1.59m (60 sales)$1.59m2026: $1.48m (39 sales, this year so far)$1.48m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Queenstown median
202639$1,480,000$8,374$879$1,500,000
202560$1,592,500$8,138$886$1,316,000
202478$1,420,000$7,592$842$1,322,500
202375$1,335,000$7,181$786$1,285,000
202285$1,315,000$6,882$788$1,100,000
202186$1,205,000$6,295$681$925,000
202088$998,000$5,187$552$910,000
2019120$1,012,659$5,158$529$895,000
2018166$670,000$3,129$308$815,500
2017184$375,000$1,979$240$774,000
2016213$345,000$1,715$205$636,000

Prices by bedrooms in Lower Shotover

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.44m, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.56m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.85m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
116$1.54m1—$7,362
220$1.63m1—$7,879
3269$1.25m12$1.44m$9,944
4687$1.58m20$1.56m$8,215
5+155$2.1m9$1.85m$7,500

Price per square metre

Homes in Lower Shotover sold for a median $8,373 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Queenstown: $9,985); the land under houses sold for an estimated $879 per square metre (Queenstown: $1,277). 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.

$8,373per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$879per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$7,838per m² of floor, council capital values
$826per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Lower Shotover

  • 48 Peterley Road$1,220,00013 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 152 m² floor · 398 m² land
  • $1,280,00028 Jul 2026 · 305 m² floor · 1,528 m² land
  • 3 Shipton Court$1,740,00022 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 194 m² floor · 693 m² land
  • 1A Primrose Lane$1,630,00016 Jul 2026 · 4 bed · 242 m² floor · 452 m² land
  • 27 Walton Way$1,480,0008 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 143 m² floor · 498 m² land
  • 4 Lindmore Lane$2,225,0008 Jul 2026 · 5 bed · 310 m² floor · 1,548 m² land
  • 5 Cotswold Court$1,560,00022 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 168 m² floor · 691 m² land
  • 41 Stalker Road$1,470,00016 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 168 m² floor · 624 m² land
  • 12 Coventry Crescent$1,370,00011 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 167 m² floor · 486 m² land
  • 35 Risinghurst Terrace$1,295,0007 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 132 m² floor · 566 m² land
  • 51 Risinghurst Terrace$1,480,0002 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 168 m² floor · 507 m² land
  • 8 Kahiwi Drive$2,350,0002 Jun 2026 · 292 m² floor · 2,206 m² land

How long owners stay in Lower Shotover

Homes in Lower Shotover change hands every 6.2 years on median, against 6.2 across Queenstown and 7.9 nationally.

6.2 yearsmedian time between sales, Lower Shotover
6.2 yearsQueenstown
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.3%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Queenstown: 4.5%)

By kind: houses 6.1 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 Lower Shotover

About 4,791 people lived in Lower Shotover at the 2023 census (up 68% since 2018); their median age was about 34 (Queenstown: 36); 54% of households owned their home (Queenstown: 56%).

4,791people, 2023 (2018: 2,844)
34median age, about (Queenstown: 36)
$145kmedian household income, about (Queenstown: $138k)
54%of households own their home (2018: 66%)

Age

  • 30-64 years54%
  • 15-29 years22%
  • Under 15 years20%
  • 65 years and over4%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)74%
  • One-person household13%
  • Other multi-person household8%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European71%
  • Asian17%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African10%
  • Māori7%
  • Pacific Peoples3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand51%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland13%
  • Asia13%
  • Other10%
  • Australia4%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)4%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • North America2%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00027%
  • $200,001 or more24%
  • $150,001-$200,00021%
  • $70,001-$100,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,0007%
  • $30,001-$50,0004%
  • $20,000 or less2%
  • $20,001-$30,0001%

Dwellings

  • Separate house59%
  • Joined dwelling39%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling1%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification21%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification14%
  • Level 4 certificate11%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees9%
  • Level 2 certificate8%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma6%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Lower Shotover. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Lower Shotover

36 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Lower Shotover in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 36 real estate agents in Lower Shotover, 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 Lower Shotover

37building consents in the last 12 months ($21.15m of work)
  • 20 Kahiwi Drive28 Sept 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey multi-unit dwelling with attached garage
  • 20 Kahiwi Drive28 Sept 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey dwelling with attached garage
  • 10 Hicks Road23 Sept 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey dwelling with attached garage
  • 2 Jones Avenue18 Sept 2026 · Building consentNew resedential dwelling 4 bedroom house with garage and 2 bedroom flat attached
  • 33 Kahiwi Drive11 Aug 2026 · Building consentNew 3 bdrm dwg with triple gge & attached studio/flat

Search building consents in Lower Shotover 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 Lower Shotover

About property in Lower Shotover, Queenstown

Every property in Lower Shotover, Queenstown, 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.

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