Property for rent in Hargest, Invercargill

$550kmedian sale, last 12 months · 21 sales · up 4%

$450kmedian council valuation

6.7 yrsmedian time between sales

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About Hargest

Homes sold for a median $5,019 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Hargest change hands every 6.7 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 5.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Hargest

Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)primary · Years 1-8
Salford Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
James Hargest Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Verdon Collegesecondary · Years 7-15

Hargest house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Hargest's median sale price over the last twelve months was $550k, across 21 sales, up 4% 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	15	$549,500	$5,350	$542	$520,000
2025	33	$540,000	$4,273	$528	$485,000
2024	16	$495,500	$4,070	$503	$458,000
2023	22	$499,000	$4,203	$446	$442,500
2022	22	$530,000	$4,060	$451	$460,000
2021	28	$475,000	$4,045	$454	$418,375
2020	25	$402,500	$3,354	$383	$355,000
2019	24	$369,250	$3,080	$318	$305,000
2018	24	$312,500	$2,639	$292	$250,000
2017	37	$276,000	$2,273	$266	$240,000
2016	44	$252,000	$2,053	$238	$216,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Hargest, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Scale $512k to $570k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Hargest

Bedrooms	Homes	Median council value	Sold, last 12 months	Median sale	Per m² floor
2	17	$415k	1	—	$3,636
3	301	$450k	17	$545k	$5,225
4	41	$600k	3	—	$3,087

Price per square metre

Homes in Hargest sold for a median $5,019 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $546 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.

$5,019per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months

$546per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months

$3,909per m² of floor, council capital values

$439per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Hargest

187 Lamond Street East$545,15029 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 703 m² land
17 Roseburn Place$540,0002 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 607 m² land
411 Racecourse Road$725,0005 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 688 m² land
155 Lamond Street East$550,0009 May 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 756 m² land
395 Racecourse Road$588,00023 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 688 m² land
5 Talbot Place$522,50010 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 548 m² land
2 Rowan Street$535,70024 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 506 m² land
53 Kowhai Avenue$610,50024 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 632 m² land
5 Pine Crescent$642,00024 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 111 m² floor · 665 m² land
171 Ward Street$550,00013 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 613 m² land
11 Talbot Place$535,0009 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 513 m² land
245 Talbot Street$395,0005 Feb 2026 · 2 bed · 70 m² floor

How long owners stay in Hargest

Homes in Hargest change hands every 6.7 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.

6.7 yearsmedian time between sales, Hargest

7.2 yearsInvercargill

7.9 yearsNew Zealand

5.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)

By kind: houses 6.6 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 Hargest

About 786 people lived in Hargest at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 34 (Invercargill: 40); 77% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).

786people, 2023 (2018: 777)

34median age, about (Invercargill: 40)

$92kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)

77%of households own their home (2018: 79%)

Age

30-64 years45%
Under 15 years25%
15-29 years17%
65 years and over13%

Households

One-family household (with or without other people)74%
One-person household22%
Other multi-person household4%
Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

European86%
Māori15%
Asian8%
Pacific Peoples4%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
Other Ethnicity2%

Where people were born

New Zealand84%
Asia6%
Middle East and Africa4%
United Kingdom and Ireland3%
Other2%
Australia1%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
Pacific Islands1%

Household income

$100,001-$150,00026%
$70,001-$100,00019%
$30,001-$50,00013%
$50,001-$70,00010%
$150,001-$200,00010%
$20,001-$30,0009%
$200,001 or more6%
$20,000 or less5%

Dwellings

Separate house96%
Joined dwelling2%
Other private dwelling1%
Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
No qualification14%
Level 4 certificate14%
Level 1 certificate12%
Level 2 certificate11%
Level 3 certificate11%
Level 5 diploma6%
Post-graduate and honours degrees6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Hargest

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

All 23 real estate agents in Hargest, 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 Hargest

6building consents in the last 12 months ($826k of work)

203 Lamond Street East1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw bathrm alt
363 Racecourse Road1 May 2026 · Building consentNew freestanding fireplace housing - detached
188 Ward Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstall insert firenzo kompact ag deco 800 solid fuel burner (replacement)
2 Talbot Place1 Mar 2026 · Building consentF/s metro xtreme rad - leg sfh
4 Auburn Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentNew dwg with attached gge

Search building consents in Hargest 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.

About property for rent in Hargest, Invercargill

Every property in Hargest, 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.

Rentals come from the agents and property managers who list them, matched to the property each is for, so every one opens on that property’s own page: its rent estimate, title, hazards, the internet it can get, and its power and insurance costs.

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.