Property for rent in Alma, Oamaru
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Alma, Oamaru, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Alma
Schools zoned for Alma
- Totara Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Alma house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2025 is the year so far. Across Oamaru it was $480k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Oamaru median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | — | — | — | $470,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | $365,000 | $4,785 | $8 | $465,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | — | — | — | $460,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | — | — | $465,500 |
| 2021 | 6 | $637,500 | $3,162 | $9 | $435,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | — | — | — | $370,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | — | — | — | $320,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | $440,550 | $2,988 | $7 | $300,000 |
| 2017 | 6 | $415,000 | $3,227 | $7 | $270,000 |
| 2016 | 6 | $339,000 | $2,292 | $4 | $241,250 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Alma, down 1% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Alma
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 33 | $510k | 0 | — | $3,704 |
| 4 | 20 | $773k | 0 | — | $4,181 |
Price per square metre
Recent sales in Alma
- 67 Browns Road$790,00031 Jul 2025 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 4.6 ha land
- 340 Alma-Maheno Road$365,00021 Jul 2025 · 2 bed · 70 m² floor · 16,187 m² land
- $1,400,00010 Mar 2025 · 4,046 m² land
- $330,0005 Nov 2024 · 4 ha land
- 587 Fortification Road$370,00020 Aug 2024 · 5.08 ha land
- 298 Oamaru-Alma Road$609,00027 May 2024 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 1,507 m² land
- 567 Fortification Road$365,00015 May 2024 · 59 m² floor · 4.04 ha land
- $255,0008 May 2024 · 20,740 m² land
- 30 Waiareka Valley Road$670,00028 Aug 2023 · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 4.14 ha land
- 560 Alma-Maheno Road$600,00026 Apr 2023 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 5.35 ha land
- 579 Fortification Road$750,00027 Jan 2023 · 4 bed · 172 m² floor · 4.2 ha land
- 51 Browns Road$810,00014 Jan 2023 · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 4,886 m² land
Who lives in Alma
About 183 people lived in Alma at the 2023 census (down 2% since 2018); their median age was about 52 (Oamaru: 45); 96% of households owned their home (Oamaru: 74%).
Age
- 30-64 years48%
- 65 years and over28%
- Under 15 years13%
- 15-29 years10%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)83%
- One-person household13%
- 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
- European93%
- Māori5%
- Other Ethnicity3%
- Asian2%
- Pacific Peoples0%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand84%
- Australia7%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
- North America2%
- Asia0%
- Other0%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00026%
- $70,001-$100,00017%
- $150,001-$200,00017%
- $30,001-$50,00013%
- $50,001-$70,0009%
- $200,001 or more9%
- $20,000 or less4%
- $20,001-$30,0004%
Dwellings
- Separate house100%
- Joined dwelling0%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification22%
- Level 1 certificate20%
- Level 2 certificate12%
- Level 4 certificate12%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
- Level 3 certificate8%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees6%
- Level 5 diploma4%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Alma. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Alma
2 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Alma in the last two years. Those with the most:
Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.
Building and resource consents in Alma
- 3 Browns Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a free-standing metro wee rad woody woodburner & eco flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing ceiling 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- 48 Browns Road1 May 2026 · Building consentRbw - six new two-storey dwgs with four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living, kitchen & single gge. New driveway.
- 55 Browns Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentConstruction of two detached dwgs with attached garages
Search building consents in Alma 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 Alma, Oamaru
Every property in Alma, Oamaru, 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.
Header photo: Jamie Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).