Property for rent in Merrivale, Otautau
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Merrivale, Otautau, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
0 properties for rent in Merrivale
Nothing in Merrivale is advertised for rent on the sites we follow just now; .
About Merrivale
About 6.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Merrivale
- Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- Hauroko Valley Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
Recent sales in Merrivale
- 136 Fenham Road$390,00022 Oct 2025 · 5 bed · 120 m² floor · 14,870 m² land
- 1983 Ohai Clifden Highway$500,00016 Feb 2024 · 4 bed · 170 m² floor · 3.28 ha land
- 95 Gill Road$320,00026 May 2016 · 5 bed · 380 m² floor · 22,448 m² land
- 136 Fenham Road$159,0008 Oct 2015 · 5 bed · 120 m² floor · 14,870 m² land
- 95 Gill Road$310,00022 May 2015 · 5 bed · 380 m² floor · 22,448 m² land
- 1943 Ohai Clifden Highway$35,00012 Nov 2009 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
- 1983 Ohai Clifden Highway$324,00021 Nov 2008 · 4 bed · 170 m² floor · 3.28 ha land
- 136 Fenham Road$140,00019 Jun 2008 · 5 bed · 120 m² floor · 14,870 m² land
- 136 Fenham Road$80,0001 Aug 2005 · 5 bed · 120 m² floor · 14,870 m² land
- 1943 Ohai Clifden Highway$23,00024 Apr 2005 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
- 1943 Ohai Clifden Highway$25,00016 Apr 2003 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 2,023 m² land
- 95 Gill Road$342,50023 Mar 2000 · 5 bed · 380 m² floor · 22,448 m² land
How long owners stay in Merrivale
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 Merrivale
About 117 people lived in Merrivale at the 2023 census (down 22% since 2018); their median age was about 39 (Otautau: 35); 69% of households owned their home (Otautau: 57%).
Age
- 30-64 years46%
- 15-29 years21%
- Under 15 years21%
- 65 years and over15%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)64%
- One-person household29%
- Other multi-person household0%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European92%
- Māori13%
- Pacific Peoples5%
- Other Ethnicity3%
- Asian0%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
Where people were born
- New Zealand90%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)8%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Asia0%
- Other0%
- Australia0%
- North America0%
- Pacific Islands0%
Household income
- $70,001-$100,00027%
- $100,001-$150,00020%
- $20,001-$30,00013%
- $30,001-$50,00013%
- $150,001-$200,00013%
- $20,000 or less7%
- $50,001-$70,0007%
- $200,001 or more7%
Dwellings
- Separate house100%
- Joined dwelling0%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification20%
- Level 2 certificate20%
- Level 3 certificate20%
- Level 1 certificate10%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Level 6 diploma7%
- Level 4 certificate7%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Merrivale. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Merrivale
1 agent has been credited on a sale or a live listing in Merrivale 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.
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 Merrivale, Otautau
Every property in Merrivale, Otautau, 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: Tim Burgess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).