Property for rent in Lake Hayes, Queenstown
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Lake Hayes, Queenstown, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Lake Hayes
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.36m and four-bedroom homes for $1.72m. Homes sold for a median $9,469 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Lake Hayes change hands every 7.0 years on median, against 6.2 across Queenstown and 7.9 nationally. About 5.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Lake Hayes house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Lake Hayes's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.74m, across 74 sales, down 12% on the twelve months before. Across Queenstown it was $1.4m.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Queenstown median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | $1,720,000 | $8,932 | $1,184 | $1,500,000 |
| 2025 | 90 | $1,975,000 | $10,263 | $1,026 | $1,316,000 |
| 2024 | 77 | $1,600,000 | $7,849 | $1,015 | $1,322,500 |
| 2023 | 55 | $1,350,000 | $7,337 | $904 | $1,285,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $1,470,000 | $6,716 | $852 | $1,100,000 |
| 2021 | 93 | $1,245,000 | $6,708 | $677 | $925,000 |
| 2020 | 76 | $1,150,000 | $5,247 | $548 | $910,000 |
| 2019 | 78 | $982,500 | $5,201 | $602 | $895,000 |
| 2018 | 81 | $990,000 | $5,321 | $574 | $815,500 |
| 2017 | 108 | $849,500 | $4,255 | $359 | $774,000 |
| 2016 | 127 | $815,000 | $3,963 | $299 | $636,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Lake Hayes, up 4% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Lake Hayes
Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.36m, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.72m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $2.54m.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 18 | $1.48m | 2 | — | $15,232 |
| 3 | 248 | $1.19m | 24 | $1.36m | $10,617 |
| 4 | 548 | $1.62m | 25 | $1.72m | $8,574 |
| 5+ | 194 | $5.04m | 12 | $2.54m | $9,373 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Lake Hayes sold for a median $9,469 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Queenstown: $9,985); the land under houses sold for an estimated $1,077 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.
Recent sales in Lake Hayes
- 27 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road$6,241,50024 Aug 2026 · 5 bed · 398 m² floor · 1,091 m² land
- 4 Onslow Road$1,325,00017 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 165 m² floor · 395 m² land
- 22 Huxley Place$1,330,0008 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 126 m² floor · 436 m² land
- 27 Kawarau Heights Boulevard$1,995,00028 Jun 2026 · 400 m² land
- 4 Carrick Lane$2,175,00024 Jun 2026 · 520 m² land
- 14 Huxley Place$1,300,00017 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 131 m² floor · 426 m² land
- 1 Todd Lane$7,290,00017 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 403 m² floor · 4,754 m² land
- 575 Speargrass Flat Road$9,000,00017 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 210 m² floor · 12,149 m² land
- 101 Jean Robins Drive$3,825,00010 Jun 2026 · 6,112 m² land
- 2 Bloxham Lane$3,000,0008 Jun 2026 · 15,037 m² land
- 2 Bridesdale Drive$2,200,00027 May 2026 · 4 bed · 260 m² floor · 801 m² land
- 54 Red Cottage Drive$1,300,00026 May 2026 · 4 bed · 162 m² floor · 367 m² land
How long owners stay in Lake Hayes
Homes in Lake Hayes change hands every 7.0 years on median, against 6.2 across Queenstown and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 7.0 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 Lake Hayes
About 3,453 people lived in Lake Hayes at the 2023 census (up 22% since 2018); their median age was about 39 (Queenstown: 36); 76% of households owned their home (Queenstown: 56%).
Age
- 30-64 years51%
- Under 15 years20%
- 15-29 years18%
- 65 years and over11%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)78%
- One-person household13%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European81%
- Asian11%
- Māori7%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African5%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand64%
- United Kingdom and Ireland10%
- Asia9%
- Other5%
- Australia4%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- North America2%
Household income
- $200,001 or more29%
- $100,001-$150,00022%
- $150,001-$200,00018%
- $70,001-$100,0009%
- $50,001-$70,0007%
- $30,001-$50,0005%
- $20,001-$30,0003%
- $20,000 or less2%
Dwellings
- Separate house88%
- Joined dwelling12%
- Non-private dwelling2%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification19%
- Level 3 certificate10%
- Level 4 certificate10%
- Level 2 certificate9%
- Level 1 certificate9%
- Overseas secondary school qualification9%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees8%
- No qualification7%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Lake Hayes. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Lake Hayes
33 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Lake Hayes in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Harry HollyerEvolv Property10 sales here
- Terry SpiceLuxury Real Estate8 sales here
- Hamish WalkerWalker & Co8 sales here
- Omea SwansonOliver Road | Luxury Real Estate7 sales here
- Jason DrewettNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Arrowtown7 sales here
- David PenroseNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty (Browns Real Estate)7 sales here
- Donna HewittThe Network6 sales here
- Samantha SkipperNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Frankton5 sales here
- Adam EvansWalker & Co4 sales here
- Marc HamiltonWalker & Co4 sales here
- Stephanie McMeekenNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Arrowtown4 sales here
- Kate FairmaidWhitefox Queenstown3 sales here
Offices in Lake Hayes
All 33 real estate agents in Lake Hayes, 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 Lake Hayes
- 146 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road28 Sept 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey dwelling with attached garage and detached garden shed
- 1-3 Mount Rosa Lane22 Sept 2026 · Building consentSingle level three bedroom home with attached double garage
- 22 Quarry Place9 Sept 2026 · Building consentInstalling fiberglass pool in ground, pool fencing and stone wall, paving
- 38 Sylvan Street1 Sept 2026 · Building consentAmendment 1 - sed bracing updated, sed post-fire stability & fire rating updated to intertenancy wall between unit 3 & 4
- 91 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road28 Aug 2026 · Building consentAlterations to 3 x bathrooms & laundry in existing dwg
Search building consents in Lake Hayes 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 Lake Hayes, Queenstown
Every property in Lake Hayes, 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.
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.
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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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