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Asking Price $619,000
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Modern, Easy Living
12 Shannon Street, Clifton
Harcourts Invercargill
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Property for sale in Clifton, Invercargill
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for sale in Clifton, Invercargill, each listing beside the property's value estimate, council valuation, past sales and title.
$400kmedian sale, last 12 months · 25 sales · up 14%
$330kmedian council valuation
9.6 yrsmedian time between sales
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5 properties for sale in Clifton
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Asking Price $649,000
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2022 Built & Ready for You
10 Shannon Street, Clifton
Harcourts Invercargill
Asking Price $369,000
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715 Reasons To Look Twice
715 Bluff Highway, Clifton
Harcourts Invercargill
Enquiries Over $399,000
3 1 2
A Solid Start!
24 Avon Place, Clifton
Ray White Invercargill
Offers Over $319,000
3 1 1
A little vision, plenty of possibility
34 Shannon Street, Clifton
Bayleys Southland
About Clifton
Homes sold for a median $3,951 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Clifton change hands every 9.6 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 4.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Clifton
- Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
- St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)primary · Years 1-8
- St Patrick's School (Invercargill)primary · Years 1-6
- Tisbury Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Verdon Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Clifton house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Clifton's median sale price over the last twelve months was $400k, across 25 sales, up 14% 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 | 16 | $475,000 | $4,033 | $166 | $520,000 |
| 2025 | 36 | $345,250 | $3,490 | $166 | $485,000 |
| 2024 | 20 | $365,000 | $3,750 | $156 | $458,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $317,500 | $3,172 | $126 | $442,500 |
| 2022 | 22 | $365,000 | $3,045 | $144 | $460,000 |
| 2021 | 25 | $305,000 | $3,390 | $130 | $418,375 |
| 2020 | 22 | $257,000 | $2,500 | $100 | $355,000 |
| 2019 | 33 | $210,000 | $2,005 | $85 | $305,000 |
| 2018 | 30 | $146,750 | $1,781 | $67 | $250,000 |
| 2017 | 23 | $150,500 | $1,441 | $66 | $240,000 |
| 2016 | 27 | $134,000 | $1,322 | $53 | $216,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Clifton, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Clifton
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 25 | $260k | 1 | — | $3,286 |
| 3 | 324 | $335k | 10 | $432k | $4,100 |
| 4 | 21 | $485k | 1 | — | $2,700 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Clifton sold for a median $3,951 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $167 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.
$3,951per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$167per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,233per m² of floor, council capital values
$131per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Clifton
- 40 Boyne Street$685,00030 Jul 2026 · 168 m² floor · 521 m² land
- 32 Enniskillen Street$428,50024 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 594 m² land
- 32 Ottrey Street$363,00017 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 91 m² floor · 511 m² land
- 70 Ferguson Street$190,00013 Jul 2026 · 957 m² floor · 20,452 m² land
- 31 Severn Street$659,0003 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 140 m² floor · 643 m² land
- 102 Avon Road$500,00017 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 717 m² land
- 109 Severn Street$699,0002 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 166 m² floor · 417 m² land
- 42 Avon Road$360,0005 May 2026 · 3 bed · 92 m² floor · 570 m² land
- 37 Boyne Street$450,00017 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 90 m² floor · 578 m² land
- 51 Frome Street$400,0002 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 506 m² land
- $147,00027 Mar 2026 · 1,027 m² land
- 99 Severn Street$564,50011 Mar 2026 · 2 bed · 470 m² land
How long owners stay in Clifton
Homes in Clifton change hands every 9.6 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.
9.6 yearsmedian time between sales, Clifton
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)
By kind: houses 10.1 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 Clifton
About 876 people lived in Clifton at the 2023 census (up 6% since 2018); their median age was about 36 (Invercargill: 40); 77% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).
876people, 2023 (2018: 828)
36median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$77kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
77%of households own their home (2018: 68%)
Age
- 30-64 years46%
- 15-29 years21%
- Under 15 years18%
- 65 years and over13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)65%
- One-person household29%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European79%
- Māori28%
- Pacific Peoples7%
- Asian5%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand88%
- Pacific Islands3%
- Asia2%
- Australia2%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- United Kingdom and Ireland1%
- North America1%
- Other0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00024%
- $70,001-$100,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00015%
- $50,001-$70,00015%
- $150,001-$200,0009%
- $20,001-$30,0008%
- $20,000 or less5%
- $200,001 or more5%
Dwellings
- Separate house96%
- Joined dwelling3%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification29%
- Level 1 certificate14%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Level 2 certificate12%
- Level 3 certificate12%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
- Level 5 diploma5%
- Overseas secondary school qualification3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Clifton. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Clifton
25 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Clifton in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Mark ElderRaine & Horne Invercargill3 sales here
- Shelley WhiteRaine & Horne Invercargill3 sales here
- Adam LoveSmart Move Real Estate2 sales here
- Joshua AllisonBayleys Southland Real Estate1 sale here
- Hayley AitkenProperty Brokers Invercargill1 sale here
- Sheree WilliamsSW Real Estate1 sale here
- Brendan DomiganProperty Brokers Invercargill1 sale here
- Corban PembertonProperty Brokers Invercargill1 sale here
- Karyn DunleveyBayleys Southland Real Estate1 sale here
- Brehan CairnsWhitefox Queenstown1 sale here
- Henry MasonRay White Invercargill1 sale here
- Kerry ManleyBayleys Southland Real Estate1 sale here
All 25 real estate agents in Clifton, 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 Clifton
15building consents in the last 12 months ($3.79m of work)
- 18 Cushen Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s maxen kinmont 350-p solid fuel burner
- 26 Enniskillen Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s masport Wanaka solid fuel burner (replacement)
- 2 Avon Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw construct 3 bdrm dwg & attached gge (proposed 8 avon Rd, lot 3)
- 2 Avon Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge (proposed lot 2 - 6 avon Rd)
- 2 Avon Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw construct 4 bdrm dwg & attached gge (proposed 4 avon Rd, lot 1)
Search building consents in Clifton 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.
Property for sale by street in Clifton
About property for sale in Clifton, Invercargill
Every property in Clifton, 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.
Listings come from the agents who market them, matched to the property each is for: every one opens on that property’s own page, with what it is worth, what it last sold for, its title, zoning and hazards, and what it would cost to own.
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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