86 properties sold · Invercargill

Property sold in Appleby, Invercargill

Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Appleby, Invercargill in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.

$380kmedian sale, last 12 months · 96 sales · up 9%
$320kmedian council valuation
6.7 yrsmedian time between sales
5for sale now

86 properties sold in the last 12 months in Appleby

About Appleby

Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $355k and three-bedroom homes for $380k. Homes sold for a median $3,382 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Appleby change hands every 6.7 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 5.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Appleby

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

Appleby house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Appleby's median sale price over the last twelve months was $380k, across 96 sales, up 9% on the twelve months before. Across Invercargill it was $515k.

2016: $135k (125 sales)$135k20162017: $145k (94 sales)2018: $153k (138 sales)20182019: $220k (105 sales)2020: $250k (123 sales)20202021: $335k (108 sales)2022: $345k (74 sales)20222023: $323k (88 sales)2024: $345k (105 sales)20242025: $355k (92 sales)2026: $376k (68 sales, this year so far)$376k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Invercargill median
202668$376,000$3,433$213$520,000
202592$355,000$3,333$216$485,000
2024105$345,000$3,077$208$458,000
202388$323,000$2,872$192$442,500
202274$345,000$2,696$203$460,000
2021108$335,278$2,671$184$418,375
2020123$250,000$2,308$155$355,000
2019105$220,000$1,875$124$305,000
2018138$152,750$1,504$99$250,000
201794$145,000$1,303$86$240,000
2016125$135,000$1,247$78$216,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $348kDec 2024: $349kJan 2025: $351kFeb 2025: $354kMar 2025: $355kApr 2025: $356kMay 2025: $355kJun 2025: $357kJul 2025: $359kAug 2025: $361kSept 2025: $365kOct 2025: $367kNov 2025: $368kDec 2025: $369kJan 2026: $372kFeb 2026: $374kMar 2026: $376kApr 2026: $377kMay 2026: $377kJun 2026: $375kJul 2026: $376kAug 2026: $377kSept 2026: $376kOct 2026: $378k$348k$378kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $344k to $383k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Appleby

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $355k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $380k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $459k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
146$228k3—$3,785
2375$265k29$355k$3,676
3780$330k47$380k$3,049
4121$375k8$459k$2,877
5+42$393k3—$1,902

Price per square metre

Homes in Appleby sold for a median $3,382 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $217 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.

$3,382per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$217per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$2,782per m² of floor, council capital values
$187per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Appleby

How long owners stay in Appleby

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

6.7 yearsmedian time between sales, Appleby
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
5.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)

By kind: houses 6.0 years, units & townhouses 9.3 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 Appleby

About 3,519 people lived in Appleby at the 2023 census (up 3% since 2018); their median age was about 35 (Invercargill: 40); 47% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).

3,519people, 2023 (2018: 3,423)
35median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$57kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
47%of households own their home (2018: 45%)

Age

  • 30-64 years43%
  • 15-29 years24%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)50%
  • One-person household37%
  • Other multi-person household12%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European69%
  • Māori24%
  • Asian13%
  • Pacific Peoples9%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand79%
  • Asia11%
  • Pacific Islands3%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland2%
  • Australia2%
  • Other1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%

Household income

  • $30,001-$50,00020%
  • $70,001-$100,00016%
  • $100,001-$150,00016%
  • $20,001-$30,00015%
  • $50,001-$70,00013%
  • $20,000 or less13%
  • $150,001-$200,0006%
  • $200,001 or more3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house72%
  • Joined dwelling28%
  • Other private dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification27%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate12%
  • Level 1 certificate12%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification9%
  • Level 4 certificate9%
  • Level 5 diploma5%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Appleby

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

All 45 real estate agents in Appleby, 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 Appleby

17building consents in the last 12 months ($3.06m of work)
  • 397 Conon Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s maxen kinmont 450-ws solid fuel burner (replacement)
  • 8 O'Hara Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentBathrm alt added wet floor shower
  • 225 Ettrick Street1 May 2026 · Building consentBathrm alt & add of wc
  • 242 Conon Street1 May 2026 · Building consentInstall cosy wall insulation
  • 102 William Street1 May 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - alterations to laundry, new master bdrm with ensuite, bathrm relocation, & 6.65m2 add on new sed concrete foundation under existing roof

Search building consents in Appleby 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 sold by street in Appleby

About property sold in Appleby, Invercargill

Every property in Appleby, 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.

Sales come from the council valuation roll and the listings that preceded them. Each opens on the property’s own page, with its full sales history, our estimate of its value today and its title.

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: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).