19 properties sold · Invercargill

Property sold in Hargest, Invercargill

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

$550kmedian sale, last 12 months · 21 sales · up 4%
$450kmedian council valuation
6.7 yrsmedian time between sales
1for sale now

19 properties sold in the last 12 months in Hargest

About Hargest

Homes sold for a median $5,019 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Hargest change hands every 6.7 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 5.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Hargest

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

Hargest house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Hargest's median sale price over the last twelve months was $550k, across 21 sales, up 4% on the twelve months before. Across Invercargill it was $515k.

2016: $252k (44 sales)$252k20162017: $276k (37 sales)2018: $313k (24 sales)20182019: $369k (24 sales)2020: $403k (25 sales)20202021: $475k (28 sales)2022: $530k (22 sales)20222023: $499k (22 sales)2024: $496k (16 sales)20242025: $540k (33 sales)2026: $550k (15 sales, this year so far)$550k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Invercargill median
202615$549,500$5,350$542$520,000
202533$540,000$4,273$528$485,000
202416$495,500$4,070$503$458,000
202322$499,000$4,203$446$442,500
202222$530,000$4,060$451$460,000
202128$475,000$4,045$454$418,375
202025$402,500$3,354$383$355,000
201924$369,250$3,080$318$305,000
201824$312,500$2,639$292$250,000
201737$276,000$2,273$266$240,000
201644$252,000$2,053$238$216,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $519kDec 2024: $520kJan 2025: $523kFeb 2025: $527kMar 2025: $530kApr 2025: $531kMay 2025: $529kJun 2025: $531kJul 2025: $535kAug 2025: $538kSept 2025: $544kOct 2025: $547kNov 2025: $549kDec 2025: $550kJan 2026: $555kFeb 2026: $557kMar 2026: $561kApr 2026: $561kMay 2026: $561kJun 2026: $559kJul 2026: $561kAug 2026: $561kSept 2026: $560kOct 2026: $563k$519k$563kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $512k to $570k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Hargest

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
217$415k1—$3,636
3301$450k17$545k$5,225
441$600k3—$3,087

Price per square metre

Homes in Hargest sold for a median $5,019 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $546 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.

$5,019per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$546per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,909per m² of floor, council capital values
$439per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Hargest

How long owners stay in Hargest

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

6.7 yearsmedian time between sales, Hargest
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
5.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)

By kind: houses 6.6 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 Hargest

About 786 people lived in Hargest at the 2023 census (up 1% since 2018); their median age was about 34 (Invercargill: 40); 77% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).

786people, 2023 (2018: 777)
34median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$92kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
77%of households own their home (2018: 79%)

Age

  • 30-64 years45%
  • Under 15 years25%
  • 15-29 years17%
  • 65 years and over13%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)74%
  • One-person household22%
  • 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

  • European86%
  • Māori15%
  • Asian8%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity2%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand84%
  • Asia6%
  • Middle East and Africa4%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland3%
  • Other2%
  • Australia1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Pacific Islands1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00026%
  • $70,001-$100,00019%
  • $30,001-$50,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,00010%
  • $150,001-$200,00010%
  • $20,001-$30,0009%
  • $200,001 or more6%
  • $20,000 or less5%

Dwellings

  • Separate house96%
  • Joined dwelling2%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification15%
  • No qualification14%
  • Level 4 certificate14%
  • Level 1 certificate12%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Hargest

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

All 23 real estate agents in Hargest, 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 Hargest

6building consents in the last 12 months ($826k of work)
  • 203 Lamond Street East1 Jun 2026 · Building consentRbw bathrm alt
  • 363 Racecourse Road1 May 2026 · Building consentNew freestanding fireplace housing - detached
  • 188 Ward Street1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstall insert firenzo kompact ag deco 800 solid fuel burner (replacement)
  • 2 Talbot Place1 Mar 2026 · Building consentF/s metro xtreme rad - leg sfh
  • 4 Auburn Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentNew dwg with attached gge

Search building consents in Hargest 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 Hargest

About property sold in Hargest, Invercargill

Every property in Hargest, 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).