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Property sold in Lorneville, Invercargill

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

$715kmedian sale, last 12 months · 9 sales · up 23%
$670kmedian council valuation
8.6 yrsmedian time between sales
1for sale now

About Lorneville

Homes sold for a median $3,750 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Lorneville change hands every 8.6 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 3.6% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Lorneville

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

Lorneville house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Lorneville's median sale price over the last twelve months was $715k, across 9 sales, up 23% on the twelve months before. Across Invercargill it was $515k.

2016: $362k (18 sales)$362k20162017: $310k (13 sales)2018: $590k (11 sales)20182019: $269k (17 sales)2020: $343k (12 sales)20202021: $467k (16 sales)2022: $540k (11 sales)20222023: $662k (9 sales)2024: $678k (8 sales)20242025: $620k (11 sales)2026: $715k (7 sales, this year so far)$715k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Invercargill median
20267$715,000$3,182$14$520,000
202511$620,000$4,205$19$485,000
20248$677,500$4,235$14$458,000
20239$662,000$4,761$7$442,500
202211$540,000$3,333$104$460,000
202116$467,475$3,347$11$418,375
202012$342,500$2,704$37$355,000
201917$269,000$1,936$8$305,000
201811$590,000$3,005$9$250,000
201713$310,000$2,146$10$240,000
201618$362,000$1,835$15$216,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $694kDec 2024: $696kJan 2025: $701kFeb 2025: $704kMar 2025: $706kApr 2025: $707kMay 2025: $706kJun 2025: $708kJul 2025: $713kAug 2025: $717kSept 2025: $725kOct 2025: $730kNov 2025: $733kDec 2025: $738kJan 2026: $745kFeb 2026: $748kMar 2026: $752kApr 2026: $751kMay 2026: $749kJun 2026: $746kJul 2026: $747kAug 2026: $748kSept 2026: $746kOct 2026: $751k$694k$752k$751kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $685k to $761k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Lorneville

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
26$490k0—$4,097
380$580k5$630k$5,574
473$860k3—$3,598
5+11$1.12m1—$2,915

Price per square metre

Homes in Lorneville sold for a median $3,750 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $14 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.

$3,750per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$14per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,788per m² of floor, council capital values
$15per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Lorneville

How long owners stay in Lorneville

Homes in Lorneville change hands every 8.6 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.

8.6 yearsmedian time between sales, Lorneville
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.6%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)

By kind: houses 8.3 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 Lorneville

About 333 people lived in Lorneville at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 43 (Invercargill: 40); 95% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).

333people, 2023 (2018: 309)
43median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$119kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
95%of households own their home (2018: 87%)

Age

  • 30-64 years53%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over14%
  • 15-29 years14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)78%
  • One-person household18%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European90%
  • Māori17%
  • Pacific Peoples6%
  • Asian4%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand92%
  • Asia3%
  • Australia2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00030%
  • $150,001-$200,00018%
  • $70,001-$100,00013%
  • $30,001-$50,00010%
  • $200,001 or more10%
  • $50,001-$70,0008%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%
  • $20,000 or less0%

Dwellings

  • Separate house102%
  • Joined dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification22%
  • Level 4 certificate16%
  • Level 1 certificate15%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate10%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification2%

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

Real estate agents selling in Lorneville

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

All 10 real estate agents in Lorneville, 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 Lorneville

6building consents in the last 12 months ($714k of work)
  • 125 Moore Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruct shed & stormwater tank
  • 542 North Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s pyroclassic mini solid fuel burner
  • 43 Beaconsfield Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentRbw extension to dwg to include wet floor ensuite & wardrobe & internal alt to bathrm / wc
  • 31 Beaconsfield Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentIl1 gge
  • 154 Moore Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentRbw construct 1 bdrm dwg with attached 3 bay shed & f/s maxen kinmont 350 solid fuel burner

Search building consents in Lorneville 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 Lorneville

About property sold in Lorneville, Invercargill

Every property in Lorneville, 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).