20 properties sold · Invercargill

Property sold in Rockdale, Invercargill

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

$480kmedian sale, last 12 months · 22 sales · up 12%
$380kmedian council valuation
6.4 yrsmedian time between sales

20 properties sold in the last 12 months in Rockdale

About Rockdale

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $485k and four-bedroom homes for $610k. Homes sold for a median $4,182 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Rockdale change hands every 6.4 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 5.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Rockdale house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Rockdale's median sale price over the last twelve months was $480k, across 22 sales, up 12% on the twelve months before. Across Invercargill it was $515k.

2016: $177k (21 sales)$177k20162017: $214k (13 sales)2018: $221k (20 sales)20182019: $278k (29 sales)2020: $325k (26 sales)20202021: $276k (27 sales)2022: $405k (26 sales)20222023: $421k (16 sales)2024: $420k (26 sales)20242025: $445k (41 sales)2026: $475k (12 sales, this year so far)$475k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Invercargill median
202612$475,000$4,397$239$520,000
202541$445,000$3,968$223$485,000
202426$420,000$3,697$196$458,000
202316$420,500$3,633$177$442,500
202226$404,750$3,685$186$460,000
202127$276,000$2,818$52$418,375
202026$325,250$2,790$139$355,000
201929$278,000$2,561$126$305,000
201820$221,375$2,000$110$250,000
201713$214,000$1,913$100$240,000
201621$177,000$1,571$78$216,000

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $429kDec 2024: $430kJan 2025: $432kFeb 2025: $436kMar 2025: $438kApr 2025: $439kMay 2025: $438kJun 2025: $439kJul 2025: $442kAug 2025: $445kSept 2025: $450kOct 2025: $452kNov 2025: $454kDec 2025: $455kJan 2026: $459kFeb 2026: $461kMar 2026: $463kApr 2026: $464kMay 2026: $464kJun 2026: $462kJul 2026: $464kAug 2026: $464kSept 2026: $463kOct 2026: $466k$429k$466kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $423k to $471k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Rockdale

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $485k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $610k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
26$310k0—$3,397
3299$375k14$485k$4,362
434$725k5$610k$3,692
5+5$600k0—$2,927

Price per square metre

Homes in Rockdale sold for a median $4,182 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $230 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.

$4,182per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$230per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,400per m² of floor, council capital values
$182per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Rockdale

How long owners stay in Rockdale

Homes in Rockdale change hands every 6.4 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.

6.4 yearsmedian time between sales, Rockdale
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
5.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)

By kind: houses 6.4 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 Rockdale

About 879 people lived in Rockdale at the 2023 census (down 3% since 2018); their median age was about 35 (Invercargill: 40); 65% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).

879people, 2023 (2018: 906)
35median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$82kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
65%of households own their home (2018: 60%)

Age

  • 30-64 years44%
  • 15-29 years22%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 65 years and over13%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)57%
  • One-person household29%
  • Other multi-person household7%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European82%
  • Māori25%
  • Asian8%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand90%
  • Asia4%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland2%
  • Australia1%
  • Pacific Islands1%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • North America0%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00024%
  • $70,001-$100,00019%
  • $50,001-$70,00015%
  • $20,001-$30,00012%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $150,001-$200,0007%
  • $20,000 or less6%
  • $200,001 or more3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house96%
  • Joined dwelling3%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification25%
  • Level 2 certificate15%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 4 certificate11%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma3%

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

Real estate agents selling in Rockdale

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

All 21 real estate agents in Rockdale, 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 Rockdale

10building consents in the last 12 months ($202k of work)

Search building consents in Rockdale 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 Rockdale

About property sold in Rockdale, Invercargill

Every property in Rockdale, 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).