Estimate $800k – $1.01m
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490 McQuarrie Street, Tisbury
1 property sold · Invercargill
Property sold in Tisbury, Invercargill
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites sold in Tisbury, Invercargill in the last twelve months, latest first, with the price where it is public beside the council valuation.
$675kmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales · level
$473kmedian council valuation
5.3 yrsmedian time between sales
2for sale now
1 property sold in the last 12 months in Tisbury
About Tisbury
Homes sold for a median $4,641 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Tisbury change hands every 5.3 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally. About 1.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Tisbury
- 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
Tisbury house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Tisbury's median sale price over the last twelve months was $675k, across 5 sales, level 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 | 1 | — | — | — | $520,000 |
| 2025 | 16 | $675,000 | $3,720 | $19 | $485,000 |
| 2024 | 9 | $225,000 | $3,935 | $206 | $458,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $185,000 | $3,206 | $365 | $442,500 |
| 2022 | 8 | $591,000 | $4,411 | $14 | $460,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | $235,000 | $2,390 | $15 | $418,375 |
| 2020 | 11 | $279,000 | $2,569 | $12 | $355,000 |
| 2019 | 15 | $180,000 | $1,960 | $7 | $305,000 |
| 2018 | 11 | $380,000 | $2,633 | $6 | $250,000 |
| 2017 | 12 | $282,500 | $1,839 | $13 | $240,000 |
| 2016 | 16 | $368,500 | $1,948 | $8 | $216,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Tisbury, up 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Tisbury
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | $445k | 0 | — | $4,383 |
| 3 | 101 | $495k | 1 | — | $3,937 |
| 4 | 53 | $720k | 0 | — | $3,275 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Tisbury sold for a median $4,641 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Invercargill: $4,013); the land under houses sold for an estimated $394 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.
$4,641per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$394per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$3,679per m² of floor, council capital values
$14per m² of land, council land values of houses
Recent sales in Tisbury
- 490 McQuarrie Street$905,00017 May 2026 · 3 bed · 195 m² floor · 20,234 m² land
- 34 Kamahi Place$160,0009 Oct 2025 · 406 m² land
- 44 Kamahi Place$675,0008 Oct 2025 · 407 m² land
- 306 McQuarrie Street$160,0007 Oct 2025 · 407 m² land
- 39 Kamahi Place$675,00029 Sept 2025 · 496 m² land
- 195 Maher Street$701,0008 Sept 2025 · 3 bed · 190 m² floor · 8,094 m² land
- 112 Mason Road$1,175,00028 Aug 2025 · 3 bed · 205 m² floor · 21,151 m² land
- 34 Kamahi Place$675,00018 Jul 2025 · 406 m² land
- 510 Avon Road$790,0002 Jul 2025 · 4 bed · 130 m² floor · 23,345 m² land
- 306 McQuarrie Street$675,00019 Jun 2025 · 407 m² land
- 110 Chesney Street$120,00018 Jun 2025 · 558 m² land
- 231 Chesney Street$755,00010 Jun 2025 · 4 bed · 240 m² floor · 17,892 m² land
How long owners stay in Tisbury
Homes in Tisbury change hands every 5.3 years on median, against 7.2 across Invercargill and 7.9 nationally.
5.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Tisbury
7.2 yearsInvercargill
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
1.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Invercargill: 4.8%)
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 Tisbury
About 360 people lived in Tisbury at the 2023 census (up 5% since 2018); their median age was about 41 (Invercargill: 40); 78% of households owned their home (Invercargill: 71%).
360people, 2023 (2018: 342)
41median age, about (Invercargill: 40)
$95kmedian household income, about (Invercargill: $87k)
78%of households own their home (2018: 83%)
Age
- 30-64 years51%
- Under 15 years21%
- 15-29 years18%
- 65 years and over12%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)71%
- One-person household17%
- Other multi-person household5%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European86%
- Māori19%
- Asian4%
- Pacific Peoples3%
- Other Ethnicity1%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand89%
- Asia3%
- United Kingdom and Ireland3%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
- Other1%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Middle East and Africa1%
- Australia0%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00027%
- $70,001-$100,00020%
- $30,001-$50,00012%
- $50,001-$70,00012%
- $150,001-$200,00012%
- $20,000 or less5%
- $20,001-$30,0005%
- $200,001 or more2%
Dwellings
- Separate house95%
- Joined dwelling7%
- Other private dwelling2%
- Non-private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification20%
- Level 4 certificate17%
- Level 1 certificate14%
- Level 3 certificate14%
- Level 2 certificate11%
- Level 5 diploma9%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification5%
- Overseas secondary school qualification3%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Tisbury. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Tisbury
8 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Tisbury in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Peter DriverRaine & Horne Invercargill2 sales here
- Philip BroughRay White Invercargill2 sales here
- Joshua AllisonBayleys Southland Real Estate1 sale here
- Brendan WatsonProperty Brokers Invercargill1 sale here
- Allan DunnTodd & Co Realty Invercargill1 sale here
- Sean BellewOne Agency The Property Specialists1 sale here
- Douglas BathReal Estate South1 sale here
- Graeme HeganProfessionals Invercargill1 sale here
All 8 real estate agents in Tisbury, 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 Tisbury
19building consents in the last 12 months ($5.06m of work)
- 110 Chesney Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge & 2 bdrm unit
- 189 Boxall Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentInstall f/s woodsman the stag solid fuel burner
- 40 Kamahi Place1 May 2026 · Building consentTo construct a new single-storey dwg over timber pile.
- 331 Avon Road1 May 2026 · Building consentRbw extension for add of bdrm
- 6 Boundary Road1 Apr 2026 · Building consentInstallation of solid fuel heater - metro eco trend
Search building consents in Tisbury 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 Tisbury
About property sold in Tisbury, Invercargill
Every property in Tisbury, 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).