2 properties sold · Marlborough Sounds

Property sold in Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds

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

$720kmedian council valuation
3for sale now
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2 properties sold in the last 12 months in Tennyson Inlet

About Tennyson Inlet

About 3.9% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Tennyson Inlet house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Across Marlborough Sounds it was $625k.

2016: $339k (7 sales)$339k20162017: too few sales to say (3 sales)2018: $468k (8 sales)$468k20182019: too few sales to say (4 sales)2020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: too few sales to say (1 sale)2022: too few sales to say (3 sales)20222023: too few sales to say (2 sales)2024: too few sales to say (2 sales)20242025: too few sales to say (4 sales)2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Marlborough Sounds median
20261———$472,500
20254———$671,250
20242———$571,000
20232———$620,000
20223———$597,500
20211———$610,000
20201———$422,500
20194———$370,000
20188$467,500$3,729$250$387,500
20173———$377,500
20167$339,000$2,650$175$355,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Tennyson Inlet, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $745kDec 2024: $745kJan 2025: $749kFeb 2025: $746kMar 2025: $739kApr 2025: $737kMay 2025: $741kJun 2025: $741kJul 2025: $741kAug 2025: $740kSept 2025: $739kOct 2025: $740kNov 2025: $742kDec 2025: $745kJan 2026: $744kFeb 2026: $745kMar 2026: $744kApr 2026: $739kMay 2026: $733kJun 2026: $730kJul 2026: $732kAug 2026: $737kSept 2026: $738kOct 2026: $738k$745k$730k$738kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $723k to $756k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Tennyson Inlet

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
27$660k0—$10,333
354$725k2—$6,447
415$970k0—$4,611

Price per square metre

$6,228per m² of floor, council capital values
$336per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Tennyson Inlet

How long owners stay in Tennyson Inlet

12.4 yearsMarlborough Sounds
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.9%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Marlborough Sounds: 2%)

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 Tennyson Inlet

About 141 people lived in Tennyson Inlet at the 2023 census (up 2% since 2018); their median age was about 55 (Marlborough Sounds: 62); 95% of households owned their home (Marlborough Sounds: 89%).

141people, 2023 (2018: 138)
55median age, about (Marlborough Sounds: 62)
$66kmedian household income, about (Marlborough Sounds: $53k)
95%of households own their home (2018: 85%)

Age

  • 30-64 years49%
  • 65 years and over30%
  • 15-29 years13%
  • Under 15 years11%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)76%
  • One-person household18%
  • Other multi-person household6%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)6%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European98%
  • Māori4%
  • Other Ethnicity2%
  • Asian0%
  • Pacific Peoples0%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand83%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland6%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)6%
  • Australia2%
  • Asia0%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%
  • Pacific Islands0%

Household income

  • $30,001-$50,00022%
  • $100,001-$150,00022%
  • $50,001-$70,00017%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $20,000 or less6%
  • $20,001-$30,0006%
  • $200,001 or more6%
  • $150,001-$200,0006%

Dwellings

  • Separate house91%
  • Other private dwelling9%
  • Joined dwelling5%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification22%
  • Level 1 certificate15%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Level 4 certificate10%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification7%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification7%
  • Level 6 diploma5%

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

Building and resource consents in Tennyson Inlet

4building consents in the last 12 months ($975k of work)
  • 3130 Archers Road1 Jun 2026 · Building consentDwg alterations with free-standing solid fuel heater
  • 22 Worlds End Road1 Mar 2026 · Building consentGge
  • 3219 Archers Road1 Feb 2026 · Building consentDwg with log fire & shed
  • 3204 Archers Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentAmendment to bc231038 - res alterations & additions & relocate solid fuel heater

Search building consents in Tennyson Inlet 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 Tennyson Inlet

About property sold in Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds

Every property in Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds, 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.

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