Choose a licensed agent who sells in Lumsden and northern Southland, explains commission in dollars before you sign and shows the recent sales behind their appraisal. Ray White Gore sells homes, lifestyle properties and rural property around Lumsden from its Gore office. This page covers the setting, the REINZ figures that apply and how to choose.
Lumsden lies in a gap in the surrounding hills in northern Southland, with the Oreti River about 1.5 km east of the town. It is the site of a major junction on State Highway 6. Wikipedia gives approximate distances of 81 km north of Invercargill, 106 km south of Queenstown, 59 km west of Gore and 77 km east of Te Anau, and an estimated population of about 530 in June 2025 (Wikipedia, Lumsden, New Zealand). Lumsden was a railway junction, and the restored station now serves as a tourist information centre.
The Around the Mountains Cycle Trail website describes the route as following the Oreti River to Lumsden, at the heart of the northern Southland district, and says the Mossburn to Lumsden section is a mix of old railway line and well graded track (aroundthemountains.co.nz). The trail passes through Lumsden, so mention it in your listing if your property is close by.
Lumsden School teaches years 1 to 6 and Northern Southland College teaches years 7 to 13 (Wikipedia, Lumsden, New Zealand). If your Lumsden property is rural or lifestyle, you should prepare your record of title, rates notice, water and effluent details and any consents. See selling a lifestyle or rural property in Southland for the checklist.
We quote REINZ figures for Southland District rather than for Lumsden alone, because monthly sales in one small place are too few to publish safely. In September 2026 the median sale price in Southland District was $470,000, up 1.1% on September 2025, from 25 sales, with 55 median days to sell. The table shows the latest months REINZ has formally released for Southland District. A median sale price is the middle price when all sales in a month are lined up, so it describes the market, not one property.
| Month | Median sale price | Number of sales | Median days to sell |
| September 2026 | $470,000 | 25 | 55 |
| August 2026 | $485,000 | 24 | 52 |
| July 2026 | $485,000 | 31 | 43 |
| June 2026 | $585,000 | 36 | 36 |
| May 2026 | $593,000 | 35 | 39 |
| April 2026 | $537,000 | 37 | 50 |
Source: REINZ Statistics (Real Estate Institute of New Zealand), Market Insights Report, Southland District, April to September 2026, accessed 13 November 2026. These are REINZ figures for the whole district, not for Lumsden alone. Ray White Gore is not speaking on behalf of REINZ. More at reinz.co.nz.
Southland District Council issues LIMs for properties in its district within 10 working days. Its LIM includes special features or natural hazards, water, stormwater and sewer services, the current rating valuation and rates, and information on potentially contaminated land, and the council notes a LIM only provides information the council is aware of. See the council’s LIM page. Check the address with the council, because the council that covers a property decides which LIM and which rates apply.
You can check any licence on the Real Estate Authority’s public register at publicregister.rea.govt.nz, which also shows complaints upheld in the last three years. The REA says commission is negotiable and that an agent must explain the formula and give you a dollar estimate, and Settled.govt.nz notes that GST is added to the commission. Our guide Who should I sell with in Gore? lists the questions to ask, and the cost of selling explains each cost.
Ray White Gore sells homes, lifestyle properties and rural property in Lumsden and the surrounding area. Call us on (03) 208 9490, visit 37 Main Street, Gore, or use the form below for a free appraisal.
Other sources: Wikipedia (Lumsden, New Zealand), Around the Mountains Cycle Trail (aroundthemountains.co.nz), Southland District Council, Real Estate Authority and Settled.govt.nz. All accessed 13 November 2026. This page is general information and not legal advice.
Last updated: 13 November 2026. Written by the Ray White Gore team. Ray White Gore is licensed as Nicole Cronin Realty Ltd (REAA 2008), 37 Main Street, Gore 9710.