Choose a licensed agent who sells in Mandeville and the countryside north west of Gore, 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 Mandeville from its Gore office. This page covers the setting, the market figures and how to choose.
Mandeville is a rural locality about 17 km north west of Gore on State Highway 94 (Wikipedia, Mandeville, New Zealand). It is best known for the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre at 1558 Waimea Highway, which describes itself as home to the largest collection of de Havilland aircraft in the southern hemisphere, including Tiger Moth, Fox Moth, Dominie and Dragonfly aircraft, most of them flyable (croydonaviation.co.nz). The centre says it is about 15 minutes from Gore, and Southland NZ notes that visitors can catch a flight in a Tiger Moth (southlandnz.com).
If your Mandeville property is rural or lifestyle, you should prepare their record of title, rates notice, water and effluent details and any consents. Check which council covers your address, because the LIM and rates come from that council. Our guide selling a lifestyle or rural property in Southland covers the main steps.
We quote REINZ figures for Gore District rather than for Mandeville alone, because monthly sales in one small place are too few to publish safely. In September 2026 the median sale price in Gore District was $475,100, up 4.4% on September 2025, from 23 sales, with a median of 29 days to sell. The table shows the latest months REINZ has formally released for Gore 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 | $475,100 | 23 | 29 |
| August 2026 | $453,000 | 26 | 30 |
| July 2026 | $452,000 | 23 | 32 |
| June 2026 | $445,000 | 20 | 37 |
| May 2026 | $475,000 | 28 | 39 |
| April 2026 | $485,000 | 23 | 37 |
Source: REINZ Statistics (Real Estate Institute of New Zealand), Market Insights Report, Gore District, April to September 2026, accessed 13 November 2026. These are REINZ figures for the whole district, not for Mandeville alone. Ray White Gore is not speaking on behalf of REINZ. More at reinz.co.nz.
Wikipedia lists Mandeville in Gore District, so Gore District Council issues the LIM for addresses in its district, but confirm the council for your address. It lists a residential LIM at $400.00 for 2026 to 2027 (fees and charges), issued within 10 working days, and a rural, commercial or industrial LIM at actual cost with a $550.00 deposit. The council states that its staff do not inspect properties, so a LIM does not replace a building inspection. See the council’s LIM page. If your property is in a different council area, the LIM comes from that council, so check the address first.
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 Mandeville 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 (Mandeville, New Zealand), Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre (croydonaviation.co.nz), Southland NZ (southlandnz.com), Gore 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.