The Block 2019: The Oslo St Kilda Season Recap, Auction Results and Where They Are Now

Season 15 gave five couples a derelict St Kilda backpackers called The Oslo and thirteen weeks to turn it into five multi-million dollar terrace homes. It was the second year running the show bought a crumbling St Kilda landmark and bet it could out-renovate the smell. The bet paid: every house sold under the hammer, and a pair of Cairns parents drove home with $730,000.

The Season 15 Wrap, for People in a Hurry

Nine paid $10.8 million for the Oslo Hotel, a rundown backpackers hiding five mansions behind one grand facade, and handed the keys to five teams chosen by a mud pit dig for house numbers, because subtlety has never been in the show’s budget. Thirteen weeks of reveals later, the season produced a record room score, a structural gamble that had the judges clutching their scoresheets, and one of the cleanest auction days in Block history.

The Five Teams

• Tess and Luke (House 2): Cairns couple, crane operator and chippy, chronically underestimated by the judges’ scores and completely vindicated by the only scoreboard that pays money.
• Mitch and Mark (House 1): The Bondi grandads’ first tour. Famously converted their floor plan to three bedrooms plus an upstairs entertaining area, a gamble the judges debated for weeks. They came back in 2021 and won the whole thing, so who read the market right?
• Andy and Deb (House 3): The NSW favourites who won kitchen week and roughly every likeability metric the show tracks.
• El’ise and Matt (House 4): Perth couple who closed the season with a 30.5 for their rooftop terrace week, the highest room score in Block history at the time.
• Jesse and Mel (House 5): The real estate agent who spent the season telling everyone about the market, and then had to stand in it on auction day.

Who Won The Block 2019?

Tess and Luke won The Block 2019. Their Oslo terrace sold at auction for $3.62 million, banking a $630,000 profit plus the $100,000 winner’s prize: $730,000 all up. All five houses sold on auction day, 9 November 2019, with every team clearing at least $300,000. “It’s life-changing” barely covered it; they had been the season’s battlers from week one.

What Was The Oslo?

The Oslo Hotel was a notorious backpackers at 38 Grey Street, St Kilda: five grand Victorian terraces that had spent decades as budget accommodation. The Block bought it off-market in 2018, one year after renovating the Gatwick Hotel a few streets away, making St Kilda’s crumbling landmarks briefly the safest property investment in Melbourne: sooner or later, Scott Cam would arrive with a chequebook.

Where Are They Now?

Mitch and Mark returned for Fans v Faves in 2021 and won it. The Oslo terraces settled into life as some of Grey Street’s most expensive addresses. We will update this page with more contestant news as the archive rebuild continues.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won The Block 2019?

Tess and Luke won The Block 2019. Their house sold for $3.62 million, a profit of $630,000 plus the $100,000 prize, totalling $730,000.

Where was The Block 2019 filmed?

The Block 2019 was filmed at the former Oslo Hotel, a rundown backpackers at 38 Grey Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, which was converted into five luxury terrace homes.

Did all the houses sell at The Block 2019 auction?

Yes. All five houses sold on auction day, 9 November 2019, and every team made a profit of at least $300,000.

What was the highest room score on The Block 2019?

El’ise and Matt scored 30.5 for their rooftop terrace, garage and re-do room week, the highest room score in the show’s history at the time, helped by a challenge bonus point.

What season number was The Block 2019?

The Block 2019 was Season 15.

Page update log: 11 July 2026: Season summary page created as part of the archive rebuild, consolidating the 2019 Oslo season into one reference page. Last verified: 11 July 2026.