Living in Goodwood Heights: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,414 live property titles in Goodwood Heights, Auckland are almost all freehold (88%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 152 (10.7%), above the national share of 8.7%.
Goodwood Heights cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 152
- Share of live titles
- 10.7%
- Live titles in total
- 1,414
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 114 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 312 of 644
Goodwood Heights at a glance
Where Goodwood Heights differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median weekly rent, new tenancies (higher than 93% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Goodwood Heights is listed under Auckland.
- 1,414 live titles are recorded here, including 152 cross-lease titles (10.7%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
- The page includes MBIE new-tenancy rent figures for April–June 2026.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 10.7% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.7% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- Public-transport figures describe how recorded titles sit near mapped stops. They do not describe a service from a particular property.
- Coast distance is a suburb-level map measure, not a flood or hazard assessment.
Questions worth investigating
- For any cross-lease property you consider, do the current title, flats plan and lease match what is built today?
- What do the LIM, council property file and a suitable inspection add for the specific address?
No data held for this suburb
- The core title, Census, rent, transport and coast measures used by this page are available.
Title mix in Goodwood Heights
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,245 | 88.0% |
| Cross lease | 152 | 10.7% |
| Unit title | 10 | 0.7% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 6 | 0.4% |
| Total | 1,414 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Goodwood Heights compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Goodwood Heights is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Goodwood Heights is lower than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Goodwood Heights are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (9% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (4%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Goodwood Heights | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 57 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 80.7% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 3.5% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 15.8% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 888 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 421 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 8.8% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 10.5% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 1.8% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 38.6% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1992 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 46 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Goodwood Heights
Unit titles are 1% of Goodwood Heights's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 4 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
New titles in Goodwood Heights since 2020
73 of Goodwood Heights's current titles (5%) were first issued since 2020, well below Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is in the lowest quarter of 157 in Auckland.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 67 | 36 |
| Unit title | 4 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
New titles include cross-leases converted to freehold and titles re-issued; they are not a count of new homes. Sources and limits
The lie of the land in Goodwood Heights
The typical building in Goodwood Heights stands on ground sloping 5.9° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Goodwood Heights
Goodwood Heights is inland: the typical title is 4.4 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 2,000 titles are within 1 km of it.
Measured in a straight line from the centre of each title's land to the coastline on LINZ's 1:50k topographic map, which follows harbours and estuaries as well as the open coast; lakes and rivers are not included. Distance says nothing about beach access, views or exposure to coastal hazards; council hazard maps and the LIM describe those.
Who lives around Goodwood Heights: 2023 Census
Goodwood Heights's titles fall in 5 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 84% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Goodwood Heights East than across Auckland: 0.6% against 4.2%.
Fewer households have no car in Goodwood Heights East than across Auckland: 1.9% against 6.8%.
Fewer people live alone in Goodwood Heights East than across Auckland: 8.3% against 18.5%.
| Measure | Goodwood Heights East 53% of titles | Goodwood Heights West 31% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,634 | 1,710 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +5.4% | +8.8% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 36.7 | 33.1 | 35.9 |
| Households | 729 | 459 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 67.1% | 52.3% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 33.3% | 48.4% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $140,500 | $123,600 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $610 | $590 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 4.7% | 4.4% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 15.7% | 20.4% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 22.3% | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 47.2% | 45.3% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 14.7% | 10.5% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 52.6% | 55.1% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 14.3% | 18.8% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 37.8% | 40.3% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.8% | 19.9% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 27.2% | 23.5% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 55.0% | 55.8% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 42.1% | 35.6% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $46,700 | $41,100 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 15.3% | 15.6% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 79.4% | 79.7% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 3.9% | 3.4% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 0.6% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 8.3% | 7.9% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 1.9% | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 11.7% | 19.9% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 47.4% | 53.2% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 37.4% | 26.6% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 15.2% | 20.9% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 90.9% | 88.9% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 70.1% | 74.6% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 19.4% | 21.2% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 17.2% | 21.8% | 17.4% |
Rents around Goodwood Heights
New tenancies in Goodwood Heights in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $785 a week (up 8.3% on a year earlier). That is slightly above the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and above the national median ($600); in the highest quarter of 129 in Auckland.
| April–June 2026 | Goodwood Heights 84% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $785 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $659–$846 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +8.3% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 24 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Goodwood Heights
One school site lies inside Goodwood Heights: Everglade School (Contributing).
- Everglade School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Everglade School (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Kia Aroha Campus (1.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (5.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Goodwood Heights: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Goodwood Heights's titles: Manurewa High School.
- Everglade School (primary, Years 1–6): about 90% of titles
- Chapel Downs School (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- Redoubt North School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Greenmeadows Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 90% of titles
- Manurewa High School (secondary): about 90% of titles
- Tangaroa College (secondary): about 10% of titles (zone takes effect 1 January 2027)
- Chapel Downs Junior College (secondary): about 10% of titles (zone takes effect 1 January 2027)
A guide only: check the school's own zone map for any address. Zones as at 14 July 2026. Sources and limits
Public transport in Goodwood Heights
76% of Goodwood Heights's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly below Auckland as a whole (82%).
36% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (54%).
The typical title is 249 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Goodwood Heights
OpenStreetMap maps 4 places of worship inside Goodwood Heights (4 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Everglade Samoan Assembly of God, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 4.1 km away
- Buddhist: Wat Dipadhammarama, 3.7 km away
- Muslim: Masjid Ayesha, 2.3 km away
- Sikh: Nanaksar Sikh Temple, 2.5 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Auckland with many cross-leases
- Papatoetoe: 3,998 cross-lease titles (25.8%)
- Remuera: 3,046 cross-lease titles (26.7%)
- Mount Roskill: 2,891 cross-lease titles (28.3%)
- Mount Wellington: 2,700 cross-lease titles (24.1%)
- Glenfield: 2,347 cross-lease titles (36.6%)
- Epsom: 2,335 cross-lease titles (29.8%)
- New Lynn: 2,016 cross-lease titles (24.4%)
- Mount Eden: 2,005 cross-lease titles (20.7%)
Suburbs like Goodwood Heights
The closest match on the measures on this site is Totara Heights in Auckland, nearest on distance to the coast, elevation, slope. Closeness is arithmetic, not a rating. Sources and limits
| Suburb | Council | Cross-lease share of titles | Median weekly rent, new tenancies | Median age | Closest on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totara Heights | Auckland | 9.8% | $720 | 34.9 | distance to the coast, elevation, slope |
| Shelly Park | Auckland | 17.2% | $725 | 41 | heat pumps, unit-title share, older residents |
| Hillsborough, Auckland | Auckland | 26.2% | $795 | 37.9 | older residents, land per flat, population change |
| Burswood | Auckland | 5.2% | No data | 39.9 | older residents, new titles, distance to a hospital |
| Glendene | Auckland | 13.9% | $650 | 35.3 | schools, commuting on foot or by bike, recent movers within NZ |
Questions
What is the rent in Goodwood Heights?
New tenancies in the Goodwood Heights rent area had a median rent of $785 a week in the April–June 2026 quarter (MBIE bond data, all dwelling types). These are rents agreed for new tenancies, not asking rents. The middle half of those rents ran from $659 to $846.
What schools are in Goodwood Heights?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Goodwood Heights: Everglade School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Kia Aroha Campus (1.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Manurewa High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.