Living in Henderson: schools and property titles
The 15,003 live property titles in Henderson, Auckland are mostly freehold (76%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 1,552 (10.3%), slightly above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 1,552
- Share of live titles
- 10.3%
- Live titles in total
- 15,003
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 115 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 321 of 644
Henderson at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Henderson is listed under Auckland.
- 15,003 live titles are recorded here, including 1,552 cross-lease titles (10.3%).
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 10.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 11.1% 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
- Census context is not available for this suburb under the page’s evidence rules.
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Henderson
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 11,476 | 76.5% |
| Cross lease | 1,552 | 10.3% |
| Unit title | 1,666 | 11.1% |
| Leasehold | 98 | 0.7% |
| Other record types | 211 | 1.4% |
| Total | 15,003 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Henderson compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Henderson is slightly higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Henderson is lower than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Henderson are set up
Carports appear in more leases (25% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (9%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Henderson | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 662 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 82.6% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 8.6% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.8% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 922 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 432 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 23.7% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 24.9% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 39.6% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 501 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Henderson
Unit titles are 11% of Henderson's titles, below Auckland (15%) and above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 194 developments, each run by a body corporate; 4 have 50 or more units.
98 titles (0.7%) are leasehold, 23 of them units in a unit-title development.
40 of them have a stated term that has ended or has under 10 years to run, which is worth reading closely in the lease.
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 40 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 2 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 32 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 23 |
New titles in Henderson since 2020
2,625 of Henderson's current titles (17%) were first issued since 2020, close to Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and above New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,225 | 1,473 |
| Unit title | 344 | 81 |
| Cross-lease | 22 | 14 |
| Leasehold | 17 | 6 |
| Other | 17 | 9 |
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 Henderson
The typical building in Henderson stands on ground sloping 2.6° (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 Henderson
5% of Henderson's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 11% within 500 m and 22% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.9 km away.
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.
Schools and hospitals near Henderson
LINZ maps 19 school sites inside Henderson, among them ACG Sunderland (Composite) and Bruce McLaren Intermediate (Intermediate).
- ACG Sunderland (Composite)
- Bruce McLaren Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Elim Christian College Henderson (Full Primary)
- Henderson High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Henderson Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Henderson North School (Contributing)
- Henderson School (Contributing)
- Henderson South School (Contributing)
- Holy Cross Catholic School (Henderson) (Full Primary)
- Liston College (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Middle School West Auckland (Restricted Composite (Year 7-10))
- North West College (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Pomaria Road School (Contributing)
- St Dominic's Catholic College (Henderson) (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Summerland Primary School (Contributing)
- and 4 more
- Nearest school: Henderson High School (0.6 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Henderson High School (0.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Waitakere Hospital (1.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Henderson: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Henderson's titles: Waitakere College.
- Pomaria Road School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Western Heights School (Auckland) (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Henderson School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Henderson North School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Henderson South School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Summerland Primary (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- St Paul's School (Massey) (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- Henderson Valley School (primary, Years 1–6): about 5% of titles
- Henderson Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 50% of titles
- Bruce McLaren Intermediate School (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 40% of titles
- Rangeview Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 15% of titles
- Waitakere College (secondary): about 60% of titles
- Henderson High School (secondary): about 45% of titles
- Rutherford College (secondary): about 25% of titles
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 Henderson
92% of Henderson's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly above Auckland as a whole (82%).
55% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), close to the council (54%).
33% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 177 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Henderson
OpenStreetMap maps 27 places of worship inside Henderson (20 Christian, 1 Muslim, 6 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Henderson Methodist Chapel, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, 7.3 km away
- Buddhist: Ratanadipa Buddhist Temple, 6.1 km away
- Muslim: Vajihi Markaz, 1.5 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 Henderson
The closest match on the measures on this site is Manurewa in Auckland, nearest on distance to the coast, elevation, land per flat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manurewa | Auckland | 15.6% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, elevation, land per flat |
| Haruru | Far North District | 5.4% | No data | 48.8 | distance to the coast, elevation, slope |
| Ōtara, Auckland | Auckland | 3.5% | $650 | 26.9 | distance to the coast, elevation, near a stop |
| Pauanui | Thames-Coromandel District | 4.5% | No data | 61.8 | distance to the coast, slope, cross-lease share |
| Ohauiti | Tauranga City | 2.4% | $750 | 44.2 | distance to the coast, slope, land per flat |
Questions
What schools are in Henderson?
LINZ maps 19 school sites inside Henderson, including ACG Sunderland, Bruce McLaren Intermediate and Elim Christian College Henderson. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Henderson High School (0.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Waitakere College; check the school's own zone map for any address.