Living in Kelston: schools, census and property titles
The 1,616 live property titles in Kelston, Auckland are almost all freehold (81%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 239 (14.8%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 239
- Share of live titles
- 14.8%
- Live titles in total
- 1,616
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 94 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 208 of 644
Kelston at a glance
Where Kelston differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 90% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Kelston is listed under Auckland.
- 1,616 live titles are recorded here, including 239 cross-lease titles (14.8%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 14.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 3.0% 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Kelston
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,304 | 80.7% |
| Cross lease | 239 | 14.8% |
| Unit title | 48 | 3.0% |
| Leasehold | 13 | 0.8% |
| Other record types | 12 | 0.7% |
| Total | 1,616 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Kelston compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Kelston is about 1.7 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Kelston is close to the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Kelston are set up
Carports appear in more leases (22% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (8%, against 12% nationally).
More schemes refer to more than one flats plan (52%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | Kelston | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 108 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 83.3% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 8.3% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.3% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 912 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 436 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 38.9% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 22.2% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.6% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 51.9% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1989 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 87 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Kelston
Unit titles are 3% of Kelston's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 10 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 4 units or fewer.
13 titles (0.8%) are leasehold.
10 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 | 10 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 0 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 3 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Kelston since 2020
297 of Kelston's current titles (18%) were first issued since 2020, slightly above Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and well above New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 284 | 181 |
| Unit title | 2 | 2 |
| Cross-lease | 5 | 4 |
| Leasehold | 5 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 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 Kelston
The typical building in Kelston 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 Kelston
26% of Kelston's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 69% within 500 m and 99% within 1 km. The typical title is 350 m 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.
Who lives around Kelston: 2023 Census
Kelston's titles fall in 3 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 98% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Kelston North than across Auckland: 1.9% against 4.2%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Kelston North than across Auckland: 21.7% against 32.9%.
Fewer workers work from home in Kelston North than across Auckland: 12.6% against 18.2%.
| Measure | Kelston North 50% of titles | Kelston South 47% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,820 | 2,853 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +2.0% | +10.2% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +11.0% | +20.8% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 33.7 | 32.2 | 35.9 |
| Households | 777 | 819 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 54.4% | 44.7% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 45.6% | 55.7% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $105,700 | $103,500 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $528 | $500 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.2% | 5.8% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 21.4% | 22.6% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 22.3% | 23.2% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.6% | 45.8% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 9.7% | 8.4% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 41.3% | 48.7% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 21.9% | 19.8% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 38.1% | 48.7% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.6% | 22.8% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 21.7% | 25.2% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 52.1% | 55.2% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.4% | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 36.4% | 38.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $38,300 | $39,800 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 12.6% | 13.5% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 78.2% | 74.9% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 6.2% | 9.7% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.9% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 14.0% | 13.0% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 16.7% | 18.5% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 51.6% | 49.6% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 25.1% | 25.6% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 23.3% | 24.8% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 90.4% | 73.4% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.2 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 66.7% | 72.4% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 28.6% | 23.5% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 28.8% | 21.4% | 17.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Kelston
LINZ maps 5 school sites inside Kelston, among them Kelston Boys' High School (Secondary (Year 9-15)) and Kelston Girls' College (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Kelston Boys' High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Kelston Girls' College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Kelston Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Kelston School (Contributing)
- St Leonards Road School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Kelston Boys' High School (0.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Kelston Boys' High School (0.2 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Waitakere Hospital (4.4 km)
School enrolment zones in Kelston: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Kelston's titles: Kelston Boys' High School and Kelston Girls' College.
- St Leonards Road School (primary, Years 1–6): about 80% of titles
- Kelston School (primary, Years 1–6): about 25% of titles
- Kelston Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Kelston Boys' High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Kelston Girls' College (secondary): all or nearly all 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 Kelston
99% of Kelston's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Auckland as a whole (82%).
52% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), close to the council (54%).
The typical title is 148 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Kelston
OpenStreetMap maps 4 places of worship inside Kelston (3 Christian, 1 Muslim).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Kelston Community Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, 3.2 km away
- Buddhist: Ratanadipa Buddhist Temple, 1.8 km away
- Muslim: Masjid e Abu Hurairah (Kelston Islamic Centre NZMA), under 1 km away
- Jewish: Auckland Hebrew Congregation, 9.8 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 Kelston
The closest match on the measures on this site is Rānui, Auckland in Auckland, nearest on older residents, commuting on foot or by bike, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rānui, Auckland | Auckland | 10.3% | $600 | 31.4 | older residents, commuting on foot or by bike, slope |
| Māngere Bridge | Auckland | 12.9% | $650 | 32.1 | schools, distance to the coast, older residents |
| Pakuranga Heights | Auckland | 13.9% | $700 | 36 | distance to the coast, elevation, unit-title share |
| West Harbour | Auckland | 9.4% | $660 | 32.2 | distance to the coast, near a stop, degrees |
| Te Atatū South | Auckland | 17.7% | No data | 35.8 | distance to the coast, near a frequent stop, elevation |
Questions
What schools are in Kelston?
LINZ maps 5 school sites inside Kelston, including Kelston Boys' High School, Kelston Girls' College and Kelston Intermediate. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Kelston Boys' High School (0.2 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Kelston Boys' High School and Kelston Girls' College; check the school's own zone map for any address.