Living in Newmarket: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 2,451 live property titles in Newmarket, Auckland are mostly unit title (77%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 123 (5.0%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 123
- Share of live titles
- 5.0%
- Live titles in total
- 2,451
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 138 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 496 of 644
Newmarket at a glance
Where Newmarket differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: homes with a heat pump (lower than 99% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Newmarket is listed under Auckland.
- 2,451 live titles are recorded here, including 123 cross-lease titles (5.0%).
- 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 5.0% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 77.2% 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 Newmarket
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 328 | 13.4% |
| Cross lease | 123 | 5.0% |
| Unit title | 1,892 | 77.2% |
| Leasehold | 63 | 2.6% |
| Other record types | 45 | 1.8% |
| Total | 2,451 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Newmarket compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Newmarket is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Newmarket is well below the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
Its cross-lease share is in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Newmarket are set up
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (77%, against 11% nationally), up to 65.
Two-flat schemes are less common here (15% of schemes, against 76% nationally).
Less land per flat than is typical in New Zealand: about 126 m² per flat, against 408 m².
| Scheme structure | Newmarket | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 13 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 15.4% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 7.7% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 76.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 714 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 126 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 30.8% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 23.1% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 7.7% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 30.8% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1985 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 1 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Newmarket
Unit titles are 77% of Newmarket's titles, well above Auckland (15%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 45 developments, each run by a body corporate; 5 have 50 or more units.
The unit-title share is 2nd highest of 160 in Auckland.
63 titles (2.6%) are leasehold, 49 of them units in a unit-title development, well above the national share (1.2%).
1 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 | 1 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 2 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 11 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 49 |
New titles in Newmarket since 2020
82 of Newmarket's current titles (3%) 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.
Most are unit titles: 69 in 1 development (apartments, terraces or townhouses under a body corporate).
Most came recently: 78 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 10 | 8 |
| Unit title | 69 | 69 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0 |
| 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 Newmarket
The typical building in Newmarket stands on ground sloping 2.2° (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 Newmarket
0% of Newmarket's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 0% within 500 m and 22% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.1 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.
Who lives around Newmarket: 2023 Census
About 100% of Newmarket's titles are in the census area Newmarket (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Newmarket exactly.
Fewer homes are stand-alone houses in Newmarket than across Auckland: 12.3% against 71.5%.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Newmarket than across Auckland: 22.0% against 4.2%.
More workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Newmarket than across Auckland: 24.2% against 7.8%.
| Measure | Newmarket | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,613 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −0.7% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +8.6% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 34.1 | 35.9 |
| Households | 1,089 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 32.5% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 67.2% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $104,700 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $560 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 15.3% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 10.9% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 30.5% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 48.5% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 9.9% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 66.8% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 31.9% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 56.7% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 13.1% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 37.5% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 53.4% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 56.4% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 56.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $49,100 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 18.0% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 34.1% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 24.2% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 22.0% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 24.3% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 18.0% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 13.7% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 34.9% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 44.0% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 21.1% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 12.3% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 32.5% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.5% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 12.5% | 17.4% |
Rents around Newmarket
New tenancies in Newmarket in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $640 a week (up 1.6% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Newmarket | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $640 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $590–$780 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 63 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Newmarket
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Newmarket, among them ACG Parnell College (Composite) and Newmarket School (Contributing).
- ACG Parnell College (Composite)
- Newmarket School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Newmarket School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: ACG Parnell College (0.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Auckland City Hospital (1.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Newmarket: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Newmarket's titles: Auckland Grammar and Epsom Girls' Grammar School.
- Newmarket School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Parnell School (primary, Years 1–8): about 15% of titles
- Auckland Normal Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 85% of titles
- Remuera Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 25% of titles
- Auckland Grammar (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Epsom Girls' Grammar School (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 Newmarket
100% of Newmarket's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Auckland as a whole (82%).
100% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well above the council (54%); in the highest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
100% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 89 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Newmarket
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Newmarket (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: The Upper Room, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, 1.9 km away
- Buddhist: New Zealand Tsi MIng Temple, 3.6 km away
- Muslim: AUT Masjid - Muslim Prayer Hall, 1.9 km away
- Jewish: Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue, 1.6 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 Newmarket
The closest match on the measures on this site is Eden Terrace in Auckland, nearest on distance to a hospital, near a frequent stop, home ownership. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Terrace | Auckland | 1.3% | $600 | 33 | distance to a hospital, near a frequent stop, home ownership |
| Parnell | Auckland | 11.7% | $720 | 32.2 | distance to a hospital, near a stop, distance to the coast |
| Grafton | Auckland | 0.9% | $472 | 22.7 | near a stop, near a frequent stop, commuting by public transport |
| Freemans Bay, Auckland | Auckland | 6.8% | $783 | 41 | schools, near a stop, distance to the coast |
| Grey Lynn | Auckland | 6.7% | $650 | 32.8 | near a stop, distance to the coast, rent |
Questions
What is the rent in Newmarket?
New tenancies in the Newmarket rent area had a median rent of $640 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 $590 to $780.
What schools are in Newmarket?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Newmarket: ACG Parnell College and Newmarket School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is ACG Parnell College (0.5 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Auckland Grammar and Epsom Girls' Grammar School; check the school's own zone map for any address.