Living in One Tree Hill: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,817 live property titles in One Tree Hill, Auckland are a mix, led by cross-lease at 49%, as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026.
One Tree Hill cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 882
- Share of live titles
- 48.5%
- Live titles in total
- 1,817
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 1 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- 1 of 644
One Tree Hill at a glance
Where One Tree Hill differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: cross-lease share of titles (higher 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
- One Tree Hill is listed under Auckland.
- 1,817 live titles are recorded here, including 882 cross-lease titles (48.5%).
- 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 48.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 4.5% 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 One Tree Hill
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 777 | 42.8% |
| Cross lease | 882 | 48.5% |
| Unit title | 82 | 4.5% |
| Leasehold | 56 | 3.1% |
| Other record types | 20 | 1.1% |
| Total | 1,817 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How One Tree Hill compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; One Tree Hill is about 5.6 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; One Tree Hill is about 3.4 times the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
Its cross-lease share is the highest of 160 in Auckland (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in One Tree Hill are set up
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (24%, against 11% nationally), up to 20.
Carports appear in more leases (25% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (18%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | One Tree Hill | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 309 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 57.9% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 18.1% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 23.6% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 948 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 410 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 31.7% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 24.6% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 6.1% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 47.9% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1989 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 172 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in One Tree Hill
Unit titles are 5% of One Tree Hill's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 20 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
56 titles (3.1%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
2 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 | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 2 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 2 |
| More than 50 years left | 26 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 26 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in One Tree Hill since 2020
191 of One Tree Hill's current titles (11%) were first issued since 2020, below Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 162 | 95 |
| Unit title | 11 | 6 |
| Cross-lease | 13 | 7 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 3 | 2 |
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 One Tree Hill
The typical building in One Tree Hill stands on ground sloping 3.3° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
The land rises from about 24 m to 181 m, and 10% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Little of the sloping land faces north: 11%, where about a quarter would if slopes faced every way equally.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill is inland: the typical title is 2.6 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 One Tree Hill: 2023 Census
One Tree Hill's titles fall in 5 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 90% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More adults hold a degree in One Tree Hill Amaru than across Auckland: 46.8% against 32.9%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in One Tree Hill Amaru than across Auckland: 5.8% against 7.8%.
More people live alone in One Tree Hill Amaru than across Auckland: 23.8% against 18.5%.
| Measure | One Tree Hill Amaru 47% of titles | One Tree Hill Oranga 43% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,343 | 2,154 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −2.0% | +1.7% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +7.1% | +9.1% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 35.1 | 35.9 |
| Households | 915 | 780 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 54.4% | 50.0% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 45.9% | 50.4% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $123,400 | $129,200 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $540 | $550 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 4.9% | 6.0% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 16.8% | 18.5% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.0% | 20.1% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 52.6% | 51.4% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 13.6% | 10.0% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 37.1% | 39.6% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 22.6% | 20.9% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 40.1% | 46.3% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 6.0% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 19.3% | 22.9% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 46.8% | 44.3% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 60.6% | 59.1% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 60.3% | 55.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $58,400 | $53,900 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 20.3% | 18.5% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 67.8% | 68.3% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 5.8% | 7.0% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 23.8% | 21.7% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.6% | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 6.0% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 42.1% | 41.7% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 45.3% | 40.1% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 13.1% | 18.2% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 61.6% | 67.8% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 69.9% | 73.1% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 22.0% | 27.8% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 21.2% | 26.9% | 17.4% |
Rents around One Tree Hill
New tenancies in One Tree Hill in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $740 a week (up 13.8% on a year earlier). That is slightly above the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | One Tree Hill 90% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $740 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $620–$815 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +13.8% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 36 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near One Tree Hill
One school site lies inside One Tree Hill: Oranga School (Contributing).
- Oranga School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Royal Oak School (1.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Twin Oaks Classical School (1.8 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Auckland City Hospital (5.1 km)
School enrolment zones in One Tree Hill: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of One Tree Hill's titles: Baradene College and One Tree Hill College.
- Oranga School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Onehunga Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): about 5% of titles
- Remuera Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 60% of titles
- Royal Oak Intermediate School (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 55% of titles
- Baradene College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- One Tree Hill College (secondary): about 80% of titles
- Onehunga High School (secondary): about 20% 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 One Tree Hill
98% of One Tree Hill's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly above Auckland as a whole (82%).
20% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (54%); in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
The typical title is 175 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near One Tree Hill
OpenStreetMap maps 4 places of worship inside One Tree Hill (4 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: unnamed, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir, 2.4 km away
- Buddhist: New Zealand Tsi MIng Temple, 1.7 km away
- Muslim: Onehunga Islamic Centre, 2.1 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib, 7.0 km away
- Jewish: Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue, 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 One Tree Hill
The closest match on the measures on this site is Milford, Auckland in Auckland, nearest on population change, recent movers within NZ, cross-lease share. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford, Auckland | Auckland | 48.0% | $750 | 41.6 | population change, recent movers within NZ, cross-lease share |
| Greenlane | Auckland | 36.0% | $820 | 36.5 | land per flat, distance to the coast, median age |
| Belmont, Auckland | Auckland | 37.2% | No data | 38 | land per flat, damp homes, population change |
| Hauraki | Auckland | 42.4% | $800 | 37.6 | degrees, heat pumps, new titles |
| Hillcrest, Auckland | Auckland | 28.8% | $700 | 36.3 | heat pumps, population change, distance to the coast |
Questions
What is the rent in One Tree Hill?
New tenancies in the One Tree Hill rent area had a median rent of $740 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 $620 to $815.
What schools are in One Tree Hill?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside One Tree Hill: Oranga School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Twin Oaks Classical School (1.8 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Baradene College and One Tree Hill College; check the school's own zone map for any address.