Living in Papakura: schools and property titles
The 11,327 live property titles in Papakura, Auckland are mostly freehold (74%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 1,902 (16.8%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 1,902
- Share of live titles
- 16.8%
- Live titles in total
- 11,327
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 83 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 180 of 644
Papakura at a glance
Where Papakura differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 93% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Papakura is listed under Auckland.
- 11,327 live titles are recorded here, including 1,902 cross-lease titles (16.8%).
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 16.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 7.5% 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
- 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 Papakura
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 8,373 | 73.9% |
| Cross lease | 1,902 | 16.8% |
| Unit title | 850 | 7.5% |
| Leasehold | 42 | 0.4% |
| Other record types | 160 | 1.4% |
| Total | 11,327 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Papakura compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Papakura is about 1.9 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Papakura is slightly higher than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Papakura are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (3% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
More leases include a garage (43% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (18%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Papakura | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 800 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 74.5% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 17.6% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 7.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,012 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 482 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 42.8% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 12.9% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 3.2% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 49.1% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 586 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Papakura
Unit titles are 8% of Papakura's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and close to New Zealand (8%). They belong to 146 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
42 titles (0.4%) are leasehold, 2 of them units in a unit-title development.
13 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 | 13 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 5 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 17 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 7 |
New titles in Papakura since 2020
2,542 of Papakura's current titles (22%) were first issued since 2020, above Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and well above New Zealand (12%).
That rate is in the highest quarter of 157 in Auckland.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,239 | 866 |
| Unit title | 275 | 88 |
| Cross-lease | 7 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 9 | 6 |
| Other | 12 | 4 |
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 Papakura
The typical building in Papakura stands on ground sloping 1.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
Nearly all of its 11,671 measured buildings (92%) stand on ground under 5°.
The land rises from about 0 m to 252 m, and 16% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Papakura
4% of Papakura's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 14% within 500 m and 29% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.6 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 Papakura
LINZ maps 8 school sites inside Papakura, among them Cosgrove School (Contributing) and Edmund Hillary School (Full Primary).
- Cosgrove School (Contributing)
- Edmund Hillary School (Full Primary)
- Kelvin Road School (Contributing)
- Papakura Activity Centre (Activity Centre)
- Papakura Central School (Contributing)
- Papakura High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Papakura Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Papakura Normal School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Kelvin Road School (0.8 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Papakura High School (1.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (15.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Papakura: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Papakura's titles: Papakura High School.
- Cosgrove School (primary, Years 1–6): about 35% of titles
- Kelvin Road School (primary, Years 1–6): about 30% of titles
- Papakura Central School (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- Papakura Normal School (primary, Years 1–8): about 20% of titles
- Kauri Flats School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Edmund Hillary School (primary, Years 1–8): about 5% of titles
- Papakura Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 80% of titles
- Rosehill Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 20% of titles
- Papakura High School (secondary): about 85% of titles
- Rosehill College (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 Papakura
80% of Papakura's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Auckland as a whole (82%).
23% 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.
22% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 216 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Papakura
OpenStreetMap maps 23 places of worship inside Papakura (18 Christian, 1 Sikh, 4 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Papakura Pacific Island Presbyterian Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bhuj - Auckland, New Zealand, 5.9 km away
- Buddhist: Wat Dipadhammarama, 7.1 km away
- Muslim: Al Iqra Islamic Centre - (Takanini Islamic Centre), 3.2 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib Papakura New Zealand, 2.2 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 Papakura
The closest match on the measures on this site is Pakuranga in Auckland, nearest on distance to the coast, near a stop, elevation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakuranga | Auckland | 21.1% | $675 | 34.6 | distance to the coast, near a stop, elevation |
| Te Atatū South | Auckland | 17.7% | No data | 35.8 | elevation, near a stop, distance to the coast |
| Panmure | Auckland | 19.7% | $550 | 36.8 | distance to the coast, elevation, cross-lease share |
| Avondale, Auckland | Auckland | 17.2% | $660 | 33.5 | cross-lease share, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Māngere East | Auckland | 11.0% | $570 | 31.7 | distance to the coast, elevation, unit-title share |
Questions
What schools are in Papakura?
LINZ maps 8 school sites inside Papakura, including Cosgrove School, Edmund Hillary School and Kelvin Road School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Papakura High School (1.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Papakura High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.