Living in Pukekohe: schools and property titles
The 11,284 live property titles in Pukekohe (it lies across Auckland, Waikato District; its titles are counted under Auckland) are almost all freehold (87%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 842 (7.5%), slightly below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 842
- Share of live titles
- 7.5%
- Live titles in total
- 11,284
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 125 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 397 of 644
Pukekohe at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Pukekohe is listed under Auckland.
- 11,284 live titles are recorded here, including 842 cross-lease titles (7.5%).
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 7.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 5.0% 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
- 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 Pukekohe
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 9,782 | 86.7% |
| Cross lease | 842 | 7.5% |
| Unit title | 569 | 5.0% |
| Leasehold | 21 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 70 | 0.6% |
| Total | 11,284 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Pukekohe compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Pukekohe is slightly lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Pukekohe 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 Pukekohe are set up
Three-flat schemes are more common here (23%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (3% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (14%, against 11% nationally), up to 18.
| Scheme structure | Pukekohe | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 335 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 63.6% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 22.7% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 13.7% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,012 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 428 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 30.7% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 13.7% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 3.0% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 33.7% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 210 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Pukekohe
Unit titles are 5% of Pukekohe's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 50 developments, each run by a body corporate; 2 have 50 or more units.
21 titles (0.2%) are leasehold, well below the national share (1.2%).
5 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 | 5 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 2 |
| More than 50 years left | 0 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 13 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 1 |
New titles in Pukekohe since 2020
1,360 of Pukekohe's current titles (12%) were first issued since 2020, below Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and close to New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 1,011 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,256 | 921 |
| Unit title | 87 | 81 |
| Cross-lease | 3 | 3 |
| Leasehold | 5 | 1 |
| Other | 9 | 5 |
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 Pukekohe
The typical building in Pukekohe stands on ground sloping 2.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
The land rises from about 0 m to 222 m, and 7% 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 Pukekohe
Pukekohe is inland: the typical title is 9.0 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.
Schools and hospitals near Pukekohe
LINZ maps 10 school sites inside Pukekohe, among them KingsGate School (Composite) and Parkside School (Specialist School).
- KingsGate School (Composite)
- Parkside School (Specialist School)
- Pukekohe Christian School (Composite)
- Pukekohe High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Pukekohe Hill School (Contributing)
- Pukekohe Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Pukekohe North School (Full Primary)
- St Joseph's School (Pukekohe) (Contributing)
- Tamaoho School (Contributing)
- Valley School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Pukekohe Hill School (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Pukekohe High School (1.1 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Pukekohe Hospital (1.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Pukekohe: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Pukekohe's titles: Pukekohe High School.
- Pukekohe Hill School (primary, Years 1–6): about 30% of titles
- Valley School (primary, Years 1–6): about 25% of titles
- Tamaoho School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Puni School (primary, Years 1–6): about 5% of titles
- Pukekohe North School (primary, Years 1–8): about 25% of titles
- Buckland School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Pukekohe Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Pukekohe High 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 Pukekohe
77% of Pukekohe's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Auckland as a whole (82%).
30% 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.
10% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 245 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Pukekohe
OpenStreetMap maps 14 places of worship inside Pukekohe (11 Christian, 1 Muslim, 2 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Franklin Baptist Church, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Quan Am Buddhist Monastery, 9.0 km away
- Muslim: Pukekohe Islamic Centre, 1.2 km away
- Sikh: unnamed, 8.1 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 Pukekohe
The closest match on the measures on this site is Kaitaia in Far North District, nearest on distance to the coast, elevation, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitaia | Far North District | 6.5% | $500 | 34 | distance to the coast, elevation, cross-lease share |
| Haruru | Far North District | 5.4% | No data | 48.8 | unit-title share, elevation, new titles |
| Whakatāne | Whakatane District | 15.8% | $615 | 45.7 | distance to a hospital, unit-title share, land per flat |
| Flat Bush | Auckland | 0.8% | No data | No data | slope, unit-title share, elevation |
| Te Kamo | Whangarei District | 9.3% | No data | 47.3 | new titles, unit-title share, distance to the coast |
Questions
What schools are in Pukekohe?
LINZ maps 10 school sites inside Pukekohe, including KingsGate School, Parkside School and Pukekohe Christian School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Pukekohe High School (1.1 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Pukekohe High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.