Living in Sunnyhills: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,670 live property titles in Sunnyhills, Auckland are mostly freehold (75%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 310 (18.6%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 310
- Share of live titles
- 18.6%
- Live titles in total
- 1,670
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 71 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 142 of 644
Sunnyhills 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
- Sunnyhills is listed under Auckland.
- 1,670 live titles are recorded here, including 310 cross-lease titles (18.6%).
- 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 18.6% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 4.1% 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 Sunnyhills
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,258 | 75.3% |
| Cross lease | 310 | 18.6% |
| Unit title | 69 | 4.1% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 31 | 1.9% |
| Total | 1,670 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Sunnyhills compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Sunnyhills is about 2.1 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Sunnyhills is higher than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Sunnyhills are set up
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (1%, against 11% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (2%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (17%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | Sunnyhills | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 154 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 97.4% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 1.9% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.6% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 745 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 368 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 29.2% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 13.6% | 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) | 16.9% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1976 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 95 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Sunnyhills
Unit titles are 4% of Sunnyhills's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 31 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
New titles in Sunnyhills since 2020
222 of Sunnyhills's current titles (13%) were first issued since 2020, slightly below Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and slightly above New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 168 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 220 | 166 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
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 Sunnyhills
The typical building in Sunnyhills stands on ground sloping 3.0° (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 Sunnyhills
13% of Sunnyhills's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 35% within 500 m and 92% within 1 km. The typical title is 610 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 Sunnyhills: 2023 Census
Sunnyhills's titles fall in 3 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 99% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More residents are 65 or over in Sunnyhills East than across Auckland: 22.5% against 13.3%.
More people live alone in Sunnyhills East than across Auckland: 23.7% against 18.5%.
More residents were born overseas in Sunnyhills East than across Auckland: 52.5% against 42.9%.
| Measure | Sunnyhills East 50% of titles | Sunnyhills West 49% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,465 | 2,202 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +1.3% | −2.3% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +6.1% | −1.7% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 41.4 | 42.3 | 35.9 |
| Households | 1,209 | 711 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 68.2% | 78.1% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 31.8% | 22.4% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $96,400 | $137,600 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $580 | $650 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.4% | 6.2% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 16.5% | 18.8% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 18.4% | 17.0% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 42.5% | 47.7% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 22.5% | 16.5% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 52.5% | 42.7% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 18.5% | 16.5% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.7% | 34.9% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 7.3% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 21.2% | 16.6% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 32.8% | 38.2% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 46.6% | 50.2% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 43.5% | 52.7% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $38,800 | $48,800 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 15.9% | 21.7% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 74.0% | 70.1% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 6.7% | 4.6% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 23.7% | 12.9% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.4% | 2.2% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 4.3% | 4.3% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 50.5% | 52.6% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 36.2% | 35.5% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 13.3% | 11.8% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 58.7% | 85.4% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 70.4% | 64.5% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.1% | 17.3% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 16.6% | 13.2% | 17.4% |
Rents around Sunnyhills
New tenancies in Sunnyhills East in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $655 a week (up 4.0% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Sunnyhills East 50% of titles | Sunnyhills West-Pakuranga North 49% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $655 | $700 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $648–$676 | $561–$758 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +4.0% | −6.7% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 12 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Sunnyhills
One school site lies inside Sunnyhills: Sunnyhills School (Contributing).
- Sunnyhills School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Sunnyhills School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Saint Kentigern College (1.2 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (7.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Sunnyhills: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Sunnyhills's titles: Pakuranga College and Sancta Maria College.
- Wakaaranga School (primary, Years 1–6): about 60% of titles
- Sunny Hills School (primary, Years 1–8): about 95% of titles
- Farm Cove Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Pakuranga College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Sancta Maria 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 Sunnyhills
76% of Sunnyhills's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly below 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.
The typical title is 219 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Sunnyhills
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Sunnyhills (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Christian Family Church NZ, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 8.7 km away
- Buddhist: Oneness Buddhist Temple, 2.0 km away
- Muslim: Islamic Ahlulbayt Foundation of New Zealand, 1.8 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib, 5.2 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 Sunnyhills
The closest match on the measures on this site is Half Moon Bay, Auckland in Auckland, nearest on rent, schools, near a frequent stop. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Moon Bay, Auckland | Auckland | 23.9% | $655 | 44.6 | rent, schools, near a frequent stop |
| Unsworth Heights | Auckland | 14.9% | $595 | 39.4 | recent movers within NZ, schools, born overseas |
| Golflands | Auckland | 18.2% | $780 | 44 | elevation, schools, population change |
| Highland Park | Auckland | 36.4% | $700 | 40.1 | commuting on foot or by bike, population change, elevation |
| Howick | Auckland | 24.1% | $630 | 38.8 | working from home, commuting on foot or by bike, distance to the coast |
Questions
What is the rent in Sunnyhills?
New tenancies in Sunnyhills East (the rent area for part of Sunnyhills) had a median rent of $655 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 $648 to $676.
What schools are in Sunnyhills?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Sunnyhills: Sunnyhills School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Saint Kentigern College (1.2 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Pakuranga College and Sancta Maria College; check the school's own zone map for any address.