Living in Sunnyvale: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,939 live property titles in Sunnyvale, Auckland are almost all freehold (81%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 286 (14.7%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 286
- Share of live titles
- 14.7%
- Live titles in total
- 1,939
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 96 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 214 of 644
Sunnyvale at a glance
Where Sunnyvale differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 90% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Sunnyvale is listed under Auckland.
- 1,939 live titles are recorded here, including 286 cross-lease titles (14.7%).
- 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 14.7% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.6% 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 Sunnyvale
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,574 | 81.2% |
| Cross lease | 286 | 14.7% |
| Unit title | 51 | 2.6% |
| Leasehold | 14 | 0.7% |
| Other record types | 14 | 0.7% |
| Total | 1,939 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Sunnyvale compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Sunnyvale is about 1.7 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Sunnyvale is close to the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Sunnyvale are set up
Carports appear in more leases (31% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (22% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Sunnyvale | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 112 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 78.6% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 11.6% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 874 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 420 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 22.3% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 31.2% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 6.2% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 38.4% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 83 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Sunnyvale
Unit titles are 3% of Sunnyvale's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 6 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 4 units or fewer.
14 titles (0.7%) are leasehold, 3 of them units in a unit-title development.
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 | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 0 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 6 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 3 |
New titles in Sunnyvale since 2020
362 of Sunnyvale's current titles (19%) were first issued since 2020, slightly 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 | 328 | 187 |
| Unit title | 24 | 24 |
| Cross-lease | 4 | 3 |
| Leasehold | 5 | 4 |
| 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 Sunnyvale
The typical building in Sunnyvale stands on ground sloping 5.1° (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 Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale is inland: the typical title is 1.9 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 Sunnyvale: 2023 Census
About 63% of Sunnyvale's titles are in the census area Sunnyvale East (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Sunnyvale exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Sunnyvale East than across Auckland: 1.7% against 4.2%.
Fewer households have no car in Sunnyvale East than across Auckland: 4.6% against 6.8%.
Fewer people live alone in Sunnyvale East than across Auckland: 13.6% against 18.5%.
| Measure | Sunnyvale East | Sunnyvale West-Parrs Park | Henderson East | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,609 | 2,724 | 4,497 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +6.5% | +6.7% | +5.7% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +34.4% | +16.4% | +15.7% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 33.7 | 31.4 | 35.3 | 35.9 |
| Households | 1,095 | 753 | 1,476 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 58.9% | 54.2% | 52.6% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 40.8% | 45.8% | 47.4% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $121,100 | $113,800 | $96,500 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $545 | $475 | $540 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.1% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 21.2% | 24.7% | 19.7% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 22.0% | 23.2% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.8% | 44.8% | 47.4% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 10.0% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 41.1% | 43.5% | 43.9% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 15.0% | 11.3% | 16.1% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 46.8% | 42.9% | 46.2% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 18.5% | 16.1% | 22.6% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 29.2% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 55.9% | 54.7% | 51.6% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 41.7% | 37.1% | 37.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $45,300 | $42,000 | $40,300 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 15.6% | 16.9% | 12.1% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 73.1% | 73.6% | 77.1% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 8.5% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 13.6% | 12.3% | 18.5% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 4.6% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 10.1% | 15.5% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 49.2% | 53.0% | 43.9% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 29.4% | 21.7% | 31.2% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 21.7% | 25.3% | 24.9% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 81.1% | 71.3% | 75.8% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 73.2% | 72.5% | 71.3% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 23.9% | 22.4% | 24.6% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 19.6% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 17.4% |
Rents around Sunnyvale
New tenancies in Sunnyvale East in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $600 a week (up 0.0% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and close to the national median ($600); in the lowest quarter of 129 in Auckland.
| April–June 2026 | Sunnyvale East | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $510–$683 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 39 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Sunnyvale
No school site lies inside Sunnyvale's boundary; the nearest is Sunnyvale School, 0.7 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Sunnyvale School (0.7 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Kuru Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi (1.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Waitakere Hospital (3.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Sunnyvale: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Sunnyvale's titles: Henderson High School.
- Sunnyvale School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Bruce McLaren Intermediate School (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Henderson 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 Sunnyvale
99% of Sunnyvale's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Auckland as a whole (82%).
43% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), below the council (54%).
70% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 146 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Sunnyvale
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Sunnyvale (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Victory Christian Fellowship, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, 5.6 km away
- Buddhist: Ratanadipa Buddhist Temple, 4.0 km away
- Muslim: Vajihi Markaz, 1.8 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 Sunnyvale
The closest match on the measures on this site is Hillpark in Auckland, nearest on born overseas, median age, near a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillpark | Auckland | 15.3% | $540 | 34 | born overseas, median age, near a stop |
| Glendene | Auckland | 13.9% | $650 | 35.3 | home ownership, distance to a hospital, damp homes |
| West Harbour | Auckland | 9.4% | $660 | 32.2 | near a frequent stop, elevation, slope |
| Pakuranga Heights | Auckland | 13.9% | $700 | 36 | damp homes, land per flat, distance to the coast |
| Glen Eden | Auckland | 14.9% | $595 | 35.7 | cross-lease share, distance to the coast, rent |
Questions
What is the rent in Sunnyvale?
New tenancies in Sunnyvale East (the rent area for part of Sunnyvale) had a median rent of $600 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 $510 to $683.
What schools are in Sunnyvale?
No school site lies inside Sunnyvale's boundary. The nearest school is Sunnyvale School (0.7 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Henderson High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.