Living in Three Kings: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,236 live property titles in Three Kings, Auckland are a mix, led by freehold at 49%, as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 275 (22.2%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
Three Kings cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 275
- Share of live titles
- 22.2%
- Live titles in total
- 1,236
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 60 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 102 of 644
Three Kings at a glance
Where Three Kings differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 92% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Three Kings is listed under Auckland.
- 1,236 live titles are recorded here, including 275 cross-lease titles (22.2%).
- 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 22.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 27.3% 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 Three Kings
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 606 | 49.0% |
| Cross lease | 275 | 22.2% |
| Unit title | 338 | 27.3% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 16 | 1.3% |
| Total | 1,236 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Three Kings compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Three Kings is about 2.6 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Three Kings is about 1.5 times the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Three Kings are set up
Carports appear in more leases (20% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (15%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Three Kings | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 119 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 75.6% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 15.1% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 9.2% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 903 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 411 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 29.4% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 20.2% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 41.2% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1992 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 88 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Three Kings
Unit titles are 27% of Three Kings's titles, well above Auckland (15%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 15 developments, each run by a body corporate; 3 have 50 or more units.
The unit-title share is in the highest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
New titles in Three Kings since 2020
258 of Three Kings's current titles (21%) 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.
22% are unit titles, in 2 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
Most came recently: 211 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 198 | 159 |
| Unit title | 57 | 50 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 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 Three Kings
The typical building in Three Kings stands on ground sloping 3.2° (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 Three Kings
Three Kings is inland: the typical title is 2.2 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 Three Kings: 2023 Census
About 61% of Three Kings's titles are in the census area Three Kings North (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Three Kings exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Three Kings North than across Auckland: 1.8% against 4.2%.
More workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Three Kings North than across Auckland: 12.9% against 7.8%.
More adults hold a degree in Three Kings North than across Auckland: 50.6% against 32.9%.
| Measure | Three Kings North | Three Kings South | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,509 | 2,589 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +12.3% | +1.8% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +17.5% | +13.9% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 35.4 | 37 | 35.9 |
| Households | 603 | 855 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 58.2% | 57.9% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 42.3% | 42.1% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $129,900 | $112,600 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $650 | $560 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 10.8% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 13.1% | 13.8% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 26.4% | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 47.1% | 43.5% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 13.3% | 20.2% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 43.3% | 58.2% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 22.3% | 21.5% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 52.6% | 47.1% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 6.7% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 28.3% | 24.3% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 50.6% | 39.0% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 61.1% | 49.1% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 60.3% | 45.4% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $57,600 | $37,700 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 20.0% | 15.6% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 63.1% | 67.2% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 12.9% | 12.3% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 24.6% | 15.9% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 5.6% | 12.9% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 35.6% | 46.4% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 50.8% | 38.6% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 15.2% | 14.5% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 50.2% | 62.7% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 69.8% | 68.6% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.7% | 25.1% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 14.7% | 21.4% | 17.4% |
Rents around Three Kings
New tenancies in Three Kings East in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $600 a week (down 20.0% 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 | Three Kings East | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $380–$720 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −20.0% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 27 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Three Kings
One school site lies inside Three Kings: Three Kings School (Contributing).
- Three Kings School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Three Kings School (0.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Marcellin College (0.9 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Auckland City Hospital (5.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Three Kings: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Three Kings's titles: Mt Roskill Grammar.
- Three Kings School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Mt Roskill Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Mt Roskill Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Mt Roskill Grammar (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Baradene College (secondary): about 45% 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 Three Kings
100% of Three Kings's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Auckland as a whole (82%).
100% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well above the council (54%); in the highest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
The typical title is 113 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Three Kings
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Three Kings (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Three Kings Congregational Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shri Shirdi Saibaba Mandir, 2.8 km away
- Buddhist: New Zealand Tsi MIng Temple, 4.1 km away
- Muslim: Al Rahman Masjid - Al Manar Islamic Trust, under 1 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib, 9.0 km away
- Jewish: Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue, 3.2 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 Three Kings
The closest match on the measures on this site is Ellerslie in Auckland, nearest on unit-title share, distance to a hospital, distance to the coast. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie | Auckland | 34.2% | $650 | 36.6 | unit-title share, distance to a hospital, distance to the coast |
| Morningside, Auckland | Auckland | 22.6% | $650 | 34.6 | distance to the coast, cross-lease share, household income |
| Mount Wellington | Auckland | 24.1% | No data | No data | land per flat, distance to a hospital, distance to the coast |
| Onehunga | Auckland | 22.3% | $560 | 37.3 | cross-lease share, new titles, distance to the coast |
| Northcote, Auckland | Auckland | 25.3% | $648 | 32.3 | land per flat, distance to the coast, near a stop |
Questions
What is the rent in Three Kings?
New tenancies in Three Kings East (the rent area for part of Three Kings) 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 $380 to $720.
What schools are in Three Kings?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Three Kings: Three Kings School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Marcellin College (0.9 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Mt Roskill Grammar; check the school's own zone map for any address.