Living in Forbury Corner: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 401 live property titles in Forbury Corner, Dunedin City are almost all freehold (82%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 67 (16.7%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
Forbury Corner cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 67
- Share of live titles
- 16.7%
- Live titles in total
- 401
- Dunedin City share
- 4.9%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Dunedin City
- 3 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- 184 of 644
Forbury Corner 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
- Forbury Corner is listed under Dunedin City.
- 401 live titles are recorded here, including 67 cross-lease titles (16.7%).
- 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 16.7% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.0% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- 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?
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- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Forbury Corner
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 327 | 81.5% |
| Cross lease | 67 | 16.7% |
| Unit title | 4 | 1.0% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.5% |
| Total | 401 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Forbury Corner compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Forbury Corner is about 1.9 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Dunedin City as a whole, the share is 4.9%; Forbury Corner is about 3.4 times the overall Dunedin City share (4.9%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd highest of 18 in Dunedin City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Forbury Corner are set up
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (6%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Three-flat schemes are less common here (3%, against 12% nationally).
Less land per flat than is typical in New Zealand: about 219 m² per flat, against 408 m².
| Scheme structure | Forbury Corner | Dunedin City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 34 | 1,210 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 97.1% | 70.9% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 2.9% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 18.2% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 446 m² | 632 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 219 m² | 270 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 26.5% | 32.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 8.8% | 17.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 5.9% | 10.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1980 | 1980 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 1 | 239 | 54,978 |
The lie of the land in Forbury Corner
The typical building in Forbury Corner stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 18 in Dunedin City.
Nearly all of its 588 measured buildings (93%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 1 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Forbury Corner
Forbury Corner is inland: the typical title is 1.3 km from the sea or harbour edge, and none is 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 Forbury Corner: 2023 Census
About 94% of Forbury Corner's titles are in the census area Forbury (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Forbury Corner exactly.
More workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Forbury than across Dunedin City: 7.7% against 4.6%.
Fewer workers work from home in Forbury than across Dunedin City: 8.1% against 12.6%.
More households have no car in Forbury than across Dunedin City: 13.2% against 8.8%.
| Measure | Forbury | Dunedin City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,260 | 128,901 |
| Change since 2018 | −5.0% | +2.1% |
| Change since 2013 | −2.6% | +7.2% |
| Median age | 39.7 | 37 |
| Households | 528 | 49,188 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 63.1% | 68.1% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 37.5% | 31.8% |
| Median household income | $69,300 | $80,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $380 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 9.6% | 8.2% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 14.5% | 14.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 22.4% | 26.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 43.6% | 41.2% |
| 65 and over | 19.5% | 17.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 20.9% | 21.2% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 19.5% | 22.7% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 47.8% | 45.1% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 20.7% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 24.5% | 29.0% |
| Employed full-time | 48.2% | 44.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 34.4% | 42.6% |
| Median personal income | $35,500 | $33,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12.6% |
| Car, truck or van | 72.4% | 70.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 7.7% | 4.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 32.2% | 27.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 13.2% | 8.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 5.7% | 3.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 31.5% | 38.4% |
| Couples without children | 47.2% | 46.5% |
| One-parent families | 22.2% | 15.1% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 79.7% | 81.2% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.7 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 81.2% | 77.7% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 19.0% | 17.3% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 13.9% | 11.5% |
Rents around Forbury Corner
New tenancies in Forbury in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $573 a week. That is close to the typical suburb in Dunedin City ($565), and close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Forbury | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $573 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $500–$650 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | — | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Forbury Corner
One school site lies inside Forbury Corner: St Bernadette's School (Forbury) (Contributing).
- St Bernadette's School (Forbury) (Contributing)
- Nearest school: St Bernadette's School (Forbury) (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Queen's High School (0.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Dunedin Hospital (3.7 km)
School enrolment zones in Forbury Corner: a guide
Four secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Forbury Corner's titles, among them John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College and Queens High School.
- Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Liberton Christian School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Columba College (composite): all or nearly all titles
- John McGlashan College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Kavanagh College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Queens High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Hildas Collegiate (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
Places of worship near Forbury Corner
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Forbury Corner (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: St Bernadette's Parish / Mercy Parish, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Masjid Al Huda, 4.0 km away
- Jewish: Dunedin Jewish Congregation, 4.7 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Dunedin City with many cross-leases
- Mosgiel: 626 cross-lease titles (8.9%)
- Saint Kilda: 573 cross-lease titles (25.3%)
- South Dunedin: 356 cross-lease titles (16.9%)
- Caversham: 165 cross-lease titles (12.2%)
- Dunedin Central: 123 cross-lease titles (3.4%)
- North East Valley: 96 cross-lease titles (5.4%)
- Roslyn: 85 cross-lease titles (9.8%)
Suburbs like Forbury Corner
The closest match on the measures on this site is Saint Kilda in Dunedin City, nearest on commuting on foot or by bike, slope, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kilda | Dunedin City | 25.3% | $535 | 42.4 | commuting on foot or by bike, slope, elevation |
| Caversham | Dunedin City | 12.2% | $570 | 42.9 | distance to a hospital, distance to the coast, rent |
| Musselburgh | Dunedin City | 8.1% | $565 | 38.7 | heat pumps, unit-title share, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Seaview, Timaru District | Timaru District | 18.5% | $430 | 41 | born overseas, distance to the coast, working from home |
| Waimataitai | Timaru District | 8.3% | $490 | 44.4 | distance to the coast, home ownership, distance to a hospital |
Questions
What is the rent in Forbury Corner?
New tenancies in Forbury (the rent area for part of Forbury Corner) had a median rent of $573 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 $500 to $650.
What schools are in Forbury Corner?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Forbury Corner: St Bernadette's School (Forbury). The nearest secondary school to its centre is Queen's High School (0.5 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College and Queens High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.