Living in Greymouth: schools, census and property titles
The 2,757 live property titles in Greymouth, Grey District are almost all freehold (83%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 91 (3.3%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 91
- Share of live titles
- 3.3%
- Live titles in total
- 2,757
- Grey District share
- 1.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Grey District
- 1 of 1
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 572 of 644
Greymouth at a glance
Where Greymouth differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median age (higher than 97% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Greymouth is listed under Grey District.
- 2,757 live titles are recorded here, including 91 cross-lease titles (3.3%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 3.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.7% 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?
No data held for this suburb
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Greymouth
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,284 | 82.8% |
| Cross lease | 91 | 3.3% |
| Unit title | 18 | 0.7% |
| Leasehold | 355 | 12.9% |
| Other record types | 9 | 0.3% |
| Total | 2,757 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Greymouth compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Greymouth is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Grey District as a whole, the share is 1.0%; Greymouth is about 3.3 times the overall Grey District share (1.0%).
How cross-leases in Greymouth are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (3% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (18%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (18%, against 11% nationally), up to 8.
| Scheme structure | Greymouth | Grey District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 34 | 41 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 67.6% | 70.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 17.6% | 17.1% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 811 m² | 809 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 344 m² | 344 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 23.5% | 19.5% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 2.9% | 2.4% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 5.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 17.6% | 17.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1986 | 1984 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 13 | 17 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Greymouth
Unit titles are 1% of Greymouth's titles, well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 3 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 4 units or fewer.
355 titles (12.9%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
11 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 | 8 |
| Under 10 years left | 3 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 8 |
| More than 50 years left | 0 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 334 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 2 |
New titles in Greymouth since 2020
151 of Greymouth's current titles (5%) were first issued since 2020, below Grey District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 74 | 50 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 76 | 26 |
| 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 Greymouth
The typical building in Greymouth stands on ground sloping 1.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
The land rises from about 0 m to 321 m, and 48% 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 Greymouth
0% of Greymouth's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 6% within 500 m and 22% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.4 km 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 Greymouth: 2023 Census
Greymouth's titles fall in 6 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 96% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Greymouth Central than across Grey District: 15.5% against 5.5%.
More households have no car in Greymouth Central than across Grey District: 11.1% against 5.7%.
More residents are 65 or over in Greymouth Central than across Grey District: 34.2% against 20.8%.
| Measure | Greymouth Central 51% of titles | King Park 24% of titles | Marsden 21% of titles | Grey District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 999 | 1,077 | 1,275 | 14,043 |
| Change since 2018 | +2.1% | +2.3% | +4.4% | +5.2% |
| Change since 2013 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.2% | +5.0% |
| Median age | 54.7 | 46 | 40.2 | 44.9 |
| Households | 405 | 468 | 501 | 5,541 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 60.7% | 59.6% | 77.2% | 76.3% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 39.3% | 40.4% | 23.4% | 23.8% |
| Median household income | $56,200 | $54,500 | $86,200 | $70,100 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $286 | $240 | $300 | $260 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 14.4% | 14.9% | 7.7% | 18.3% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 13.5% | 14.5% | 20.7% | 18.1% |
| 15 to 29 | 11.4% | 17.8% | 14.4% | 15.1% |
| 30 to 64 | 40.5% | 42.3% | 45.2% | 46.0% |
| 65 and over | 34.2% | 25.3% | 19.5% | 20.8% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 16.3% | 18.2% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 40.7% | 34.4% | 24.2% | 22.0% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 51.5% | 49.0% | 42.1% | 45.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.0% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 2.3% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 24.7% | 22.3% | 15.8% | 16.6% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 17.1% | 15.3% | 19.6% | 12.9% |
| Employed full-time | 40.1% | 42.0% | 50.7% | 47.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 35.1% | 37.1% | 36.6% | 35.3% |
| Median personal income | $29,800 | $29,600 | $39,700 | $34,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 15.5% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 16.6% |
| Car, truck or van | 68.9% | 69.7% | 82.1% | 76.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Walk or cycle | 15.5% | 16.0% | 6.7% | 5.5% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 41.5% | 44.4% | 24.8% | 31.2% |
| Average people per household | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 11.1% | 13.4% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 31.9% | 33.3% | 38.5% | 35.8% |
| Couples without children | 50.7% | 48.7% | 45.1% | 49.2% |
| One-parent families | 17.4% | 19.2% | 16.4% | 14.9% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 77.2% | 69.0% | 94.0% | 89.0% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 59.4% | 51.4% | 57.0% | 39.5% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.1% | 21.0% | 19.5% | 20.8% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.2% | 14.9% | 12.3% | 13.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Greymouth
LINZ maps 4 school sites inside Greymouth, among them Greymouth High School (Secondary (Year 9-15)) and Greymouth Main School (Full Primary).
- Greymouth High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Greymouth Main School (Full Primary)
- John Paul II High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- St Patrick's School (Greymouth) (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Greymouth Main School (0.6 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Greymouth High School (0.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Te Nīkau Grey Hospital (1.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Greymouth: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Greymouth's titles is in Blaketown School's home zone (about 35%).
- Blaketown School (primary, Years 1–8): about 35% of titles
About 65% of Greymouth's titles are outside every mapped home zone.
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 Greymouth
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Greymouth (2 Christian, 1 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: St Patrick's, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Suburbs like Greymouth
The closest match on the measures on this site is Westport in Buller District, nearest on schools, new titles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westport | Buller District | 1.1% | $450 | 49.5 | schools, new titles, elevation |
| Hokitika | Westland District | 3.1% | No data | 46.7 | slope, new titles, cross-lease share |
| Moturoa | New Plymouth District | 15.0% | $530 | 45.3 | commuting by public transport, unit-title share, stand-alone houses |
| Waikiwi | Invercargill City | 8.3% | No data | 51.3 | slope, degrees, commuting by public transport |
| Winton | Southland District | 5.1% | $510 | 43.3 | new titles, land per flat, unit-title share |
Questions
What schools are in Greymouth?
LINZ maps 4 school sites inside Greymouth, including Greymouth High School, Greymouth Main School and John Paul II High School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Greymouth High School (0.7 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.