Living in Hastings: schools, census and property titles
The 2,593 live property titles in Hastings, Hastings District are mostly freehold (70%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 266 (10.3%), slightly above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 266
- Share of live titles
- 10.3%
- Live titles in total
- 2,593
- Hastings District share
- 5.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Hastings District
- 3 of 11
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 321 of 644
Hastings 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
- Hastings is listed under Hastings District.
- 2,593 live titles are recorded here, including 266 cross-lease titles (10.3%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 10.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.5% 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 Hastings
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,805 | 69.6% |
| Cross lease | 266 | 10.3% |
| Unit title | 65 | 2.5% |
| Leasehold | 440 | 17.0% |
| Other record types | 17 | 0.7% |
| Total | 2,593 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Hastings compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Hastings is slightly higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Hastings District as a whole, the share is 5.0%; Hastings is about 2.1 times the overall Hastings District share (5.0%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd highest of 11 in Hastings District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Hastings are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (2% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (37%, against 11% nationally), up to 18.
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Hastings | Hastings District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 90 | 848 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 37.8% | 71.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 25.6% | 16.3% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 36.7% | 12.1% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,010 m² | 1,005 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 337 m² | 430 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 27.8% | 28.2% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 2.2% | 4.4% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 2.2% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 23.3% | 38.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1993 | 1992 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 26 | 535 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Hastings
Unit titles are 3% of Hastings's titles, well above Hastings District (1%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 14 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is joint 2nd highest of 11 in Hastings District.
440 titles (17.0%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
3 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 | 2 |
| Under 10 years left | 1 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 426 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 8 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 2 |
New titles in Hastings since 2020
87 of Hastings's current titles (3%) were first issued since 2020, well below Hastings District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (9%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is the lowest of 11 in Hastings District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 75 | 49 |
| Unit title | 6 | 2 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 3 | 3 |
| 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 Hastings
The typical building in Hastings stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 1,998 measured buildings (100%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Hastings
Hastings is inland: the typical title is 9.9 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 Hastings: 2023 Census
Hastings's titles fall in 7 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 4 shown below hold 87% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Hastings Central than across Hastings District: 2.4% against 0.3%.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Hastings Central than across Hastings District: 16.9% against 4.6%.
Fewer homes are stand-alone houses in Hastings Central than across Hastings District: 31.7% against 81.7%.
| Measure | Hastings Central 38% of titles | Cornwall Park 21% of titles | Queens Square 14% of titles | Raceway Park 13% of titles | Hastings District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 429 | 3,123 | 1,944 | 2,046 | 85,965 |
| Change since 2018 | −3.4% | +2.5% | −1.2% | +6.6% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +17.2% | +11.8% | +6.1% | +12.7% | +17.4% |
| Median age | 34.9 | 39.7 | 36.9 | 36.4 | 38.9 |
| Households | 177 | 1,218 | 801 | 732 | 29,391 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 30.5% | 61.6% | 58.4% | 66.4% | 69.0% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 69.5% | 38.4% | 41.2% | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| Median household income | $69,900 | $75,600 | $76,900 | $86,900 | $93,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $400 | $380 | $400 | $435 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 15.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 9.3% |
| Ages | |||||
| Under 15 | 15.4% | 19.6% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 20.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 25.9% | 17.6% | 20.4% | 21.4% | 17.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 47.6% | 43.1% | 45.2% | 44.7% | 43.9% |
| 65 and over | 11.9% | 19.7% | 16.5% | 16.3% | 17.8% |
| Where people came from | |||||
| Born overseas | 38.0% | 20.0% | 25.4% | 25.6% | 19.3% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 48.1% | 27.6% | 34.4% | 34.3% | 27.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 56.2% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 42.4% | 41.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 8.0% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 4.1% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 33.1% | 20.8% | 19.3% | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 18.4% | 20.3% | 21.5% | 18.3% | 21.3% |
| Employed full-time | 58.3% | 48.6% | 56.5% | 53.7% | 51.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 5.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 34.9% | 38.8% | 35.9% | 39.1% | 42.1% |
| Median personal income | $35,000 | $37,600 | $42,400 | $40,500 | $40,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||||
| Work from home | 8.4% | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 15.9% |
| Car, truck or van | 74.7% | 81.4% | 79.8% | 81.4% | 78.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 2.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Walk or cycle | 16.9% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 7.5% | 4.6% |
| Households and families | |||||
| One-person households | 32.0% | 30.4% | 31.6% | 26.8% | 23.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 11.6% | 10.1% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 5.0% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 12.0% | 11.1% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 8.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 37.9% | 35.9% | 39.1% | 40.6% | 40.4% |
| Couples without children | 37.9% | 36.3% | 41.0% | 40.0% | 41.3% |
| One-parent families | 20.7% | 27.8% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 18.3% |
| Homes | |||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 31.7% | 67.2% | 63.4% | 75.9% | 81.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 74.4% | 74.2% | 77.9% | 75.1% | 70.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 22.5% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 21.0% | 17.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 16.7% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 12.6% |
Schools and hospitals near Hastings
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Hastings, among them St Joseph's School (Hastings) (Full Primary) and St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings) (Full Primary).
- St Joseph's School (Hastings) (Full Primary)
- St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings) (Full Primary)
- Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (Composite)
- Nearest school: Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (0.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hawke's Bay Hospital (2.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Hastings: a guide
Six secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Hastings's titles, among them Iona College, Lindisfarne College and St John's College (Hastings).
- Heretaunga Intermediate (primary, Years 1–6): about 30% of titles
- Mahora School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Parkvale School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Mayfair School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Hastings Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Hastings Christian School (composite): all or nearly all titles
- Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (composite): all or nearly all titles
- Iona College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Lindisfarne College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St John's College (Hastings) (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Joseph's Maori Girls' College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Woodford House (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Hastings Girls' High School (secondary): about 85% of titles
- Karamu High School (secondary): about 15% of 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 Hastings
OpenStreetMap maps 8 places of worship inside Hastings (8 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: St Matthew's Anglican Church, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Hastings Mosque, 1.1 km away
- Sikh: Shri Guru Ravidass Temple Hastings, 2.5 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Hastings District with many cross-leases
- Havelock North: 368 cross-lease titles (5.3%)
- Ākina: 196 cross-lease titles (10.9%)
- Parkvale: 186 cross-lease titles (11.3%)
- Mayfair: 166 cross-lease titles (8.9%)
- Flaxmere: 158 cross-lease titles (4.5%)
- Mahora: 150 cross-lease titles (7.7%)
- Raureka: 138 cross-lease titles (8.1%)
- Saint Leonards: 122 cross-lease titles (8.2%)
All suburbs in Hastings District
Suburbs like Hastings
The closest match on the measures on this site is West End, Palmerston North City in Palmerston North City, nearest on commuting by public transport, slope, household income. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West End, Palmerston North City | Palmerston North City | 9.4% | $520 | 32.7 | commuting by public transport, slope, household income |
| Saint Leonards, Hastings District | Hastings District | 8.2% | $600 | 36.1 | slope, elevation, distance to the coast |
| Linwood | Christchurch City | 23.6% | $460 | 34.6 | slope, schools, older residents |
| Palmerston North | Palmerston North City | 10.0% | $425 | 29.6 | slope, heat pumps, population change |
| Annesbrook | Nelson City | 11.4% | No data | 39.9 | elevation, new titles, distance to a hospital |
Questions
What schools are in Hastings?
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Hastings: St Joseph's School (Hastings), St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings) and Taikura Rudolf Steiner School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (0.4 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include Iona College, Lindisfarne College and St John's College (Hastings); check the school's own zone map for any address.