Living in Havelock North: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 6,963 live property titles in Havelock North, Hastings District are almost all freehold (89%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 368 (5.3%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Havelock North cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 368
- Share of live titles
- 5.3%
- Live titles in total
- 6,963
- Hastings District share
- 5.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Hastings District
- 8 of 11
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 479 of 644
Havelock North 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
- Havelock North is listed under Hastings District.
- 6,963 live titles are recorded here, including 368 cross-lease titles (5.3%).
- 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 5.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.6% 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
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Havelock North
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 6,187 | 88.9% |
| Cross lease | 368 | 5.3% |
| Unit title | 41 | 0.6% |
| Leasehold | 343 | 4.9% |
| Other record types | 24 | 0.3% |
| Total | 6,963 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Havelock North compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Havelock North is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Hastings District as a whole, the share is 5.0%; Havelock North is close to the overall Hastings District share (5.0%).
How cross-leases in Havelock North are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (3% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (8% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (18%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Havelock North | Hastings District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 166 | 848 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 66.9% | 71.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 17.5% | 16.3% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 15.7% | 12.1% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,064 m² | 1,005 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 480 m² | 430 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 25.3% | 28.2% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 3.0% | 4.4% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 8.4% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 44.0% | 38.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1994 | 1992 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 108 | 535 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Havelock North
Unit titles are 1% of Havelock North's titles, close to Hastings District (1%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 5 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 7 units or fewer.
343 titles (4.9%) 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 | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 3 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 325 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 10 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 4 |
New titles in Havelock North since 2020
561 of Havelock North's current titles (8%) were first issued since 2020, slightly below Hastings District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (9%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 544 | 339 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 7 | 4 |
| Leasehold | 5 | 2 |
| Other | 5 | 4 |
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 Havelock North
The typical building in Havelock North stands on ground sloping 1.6° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), the steepest of 11 in Hastings District.
The land rises from about 1 m to 398 m, and 20% 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 Havelock North
Havelock North is inland: the typical title is 8.7 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 Havelock North: 2023 Census
Havelock North's titles fall in 13 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 4 shown below hold 63% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer households have no car in Hereworth than across Hastings District: 1.7% against 5.0%.
More adults hold a degree in Hereworth than across Hastings District: 39.6% against 21.3%.
More residents are 65 or over in Hereworth than across Hastings District: 25.0% against 17.8%.
| Measure | Hereworth 19% of titles | Iona 18% of titles | Brookvale 15% of titles | Havelock Hills 11% of titles | Hastings District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,952 | 2,580 | 2,640 | 1,593 | 85,965 |
| Change since 2018 | +3.0% | −3.3% | +6.7% | +4.1% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +5.4% | +3.2% | +30.2% | +13.7% | +17.4% |
| Median age | 47.5 | 46.2 | 51.2 | 50.2 | 38.9 |
| Households | 1,149 | 972 | 1,032 | 627 | 29,391 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 80.9% | 79.0% | 91.6% | 86.1% | 69.0% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 19.1% | 21.0% | 8.4% | 13.4% | 31.0% |
| Median household income | $109,200 | $101,800 | $109,900 | $124,200 | $93,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $576 | $550 | $650 | $555 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.4% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 9.3% |
| Ages | |||||
| Under 15 | 19.6% | 19.4% | 17.6% | 16.9% | 20.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 11.2% | 12.7% | 10.1% | 13.0% | 17.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 44.1% | 43.8% | 42.2% | 45.2% | 43.9% |
| 65 and over | 25.0% | 24.2% | 30.1% | 24.9% | 17.8% |
| Where people came from | |||||
| Born overseas | 25.6% | 24.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% | 19.3% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 28.5% | 30.0% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 27.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 36.5% | 37.1% | 39.1% | 34.7% | 41.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.9% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 13.7% | 16.4% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 17.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 39.6% | 34.6% | 32.5% | 39.0% | 21.3% |
| Employed full-time | 48.4% | 48.6% | 44.4% | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 58.2% | 55.0% | 56.3% | 58.2% | 42.1% |
| Median personal income | $50,500 | $46,000 | $44,100 | $54,900 | $40,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||||
| Work from home | 19.9% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 20.9% | 15.9% |
| Car, truck or van | 74.3% | 76.0% | 76.8% | 75.4% | 78.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Walk or cycle | 4.8% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| Households and families | |||||
| One-person households | 23.4% | 23.7% | 20.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 1.7% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 5.0% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 1.3% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 8.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 43.3% | 39.9% | 40.8% | 36.2% | 40.4% |
| Couples without children | 47.9% | 46.4% | 54.0% | 56.4% | 41.3% |
| One-parent families | 8.5% | 13.3% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 18.3% |
| Homes | |||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 86.8% | 89.6% | 88.5% | 94.8% | 81.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 76.2% | 79.3% | 83.8% | 79.5% | 70.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 10.7% | 12.6% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 17.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 7.3% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
Rents around Havelock North
New tenancies in Hereworth in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $680 a week (down 1.2% on a year earlier). That is slightly above the typical suburb in Hastings District ($600), and slightly above the national median ($600); the highest of 8 in Hastings District.
| April–June 2026 | Hereworth 19% of titles | Iona 18% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $680 | $700 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $650–$750 | $650–$760 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −1.2% | +4.5% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 15 | 27 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Havelock North
LINZ maps 9 school sites inside Havelock North, among them Havelock North High School (Secondary (Year 9-15)) and Havelock North Intermediate (Intermediate).
- Havelock North High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Havelock North Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Havelock North Primary School (Contributing)
- Hereworth School (Full Primary)
- Hukarere Girls' College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Iona College (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Lucknow School (Contributing)
- Te Mata School (Havelock North) (Contributing)
- Woodford House (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Nearest school: Hukarere Girls' College (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Hukarere Girls' College (0.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hawke's Bay Hospital (6.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Havelock North: a guide
Six secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Havelock North's titles, among them Iona College, Lindisfarne College and St John's College (Hastings).
- Havelock North Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): about 45% of titles
- Te Mata School (Havelock North) (primary, Years 1–6): about 35% of titles
- Lucknow School (primary, Years 1–6): about 25% of titles
- Havelock North 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
- Havelock North 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
Places of worship near Havelock North
OpenStreetMap maps 11 places of worship inside Havelock North (11 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Hastings Mosque, 3.5 km away
- Sikh: Shri Guru Ravidass Temple Hastings, 2.1 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
- Hastings: 266 cross-lease titles (10.3%)
- 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 Havelock North
The closest match on the measures on this site is Taradale in Napier City, nearest on unit-title share, commuting on foot or by bike, damp homes. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taradale | Napier City | 9.7% | $638 | 42.2 | unit-title share, commuting on foot or by bike, damp homes |
| Pukekohe | Auckland | 7.5% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, slope, cross-lease share |
| Hokowhitu | Palmerston North City | 4.6% | $595 | 45 | degrees, stand-alone houses, cross-lease share |
| Stoke | Nelson City | 6.3% | $650 | 43 | new titles, slope, cross-lease share |
| Cambridge | Waipa District | 8.1% | $685 | 45.8 | commuting by public transport, rent, population change |
Questions
What is the rent in Havelock North?
New tenancies in Hereworth (the rent area for part of Havelock North) had a median rent of $680 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 $650 to $750.
What schools are in Havelock North?
LINZ maps 9 school sites inside Havelock North, including Havelock North High School, Havelock North Intermediate and Havelock North Primary School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Hukarere Girls' College (0.5 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.