Living in Mayfair: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,863 live property titles in Mayfair, Hastings District are almost all freehold (84%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 166 (8.9%), close to the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 166
- Share of live titles
- 8.9%
- Live titles in total
- 1,863
- Hastings District share
- 5.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Hastings District
- 4 of 11
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 353 of 644
Mayfair at a glance
Where Mayfair differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median weekly rent, new tenancies (lower than 93% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Mayfair is listed under Hastings District.
- 1,863 live titles are recorded here, including 166 cross-lease titles (8.9%).
- 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 8.9% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.2% 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 Mayfair
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,572 | 84.4% |
| Cross lease | 166 | 8.9% |
| Unit title | 22 | 1.2% |
| Leasehold | 101 | 5.4% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.1% |
| Total | 1,863 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Mayfair compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Mayfair is close to the national share (8.7%).
Across Hastings District as a whole, the share is 5.0%; Mayfair is about 1.8 times the overall Hastings District share (5.0%).
How cross-leases in Mayfair are set up
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (3%, against 11% nationally), up to 20.
Three-flat schemes are more common here (25%, against 12% nationally).
Carports appear in fewer leases (9% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Mayfair | Hastings District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 68 | 848 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 72.1% | 71.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 25.0% | 16.3% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 2.9% | 12.1% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 972 m² | 1,005 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 434 m² | 430 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 36.8% | 28.2% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 8.8% | 4.4% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.4% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 36.8% | 38.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1992 | 1992 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 47 | 535 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Mayfair
101 titles (5.4%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
2 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 | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 98 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 0 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 1 |
New titles in Mayfair since 2020
218 of Mayfair's current titles (12%) were first issued since 2020, above Hastings District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (9%) and close to New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 2nd highest of 11 in Hastings District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 206 | 135 |
| Unit title | 7 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 4 | 4 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 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 Mayfair
The typical building in Mayfair stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 2,833 measured buildings (100%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 9 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Mayfair
Mayfair is inland: the typical title is 8.4 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 Mayfair: 2023 Census
Mayfair's titles fall in 7 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 93% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers work from home in Mayfair than across Hastings District: 8.5% against 15.9%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Mayfair than across Hastings District: 14.0% against 21.3%.
More households have no car in Mayfair than across Hastings District: 7.1% against 5.0%.
| Measure | Mayfair 57% of titles | Tomoana Crossing 36% of titles | Hastings District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,141 | 2,559 | 85,965 |
| Change since 2018 | +5.4% | +2.3% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +16.9% | +13.1% | +17.4% |
| Median age | 32.8 | 37.2 | 38.9 |
| Households | 1,026 | 912 | 29,391 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 53.2% | 69.1% | 69.0% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 47.1% | 30.6% | 31.0% |
| Median household income | $85,700 | $88,800 | $93,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $320 | $425 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.4% | 3.1% | 9.3% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 23.6% | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 22.7% | 18.9% | 17.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 40.5% | 44.8% | 43.9% |
| 65 and over | 13.2% | 15.9% | 17.8% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 17.6% | 17.1% | 19.3% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 28.2% | 22.4% | 27.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 48.9% | 39.9% | 41.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 20.9% | 16.2% | 17.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 14.0% | 18.6% | 21.3% |
| Employed full-time | 54.3% | 53.2% | 51.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.5% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 33.7% | 36.9% | 42.1% |
| Median personal income | $37,700 | $42,900 | $40,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 8.5% | 10.2% | 15.9% |
| Car, truck or van | 85.8% | 83.4% | 78.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Walk or cycle | 4.3% | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 23.7% | 23.2% | 23.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 7.1% | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 13.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 40.4% | 41.0% | 40.4% |
| Couples without children | 30.3% | 39.2% | 41.3% |
| One-parent families | 29.4% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 81.1% | 84.9% | 81.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 74.6% | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 21.5% | 18.1% | 17.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 16.8% | 14.2% | 12.6% |
Rents around Mayfair
New tenancies in Mayfair in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $460 a week. That is below the typical suburb in Hastings District ($600), and below the national median ($600); the lowest of 8 in Hastings District.
| April–June 2026 | Mayfair 57% of titles | Tomoana Crossing 36% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $460 | $660 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $460–$600 | $585–$700 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | — | — | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 27 | 15 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Mayfair
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Mayfair, among them Mayfair School (Contributing) and St John's College (Hastings) (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Mayfair School (Contributing)
- St John's College (Hastings) (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Nearest school: Mayfair School (0.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: St John's College (Hastings) (0.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hawke's Bay Hospital (3.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Mayfair: a guide
Six secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Mayfair's titles, among them Iona College, Lindisfarne College and St John's College (Hastings).
- Mayfair School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Mahora School (primary, Years 1–6): about 40% 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
- Karamu High School (secondary): about 60% of titles
- Hastings Girls' High School (secondary): about 40% 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 Mayfair
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Mayfair (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Word of Life, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Hastings Mosque, 1.6 km away
- Sikh: Shri Guru Ravidass Temple Hastings, 2.4 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%)
- Hastings: 266 cross-lease titles (10.3%)
- Ākina: 196 cross-lease titles (10.9%)
- Parkvale: 186 cross-lease titles (11.3%)
- 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 Mayfair
The closest match on the measures on this site is Raureka in Hastings District, nearest on slope, schools, population change. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raureka | Hastings District | 8.1% | $635 | 34.1 | slope, schools, population change |
| Mahora | Hastings District | 7.7% | $590 | 35.9 | slope, schools, elevation |
| Pirimai | Napier City | 7.3% | No data | 34 | slope, commuting on foot or by bike, commuting by public transport |
| Marewa | Napier City | 14.6% | $600 | 33.2 | slope, stand-alone houses, working from home |
| Aranui | Christchurch City | 7.9% | $550 | 32.4 | slope, commuting on foot or by bike, unit-title share |
Questions
What is the rent in Mayfair?
New tenancies in the Mayfair rent area had a median rent of $460 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 $460 to $600.
What schools are in Mayfair?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Mayfair: Mayfair School and St John's College (Hastings). The nearest secondary school to its centre is St John's College (Hastings) (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.