Living in Foxton Beach: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,811 live property titles in Foxton Beach, Horowhenua District are almost all freehold (97%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 42 (2.3%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Foxton Beach cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 42
- Share of live titles
- 2.3%
- Live titles in total
- 1,811
- Horowhenua District share
- 2.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Horowhenua District
- 2 of 2
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 607 of 644
Foxton Beach at a glance
Where Foxton Beach differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median age (higher than 98% of NZ suburbs); cross-lease share of titles (lower than 94% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Foxton Beach is listed under Horowhenua District.
- 1,811 live titles are recorded here, including 42 cross-lease titles (2.3%).
- 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 2.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.2% 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 Foxton Beach
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,754 | 96.9% |
| Cross lease | 42 | 2.3% |
| Unit title | 4 | 0.2% |
| Leasehold | 10 | 0.6% |
| Other record types | 1 | 0.1% |
| Total | 1,811 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Foxton Beach compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Foxton Beach is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Horowhenua District as a whole, the share is 2.1%; Foxton Beach is higher than the overall Horowhenua District share (2.1%), though both are small.
How cross-leases in Foxton Beach are set up
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (22%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Two-flat schemes are more common here (100% of schemes, against 76% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Foxton Beach | Horowhenua District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 23 | 174 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 100.0% | 75.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 8.6% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 15.5% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 959 m² | 844 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 480 m² | 371 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 26.1% | 25.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 13.0% | 6.3% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.3% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 21.7% | 17.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 23 | 99 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Foxton Beach
10 titles (0.6%) are leasehold.
1 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 | 1 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 1 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 7 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 1 |
New titles in Foxton Beach since 2020
164 of Foxton Beach's current titles (9%) were first issued since 2020, slightly below Horowhenua District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (11%) and below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 163 | 93 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Foxton Beach
The typical building in Foxton Beach stands on ground sloping 1.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 2,830 measured buildings (91%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 3 m, and parts are below sea level.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Foxton Beach
4% of Foxton Beach's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 16% within 500 m and 33% 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 Foxton Beach: 2023 Census
About 96% of Foxton Beach's titles are in the census area Foxton Beach (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Foxton Beach exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Foxton Beach than across Horowhenua District: 2.4% against 6.6%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Foxton Beach than across Horowhenua District: 1.9% against 4.4%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Foxton Beach than across Horowhenua District: 9.6% against 15.1%.
| Measure | Foxton Beach | Horowhenua District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,130 | 36,693 |
| Change since 2018 | +13.1% | +10.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +31.5% | +21.9% |
| Median age | 57.2 | 45.5 |
| Households | 930 | 14,250 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 79.4% | 71.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 21.0% | 28.6% |
| Median household income | $57,600 | $63,700 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $350 | $375 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 38.9% | 15.5% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 12.5% | 18.1% |
| 15 to 29 | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 42.1% | 41.1% |
| 65 and over | 34.8% | 24.9% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 9.6% | 15.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 13.2% | 14.8% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 47.1% | 47.1% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 12.6% | 16.4% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 13.9% | 13.0% |
| Employed full-time | 37.2% | 42.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 36.8% | 36.4% |
| Median personal income | $29,400 | $31,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 15.2% | 16.3% |
| Car, truck or van | 81.3% | 77.0% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 30.7% | 30.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.4% | 6.6% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.7% | 5.2% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 25.0% | 32.9% |
| Couples without children | 60.3% | 48.0% |
| One-parent families | 15.2% | 19.0% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 94.0% | 85.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 60.2% | 58.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 14.1% | 15.8% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 8.2% | 12.1% |
Rents around Foxton Beach
New tenancies in Foxton Beach in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $500 a week (down 5.7% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Foxton Beach | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $500 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $463–$540 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −5.7% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 21 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Foxton Beach
One school site lies inside Foxton Beach: Foxton Beach School (Full Primary).
- Foxton Beach School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Foxton Beach School (1.0 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Manawatū College (3.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Palmerston North Hospital (35.4 km)
School enrolment zones in Foxton Beach: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Foxton Beach's titles is in Foxton Beach School's home zone (all or nearly all).
- Foxton Beach School (primary, Years 1–8): 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 Foxton Beach
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Foxton Beach (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint Pauls Anglican Church, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Suburbs like Foxton Beach
The closest match on the measures on this site is Waihi Beach in Western Bay of Plenty District, nearest on schools, home ownership, distance to the coast. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waihi Beach | Western Bay of Plenty District | 4.1% | $620 | 58.8 | schools, home ownership, distance to the coast |
| Motueka | Tasman District | 3.0% | No data | 52.7 | household income, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Te Aroha | Matamata-Piako District | 3.1% | $560 | 49.2 | land per flat, household income, cross-lease share |
| Tairua | Thames-Coromandel District | 2.5% | $458 | 59.1 | schools, cross-lease share, population change |
| Whitianga | Thames-Coromandel District | 3.8% | $580 | 52.9 | schools, degrees, distance to the coast |
Questions
What is the rent in Foxton Beach?
New tenancies in the Foxton Beach rent area had a median rent of $500 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 $463 to $540.
What schools are in Foxton Beach?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Foxton Beach: Foxton Beach School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Manawatū College (3.6 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.