Living in Ōtaki Beach: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,269 live property titles in Ōtaki Beach, Kapiti Coast District are almost all freehold (94%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 74 (5.8%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Ōtaki Beach cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 74
- Share of live titles
- 5.8%
- Live titles in total
- 1,269
- Kapiti Coast District share
- 10.5%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Kapiti Coast District
- 7 of 9
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 453 of 644
Ōtaki Beach at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Ōtaki Beach is listed under Kapiti Coast District.
- 1,269 live titles are recorded here, including 74 cross-lease titles (5.8%).
- 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 5.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Public-transport figures describe how recorded titles sit near mapped stops. They do not describe a service from a particular property.
- 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
- The core title, Census, rent, transport and coast measures used by this page are available.
Title mix in Ōtaki Beach
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,194 | 94.1% |
| Cross lease | 74 | 5.8% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,269 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Ōtaki Beach compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Ōtaki Beach is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Kapiti Coast District as a whole, the share is 10.5%; Ōtaki Beach is well below the overall Kapiti Coast District share (10.5%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd lowest of 9 in Kapiti Coast District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Ōtaki Beach are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (3%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (10% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Two-flat schemes are more common here (97% of schemes, against 76% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Ōtaki Beach | Kapiti Coast District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 39 | 1,446 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 97.4% | 92.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 2.6% | 3.6% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 3.8% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 836 m² | 852 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 418 m² | 420 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 30.8% | 38.2% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 9.3% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 10.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 38.5% | 40.3% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 36 | 1,274 | 54,978 |
New titles in Ōtaki Beach since 2020
42 of Ōtaki Beach's current titles (3%) were first issued since 2020, well below Kapiti Coast District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 3rd lowest of 9 in Kapiti Coast District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 38 | 11 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 4 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 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 Ōtaki Beach
The typical building in Ōtaki Beach stands on ground sloping 1.5° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 3 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Ōtaki Beach
17% of Ōtaki Beach's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 59% within 500 m and 96% within 1 km. The typical title is 410 m 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 Ōtaki Beach: 2023 Census
About 100% of Ōtaki Beach's titles are in the census area Ōtaki Beach (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Ōtaki Beach exactly.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Ōtaki Beach than across Kapiti Coast District: 3.6% against 8.8%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Ōtaki Beach than across Kapiti Coast District: 14.9% against 23.7%.
Household incomes are lower in Ōtaki Beach than across Kapiti Coast District: $62,700 against $85,200.
| Measure | Ōtaki Beach | Kapiti Coast District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,145 | 55,914 |
| Change since 2018 | +18.0% | +4.2% |
| Change since 2013 | +32.4% | +13.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 48.8 |
| Households | 918 | 22,845 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 69.6% | 77.7% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 30.7% | 22.3% |
| Median household income | $62,700 | $85,200 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $390 | $474 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 26.2% | 11.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 17.2% | 16.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 15.5% | 13.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 43.4% | 43.4% |
| 65 and over | 23.9% | 26.7% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 14.9% | 23.7% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 10.8% | 14.1% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 49.9% | 40.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 21.0% | 15.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 25.0% | 27.8% |
| Employed full-time | 40.2% | 44.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.7% | 2.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| Median personal income | $35,700 | $39,100 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 20.3% | 23.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 71.8% | 62.5% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 3.6% | 8.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.7% | 4.4% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 37.3% | 28.9% |
| Average people per household | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 6.6% | 3.1% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 29.2% | 35.3% |
| Couples without children | 47.8% | 49.9% |
| One-parent families | 23.0% | 14.8% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 88.5% | 83.9% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.7 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 55.2% | 61.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.1% | 10.8% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 10.7% | 8.2% |
Rents around Ōtaki Beach
New tenancies in Otaki Beach in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $533 a week. That is slightly below the typical suburb in Kapiti Coast District ($610), and slightly below the national median ($600); 2nd lowest of 8 in Kapiti Coast District.
| April–June 2026 | Otaki Beach | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $533 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $474–$584 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | — | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Ōtaki Beach
No school site lies inside Ōtaki Beach's boundary; the nearest is Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, 1.7 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano (1.7 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano (1.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Kenepuru Hospital (50.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Ōtaki Beach: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Ōtaki Beach's titles: Otaki College.
- Otaki College (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
Public transport in Ōtaki Beach
97% of Ōtaki Beach's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Kapiti Coast District as a whole (77%).
Fewer than 1% are within 400 m of a stop with 60 or more departures that day.
The typical title is 178 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Metlink (Greater Wellington Regional Council). Sources and limits
Places of worship near Ōtaki Beach
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Ōtaki Beach's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: The Hub Church, 1.9 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Kapiti Coast District with many cross-leases
- Paraparaumu Beach: 715 cross-lease titles (17.5%)
- Waikanae: 627 cross-lease titles (12.6%)
- Paraparaumu: 540 cross-lease titles (11.2%)
- Raumati Beach: 439 cross-lease titles (18.3%)
- Ōtaki: 209 cross-lease titles (6.2%)
- Raumati South: 197 cross-lease titles (11.8%)
- Waikanae Beach: 103 cross-lease titles (4.8%)
- Paekākāriki: 49 cross-lease titles (5.7%)
All suburbs in Kapiti Coast District
Suburbs like Ōtaki Beach
The closest match on the measures on this site is Pukehina in Western Bay of Plenty District, nearest on distance to the coast, heat pumps, unit-title share. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukehina | Western Bay of Plenty District | 3.4% | No data | 50.1 | distance to the coast, heat pumps, unit-title share |
| Snells Beach | Auckland | 6.0% | $640 | 48.1 | near a frequent stop, distance to the coast, land per flat |
| Ōtaki, Kapiti Coast District | Kapiti Coast District | 6.2% | $525 | 42.1 | near a frequent stop, land per flat, born overseas |
| Waikanae Beach | Kapiti Coast District | 4.8% | $685 | 52.6 | unit-title share, land per flat, schools |
| Foxton Beach | Horowhenua District | 2.3% | $500 | 57.2 | elevation, unit-title share, distance to the coast |
Questions
What is the rent in Ōtaki Beach?
New tenancies in Otaki Beach (the rent area for part of Ōtaki Beach) had a median rent of $533 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 $474 to $584.
What schools are in Ōtaki Beach?
No school site lies inside Ōtaki Beach's boundary. The nearest school is Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano (1.7 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Otaki College; check the school's own zone map for any address.