Living in Ashhurst: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,938 live property titles in Ashhurst (it lies across Manawatu District, Palmerston North City, Tararua District; its titles are counted under Manawatu District) are almost all freehold (97%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 62 (3.2%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 62
- Share of live titles
- 3.2%
- Live titles in total
- 1,938
- Manawatu District share
- 2.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Manawatu District
- 2 of 2
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 574 of 644
Ashhurst at a glance
Where Ashhurst differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (higher 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
- Ashhurst is listed under Manawatu District.
- 1,938 live titles are recorded here, including 62 cross-lease titles (3.2%).
- 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 3.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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 Ashhurst
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,872 | 96.6% |
| Cross lease | 62 | 3.2% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 4 | 0.2% |
| Total | 1,938 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Ashhurst compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Ashhurst is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Manawatu District as a whole, the share is 2.0%; Ashhurst is about 1.6 times the overall Manawatu District share (2.0%).
How cross-leases in Ashhurst are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (7% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (4%, against 11% nationally), up to 6.
Three-flat schemes are less common here (7%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Ashhurst | Manawatu District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 28 | 169 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 89.3% | 78.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 7.1% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 3.6% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 855 m² | 894 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 408 m² | 406 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 7.1% | 15.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 10.7% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 53.6% | 36.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 24 | 109 | 54,978 |
New titles in Ashhurst since 2020
169 of Ashhurst's current titles (9%) were first issued since 2020, below Manawatu District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (13%) and below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 166 | 105 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 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 Ashhurst
The typical building in Ashhurst stands on ground sloping 0.9° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 3,922 measured buildings (97%) stand on ground under 5°.
The land rises from about 38 m to 956 m, and 34% 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 Ashhurst
Ashhurst is inland: the typical title is 45 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 Ashhurst: 2023 Census
About 69% of Ashhurst's titles are in the census area Ashhurst (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Ashhurst exactly.
Fewer workers work from home in Ashhurst than across Manawatu District: 12.2% against 19.1%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Ashhurst than across Manawatu District: 13.7% against 19.5%.
| Measure | Ashhurst | Whakarongo | Taonui | Manawatu District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,237 | 1,758 | 1,965 | 32,415 |
| Change since 2018 | +10.3% | +6.9% | +22.9% | +7.5% |
| Change since 2013 | +22.2% | +24.9% | +36.7% | +18.0% |
| Median age | 36.1 | 46.1 | 40 | 41 |
| Households | 1,131 | 603 | 663 | 12,102 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 82.5% | 85.6% | 85.1% | 75.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 17.0% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 24.4% |
| Median household income | $95,600 | $134,900 | $123,900 | $90,100 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $424 | $350 | $294 | $350 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.0% | 8.9% | 5.9% | 8.6% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 23.8% | 18.9% | 23.1% | 20.0% |
| 15 to 29 | 16.6% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 16.1% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.0% | 48.5% | 49.2% | 44.4% |
| 65 and over | 13.7% | 18.6% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 13.9% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 11.7% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 14.1% | 1.5% | 12.7% | 15.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.0% | 37.6% | 40.8% | 42.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.4% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 19.7% | 25.4% | 24.9% | 17.6% |
| Employed full-time | 55.4% | 54.3% | 59.6% | 52.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 36.6% | 52.0% | 51.4% | 42.4% |
| Median personal income | $45,000 | $52,200 | $53,500 | $41,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 12.2% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 19.1% |
| Car, truck or van | 85.1% | 76.0% | 73.5% | 75.4% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 20.2% | 13.1% | 12.5% | 23.4% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 47.8% | 45.1% | 50.5% | 40.7% |
| Couples without children | 37.5% | 48.0% | 42.6% | 45.3% |
| One-parent families | 15.1% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 14.0% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 95.5% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 90.4% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 62.3% | 58.4% | 47.1% | 55.7% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.8% | 8.9% | 11.7% | 16.3% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.9% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 11.4% |
Rents around Ashhurst
New tenancies in Ashhurst in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $600 a week (up 3.4% on a year earlier). That is close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Ashhurst | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $588–$650 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +3.4% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 18 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Ashhurst
One school site lies inside Ashhurst: Ashhurst School (Full Primary).
- Ashhurst School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Ashhurst School (4.1 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Cornerstone Christian School (12.1 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Palmerston North Hospital (14.6 km)
School enrolment zones in Ashhurst: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Ashhurst's titles: Freyberg High School.
- Ashhurst School (primary, Years 1–8): about 90% of titles
- Hiwinui School (primary, Years 1–8): about 5% of titles
- Cornerstone Christian School (composite): all or nearly all titles
- Freyberg High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Feilding High School (secondary): about 10% 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 Ashhurst
OpenStreetMap maps 4 places of worship inside Ashhurst (4 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint John's Methodist Church, 4.0 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Suburbs like Ashhurst
The closest match on the measures on this site is Kuripuni in Masterton District, nearest on unit-title share, schools, new titles. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuripuni | Masterton District | 6.3% | $530 | 37.2 | unit-title share, schools, new titles |
| Milson | Palmerston North City | 6.1% | $588 | 33.4 | older residents, degrees, population change |
| Awapuni, Palmerston North City | Palmerston North City | 4.1% | $600 | 37.4 | rent, heat pumps, unit-title share |
| Terrace End | Palmerston North City | 6.7% | $600 | 35.5 | rent, heat pumps, schools |
| Solway | Masterton District | 3.4% | $530 | 37.2 | working from home, cross-lease share, slope |
Questions
What is the rent in Ashhurst?
New tenancies in the Ashhurst rent area had a median rent of $600 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 $588 to $650.
What schools are in Ashhurst?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Ashhurst: Ashhurst School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Cornerstone Christian School (12.1 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Freyberg High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.