Living in Mayfield, Marlborough District: schools, census and property titles
The 955 live property titles in Mayfield, Marlborough District are almost all freehold (83%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 113 (11.8%), above the national share of 8.7%.
Mayfield, Marlborough District cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 113
- Share of live titles
- 11.8%
- Live titles in total
- 955
- Marlborough District share
- 7.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Marlborough District
- 5 of 10
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 279 of 644
Mayfield 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
- Mayfield is listed under Marlborough District.
- 955 live titles are recorded here, including 113 cross-lease titles (11.8%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 11.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.5% 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Mayfield
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 792 | 82.9% |
| Cross lease | 113 | 11.8% |
| Unit title | 24 | 2.5% |
| Leasehold | 13 | 1.4% |
| Other record types | 13 | 1.4% |
| Total | 955 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Mayfield compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Mayfield is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Marlborough District as a whole, the share is 7.4%; Mayfield is about 1.6 times the overall Marlborough District share (7.4%).
How cross-leases in Mayfield are set up
Three-flat schemes are more common here (26%, against 12% nationally).
Carports appear in more leases (22% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (7% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Mayfield | Marlborough District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 46 | 989 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 63.0% | 77.5% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 26.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 962 m² | 870 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 374 m² | 394 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 34.8% | 35.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 21.7% | 11.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 6.5% | 2.4% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 32.6% | 31.5% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 23 | 593 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Mayfield
Unit titles are 3% of Mayfield's titles, well above Marlborough District (2%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 7 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
13 titles (1.4%) are leasehold.
Most stated terms have more than 50 years to run.
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 7 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 5 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Mayfield since 2020
62 of Mayfield's current titles (6%) were first issued since 2020, below Marlborough District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 59 | 25 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Mayfield
The typical building in Mayfield stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 1,426 measured buildings (99%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 5 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Mayfield
Mayfield is inland: the typical title is 7.2 km from the sea or harbour edge, and none is 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 Mayfield: 2023 Census
About 81% of Mayfield's titles are in the census area Mayfield (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Mayfield exactly.
More households have no car in Mayfield than across Marlborough District: 8.3% against 4.4%.
Fewer workers work from home in Mayfield than across Marlborough District: 9.9% against 16.7%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Mayfield than across Marlborough District: 12.5% against 18.5%.
| Measure | Mayfield | Blenheim Central | Marlborough District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,689 | 1,200 | 49,431 |
| Change since 2018 | +0.9% | +4.2% | +4.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +9.7% | +12.4% | +13.9% |
| Median age | 39.3 | 36.2 | 46.1 |
| Households | 702 | 462 | 19,587 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 64.1% | 48.7% | 74.0% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 35.5% | 51.3% | 26.0% |
| Median household income | $66,600 | $68,300 | $81,700 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $330 | $380 | $384 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 4.6% | 7.1% | 17.9% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 17.4% | 16.5% | 16.7% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.8% | 21.3% | 14.4% |
| 30 to 64 | 45.3% | 45.8% | 45.0% |
| 65 and over | 19.4% | 16.5% | 23.9% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 21.1% | 23.0% | 19.7% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 36.4% | 50.0% | 24.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 45.8% | 46.1% | 44.3% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.5% | 6.0% | 3.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 18.8% | 27.0% | 16.6% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 12.5% | 14.1% | 18.5% |
| Employed full-time | 51.8% | 54.5% | 49.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.7% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 29.6% | 30.4% | 39.0% |
| Median personal income | $36,700 | $35,800 | $39,400 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 9.9% | 11.2% | 16.7% |
| Car, truck or van | 77.6% | 75.4% | 74.1% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Walk or cycle | 11.2% | 12.1% | 8.0% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 32.7% | 34.8% | 25.6% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 8.3% | 6.0% | 4.4% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 5.8% | 5.7% | 3.5% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 32.4% | 29.8% | 34.2% |
| Couples without children | 47.9% | 44.0% | 53.2% |
| One-parent families | 19.7% | 26.2% | 12.6% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 78.1% | 71.5% | 84.9% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 68.2% | 69.9% | 66.7% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 14.8% | 12.8% | 11.0% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 9.0% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
Schools and hospitals near Mayfield
One school site lies inside Mayfield: Mayfield School (Blenheim) (Contributing).
- Mayfield School (Blenheim) (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Mayfield School (Blenheim) (0.0 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Marlborough Girls' College (1.1 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Wairau Hospital (4.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Mayfield: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Mayfield's titles is in Blenheim School's home zone (about 35%).
- Blenheim School (primary, Years 1–6): about 35% of titles
- Bohally Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): 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 Mayfield
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Mayfield (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Harvest Life / Blenheim Assembly of God, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Marlborough District with many cross-leases
- Blenheim: 664 cross-lease titles (18.2%)
- Redwoodtown: 499 cross-lease titles (19.8%)
- Witherlea: 400 cross-lease titles (14.5%)
- Picton: 272 cross-lease titles (13.0%)
- Springlands: 153 cross-lease titles (6.5%)
- Riversdale: 49 cross-lease titles (8.0%)
- Waikawa: 47 cross-lease titles (4.8%)
- Renwick: 33 cross-lease titles (2.5%)
All suburbs in Marlborough District
Suburbs like Mayfield
The closest match on the measures on this site is Islington, Marlborough District in Marlborough District, nearest on commuting by public transport, slope, degrees. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington, Marlborough District | Marlborough District | 9.9% | $520 | 39.7 | commuting by public transport, slope, degrees |
| Riversdale, Marlborough District | Marlborough District | 8.0% | $520 | 39.7 | commuting by public transport, slope, elevation |
| Redwoodtown | Marlborough District | 19.8% | $535 | 41.8 | commuting by public transport, slope, elevation |
| Blenheim | Marlborough District | 18.2% | $565 | 43.5 | slope, elevation, population change |
| Hampstead | Ashburton District | 14.3% | No data | 37.6 | commuting by public transport, slope, schools |
Questions
What schools are in Mayfield, Marlborough District?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Mayfield: Mayfield School (Blenheim). The nearest secondary school to its centre is Marlborough Girls' College (1.1 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.