Living in Kuripuni: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 868 live property titles in Kuripuni, Masterton District are almost all freehold (93%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 55 (6.3%), below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 55
- Share of live titles
- 6.3%
- Live titles in total
- 868
- Masterton District share
- 3.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Masterton District
- 2 of 4
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 433 of 644
Kuripuni at a glance
Where Kuripuni differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (higher than 92% 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
- Kuripuni is listed under Masterton District.
- 868 live titles are recorded here, including 55 cross-lease titles (6.3%).
- 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 6.3% 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 Kuripuni
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 811 | 93.4% |
| Cross lease | 55 | 6.3% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 868 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Kuripuni compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Kuripuni is lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Masterton District as a whole, the share is 3.1%; Kuripuni is about 2.0 times the overall Masterton District share (3.1%).
Its cross-lease share is 2nd highest of 4 in Masterton District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Kuripuni are set up
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (10%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (19%, against 11% nationally), up to 8.
Fewer leases include a garage (19% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Kuripuni | Masterton District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 21 | 188 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 66.7% | 60.1% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.3% | 16.5% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 19.0% | 23.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,012 m² | 1,004 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 432 m² | 407 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 19.0% | 14.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 9.5% | 10.6% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 9.5% | 14.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 14 | 98 | 54,978 |
New titles in Kuripuni since 2020
75 of Kuripuni's current titles (9%) were first issued since 2020, below Masterton District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (12%) and below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is the lowest of 4 in Masterton District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 75 | 36 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Kuripuni
The typical building in Kuripuni stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), joint flattest of 4 in Masterton District.
Nearly all of its 1,412 measured buildings (99%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Kuripuni
Kuripuni is inland: the typical title is 38 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 Kuripuni: 2023 Census
About 75% of Kuripuni's titles are in the census area Solway South (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Kuripuni exactly.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Solway South than across Masterton District: 15.9% against 22.7%.
Fewer workers work from home in Solway South than across Masterton District: 12.3% against 16.0%.
| Measure | Solway South | Kuripuni | Solway North | Masterton District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 4,164 | 1,653 | 2,610 | 27,678 |
| Change since 2018 | +20.4% | +0.0% | +11.3% | +8.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +38.2% | +0.9% | +21.8% | +18.5% |
| Median age | 37.2 | 48.6 | 40.1 | 42.7 |
| Households | 1,587 | 672 | 1,038 | 10,791 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 69.6% | 71.9% | 69.9% | 71.0% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 30.2% | 28.1% | 29.8% | 29.1% |
| Median household income | $85,400 | $74,200 | $73,000 | $77,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $400 | $360 | $395 | $370 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.3% | 8.8% | 5.4% | 12.0% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 20.6% | 14.2% | 19.3% | 18.5% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.9% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 16.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 45.6% | 40.8% | 40.1% | 42.0% |
| 65 and over | 15.9% | 28.1% | 22.5% | 22.7% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 15.1% | 17.9% | 13.7% | 14.8% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 20.9% | 25.0% | 17.1% | 17.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 51.9% | 44.0% | 48.7% | 45.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.4% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 19.7% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 16.9% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 15.7% | 20.6% | 14.1% | 17.9% |
| Employed full-time | 51.8% | 44.0% | 47.7% | 47.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 36.4% | 38.1% | 38.2% | 40.9% |
| Median personal income | $40,100 | $34,900 | $37,200 | $37,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 12.3% | 12.2% | 9.6% | 16.0% |
| Car, truck or van | 82.1% | 74.1% | 83.0% | 76.5% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.9% | 9.0% | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 25.1% | 33.9% | 28.7% | 27.6% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.6% | 10.6% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 4.7% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 4.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 39.0% | 36.2% | 34.0% | 35.7% |
| Couples without children | 41.4% | 45.7% | 43.4% | 46.5% |
| One-parent families | 19.9% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 17.8% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 90.9% | 82.2% | 80.5% | 87.0% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 71.5% | 72.9% | 74.3% | 66.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.3% | 17.2% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 10.9% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 11.2% |
Rents around Kuripuni
New tenancies in Solway South in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $530 a week (down 3.6% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Masterton District ($530), and slightly below the national median ($600); joint 2nd highest of 4 in Masterton District.
| April–June 2026 | Solway South | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $530 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $500–$600 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −3.6% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 36 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Kuripuni
One school site lies inside Kuripuni: Masterton Primary School (Contributing).
- Masterton Primary School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Masterton Primary School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Chanel College (0.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Wairarapa Hospital (2.7 km)
School enrolment zones in Kuripuni: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Kuripuni's titles is in Masterton Primary School's home zone (all or nearly all).
- Masterton Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): 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 Kuripuni
93% of Kuripuni's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, well above Masterton District as a whole (55%).
Fewer than 1% are within 400 m of a stop with 60 or more departures that day.
The typical title is 174 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 Kuripuni
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Kuripuni's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Church of the Epiphany, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Masterton District with many cross-leases
- Masterton: 208 cross-lease titles (4.3%)
- Lansdowne: 150 cross-lease titles (6.4%)
- Solway: 81 cross-lease titles (3.4%)
All suburbs in Masterton District
Suburbs like Kuripuni
The closest match on the measures on this site is Milson in Palmerston North City, nearest on slope, cross-lease share, home ownership. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milson | Palmerston North City | 6.1% | $588 | 33.4 | slope, cross-lease share, home ownership |
| Solway | Masterton District | 3.4% | $530 | 37.2 | rent, median age, children |
| Terrace End | Palmerston North City | 6.7% | $600 | 35.5 | slope, schools, cross-lease share |
| Ashhurst | Manawatu District | 3.2% | $600 | 36.1 | unit-title share, schools, new titles |
| Cloverlea | Palmerston North City | 13.8% | $565 | 35.7 | schools, distance to a hospital, slope |
Questions
What is the rent in Kuripuni?
New tenancies in Solway South (the rent area for part of Kuripuni) had a median rent of $530 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 $500 to $600.
What schools are in Kuripuni?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Kuripuni: Masterton Primary School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Chanel College (0.5 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.