Living in Lansdowne, Masterton District: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 2,336 live property titles in Lansdowne, Masterton District are almost all freehold (92%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 150 (6.4%), below the national share of 8.7%.
Lansdowne, Masterton District cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 150
- Share of live titles
- 6.4%
- Live titles in total
- 2,336
- Masterton District share
- 3.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Masterton District
- 1 of 4
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 428 of 644
Lansdowne at a glance
Where Lansdowne differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (higher than 91% 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
- Lansdowne is listed under Masterton District.
- 2,336 live titles are recorded here, including 150 cross-lease titles (6.4%).
- 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 6.4% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.0% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- 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 Lansdowne
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,153 | 92.2% |
| Cross lease | 150 | 6.4% |
| Unit title | 24 | 1.0% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 7 | 0.3% |
| Total | 2,336 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Lansdowne compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Lansdowne is lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Masterton District as a whole, the share is 3.1%; Lansdowne is about 2.1 times the overall Masterton District share (3.1%).
Its cross-lease share is the highest of 4 in Masterton District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Lansdowne are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (7% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (14%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (23%, against 11% nationally), up to 6.
| Scheme structure | Lansdowne | Masterton District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 57 | 188 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 63.2% | 60.1% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.0% | 16.5% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 22.8% | 23.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 910 m² | 1,004 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 398 m² | 407 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 7.0% | 14.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 12.3% | 10.6% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 14.0% | 14.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1986 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 30 | 98 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Lansdowne
Unit titles are 1% of Lansdowne's titles, close to Masterton District (1%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 5 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is 2nd highest of 4 in Masterton District.
New titles in Lansdowne since 2020
290 of Lansdowne's current titles (12%) were first issued since 2020, close to Masterton District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (12%) and close to New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 2nd highest of 4 in Masterton District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 289 | 162 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Lansdowne
The typical building in Lansdowne stands on ground sloping 1.4° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), the steepest of 4 in Masterton District.
Nearly all of its 3,406 measured buildings (93%) stand on ground under 5°.
Little of the sloping land faces north: 7%, where about a quarter would if slopes faced every way equally.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Lansdowne
Lansdowne is inland: the typical title is 37 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 Lansdowne: 2023 Census
Lansdowne's titles fall in 4 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 96% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers work from home in Lansdowne East than across Masterton District: 10.5% against 16.0%.
More residents are 65 or over in Lansdowne East than across Masterton District: 28.8% against 22.7%.
| Measure | Lansdowne East 57% of titles | Lansdowne West 40% of titles | Masterton District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,021 | 1,779 | 27,678 |
| Change since 2018 | +8.3% | +11.5% | +8.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +16.8% | +28.4% | +18.5% |
| Median age | 45.2 | 43.5 | 42.7 |
| Households | 1,212 | 726 | 10,791 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 73.1% | 75.2% | 71.0% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 27.1% | 25.6% | 29.1% |
| Median household income | $75,200 | $73,200 | $77,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $390 | $400 | $370 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.3% | 6.5% | 12.0% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 16.5% | 17.7% | 18.5% |
| 15 to 29 | 16.4% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 38.3% | 40.5% | 42.0% |
| 65 and over | 28.8% | 25.1% | 22.7% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 14.5% | 16.9% | 14.8% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 20.8% | 24.2% | 17.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 47.1% | 47.1% | 45.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.2% | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.8% | 18.0% | 16.9% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 17.2% | 20.6% | 17.9% |
| Employed full-time | 44.4% | 45.2% | 47.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 38.6% | 40.5% | 40.9% |
| Median personal income | $37,500 | $37,500 | $37,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 10.5% | 12.7% | 16.0% |
| Car, truck or van | 82.8% | 78.9% | 76.5% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 4.2% | 6.0% | 4.7% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 28.9% | 28.8% | 27.6% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.5% | 4.9% | 6.5% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 31.3% | 36.6% | 35.7% |
| Couples without children | 50.4% | 48.8% | 46.5% |
| One-parent families | 18.4% | 15.2% | 17.8% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 85.4% | 85.7% | 87.0% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 72.0% | 80.4% | 66.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 18.6% | 15.0% | 17.2% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 12.6% | 10.4% | 11.2% |
Rents around Lansdowne
New tenancies in Lansdowne East in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $550 a week (up 10.0% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Masterton District ($530), and slightly below the national median ($600); the highest of 4 in Masterton District.
| April–June 2026 | Lansdowne East 57% of titles | Lansdowne West 40% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $550 | $505 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $470–$600 | $465–$605 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +10.0% | −8.2% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 33 | 18 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Lansdowne
One school site lies inside Lansdowne: Lakeview School (Full Primary).
- Lakeview School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Lakeview School (1.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton) (2.3 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Wairarapa Hospital (1.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Lansdowne: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Lansdowne's titles is in Lakeview School's home zone (about 95%).
- Lakeview School (primary, Years 1–8): about 95% of 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 Lansdowne
75% of Lansdowne's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, 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 208 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 Lansdowne
OpenStreetMap maps 4 places of worship inside Lansdowne (4 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: unnamed, 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%)
- Solway: 81 cross-lease titles (3.4%)
- Kuripuni: 55 cross-lease titles (6.3%)
All suburbs in Masterton District
Suburbs like Lansdowne
The closest match on the measures on this site is Kuripuni in Masterton District, nearest on schools, near a frequent stop, cross-lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuripuni | Masterton District | 6.3% | $530 | 37.2 | schools, near a frequent stop, cross-lease share |
| Tinwald | Ashburton District | 2.7% | $500 | 41.4 | household income, commuting on foot or by bike, unit-title share |
| Carterton | Carterton District | 2.5% | $520 | 48.2 | near a frequent stop, recent movers within NZ, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Solway | Masterton District | 3.4% | $530 | 37.2 | near a frequent stop, commuting by public transport, heat pumps |
| Masterton | Masterton District | 4.3% | $500 | 43.3 | commuting by public transport, near a frequent stop, born overseas |
Questions
What is the rent in Lansdowne, Masterton District?
New tenancies in Lansdowne East (the rent area for part of Lansdowne) had a median rent of $550 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 $470 to $600.
What schools are in Lansdowne, Masterton District?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Lansdowne: Lakeview School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton) (2.3 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.