Living in Hospital Hill: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,201 live property titles in Hospital Hill, Napier City are almost all freehold (92%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 40 (3.3%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Hospital Hill cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 40
- Share of live titles
- 3.3%
- Live titles in total
- 1,201
- Napier City share
- 7.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Napier City
- 11 of 12
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 572 of 644
Hospital Hill at a glance
Where Hospital Hill differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median slope under buildings (higher than 96% of NZ suburbs); titles first issued since 2020 (lower 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
- Hospital Hill is listed under Napier City.
- 1,201 live titles are recorded here, including 40 cross-lease titles (3.3%).
- 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 3.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.2% 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
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Hospital Hill
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,102 | 91.8% |
| Cross lease | 40 | 3.3% |
| Unit title | 26 | 2.2% |
| Leasehold | 31 | 2.6% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.2% |
| Total | 1,201 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Hospital Hill compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Hospital Hill is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Napier City as a whole, the share is 7.0%; Hospital Hill is well below the overall Napier City share (7.0%).
Its cross-lease share is 2nd lowest of 12 in Napier City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Hospital Hill are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (7% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (21%, against 11% nationally), up to 12.
Carports appear in more leases (21% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Hospital Hill | Napier City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 14 | 899 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 64.3% | 69.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.3% | 18.9% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 21.4% | 11.3% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,076 m² | 888 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 401 m² | 402 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 7.1% | 34.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 21.4% | 5.3% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 7.1% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 28.6% | 37.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1994 | 1994 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 8 | 526 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Hospital Hill
31 titles (2.6%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
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 | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 31 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 0 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Hospital Hill since 2020
29 of Hospital Hill's current titles (2%) were first issued since 2020, well below Napier City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint lowest of 12 in Napier City.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 27 | 11 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 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 Hospital Hill
The typical building in Hospital Hill stands on ground sloping 9.9° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), joint steepest of 12 in Napier City.
About 27% of its 1,401 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Hospital Hill
0% of Hospital Hill's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 4% within 500 m and 67% within 1 km. The typical title is 900 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 Hospital Hill: 2023 Census
About 100% of Hospital Hill's titles are in the census area Hospital Hill (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Hospital Hill exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Hospital Hill than across Napier City: 3.2% against 6.0%.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Hospital Hill than across Napier City: 9.0% against 5.1%.
More adults hold a degree in Hospital Hill than across Napier City: 34.1% against 20.6%.
| Measure | Hospital Hill | Napier City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,796 | 64,695 |
| Change since 2018 | −3.3% | +3.9% |
| Change since 2013 | +5.8% | +13.0% |
| Median age | 47.8 | 42 |
| Households | 1,179 | 24,591 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 74.3% | 69.3% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 25.4% | 30.7% |
| Median household income | $95,500 | $83,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $450 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 8.3% | 7.0% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 15.1% | 18.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 14.7% | 17.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 47.1% | 43.3% |
| 65 and over | 23.2% | 21.1% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 22.8% | 18.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 21.8% | 22.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 36.9% | 42.9% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 14.7% | 17.2% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 34.1% | 20.6% |
| Employed full-time | 51.3% | 48.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 50.6% | 40.5% |
| Median personal income | $46,800 | $39,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 15.3% | 12.8% |
| Car, truck or van | 74.3% | 80.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 9.0% | 5.1% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 24.8% | 26.9% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.2% | 6.0% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.2% | 6.1% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 34.3% | 36.3% |
| Couples without children | 53.0% | 44.6% |
| One-parent families | 13.1% | 19.1% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 84.1% | 79.1% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 69.8% | 76.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 18.8% | 15.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 12.9% | 11.3% |
Rents around Hospital Hill
New tenancies in Hospital Hill in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $600 a week (down 7.0% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Napier City ($600), and close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Hospital Hill | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $528–$698 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −7.0% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 33 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Hospital Hill
One school site lies inside Hospital Hill: Napier Central School (Contributing).
- Napier Central School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Napier Central School (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Sacred Heart College (Napier) (0.9 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hawke's Bay Hospital (17.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Hospital Hill: a guide
Seven secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Hospital Hill's titles, among them Iona College, Lindisfarne College and Napier Boys' High School.
- Napier Central School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Port Ahuriri School (primary, Years 1–6): about 70% of titles
- Napier Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Hastings Christian School (composite): all or nearly all titles
- Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (composite): all or nearly all titles
- Iona College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Lindisfarne College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Napier Boys' High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Napier Girls' High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St John's College (Hastings) (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Joseph's Maori Girls' College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Woodford House (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
Places of worship near Hospital Hill
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Hospital Hill (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Ormond Chapel, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Phuntsok Choeling Buddhist Centre, 1.3 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Napier City with many cross-leases
- Taradale: 553 cross-lease titles (9.7%)
- Marewa: 348 cross-lease titles (14.6%)
- Greenmeadows: 282 cross-lease titles (10.5%)
- Onekawa: 222 cross-lease titles (7.4%)
- Napier South: 156 cross-lease titles (5.1%)
- Tamatea: 138 cross-lease titles (6.1%)
- Pirimai: 117 cross-lease titles (7.3%)
- Westshore: 75 cross-lease titles (10.6%)
Suburbs like Hospital Hill
The closest match on the measures on this site is Bluff Hill in Napier City, nearest on rent, slope, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Hill | Napier City | 2.6% | $600 | 49.4 | rent, slope, unit-title share |
| Lyttelton | Christchurch City | 9.4% | $600 | 46.3 | rent, schools, distance to the coast |
| Red Beach | Auckland | 15.9% | No data | 47.1 | distance to the coast, recent movers within NZ, population change |
| Enner Glynn | Nelson City | 4.7% | $590 | 42.1 | commuting on foot or by bike, schools, born overseas |
| Atawhai | Nelson City | 2.5% | $610 | 51.1 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, household income |
Questions
What is the rent in Hospital Hill?
New tenancies in the Hospital Hill 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 $528 to $698.
What schools are in Hospital Hill?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Hospital Hill: Napier Central School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Sacred Heart College (Napier) (0.9 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include Iona College, Lindisfarne College and Napier Boys' High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.