Living in Maraenui, Napier City: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,118 live property titles in Maraenui, Napier City are almost all freehold (94%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 38 (3.4%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Maraenui, Napier City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 38
- Share of live titles
- 3.4%
- Live titles in total
- 1,118
- Napier City share
- 7.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Napier City
- 10 of 12
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 562 of 644
Maraenui at a glance
Where Maraenui differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median age (lower than 97% 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
- Maraenui is listed under Napier City.
- 1,118 live titles are recorded here, including 38 cross-lease titles (3.4%).
- 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 3.4% 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 Maraenui
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,055 | 94.4% |
| Cross lease | 38 | 3.4% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 25 | 2.2% |
| Other record types | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,118 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Maraenui compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Maraenui is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Napier City as a whole, the share is 7.0%; Maraenui is well below the overall Napier City share (7.0%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd lowest of 12 in Napier City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Maraenui are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (13% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (20%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (20% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Maraenui | Napier City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 15 | 899 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 66.7% | 69.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 20.0% | 18.9% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 13.3% | 11.3% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,014 m² | 888 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 407 m² | 402 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 20.0% | 34.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 5.3% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 13.3% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 46.7% | 37.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1993 | 1994 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 8 | 526 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Maraenui
25 titles (2.2%) 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 | 24 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 1 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Maraenui since 2020
118 of Maraenui's current titles (11%) were first issued since 2020, well above Napier City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint highest of 12 in Napier City.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 115 | 55 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 3 | 3 |
| 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 Maraenui
The typical building in Maraenui stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 1,802 measured buildings (100%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 2 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Maraenui
0% of Maraenui's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 0% within 500 m and 14% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.3 km 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 Maraenui: 2023 Census
About 99% of Maraenui's titles are in the census area Maraenui (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Maraenui exactly.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Maraenui than across Napier City: 7.4% against 20.6%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Maraenui than across Napier City: 8.5% against 21.1%.
More households have no car in Maraenui than across Napier City: 11.4% against 6.0%.
| Measure | Maraenui | Napier City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,780 | 64,695 |
| Change since 2018 | +7.9% | +3.9% |
| Change since 2013 | +22.2% | +13.0% |
| Median age | 28.7 | 42 |
| Households | 1,038 | 24,591 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 47.1% | 69.3% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 53.2% | 30.7% |
| Median household income | $75,700 | $83,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $250 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.9% | 7.0% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 27.0% | 18.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 25.0% | 17.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 39.4% | 43.3% |
| 65 and over | 8.5% | 21.1% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 12.4% | 18.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 25.0% | 22.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 46.0% | 42.9% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 7.4% | 20.6% |
| Employed full-time | 47.2% | 48.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 6.2% | 2.8% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 26.7% | 40.5% |
| Median personal income | $33,200 | $39,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 8.6% | 12.8% |
| Car, truck or van | 85.2% | 80.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 3.4% | 5.1% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 20.1% | 26.9% |
| Average people per household | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 11.4% | 6.0% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 23.4% | 6.1% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 34.3% | 36.3% |
| Couples without children | 22.8% | 44.6% |
| One-parent families | 42.9% | 19.1% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 86.5% | 79.1% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 65.1% | 76.0% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 41.4% | 15.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 31.2% | 11.3% |
Rents around Maraenui
New tenancies in Maraenui in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $580 a week (down 5.7% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Napier City ($600), and close to the national median ($600); the lowest of 8 in Napier City.
| April–June 2026 | Maraenui | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $580 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $450–$600 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −5.7% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 18 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Maraenui
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Maraenui, among them Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier) (Full Primary) and Richmond School (Napier) (Contributing).
- Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier) (Full Primary)
- Richmond School (Napier) (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier) (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Napier Boys' High School (1.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hawke's Bay Hospital (14.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Maraenui: a guide
Six secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Maraenui's titles, among them Iona College, Lindisfarne College and Napier Boys' High School.
- Marewa School (primary, Years 1–6): about 80% of titles
- Te Awa School (primary, Years 1–6): about 75% of 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
- 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 Maraenui
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Maraenui (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Pulse Ministries, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Phuntsok Choeling Buddhist Centre, 3.2 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 Maraenui
The closest match on the measures on this site is Camberley in Hastings District, nearest on unit-title share, slope, schools. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camberley | Hastings District | 4.7% | No data | 30.1 | unit-title share, slope, schools |
| Marewa | Napier City | 14.6% | $600 | 33.2 | land per flat, slope, elevation |
| Onekawa | Napier City | 7.4% | $620 | 31.3 | slope, elevation, distance to a hospital |
| Kaiti | Gisborne District | 4.3% | $650 | 32.1 | distance to the coast, unit-title share, slope |
| Flaxmere | Hastings District | 4.5% | $580 | 27 | unit-title share, rent, slope |
Questions
What is the rent in Maraenui, Napier City?
New tenancies in the Maraenui rent area had a median rent of $580 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 $450 to $600.
What schools are in Maraenui, Napier City?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Maraenui: Maraenui Bilingual School (Napier) and Richmond School (Napier). The nearest secondary school to its centre is Napier Boys' High School (1.0 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.