Living in Richmond, Nelson City: schools, census and property titles
The 8,188 live property titles in Richmond (it lies across Nelson City, Tasman District; its titles are counted under Nelson City) are almost all freehold (90%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 94 (1.1%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Richmond, Nelson City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 94
- Share of live titles
- 1.1%
- Live titles in total
- 8,188
- Nelson City share
- 5.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Nelson City
- 15 of 15
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 634 of 644
Richmond at a glance
Where Richmond differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: cross-lease share of titles (lower than 98% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Richmond is listed under Nelson City.
- 8,188 live titles are recorded here, including 94 cross-lease titles (1.1%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 1.1% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.8% 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 Richmond
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 7,334 | 89.6% |
| Cross lease | 94 | 1.1% |
| Unit title | 66 | 0.8% |
| Leasehold | 672 | 8.2% |
| Other record types | 22 | 0.3% |
| Total | 8,188 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Richmond compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Richmond is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Nelson City as a whole, the share is 5.3%; Richmond is well below the overall Nelson City share (5.3%).
Its cross-lease share is the lowest of 15 in Nelson City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Richmond are set up
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (13%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Three-flat schemes are more common here (24%, against 12% nationally).
More leases include a garage (42% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Richmond | Nelson City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 45 | 795 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 57.8% | 69.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 24.4% | 15.3% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 15.6% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,022 m² | 840 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 394 m² | 381 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 42.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 8.9% | 8.9% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 13.3% | 24.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1991 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 22 | 379 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Richmond
Unit titles are 1% of Richmond's titles, well below Nelson City (3%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 4 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 9 units or fewer.
672 titles (8.2%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
2 of them have a stated term that has ended or has under 10 years to run, which is worth reading closely in the lease.
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 1 |
| Under 10 years left | 1 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 3 |
| More than 50 years left | 651 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 11 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 5 |
New titles in Richmond since 2020
932 of Richmond's current titles (11%) were first issued since 2020, above Nelson City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint 2nd highest of 13 in Nelson City.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 867 | 238 |
| Unit title | 47 | 42 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 5 | 3 |
| Other | 11 | 1 |
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 Richmond
The typical building in Richmond stands on ground sloping 1.2° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), 3rd flattest of 15 in Nelson City.
The land rises from about 0 m to 549 m, and 30% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Unusually much of the sloping land faces north: 38%, 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 Richmond
1% of Richmond's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 5% within 500 m and 22% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.6 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 Richmond: 2023 Census
Richmond's titles fall in 14 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 4 shown below hold 58% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Ben Cooper Park than across Nelson City: 14.9% against 26.8%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Ben Cooper Park than across Nelson City: 16.6% against 26.5%.
Fewer workers work from home in Ben Cooper Park than across Nelson City: 9.4% against 14.8%.
| Measure | Ben Cooper Park 16% of titles | Easby Park 15% of titles | Richmond Central (Tasman District) 15% of titles | Richmond West (Tasman District) 12% of titles | Nelson City whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,400 | 2,754 | 1,920 | 2,853 | 52,584 |
| Change since 2018 | +1.9% | +0.0% | +3.9% | +208.8% | +3.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +4.3% | +6.4% | +7.2% | +280.4% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 42.1 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 41.7 | 44 |
| Households | 951 | 993 | 771 | 1,206 | 20,577 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 72.2% | 69.5% | 58.4% | 77.1% | 71.2% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 27.8% | 30.8% | 41.2% | 22.9% | 28.8% |
| Median household income | $74,100 | $89,300 | $68,900 | $79,200 | $81,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $490 | $480 | $450 | $600 | $430 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 3.9% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 7.4% |
| Ages | |||||
| Under 15 | 18.1% | 21.9% | 20.6% | 15.7% | 16.6% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.0% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 17.2% | 15.6% |
| 30 to 64 | 43.4% | 43.9% | 42.3% | 40.2% | 46.2% |
| 65 and over | 21.6% | 16.0% | 17.7% | 26.8% | 21.6% |
| Where people came from | |||||
| Born overseas | 16.6% | 19.1% | 18.9% | 23.5% | 26.5% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 32.8% | 26.9% | 23.3% | 26.7% | 22.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 42.9% | 42.2% | 47.7% | 75.9% | 43.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 5.0% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.1% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 34.0% | 18.2% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 14.9% | 19.7% | 15.2% | 20.3% | 26.8% |
| Employed full-time | 49.8% | 51.5% | 47.4% | 48.7% | 47.1% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 33.8% | 36.5% | 30.7% | 41.4% | 42.2% |
| Median personal income | $37,600 | $39,600 | $36,100 | $40,400 | $38,800 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||||
| Work from home | 9.4% | 13.1% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 14.8% |
| Car, truck or van | 78.9% | 73.5% | 71.5% | 75.3% | 67.5% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Walk or cycle | 10.3% | 10.6% | 16.1% | 10.3% | 14.6% |
| Households and families | |||||
| One-person households | 29.5% | 21.7% | 32.8% | 31.9% | 27.1% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.9% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 7.3% | 5.6% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 36.9% | 46.0% | 41.0% | 33.6% | 36.4% |
| Couples without children | 42.3% | 35.7% | 33.5% | 56.1% | 48.1% |
| One-parent families | 21.2% | 18.3% | 25.5% | 10.3% | 15.5% |
| Homes | |||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 88.4% | 81.0% | 77.9% | 59.0% | 78.4% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 75.4% | 71.7% | 74.9% | 80.2% | 74.4% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 11.6% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 6.0% | 14.0% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 8.5% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 4.1% | 9.6% |
Schools and hospitals near Richmond
LINZ maps 8 school sites inside Richmond, among them Garin College (Secondary (Year 9-15)) and Henley School (Nelson) (Contributing).
- Garin College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Henley School (Nelson) (Contributing)
- Richmond School (Nelson) (Contributing)
- Salisbury School (Nelson) (Specialist School)
- St Paul's School (Richmond) (Full Primary)
- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia Te Matangi (Composite)
- Waimea College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Waimea Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Nearest school: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia Te Matangi (1.0 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia Te Matangi (1.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Alexandra Hospital (2.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Richmond: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Richmond's titles: Waimea College.
- Richmond School (Nelson) (primary, Years 1–6): about 65% of titles
- Henley School (Nelson) (primary, Years 1–6): about 50% of titles
- Waimea Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Waimea College (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 Richmond
OpenStreetMap maps 11 places of worship inside Richmond (10 Christian, 1 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Grace Church, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Nelson City with many cross-leases
- Stoke: 474 cross-lease titles (6.3%)
- Tāhunanui: 257 cross-lease titles (12.4%)
- Nelson South: 204 cross-lease titles (8.4%)
- The Wood: 134 cross-lease titles (7.9%)
- Toi Toi: 117 cross-lease titles (11.6%)
- Washington Valley: 100 cross-lease titles (11.9%)
- Annesbrook: 76 cross-lease titles (11.4%)
- Bishopdale: 59 cross-lease titles (12.9%)
Suburbs like Richmond
The closest match on the measures on this site is Stoke in Nelson City, nearest on distance to the coast, damp homes, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke | Nelson City | 6.3% | $650 | 43 | distance to the coast, damp homes, home ownership |
| Rangiora | Waimakariri District | 11.5% | $450 | 44.1 | elevation, home ownership, new titles |
| Hāwera | South Taranaki District | 0.6% | $550 | 42.5 | schools, unit-title share, population change |
| Masterton | Masterton District | 4.3% | $500 | 43.3 | degrees, population change, distance to a hospital |
| Taradale | Napier City | 9.7% | $638 | 42.2 | median age, older residents, unit-title share |
Questions
What schools are in Richmond, Nelson City?
LINZ maps 8 school sites inside Richmond, including Garin College, Henley School (Nelson) and Richmond School (Nelson). The nearest secondary school to its centre is Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia Te Matangi (1.0 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Waimea College; check the school's own zone map for any address.