Living in Blagdon: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 590 live property titles in Blagdon, New Plymouth District are almost all freehold (90%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 53 (9.0%), close to the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 53
- Share of live titles
- 9.0%
- Live titles in total
- 590
- New Plymouth District share
- 6.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in New Plymouth District
- 11 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 351 of 644
Blagdon at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Blagdon is listed under New Plymouth District.
- 590 live titles are recorded here, including 53 cross-lease titles (9.0%).
- 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 9.0% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.3% 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 Blagdon
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 532 | 90.2% |
| Cross lease | 53 | 9.0% |
| Unit title | 2 | 0.3% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.3% |
| Other record types | 1 | 0.2% |
| Total | 590 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Blagdon compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Blagdon is close to the national share (8.7%).
Across New Plymouth District as a whole, the share is 6.6%; Blagdon is higher than the overall New Plymouth District share (6.6%).
How cross-leases in Blagdon are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (18% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Carports appear in more leases (23% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (9%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Blagdon | New Plymouth District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 22 | 1,094 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 77.3% | 66.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 9.1% | 17.6% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 13.6% | 15.8% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 852 m² | 809 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 404 m² | 337 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 27.3% | 38.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 22.7% | 15.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 18.2% | 7.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 45.5% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1989 | 1990 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 12 | 430 | 54,978 |
New titles in Blagdon since 2020
28 of Blagdon's current titles (5%) were first issued since 2020, well below New Plymouth District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (9%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 20 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 24 | 16 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 4 | 4 |
| 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 Blagdon
The typical building in Blagdon stands on ground sloping 5.1° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), the steepest of 18 in New Plymouth District.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Blagdon
0% of Blagdon's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 1% within 500 m and 57% within 1 km. The typical title is 950 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 Blagdon: 2023 Census
About 68% of Blagdon's titles are in the census area Blagdon-Lynmouth (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Blagdon exactly.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Blagdon-Lynmouth than across New Plymouth District: 14.0% against 19.6%.
| Measure | Blagdon-Lynmouth | Moturoa | New Plymouth District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,598 | 1,908 | 87,000 |
| Change since 2018 | +3.0% | +5.5% | +7.8% |
| Change since 2013 | +8.4% | +11.0% | +17.3% |
| Median age | 35.3 | 45.3 | 40.7 |
| Households | 969 | 813 | 33,207 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 66.3% | 66.4% | 72.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 34.4% | 33.6% | 27.6% |
| Median household income | $83,700 | $76,700 | $86,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $400 | $424 | $380 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.0% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 20.8% | 14.6% | 19.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 20.0% | 15.9% | 16.3% |
| 30 to 64 | 45.2% | 45.4% | 44.3% |
| 65 and over | 14.0% | 24.1% | 19.6% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 17.7% | 18.9% | 17.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 30.5% | 20.3% | 21.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 41.0% | 46.8% | 42.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.0% | 5.8% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.9% | 18.3% | 16.3% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 20.9% | 19.2% | 20.7% |
| Employed full-time | 51.7% | 46.1% | 48.4% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 39.5% | 43.4% | 43.0% |
| Median personal income | $40,400 | $38,700 | $39,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 14.3% | 15.8% | 16.8% |
| Car, truck or van | 74.8% | 72.4% | 75.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 7.4% | 8.2% | 5.5% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 25.8% | 31.1% | 24.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.9% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 5.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 39.5% | 28.6% | 39.5% |
| Couples without children | 37.7% | 53.6% | 43.9% |
| One-parent families | 23.8% | 17.9% | 16.5% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 87.2% | 77.8% | 84.3% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 55.9% | 56.3% | 53.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 20.9% | 17.2% | 16.4% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 19.1% | 14.7% | 14.0% |
Rents around Blagdon
New tenancies in Blagdon-Lynmouth in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $580 a week (down 3.3% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in New Plymouth District ($553), and close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Blagdon-Lynmouth | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $580 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $530–$650 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −3.3% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 21 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Blagdon
No school site lies inside Blagdon's boundary; the nearest is Spotswood College, 0.4 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Spotswood College (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Spotswood College (0.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Taranaki Base Hospital (1.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Blagdon: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Blagdon's titles is in Moturoa School's home zone (about 30%).
- Moturoa School (primary, Years 1–6): about 30% of titles
About 70% of Blagdon's titles are outside every mapped home zone.
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 Blagdon
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Blagdon (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: West Baptist Church, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in New Plymouth District with many cross-leases
- Westown: 386 cross-lease titles (14.5%)
- New Plymouth: 333 cross-lease titles (10.9%)
- Strandon: 231 cross-lease titles (18.5%)
- Waitara: 195 cross-lease titles (5.5%)
- Fitzroy: 163 cross-lease titles (17.1%)
- Moturoa: 157 cross-lease titles (15.0%)
- Lower Vogeltown: 142 cross-lease titles (22.6%)
All suburbs in New Plymouth District
Suburbs like Blagdon
The closest match on the measures on this site is Lynmouth in New Plymouth District, nearest on rent, median age, children. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynmouth | New Plymouth District | 13.5% | $580 | 35.3 | rent, median age, children |
| Frankleigh Park | New Plymouth District | 5.0% | No data | 38.8 | unit-title share, population change, commuting by public transport |
| Spotswood, New Plymouth District | New Plymouth District | 10.9% | $580 | 36.9 | rent, distance to the coast, damp homes |
| Westown | New Plymouth District | 14.5% | $550 | 38 | born overseas, unit-title share, commuting by public transport |
| Brooklands, New Plymouth District | New Plymouth District | 8.5% | $535 | 40.8 | home ownership, heat pumps, household income |
Questions
What is the rent in Blagdon?
New tenancies in Blagdon-Lynmouth (the rent area for part of Blagdon) 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 $530 to $650.
What schools are in Blagdon?
No school site lies inside Blagdon's boundary. The nearest school is Spotswood College (0.4 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.