Living in Welbourn: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 859 live property titles in Welbourn, New Plymouth District are almost all freehold (87%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 82 (9.5%), slightly above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 82
- Share of live titles
- 9.5%
- Live titles in total
- 859
- New Plymouth District share
- 6.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in New Plymouth District
- 10 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 340 of 644
Welbourn at a glance
Where Welbourn differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: homes with a heat pump (lower than 94% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Welbourn is listed under New Plymouth District.
- 859 live titles are recorded here, including 82 cross-lease titles (9.5%).
- 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 9.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.0% 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 Welbourn
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 745 | 86.7% |
| Cross lease | 82 | 9.5% |
| Unit title | 17 | 2.0% |
| Leasehold | 10 | 1.2% |
| Other record types | 5 | 0.6% |
| Total | 859 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Welbourn compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Welbourn is slightly higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across New Plymouth District as a whole, the share is 6.6%; Welbourn is higher than the overall New Plymouth District share (6.6%).
How cross-leases in Welbourn are set up
Carports appear in more leases (21% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (15%, against 11% nationally), up to 6.
Three-flat schemes are less common here (9%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Welbourn | New Plymouth District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 33 | 1,094 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 75.8% | 66.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 9.1% | 17.6% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 15.2% | 15.8% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 822 m² | 809 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 384 m² | 337 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 30.3% | 38.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 21.2% | 15.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 6.1% | 7.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 42.4% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1991 | 1990 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 20 | 430 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Welbourn
Unit titles are 2% of Welbourn's titles, close to New Plymouth District (2%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 4 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
10 titles (1.2%) are leasehold, close to the national share (1.2%).
1 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 | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 1 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 1 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 6 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 1 |
New titles in Welbourn since 2020
84 of Welbourn's current titles (10%) were first issued since 2020, slightly above New Plymouth District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (9%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 79 | 30 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 4 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 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 Welbourn
The typical building in Welbourn stands on ground sloping 1.6° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Welbourn
Welbourn is inland: the typical title is 2.2 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 200 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 Welbourn: 2023 Census
About 93% of Welbourn's titles are in the census area Welbourn (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Welbourn exactly.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Welbourn than across New Plymouth District: 12.8% against 5.5%.
More adults hold a degree in Welbourn than across New Plymouth District: 26.1% against 20.7%.
More residents were born overseas in Welbourn than across New Plymouth District: 20.6% against 17.1%.
| Measure | Welbourn | New Plymouth District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,330 | 87,000 |
| Change since 2018 | +1.6% | +7.8% |
| Change since 2013 | +10.4% | +17.3% |
| Median age | 41.3 | 40.7 |
| Households | 1,266 | 33,207 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 64.9% | 72.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 35.1% | 27.6% |
| Median household income | $90,300 | $86,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $400 | $380 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 17.6% | 19.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 18.2% | 16.3% |
| 30 to 64 | 44.3% | 44.3% |
| 65 and over | 19.8% | 19.6% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 20.6% | 17.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 30.0% | 21.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 44.9% | 42.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 18.9% | 16.3% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 26.1% | 20.7% |
| Employed full-time | 45.7% | 48.4% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 45.4% | 43.0% |
| Median personal income | $38,500 | $39,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 15.4% | 16.8% |
| Car, truck or van | 68.8% | 75.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 12.8% | 5.5% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 26.2% | 24.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 38.7% | 39.5% |
| Couples without children | 40.5% | 43.9% |
| One-parent families | 21.1% | 16.5% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 78.6% | 84.3% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 51.0% | 53.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.3% | 16.4% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 14.7% | 14.0% |
Rents around Welbourn
New tenancies in Welbourn in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $525 a week (down 2.8% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in New Plymouth District ($553), and slightly below the national median ($600); 2nd lowest of 16 in New Plymouth District.
| April–June 2026 | Welbourn | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $525 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $280–$625 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −2.8% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 39 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Welbourn
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Welbourn, among them Highlands Intermediate (Intermediate) and New Plymouth Boys' High School (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Highlands Intermediate (Intermediate)
- New Plymouth Boys' High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Welbourn School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Welbourn School (0.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: New Plymouth Boys' High School (1.2 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Taranaki Base Hospital (3.2 km)
School enrolment zones in Welbourn: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Welbourn's titles is in Welbourn School's home zone (all or nearly all).
- Welbourn School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Central School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Vogeltown School (primary, Years 1–8): about 20% of titles
- Mangorei School (primary, Years 1–8): about 15% of titles
- Highlands Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): 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 Welbourn
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Welbourn's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Brooklands Cooperating Parish, 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 Welbourn
The closest match on the measures on this site is Brooklands, New Plymouth District in New Plymouth District, nearest on distance to the coast, new titles, commuting by public transport. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands, New Plymouth District | New Plymouth District | 8.5% | $535 | 40.8 | distance to the coast, new titles, commuting by public transport |
| Fitzroy, New Plymouth District | New Plymouth District | 17.1% | $570 | 42.6 | household income, commuting by public transport, slope |
| Lower Vogeltown | New Plymouth District | 22.6% | $535 | 40.8 | new titles, commuting by public transport, distance to the coast |
| Westown | New Plymouth District | 14.5% | $550 | 38 | elevation, distance to the coast, stand-alone houses |
| Strandon | New Plymouth District | 18.5% | $600 | 46.5 | commuting by public transport, population change, recent movers within NZ |
Questions
What is the rent in Welbourn?
New tenancies in the Welbourn rent area had a median rent of $525 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 $280 to $625.
What schools are in Welbourn?
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Welbourn: Highlands Intermediate, New Plymouth Boys' High School and Welbourn School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is New Plymouth Boys' High School (1.2 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.