Living in Marton: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 3,789 live property titles in Marton, Rangitikei District are almost all freehold (96%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 69 (1.8%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 69
- Share of live titles
- 1.8%
- Live titles in total
- 3,789
- Rangitikei District share
- 1.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Rangitikei District
- 1 of 1
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 617 of 644
Marton at a glance
Where Marton differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: cross-lease share of titles (lower than 96% of NZ suburbs); median weekly rent, new tenancies (lower than 91% of NZ suburbs); median age (higher than 90% 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
- Marton is listed under Rangitikei District.
- 3,789 live titles are recorded here, including 69 cross-lease titles (1.8%).
- 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 1.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.1% 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 Marton
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 3,654 | 96.4% |
| Cross lease | 69 | 1.8% |
| Unit title | 43 | 1.1% |
| Leasehold | 9 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 14 | 0.4% |
| Total | 3,789 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Marton compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Marton is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Rangitikei District as a whole, the share is 1.1%; Marton is about 1.6 times the overall Rangitikei District share (1.1%).
How cross-leases in Marton are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (10% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Carports appear in more leases (23% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Marton | Rangitikei District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 31 | 49 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 77.4% | 75.5% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 12.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 9.7% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 852 m² | 890 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 404 m² | 426 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 29.0% | 32.7% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 22.6% | 26.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 9.7% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 32.3% | 22.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 20 | 33 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Marton
Unit titles are 1% of Marton's titles, close to Rangitikei District (1%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 14 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
New titles in Marton since 2020
423 of Marton's current titles (11%) were first issued since 2020, above Rangitikei District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 420 | 220 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| 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
Distance to the coast from Marton
Marton is inland: the typical title is 18 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 2,000 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 Marton: 2023 Census
Marton's titles fall in 6 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 94% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers work from home in Marton North than across Rangitikei District: 11.9% against 21.6%.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Marton North than across Rangitikei District: 7.6% against 4.3%.
More households have no car in Marton North than across Rangitikei District: 6.7% against 4.4%.
| Measure | Marton North 47% of titles | Marton South 31% of titles | Marton Rural 17% of titles | Rangitikei District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,183 | 2,412 | 1,095 | 15,663 |
| Change since 2018 | +6.5% | +7.8% | +6.4% | +4.2% |
| Change since 2013 | +18.4% | +16.4% | +9.6% | +11.7% |
| Median age | 48.8 | 35.8 | 45.1 | 41.1 |
| Households | 1,323 | 864 | 402 | 6,111 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 73.7% | 75.0% | 77.6% | 70.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 26.3% | 25.0% | 21.6% | 29.5% |
| Median household income | $62,300 | $63,900 | $93,600 | $73,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $300 | $366 | $230 | $272 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 8.3% | 7.4% | 6.3% | 11.8% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 16.1% | 21.6% | 19.2% | 19.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 15.8% | 19.7% | 12.9% | 17.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 39.4% | 41.0% | 46.3% | 43.5% |
| 65 and over | 28.7% | 17.5% | 21.4% | 20.2% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 16.8% | 14.3% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 16.9% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 18.8% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.5% | 45.2% | 30.9% | 42.4% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.5% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.9% | 14.7% | 11.0% | 15.2% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 13.3% | 10.9% | 19.0% | 13.8% |
| Employed full-time | 42.9% | 46.7% | 50.8% | 50.1% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.4% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 31.4% | 27.3% | 52.5% | 38.6% |
| Median personal income | $32,500 | $32,800 | $39,900 | $36,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 11.9% | 10.9% | 29.8% | 21.6% |
| Car, truck or van | 79.7% | 85.9% | 66.7% | 72.5% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Walk or cycle | 7.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 33.6% | 26.0% | 20.8% | 27.8% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.7% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 4.4% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 4.2% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 4.2% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 30.6% | 34.6% | 36.8% | 35.5% |
| Couples without children | 52.8% | 39.4% | 53.8% | 47.9% |
| One-parent families | 17.0% | 26.0% | 10.4% | 16.6% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 83.0% | 94.8% | 97.0% | 91.0% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 53.8% | 44.9% | 33.1% | 42.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.0% | 22.9% | 20.8% | 20.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 12.4% | 15.0% | 11.2% | 13.8% |
Rents around Marton
New tenancies in Marton North in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $480 a week (down 2.0% on a year earlier). That is below the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Marton North 47% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $480 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $400–$515 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −2.0% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 21 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Marton
LINZ maps 8 school sites inside Marton, among them Huntley School (Marton) (Full Primary) and James Cook School (Full Primary).
- Huntley School (Marton) (Full Primary)
- James Cook School (Full Primary)
- Marton Junction School (Full Primary)
- Marton School (Full Primary)
- Nga Tawa Diocesan School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Rangitīkei College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- South Makirikiri School (Full Primary)
- St Matthew's School (Marton) (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Nga Tawa Diocesan School (4.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Nga Tawa Diocesan School (4.2 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whanganui Hospital (32.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Marton: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Marton's titles is in James Cook School's home zone (about 20%).
- James Cook School (primary, Years 1–8): about 20% of titles
About 80% of Marton'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 Marton
OpenStreetMap maps 11 places of worship inside Marton (10 Christian, 1 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: St Stephen's Anglican Church, 4.5 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Suburbs like Marton
The closest match on the measures on this site is Stratford in Stratford District, nearest on land per flat, household income, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | Stratford District | 4.4% | $560 | 43 | land per flat, household income, home ownership |
| Foxton | Horowhenua District | 2.5% | $495 | 41.4 | stand-alone houses, population change, heat pumps |
| Paeroa | Hauraki District | 2.7% | $500 | 51.5 | commuting by public transport, unit-title share, population change |
| Ōtaki, Kapiti Coast District | Kapiti Coast District | 6.2% | $525 | 42.1 | stand-alone houses, population change, household income |
| Feilding | Manawatu District | 4.3% | $520 | 40.8 | degrees, land per flat, commuting by public transport |
Questions
What is the rent in Marton?
New tenancies in Marton North (the rent area for part of Marton) had a median rent of $480 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 $400 to $515.
What schools are in Marton?
LINZ maps 8 school sites inside Marton, including Huntley School (Marton), James Cook School and Marton Junction School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Nga Tawa Diocesan School (4.2 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.