Living in Fenton Park: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 683 live property titles in Fenton Park, Rotorua District are mostly freehold (53%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 101 (14.8%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
Fenton Park cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 101
- Share of live titles
- 14.8%
- Live titles in total
- 683
- Rotorua District share
- 12.8%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Rotorua District
- joint 9 of 20
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 208 of 644
Fenton Park at a glance
Where Fenton Park differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (lower than 98% of NZ suburbs); typical distance to the coast (higher than 95% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Fenton Park is listed under Rotorua District.
- 683 live titles are recorded here, including 101 cross-lease titles (14.8%).
- 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 14.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 28.0% 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 Fenton Park
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 360 | 52.7% |
| Cross lease | 101 | 14.8% |
| Unit title | 191 | 28.0% |
| Leasehold | 22 | 3.2% |
| Other record types | 9 | 1.3% |
| Total | 683 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Fenton Park compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Fenton Park is about 1.7 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Rotorua District as a whole, the share is 12.8%; Fenton Park is slightly higher than the overall Rotorua District share (12.8%).
How cross-leases in Fenton Park 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).
Carports appear in fewer leases (8% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Fenton Park | Rotorua District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 38 | 1,958 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 63.2% | 82.2% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 23.7% | 9.2% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 13.2% | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,046 m² | 1,022 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 404 m² | 506 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 18.4% | 23.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 7.9% | 5.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 5.3% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 13.2% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1983 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 20 | 1,565 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Fenton Park
Unit titles are 28% of Fenton Park's titles, well above Rotorua District (3%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 10 developments, each run by a body corporate; 2 have 50 or more units.
The unit-title share is the highest of 20 in Rotorua District.
22 titles (3.2%) 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 | 19 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 1 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 2 |
New titles in Fenton Park since 2020
10 of Fenton Park's current titles (1%) were first issued since 2020, well below Rotorua District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is the lowest of 20 in Rotorua District.
Most are unit titles: 6 in 1 development (apartments, terraces or townhouses under a body corporate).
Most came recently: 7 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2 | 0 |
| Unit title | 6 | 6 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Fenton Park
The typical building in Fenton Park stands on ground sloping 0.8° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 20 in Rotorua District.
Nearly all of its 593 measured buildings (99%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Fenton Park
Fenton Park is inland: the typical title is 46 km from the sea or harbour edge, and none is 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 Fenton Park: 2023 Census
About 90% of Fenton Park's titles are in the census area Fenton Park (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Fenton Park exactly.
More households have no car in Fenton Park than across Rotorua District: 19.5% against 6.1%.
Fewer homes are stand-alone houses in Fenton Park than across Rotorua District: 38.5% against 81.6%.
More people live alone in Fenton Park than across Rotorua District: 45.2% against 23.5%.
| Measure | Fenton Park | Rotorua District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,704 | 74,058 |
| Change since 2018 | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +17.4% | +13.4% |
| Median age | 39.8 | 36.6 |
| Households | 729 | 25,413 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 48.6% | 64.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 51.9% | 35.5% |
| Median household income | $48,200 | $87,700 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $350 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 13.7% | 12.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 17.3% | 21.7% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.4% | 19.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 39.8% | 43.7% |
| 65 and over | 25.4% | 15.6% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 26.6% | 18.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 34.9% | 22.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 52.8% | 44.8% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.8% | 3.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 27.6% | 18.9% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 18.8% | 20.3% |
| Employed full-time | 45.4% | 50.3% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 4.7% | 4.4% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| Median personal income | $33,800 | $39,000 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 8.6% | 14.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 82.4% | 79.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 6.6% | 4.1% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 45.2% | 23.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 19.5% | 6.1% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 10.3% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 36.4% | 38.7% |
| Couples without children | 39.0% | 38.1% |
| One-parent families | 24.6% | 23.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 38.5% | 81.6% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 62.3% | 59.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 22.0% | 23.6% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 19.3% | 18.7% |
Rents around Fenton Park
New tenancies in Fenton Park in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $500 a week (up 11.1% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the typical suburb in Rotorua District ($590), and slightly below the national median ($600); 3rd lowest of 15 in Rotorua District.
| April–June 2026 | Fenton Park | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $500 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $430–$555 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +11.1% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 27 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Fenton Park
No school site lies inside Fenton Park's boundary; the nearest is Rotorua Seventh Day Adventist School, 0.5 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Rotorua Seventh Day Adventist School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Rotorua Girls' High School (2.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Rotorua Hospital (2.6 km)
School enrolment zones in Fenton Park: a guide
Four secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Fenton Park's titles, among them John Paul College, Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls' High School.
- Rotorua Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- John Paul College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Rotorua Boys' High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Rotorua Girls' High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Rotorua Lakes High School (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 Fenton Park
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Fenton Park (1 Christian, 1 Sikh).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Fenton Park Bible Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Rotorua Islamic Association, 1.6 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sri Guru Amardas Sahib Ji, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Rotorua District with many cross-leases
- Glenholme: 569 cross-lease titles (29.6%)
- Ōwhata: 365 cross-lease titles (12.6%)
- Victoria: 355 cross-lease titles (34.2%)
- Western Heights: 320 cross-lease titles (25.4%)
- Mangakakahi: 283 cross-lease titles (16.1%)
- Koutu: 277 cross-lease titles (27.8%)
- Ngongotahā: 263 cross-lease titles (12.4%)
- Pukehangi: 243 cross-lease titles (13.5%)
All suburbs in Rotorua District
Suburbs like Fenton Park
The closest match on the measures on this site is Glenholme in Rotorua District, nearest on elevation, distance to the coast, distance to a hospital. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenholme | Rotorua District | 29.6% | $520 | 36.8 | elevation, distance to the coast, distance to a hospital |
| Victoria | Rotorua District | 34.2% | $478 | 34.1 | population change, commuting by public transport, slope |
| Kawaha Point | Rotorua District | 18.2% | $665 | 39.6 | population change, distance to a hospital, median age |
| Fairy Spring | Rotorua District | 16.8% | No data | 33.8 | slope, population change, elevation |
| Claudelands | Hamilton City | 25.2% | $400 | 35.1 | distance to a hospital, slope, children |
Questions
What is the rent in Fenton Park?
New tenancies in the Fenton Park rent area had a median rent of $500 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 $430 to $555.
What schools are in Fenton Park?
No school site lies inside Fenton Park's boundary. The nearest school is Rotorua Seventh Day Adventist School (0.5 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include John Paul College, Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls' High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.