Living in Elderslea: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,184 live property titles in Elderslea, Upper Hutt City are almost all freehold (86%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 124 (10.5%), above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 124
- Share of live titles
- 10.5%
- Live titles in total
- 1,184
- Upper Hutt City share
- 11.7%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Upper Hutt City
- 10 of 12
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 316 of 644
Elderslea 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
- Elderslea is listed under Upper Hutt City.
- 1,184 live titles are recorded here, including 124 cross-lease titles (10.5%).
- 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 10.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.4% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- Public-transport figures describe how recorded titles sit near mapped stops. They do not describe a service from a particular property.
- 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
- The core title, Census, rent, transport and coast measures used by this page are available.
Title mix in Elderslea
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,023 | 86.4% |
| Cross lease | 124 | 10.5% |
| Unit title | 16 | 1.4% |
| Leasehold | 14 | 1.2% |
| Other record types | 7 | 0.6% |
| Total | 1,184 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Elderslea compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Elderslea is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Upper Hutt City as a whole, the share is 11.7%; Elderslea is slightly lower than the overall Upper Hutt City share (11.7%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd lowest of 12 in Upper Hutt City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Elderslea are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Carports appear in more leases (22% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (20%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Elderslea | Upper Hutt City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 45 | 921 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 62.2% | 73.2% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 20.0% | 14.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 17.8% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 861 m² | 804 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 367 m² | 328 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 22.2% | 16.8% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 22.2% | 19.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 31.1% | 18.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1983 | 1983 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 22 | 367 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Elderslea
14 titles (1.2%) are leasehold, close to 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 | 12 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 2 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Elderslea since 2020
102 of Elderslea's current titles (9%) were first issued since 2020, slightly below Upper Hutt City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (11%) and below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 3rd highest of 12 in Upper Hutt City.
Most came recently: 81 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 100 | 79 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| 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
The lie of the land in Elderslea
The typical building in Elderslea stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), joint flattest of 12 in Upper Hutt City.
Nearly all of its 1,910 measured buildings (100%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Elderslea
Elderslea is inland: the typical title is 12 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 Elderslea: 2023 Census
About 92% of Elderslea's titles are in the census area Elderslea (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Elderslea exactly.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Elderslea than across Upper Hutt City: 6.1% against 3.6%.
More households have no car in Elderslea than across Upper Hutt City: 10.6% against 6.4%.
More residents are 65 or over in Elderslea than across Upper Hutt City: 22.7% against 16.0%.
| Measure | Elderslea | Upper Hutt City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,294 | 45,759 |
| Change since 2018 | −3.9% | +4.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +2.1% | +13.9% |
| Median age | 41 | 39.1 |
| Households | 1,233 | 16,806 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 67.6% | 74.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 32.4% | 25.4% |
| Median household income | $88,900 | $110,300 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $418 | $475 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 18.2% | 19.3% |
| 15 to 29 | 16.6% | 16.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 42.5% | 47.9% |
| 65 and over | 22.7% | 16.0% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 21.7% | 23.4% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 11.1% | 14.1% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 37.3% | 40.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 14.9% | 15.8% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 18.0% | 24.5% |
| Employed full-time | 48.2% | 55.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 43.2% | 46.6% |
| Median personal income | $38,200 | $48,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 14.5% | 18.1% |
| Car, truck or van | 67.5% | 64.9% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 6.1% | 3.6% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 27.0% | 22.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 10.6% | 6.4% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 40.2% | 43.9% |
| Couples without children | 38.8% | 38.9% |
| One-parent families | 21.0% | 17.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 80.3% | 78.2% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 70.4% | 68.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 20.0% | 16.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 16.4% | 11.7% |
Rents around Elderslea
New tenancies in Elderslea in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $650 a week (up 12.1% on a year earlier). That is slightly above the typical suburb in Upper Hutt City ($600), and slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Elderslea | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $650 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $600–$680 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +12.1% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 15 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Elderslea
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Elderslea, among them Fraser Crescent School (Contributing) and Maidstone Intermediate (Intermediate).
- Fraser Crescent School (Contributing)
- Maidstone Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Nearest school: Maidstone Intermediate (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Heretaunga College (1.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hutt Hospital (14.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Elderslea: a guide
Three secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Elderslea's titles: Hutt International Boys School, St Oran's College and Heretaunga College.
- Upper Hutt School (primary, Years 1–6): about 5% of titles
- Fergusson Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 50% of titles
- Hutt International Boys School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Oran's College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Heretaunga College (secondary): about 65% of titles
A guide only: check the school's own zone map for any address. Zones as at 14 July 2026. Sources and limits
Public transport in Elderslea
99% of Elderslea's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Upper Hutt City as a whole (82%).
6% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (18%).
38% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 162 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Metlink (Greater Wellington Regional Council). Sources and limits
Places of worship near Elderslea
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Elderslea (3 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Riverstones Church, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Vietnamese Buddhist Thien Thai Monastery, 3.8 km away
- Muslim: Upper Hutt Islamic Centre, 2.0 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Upper Hutt City with many cross-leases
- Trentham: 655 cross-lease titles (17.9%)
- Wallaceville: 282 cross-lease titles (14.8%)
- Ebdentown: 281 cross-lease titles (24.0%)
- Silverstream: 190 cross-lease titles (10.8%)
- Birchville: 166 cross-lease titles (16.8%)
- Clouston Park: 152 cross-lease titles (14.3%)
- Tōtara Park: 132 cross-lease titles (11.2%)
- Brown Owl: 81 cross-lease titles (12.4%)
All suburbs in Upper Hutt City
Suburbs like Elderslea
The closest match on the measures on this site is Heretaunga in Upper Hutt City, nearest on rent, population change, slope. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heretaunga | Upper Hutt City | 10.1% | $650 | 41.7 | rent, population change, slope |
| Ebdentown | Upper Hutt City | 24.0% | $598 | 41 | median age, elevation, distance to the coast |
| Tōtara Park, Upper Hutt City | Upper Hutt City | 11.2% | No data | 36.7 | degrees, cross-lease share, population change |
| Brown Owl | Upper Hutt City | 12.4% | $600 | 38.4 | unit-title share, working from home, near a stop |
| Greenmeadows | Napier City | 10.5% | No data | 41.1 | cross-lease share, slope, median age |
Questions
What is the rent in Elderslea?
New tenancies in the Elderslea rent area had a median rent of $650 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 $600 to $680.
What schools are in Elderslea?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Elderslea: Fraser Crescent School and Maidstone Intermediate. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Heretaunga College (1.0 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Hutt International Boys School, St Oran's College and Heretaunga College; check the school's own zone map for any address.