Living in Crofton Downs: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 839 live property titles in Crofton Downs, Wellington City are mostly freehold (78%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 73 (8.7%), close to the national share of 8.7%.
Crofton Downs cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 73
- Share of live titles
- 8.7%
- Live titles in total
- 839
- Wellington City share
- 5.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Wellington City
- 11 of 32
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 359 of 644
Crofton Downs at a glance
Where Crofton Downs differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median slope under buildings (higher than 97% 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
- Crofton Downs is listed under Wellington City.
- 839 live titles are recorded here, including 73 cross-lease titles (8.7%).
- 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 8.7% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 8.9% 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 Crofton Downs
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 654 | 77.9% |
| Cross lease | 73 | 8.7% |
| Unit title | 75 | 8.9% |
| Leasehold | 8 | 1.0% |
| Other record types | 29 | 3.5% |
| Total | 839 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Crofton Downs compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Crofton Downs is close to the national share (8.7%).
Across Wellington City as a whole, the share is 5.6%; Crofton Downs is about 1.6 times the overall Wellington City share (5.6%).
How cross-leases in Crofton Downs are set up
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (5%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (3%, against 11% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (11% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Crofton Downs | Wellington City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 37 | 2,130 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 94.6% | 82.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 6.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 2.7% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 737 m² | 759 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 368 m² | 350 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 10.8% | 18.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 13.5% | 8.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 2.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 5.4% | 22.5% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 18 | 991 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Crofton Downs
Unit titles are 9% of Crofton Downs's titles, well below Wellington City (25%) and slightly above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 25 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
New titles in Crofton Downs since 2020
62 of Crofton Downs's current titles (7%) were first issued since 2020, slightly below Wellington City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 56 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 61 | 56 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Crofton Downs
The typical building in Crofton Downs stands on ground sloping 11.1° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
About 33% of its 698 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
The land rises from about 34 m to 266 m, and 64% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Crofton Downs
Crofton Downs is inland: the typical title is 2.2 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 Crofton Downs: 2023 Census
About 100% of Crofton Downs's titles are in the census area Crofton Downs (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Crofton Downs exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Crofton Downs than across Wellington City: 3.7% against 15.2%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Crofton Downs than across Wellington City: 7.0% against 19.8%.
More residents are 65 or over in Crofton Downs than across Wellington City: 16.3% against 11.7%.
| Measure | Crofton Downs | Wellington City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,968 | 202,689 |
| Change since 2018 | +19.9% | −0.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +27.1% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 40.5 | 34.9 |
| Households | 744 | 77,004 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 76.6% | 58.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 23.0% | 41.4% |
| Median household income | $157,900 | $134,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $524 | $560 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.3% | 7.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 17.4% | 14.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.1% | 27.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 49.4% | 46.8% |
| 65 and over | 16.3% | 11.7% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 37.6% | 34.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 23.7% | 23.2% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.4% | 44.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 20.2% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 57.6% | 48.6% |
| Employed full-time | 58.9% | 59.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.8% | 3.0% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 68.4% | 59.5% |
| Median personal income | $66,300 | $55,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 24.1% | 18.7% |
| Car, truck or van | 45.9% | 39.0% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 20.7% | 20.0% |
| Walk or cycle | 7.0% | 19.8% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 21.1% | 24.1% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.7% | 15.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.0% | 5.0% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 49.5% | 43.0% |
| Couples without children | 39.8% | 44.8% |
| One-parent families | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 67.3% | 59.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 75.8% | 53.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 18.2% | 22.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 12.8% | 16.1% |
Rents around Crofton Downs
New tenancies in Crofton Downs in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $595 a week. That is close to the typical suburb in Wellington City ($625), and close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Crofton Downs | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $595 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $488–$759 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | — | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Crofton Downs
One school site lies inside Crofton Downs: Crofton Downs Primary School (Contributing).
- Crofton Downs Primary School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Crofton Downs Primary School (0.6 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Queen Margaret College (2.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Wellington Hospital (6.2 km)
School enrolment zones in Crofton Downs: a guide
Four secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Crofton Downs's titles, among them Hutt International Boys School, Onslow College and St Oran's College.
- Crofton Downs Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Raroa Normal Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Hutt International Boys School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Onslow College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Oran's College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Wellington Girls' College (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
Public transport in Crofton Downs
65% of Crofton Downs's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, below Wellington City as a whole (96%).
33% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (69%); in the lowest quarter of 32 in Wellington City.
75% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 316 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 Crofton Downs
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Crofton Downs's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Ngaio Union Church, 1.2 km away
- Hindu: ISKCON Wellington Newlands Temple, 5.7 km away
- Buddhist: Mountains and Rivers Order Zen, 3.0 km away
- Muslim: Muslims Students Association Prayer Rooms, 3.7 km away
- Jewish: Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation, 4.1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Wellington City with many cross-leases
- Johnsonville: 616 cross-lease titles (13.1%)
- Karori: 469 cross-lease titles (7.9%)
- Tawa: 380 cross-lease titles (6.8%)
- Miramar: 335 cross-lease titles (8.8%)
- Newlands: 328 cross-lease titles (10.5%)
- Churton Park: 271 cross-lease titles (9.2%)
- Khandallah: 230 cross-lease titles (6.6%)
- Woodridge: 186 cross-lease titles (25.4%)
All suburbs in Wellington City
Suburbs like Crofton Downs
The closest match on the measures on this site is Ngaio in Wellington City, nearest on schools, home ownership, distance to the coast. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngaio | Wellington City | 7.0% | $625 | 41.9 | schools, home ownership, distance to the coast |
| Karori | Wellington City | 7.9% | No data | 38.8 | land per flat, household income, distance to the coast |
| Khandallah | Wellington City | 6.6% | $735 | 41.6 | older residents, elevation, distance to the coast |
| Paremata | Porirua City | 7.0% | $670 | 45.9 | schools, distance to a hospital, distance to the coast |
| Broadmeadows | Wellington City | 19.1% | $710 | 36.9 | distance to the coast, household income, slope |
Questions
What is the rent in Crofton Downs?
New tenancies in the Crofton Downs rent area had a median rent of $595 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 $488 to $759.
What schools are in Crofton Downs?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Crofton Downs: Crofton Downs Primary School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Queen Margaret College (2.5 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include Hutt International Boys School, Onslow College and St Oran's College; check the school's own zone map for any address.