Living in Strathmore Park: schools, census and property titles
The 1,267 live property titles in Strathmore Park, Wellington City are almost all freehold (90%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 69 (5.4%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Strathmore Park cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 69
- Share of live titles
- 5.4%
- Live titles in total
- 1,267
- Wellington City share
- 5.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Wellington City
- joint 20 of 32
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 472 of 644
Strathmore Park at a glance
Where Strathmore Park differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median slope under buildings (higher than 94% 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
- Strathmore Park is listed under Wellington City.
- 1,267 live titles are recorded here, including 69 cross-lease titles (5.4%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 5.4% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 3.2% 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Strathmore Park
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,142 | 90.1% |
| Cross lease | 69 | 5.4% |
| Unit title | 41 | 3.2% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 15 | 1.2% |
| Total | 1,267 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Strathmore Park compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Strathmore Park is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Wellington City as a whole, the share is 5.6%; Strathmore Park is close to the overall Wellington City share (5.6%).
How cross-leases in Strathmore Park are set up
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (3%, against 11% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (6%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (15% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Strathmore Park | Wellington City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 33 | 2,130 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 90.9% | 82.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 6.1% | 6.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 3.0% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 739 m² | 759 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 364 m² | 350 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 15.2% | 18.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 9.1% | 8.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 6.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 51.5% | 22.5% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1993 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 20 | 991 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Strathmore Park
Unit titles are 3% of Strathmore Park's titles, well below Wellington City (25%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 14 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is in the lowest quarter of 32 in Wellington City.
New titles in Strathmore Park since 2020
57 of Strathmore Park's current titles (4%) were first issued since 2020, well below Wellington City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 46 | 25 |
| Unit title | 8 | 6 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 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 Strathmore Park
The typical building in Strathmore Park stands on ground sloping 8.6° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
About 27% of its 1,481 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Strathmore Park
2% of Strathmore Park's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 40% within 500 m and 99% within 1 km. The typical title is 560 m away.
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 Strathmore Park: 2023 Census
About 100% of Strathmore Park's titles are in the census area Strathmore (Wellington City) (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Strathmore Park exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Strathmore (Wellington City) than across Wellington City: 8.6% against 19.8%.
Fewer households have no car in Strathmore (Wellington City) than across Wellington City: 9.5% against 15.2%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Strathmore (Wellington City) than across Wellington City: 32.9% against 48.6%.
| Measure | Strathmore (Wellington City) | Wellington City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,744 | 202,689 |
| Change since 2018 | −2.2% | −0.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +1.1% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 37.9 | 34.9 |
| Households | 1,290 | 77,004 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 56.7% | 58.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 43.0% | 41.4% |
| Median household income | $119,500 | $134,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $200 | $560 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 9.8% | 7.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 19.7% | 14.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 19.9% | 27.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 48.9% | 46.8% |
| 65 and over | 11.5% | 11.7% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 31.9% | 34.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 14.4% | 23.2% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 31.8% | 44.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.9% | 5.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 13.9% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 32.9% | 48.6% |
| Employed full-time | 52.5% | 59.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 50.5% | 59.5% |
| Median personal income | $43,800 | $55,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 17.2% | 18.7% |
| Car, truck or van | 55.3% | 39.0% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| Walk or cycle | 8.6% | 19.8% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 21.1% | 24.1% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 9.5% | 15.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 10.5% | 5.0% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 46.6% | 43.0% |
| Couples without children | 34.1% | 44.8% |
| One-parent families | 19.4% | 12.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 67.7% | 59.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 60.5% | 53.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 27.1% | 22.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 20.4% | 16.1% |
Schools and hospitals near Strathmore Park
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Strathmore Park, among them Kahurangi School (Full Primary) and Scots College (Composite).
- Kahurangi School (Full Primary)
- Scots College (Composite)
- Nearest school: Kahurangi School (0.6 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Scots College (0.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Wellington Hospital (4.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Strathmore Park: a guide
Four secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Strathmore Park's titles, among them Hutt International Boys School, St Oran's College and Wellington East Girls' College.
- Kahurangi School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Evans Bay Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Hutt International Boys School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Oran's College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Wellington East Girls' College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Wellington High School & Com Ed Centre (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 Strathmore Park
100% of Strathmore Park's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Wellington City as a whole (96%).
95% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), above the council (69%).
The typical title is 118 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 Strathmore Park
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Strathmore Park (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Good Shephard Church Hall, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Wellington Buddhist Centre, 4.5 km away
- Muslim: Wellington Islamic Centre, 2.5 km away
- Jewish: Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation, 6.1 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 Strathmore Park
The closest match on the measures on this site is Paparangi, Wellington City in Wellington City, nearest on cross-lease share, near a stop, older residents. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paparangi, Wellington City | Wellington City | 5.5% | $650 | 36.3 | cross-lease share, near a stop, older residents |
| Island Bay | Wellington City | 4.9% | $723 | 39.2 | schools, distance to the coast, near a stop |
| Kingston, Wellington City | Wellington City | 14.5% | $540 | 35.9 | born overseas, working from home, population change |
| Miramar | Wellington City | 8.8% | $720 | 38.9 | household income, distance to the coast, near a stop |
| Alicetown | Lower Hutt City | 10.3% | $530 | 36.9 | schools, population change, near a stop |
Questions
What schools are in Strathmore Park?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Strathmore Park: Kahurangi School and Scots College. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Scots College (0.7 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include Hutt International Boys School, St Oran's College and Wellington East Girls' College; check the school's own zone map for any address.