Living in Vogeltown, Wellington City: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 371 live property titles in Vogeltown, Wellington City are mostly freehold (75%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 31 (8.4%), close to the national share of 8.7%.
Vogeltown, Wellington City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 31
- Share of live titles
- 8.4%
- Live titles in total
- 371
- Wellington City share
- 5.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Wellington City
- 12 of 32
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 368 of 644
Vogeltown at a glance
Where Vogeltown differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median slope under buildings (higher than 99% 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
- Vogeltown is listed under Wellington City.
- 371 live titles are recorded here, including 31 cross-lease titles (8.4%).
- 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 8.4% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 13.5% 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 Vogeltown
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 279 | 75.2% |
| Cross lease | 31 | 8.4% |
| Unit title | 50 | 13.5% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 11 | 3.0% |
| Total | 371 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Vogeltown compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Vogeltown is close to the national share (8.7%).
Across Wellington City as a whole, the share is 5.6%; Vogeltown is about 1.5 times the overall Wellington City share (5.6%).
How cross-leases in Vogeltown are set up
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (25%, against 11% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (8% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (8%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Vogeltown | Wellington City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 12 | 2,130 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 66.7% | 82.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 8.3% | 6.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 25.0% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 794 m² | 759 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 362 m² | 350 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 0.0% | 18.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 8.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 8.3% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 33.3% | 22.5% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 4 | 991 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Vogeltown
Unit titles are 13% of Vogeltown's titles, well below Wellington City (25%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 11 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
New titles in Vogeltown since 2020
18 of Vogeltown's current titles (5%) were first issued since 2020, well below Wellington City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
17% are unit titles, in 1 development; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 13 | 4 |
| Unit title | 3 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 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 Vogeltown
The typical building in Vogeltown stands on ground sloping 15.3° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), 2nd steepest of 32 in Wellington City.
About 52% of its 398 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
Little of the sloping land faces north: 9%, where about a quarter would if slopes faced every way equally.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Vogeltown
Vogeltown is inland: the typical title is 2.3 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 Vogeltown: 2023 Census
About 92% of Vogeltown's titles are in the census area Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Vogeltown exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown than across Wellington City: 8.5% against 15.2%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown than across Wellington City: 14.1% against 19.8%.
| Measure | Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown | Wellington City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,147 | 202,689 |
| Change since 2018 | −0.6% | −0.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +7.5% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 35.9 | 34.9 |
| Households | 1,221 | 77,004 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 60.9% | 58.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 39.1% | 41.4% |
| Median household income | $130,300 | $134,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $504 | $560 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.1% | 7.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 15.3% | 14.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 23.5% | 27.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 51.0% | 46.8% |
| 65 and over | 10.1% | 11.7% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 32.0% | 34.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 16.9% | 23.2% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 39.2% | 44.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 19.7% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 48.6% | 48.6% |
| Employed full-time | 64.4% | 59.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 59.6% | 59.5% |
| Median personal income | $58,100 | $55,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 17.3% | 18.7% |
| Car, truck or van | 41.6% | 39.0% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 23.4% | 20.0% |
| Walk or cycle | 14.1% | 19.8% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 23.5% | 24.1% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 8.5% | 15.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.7% | 5.0% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 43.5% | 43.0% |
| Couples without children | 44.6% | 44.8% |
| One-parent families | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 65.2% | 59.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 63.3% | 53.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 32.3% | 22.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 23.9% | 16.1% |
Rents around Vogeltown
New tenancies in Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $540 a week (down 0.9% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the typical suburb in Wellington City ($625), and slightly below the national median ($600); in the lowest quarter of 27 in Wellington City.
| April–June 2026 | Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $540 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $500–$650 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −0.9% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 39 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Vogeltown
No school site lies inside Vogeltown's boundary; the nearest is Te Kura o Tawatawa - Ridgway School, 0.5 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Te Kura o Tawatawa - Ridgway School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Wellington High School and Community Education Centre (1.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Wellington Hospital (1.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Vogeltown: a guide
Four secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Vogeltown's titles, among them Hutt International Boys School, St Oran's College and Wellington East Girls' College.
- Berhampore School (primary, Years 1–6): about 50% of titles
- Ridgway School (primary, Years 1–8): about 70% of 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
- Wellington Girls' College (secondary): about 40% 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 Vogeltown
100% of Vogeltown's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Wellington City as a whole (96%).
72% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), close to the council (69%).
The typical title is 117 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 Vogeltown
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Vogeltown's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: unnamed, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Wellington Buddhist Centre, 1.3 km away
- Muslim: Wellington Islamic Centre, 2.2 km away
- Jewish: Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation, 2.4 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 Vogeltown
The closest match on the measures on this site is Kingston, Wellington City in Wellington City, nearest on rent, median age, children. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston, Wellington City | Wellington City | 14.5% | $540 | 35.9 | rent, median age, children |
| Wilton | Wellington City | 5.3% | $480 | 38.6 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, near a stop |
| Northland | Wellington City | 2.9% | $595 | 32.5 | damp homes, near a stop, home ownership |
| Brooklyn, Wellington City | Wellington City | 5.6% | $663 | 35.7 | distance to the coast, median age, population change |
| Hataitai | Wellington City | 5.6% | $585 | 33.8 | near a stop, home ownership, distance to a hospital |
Questions
What is the rent in Vogeltown, Wellington City?
New tenancies in Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown (the rent area for part of Vogeltown) had a median rent of $540 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 $500 to $650.
What schools are in Vogeltown, Wellington City?
No school site lies inside Vogeltown's boundary. The nearest school is Te Kura o Tawatawa - Ridgway School (0.5 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.