Living in Woodridge: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 733 live property titles in Woodridge, Wellington City are mostly freehold (75%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 186 (25.4%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 186
- Share of live titles
- 25.4%
- Live titles in total
- 733
- Wellington City share
- 5.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Wellington City
- 1 of 32
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 60 of 644
Woodridge at a glance
Where Woodridge differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: cross-lease share of titles (higher than 90% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Woodridge is listed under Wellington City.
- 733 live titles are recorded here, including 186 cross-lease titles (25.4%).
- 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 25.4% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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 Woodridge
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 547 | 74.6% |
| Cross lease | 186 | 25.4% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 733 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Woodridge compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Woodridge is about 2.9 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Wellington City as a whole, the share is 5.6%; Woodridge is about 4.5 times the overall Wellington City share (5.6%).
Its cross-lease share is the highest of 32 in Wellington City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Woodridge are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (5% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Carports appear in fewer leases (3% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Woodridge | Wellington City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 95 | 2,130 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 100.0% | 82.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 6.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 733 m² | 759 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 366 m² | 350 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 5.3% | 18.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 3.2% | 8.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 2.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 53.7% | 22.5% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1994 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 63 | 991 | 54,978 |
New titles in Woodridge since 2020
79 of Woodridge's current titles (11%) were first issued since 2020, above Wellington City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 2nd highest of 31 in Wellington City.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 77 | 15 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Woodridge
The typical building in Woodridge stands on ground sloping 4.6° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 32 in Wellington City.
The land rises from about 114 m to 314 m, and 40% 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 Woodridge
Woodridge is inland: the typical title is 1.7 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 Woodridge: 2023 Census
About 98% of Woodridge's titles are in the census area Woodridge (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Woodridge exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Woodridge than across Wellington City: 2.6% against 19.8%.
Fewer households have no car in Woodridge than across Wellington City: 2.3% against 15.2%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Woodridge than across Wellington City: 6.3% against 11.7%.
| Measure | Woodridge | Wellington City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,914 | 202,689 |
| Change since 2018 | +19.3% | −0.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +51.2% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 36.4 | 34.9 |
| Households | 666 | 77,004 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 77.5% | 58.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 22.5% | 41.4% |
| Median household income | $162,600 | $134,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $680 | $560 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 2.6% | 7.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 21.5% | 14.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 18.2% | 27.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 53.9% | 46.8% |
| 65 and over | 6.3% | 11.7% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 48.7% | 34.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 13.3% | 23.2% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 40.0% | 44.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 18.9% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 50.1% | 48.6% |
| Employed full-time | 67.8% | 59.0% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 61.8% | 59.5% |
| Median personal income | $69,000 | $55,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 23.0% | 18.7% |
| Car, truck or van | 49.4% | 39.0% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 23.5% | 20.0% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.6% | 19.8% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 13.2% | 24.1% |
| Average people per household | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.3% | 15.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.7% | 5.0% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 59.3% | 43.0% |
| Couples without children | 31.7% | 44.8% |
| One-parent families | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 91.4% | 59.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 71.0% | 53.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 12.7% | 22.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 9.8% | 16.1% |
Rents around Woodridge
New tenancies in Woodridge in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $690 a week. That is slightly above the typical suburb in Wellington City ($625), and slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Woodridge | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $690 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $633–$800 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | — | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 15 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Woodridge
One school site lies inside Woodridge: Newlands Intermediate (Intermediate).
- Newlands Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Nearest school: Newlands College (1.0 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Newlands College (1.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Kenepuru Hospital (7.2 km)
School enrolment zones in Woodridge: a guide
Three secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Woodridge's titles: Hutt International Boys School, St Oran's College and Newlands College.
- Bellevue School (Newlands) (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Newlands School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Newlands 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
- Newlands 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 Woodridge
98% of Woodridge's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Wellington City as a whole (96%).
98% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), above the council (69%).
The typical title is 112 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 Woodridge
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Woodridge's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Wellington Christadelphians, 1.3 km away
- Hindu: Kurinji Kumaran Temple, 1.6 km away
- Buddhist: Mountains and Rivers Order Zen, 9.1 km away
- Muslim: Newlands Mosque, 1.4 km away
- Sikh: Wellington Gurudwara Sahib, 9.5 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%)
- Lyall Bay: 166 cross-lease titles (11.7%)
All suburbs in Wellington City
Suburbs like Woodridge
The closest match on the measures on this site is Churton Park in Wellington City, nearest on born overseas, children, near a stop. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churton Park | Wellington City | 9.2% | $880 | 37.8 | born overseas, children, near a stop |
| Johnsonville | Wellington City | 13.1% | $685 | 37 | land per flat, near a stop, rent |
| Paparangi, Wellington City | Wellington City | 5.5% | $650 | 36.3 | median age, distance to the coast, recent movers within NZ |
| Karori | Wellington City | 7.9% | No data | 38.8 | land per flat, home ownership, distance to the coast |
| Grenada Village | Wellington City | 5.4% | No data | 37.1 | unit-title share, damp homes, distance to the coast |
Questions
What is the rent in Woodridge?
New tenancies in the Woodridge rent area had a median rent of $690 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 $633 to $800.
What schools are in Woodridge?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Woodridge: Newlands Intermediate. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Newlands 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 Newlands College; check the school's own zone map for any address.