Living in Edgecumbe: schools, census and property titles
The 1,080 live property titles in Edgecumbe, Whakatane District are almost all freehold (95%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 35 (3.2%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 35
- Share of live titles
- 3.2%
- Live titles in total
- 1,080
- Whakatane District share
- 8.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whakatane District
- 5 of 5
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 574 of 644
Edgecumbe 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
- Edgecumbe is listed under Whakatane District.
- 1,080 live titles are recorded here, including 35 cross-lease titles (3.2%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 3.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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.
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Edgecumbe
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,025 | 94.9% |
| Cross lease | 35 | 3.2% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 8 | 0.7% |
| Other record types | 12 | 1.1% |
| Total | 1,080 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Edgecumbe compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Edgecumbe is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Whakatane District as a whole, the share is 8.1%; Edgecumbe is well below the overall Whakatane District share (8.1%).
Its cross-lease share is the lowest of 5 in Whakatane District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Edgecumbe are set up
Carports appear in more leases (17% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (28%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | Edgecumbe | Whakatane District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 18 | 672 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 88.9% | 79.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 11.1% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 8.5% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 902 m² | 989 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 425 m² | 452 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 33.3% | 34.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 16.7% | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 5.6% | 6.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 27.8% | 23.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1989 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 16 | 489 | 54,978 |
New titles in Edgecumbe since 2020
79 of Edgecumbe's current titles (7%) were first issued since 2020, close to Whakatane District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is the highest of 5 in Whakatane District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 70 | 36 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 8 | 8 |
| 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 Edgecumbe
The typical building in Edgecumbe stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), joint flattest of 5 in Whakatane District.
Nearly all of its 2,564 measured buildings (99%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 2 m, and parts are below sea level.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe is inland: the typical title is 8.5 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 Edgecumbe: 2023 Census
About 61% of Edgecumbe's titles are in the census area Edgecumbe (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Edgecumbe exactly.
Fewer workers work from home in Edgecumbe than across Whakatane District: 10.2% against 18.5%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Edgecumbe than across Whakatane District: 11.4% against 18.0%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Edgecumbe than across Whakatane District: 10.7% against 12.9%.
| Measure | Edgecumbe | Thornton-Awakeri | Matatā-Otakiri | Whakatane District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,800 | 2,364 | 1,746 | 37,149 |
| Change since 2018 | +9.5% | +3.3% | +0.5% | +4.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +9.9% | +11.8% | +4.5% | +13.6% |
| Median age | 34.9 | 41.9 | 40.8 | 40.2 |
| Households | 618 | 792 | 633 | 13,002 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 69.4% | 73.9% | 71.1% | 69.9% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 30.1% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 30.1% |
| Median household income | $86,400 | $103,100 | $92,600 | $83,000 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $330 | $273 | $300 | $310 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 4.6% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 12.6% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 23.5% | 19.8% | 20.4% | 20.9% |
| 15 to 29 | 19.0% | 16.2% | 15.5% | 17.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 41.3% | 46.8% | 46.4% | 42.6% |
| 65 and over | 16.3% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 19.4% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 20.3% | 19.7% | 13.8% | 19.8% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 41.0% | 40.6% | 45.5% | 42.3% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.1% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 12.9% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 15.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 11.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 18.0% |
| Employed full-time | 50.9% | 51.4% | 47.2% | 44.9% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 5.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 4.6% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 34.0% | 44.9% | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Median personal income | $37,300 | $40,800 | $39,100 | $35,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 10.2% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 18.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 83.0% | 66.5% | 65.3% | 75.4% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Walk or cycle | 5.4% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 4.8% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 24.4% | 16.7% | 20.2% | 24.9% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.9% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 8.5% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 45.8% | 38.7% | 39.2% | 36.0% |
| Couples without children | 36.6% | 47.0% | 45.8% | 42.3% |
| One-parent families | 17.6% | 14.3% | 15.0% | 21.7% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.3% | 93.6% | 91.0% | 85.3% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 64.4% | 52.5% | 54.9% | 61.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 22.0% | 21.2% | 25.3% | 24.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 20.5% | 19.0% | 17.5% | 19.7% |
Schools and hospitals near Edgecumbe
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Edgecumbe, among them Edgecumbe School (Full Primary) and Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Edgecumbe School (Full Primary)
- Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Nearest school: Edgecumbe School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki (0.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whakatane Hospital (12.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Edgecumbe: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Edgecumbe's titles is in Awakeri School's home zone (about 10%).
- Awakeri School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
About 90% of Edgecumbe's titles are outside every mapped home zone.
A guide only: check the school's own zone map for any address. Zones as at 14 July 2026. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Edgecumbe
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Edgecumbe (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint Davids Presbyterian Church, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Whakatane District with many cross-leases
- Whakatāne: 1,010 cross-lease titles (15.8%)
- Ōhope: 263 cross-lease titles (12.9%)
- Tāneatua: 36 cross-lease titles (6.4%)
- Te Teko: 31 cross-lease titles (4.5%)
All suburbs in Whakatane District
Suburbs like Edgecumbe
The closest match on the measures on this site is Tikipunga in Whangarei District, nearest on working from home, commuting by public transport, home ownership. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tikipunga | Whangarei District | 12.1% | $598 | 38 | working from home, commuting by public transport, home ownership |
| Mangapapa | Gisborne District | 3.8% | $530 | 32.8 | commuting by public transport, commuting on foot or by bike, unit-title share |
| Te Puke | Western Bay of Plenty District | 8.4% | $670 | 33.1 | distance to the coast, stand-alone houses, unit-title share |
| Bell Block | New Plymouth District | 4.0% | No data | 37.8 | schools, commuting on foot or by bike, household income |
| Pirimai | Napier City | 7.3% | No data | 34 | home ownership, slope, elevation |
Questions
What schools are in Edgecumbe?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Edgecumbe: Edgecumbe School and Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki (0.4 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.