Living in Ōhope: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 2,036 live property titles in Ōhope, Whakatane District are almost all freehold (80%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 263 (12.9%), above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 263
- Share of live titles
- 12.9%
- Live titles in total
- 2,036
- Whakatane District share
- 8.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whakatane District
- 2 of 5
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 256 of 644
Ōhope at a glance
Where Ōhope differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (lower than 98% of NZ suburbs); median age (higher than 98% 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
- Ōhope is listed under Whakatane District.
- 2,036 live titles are recorded here, including 263 cross-lease titles (12.9%).
- 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 12.9% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 5.7% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- 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
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Ōhope
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,629 | 80.0% |
| Cross lease | 263 | 12.9% |
| Unit title | 116 | 5.7% |
| Leasehold | 9 | 0.4% |
| Other record types | 19 | 0.9% |
| Total | 2,036 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Ōhope compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Ōhope is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Whakatane District as a whole, the share is 8.1%; Ōhope is about 1.6 times the overall Whakatane District share (8.1%).
Its cross-lease share is 2nd highest of 5 in Whakatane District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Ōhope are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (3% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (11% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (25%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | Ōhope | Whakatane District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 117 | 672 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 73.5% | 79.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 17.1% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.5% | 8.5% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 992 m² | 989 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 452 m² | 452 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 31.6% | 34.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 3.4% | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 11.1% | 6.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 24.8% | 23.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1991 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 80 | 489 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Ōhope
Unit titles are 6% of Ōhope's titles, well above Whakatane District (2%) and below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 8 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 10 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is the highest of 5 in Whakatane District.
New titles in Ōhope since 2020
71 of Ōhope's current titles (3%) were first issued since 2020, well below Whakatane District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint lowest of 5 in Whakatane District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 64 | 34 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 7 | 1 |
| 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 Ōhope
The typical building in Ōhope stands on ground sloping 1.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), the steepest of 5 in Whakatane District.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 6 m, and parts are below sea level.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Ōhope
79% of Ōhope's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 99% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 150 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 Ōhope: 2023 Census
About 99% of Ōhope's titles are in the census area Ōhope (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Ōhope exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Ōhope than across Whakatane District: 1.2% against 4.8%.
More adults hold a degree in Ōhope than across Whakatane District: 32.1% against 18.0%.
More residents are 65 or over in Ōhope than across Whakatane District: 34.2% against 19.4%.
| Measure | Ōhope | Whakatane District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,033 | 37,149 |
| Change since 2018 | −4.5% | +4.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +6.5% | +13.6% |
| Median age | 55.7 | 40.2 |
| Households | 1,293 | 13,002 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 77.3% | 69.9% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 23.0% | 30.1% |
| Median household income | $91,500 | $83,000 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $420 | $310 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 30.2% | 12.6% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 13.6% | 20.9% |
| 15 to 29 | 11.2% | 17.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 41.0% | 42.6% |
| 65 and over | 34.2% | 19.4% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 20.8% | 12.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 17.4% | 19.8% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 41.2% | 42.3% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.9% | 3.2% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.1% | 15.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 32.1% | 18.0% |
| Employed full-time | 43.0% | 44.9% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.7% | 4.6% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 56.5% | 42.2% |
| Median personal income | $44,500 | $35,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 19.7% | 18.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 75.8% | 75.4% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Walk or cycle | 3.3% | 4.8% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 24.8% | 24.9% |
| Average people per household | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 1.2% | 4.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 1.7% | 8.5% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 27.6% | 36.0% |
| Couples without children | 62.1% | 42.3% |
| One-parent families | 10.0% | 21.7% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 80.4% | 85.3% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 69.3% | 61.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 13.4% | 24.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 10.9% | 19.7% |
Rents around Ōhope
New tenancies in Ohope in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $550 a week (up 0.0% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Ohope | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $550 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $465–$673 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 33 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Ōhope
One school site lies inside Ōhope: Ōhope Beach School (Contributing).
- Ōhope Beach School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Ōhope Beach School (0.7 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Whakatane High School (6.3 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whakatane Hospital (7.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Ōhope: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Ōhope's titles: Trident High School and Whakatane High School.
- Ohope Beach School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Whakatane Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Trident High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Whakatane High School (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
Places of worship near Ōhope
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Ōhope (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Ohope Christian Fellowship, 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%)
- Tāneatua: 36 cross-lease titles (6.4%)
- Edgecumbe: 35 cross-lease titles (3.2%)
- Te Teko: 31 cross-lease titles (4.5%)
All suburbs in Whakatane District
Suburbs like Ōhope
The closest match on the measures on this site is Matua in Tauranga City, nearest on schools, distance to the coast, elevation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matua | Tauranga City | 19.0% | No data | 45 | schools, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Westshore | Napier City | 10.6% | No data | 52.7 | schools, distance to the coast, children |
| Green Bay | Auckland | 15.0% | No data | 46.3 | distance to the coast, commuting on foot or by bike, distance to a hospital |
| Ngunguru | Whangarei District | 5.0% | No data | 46.3 | schools, distance to the coast, home ownership |
| Haruru | Far North District | 5.4% | No data | 48.8 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, unit-title share |
Questions
What is the rent in Ōhope?
New tenancies in Ohope (the rent area for part of Ōhope) had a median rent of $550 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 $465 to $673.
What schools are in Ōhope?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Ōhope: Ōhope Beach School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Whakatane High School (6.3 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Trident High School and Whakatane High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.