Living in College Estate: schools, census and property titles
The 414 live property titles in College Estate, Whanganui District are almost all freehold (88%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 34 (8.2%), close to the national share of 8.7%.
College Estate cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 34
- Share of live titles
- 8.2%
- Live titles in total
- 414
- Whanganui District share
- 6.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whanganui District
- 6 of 10
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 375 of 644
College Estate at a glance
Where College Estate differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: homes with a heat pump (lower than 94% of NZ suburbs); titles first issued since 2020 (lower than 92% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- College Estate is listed under Whanganui District.
- 414 live titles are recorded here, including 34 cross-lease titles (8.2%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 8.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.5% 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
- 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 College Estate
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 366 | 88.4% |
| Cross lease | 34 | 8.2% |
| Unit title | 2 | 0.5% |
| Leasehold | 10 | 2.4% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.5% |
| Total | 414 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How College Estate compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; College Estate is close to the national share (8.7%).
Across Whanganui District as a whole, the share is 6.6%; College Estate is higher than the overall Whanganui District share (6.6%).
How cross-leases in College Estate are set up
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (46%, against 11% nationally), up to 14.
More leases include a garage (64% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
More schemes refer to more than one flats plan (55%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | College Estate | Whanganui District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 11 | 602 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 54.5% | 67.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 14.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 45.5% | 18.1% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 778 m² | 863 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 347 m² | 344 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 63.6% | 49.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 18.2% | 21.3% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 2.0% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 54.5% | 20.9% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1985 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 4 | 236 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in College Estate
10 titles (2.4%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 5 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 4 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in College Estate since 2020
11 of College Estate's current titles (3%) were first issued since 2020, well below Whanganui District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is the lowest of 10 in Whanganui District.
Most came recently: 8 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 9 | 7 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 1 |
| 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 College Estate
The typical building in College Estate stands on ground sloping 1.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 677 measured buildings (91%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from College Estate
College Estate is inland: the typical title is 3.9 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 College Estate: 2023 Census
About 96% of College Estate's titles are in the census area College Estate (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not College Estate exactly.
More workers walk or cycle to work in College Estate than across Whanganui District: 13.9% against 6.0%.
More adults hold a degree in College Estate than across Whanganui District: 23.1% against 17.6%.
More residents were born overseas in College Estate than across Whanganui District: 16.7% against 13.5%.
| Measure | College Estate | Whanganui District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,278 | 47,619 |
| Change since 2018 | −0.5% | +5.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +11.8% | +13.0% |
| Median age | 42.2 | 42.9 |
| Households | 480 | 18,726 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 72.5% | 70.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 27.5% | 29.6% |
| Median household income | $59,200 | $63,600 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $360 | $340 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.6% | 16.3% |
| 30 to 64 | 40.8% | 42.4% |
| 65 and over | 22.5% | 22.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 16.7% | 13.5% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 29.0% | 18.4% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 42.8% | 43.3% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.6% | 3.0% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.5% | 16.4% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 23.1% | 17.6% |
| Employed full-time | 39.9% | 42.8% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 43.9% | 39.1% |
| Median personal income | $31,700 | $32,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 13.4% | 14.0% |
| Car, truck or van | 71.1% | 78.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Walk or cycle | 13.9% | 6.0% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 32.1% | 32.1% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.8% | 8.1% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 34.0% | 33.9% |
| Couples without children | 43.0% | 43.6% |
| One-parent families | 22.0% | 22.5% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.5% | 84.6% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 51.0% | 48.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.0% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 13.6% | 15.7% |
Schools and hospitals near College Estate
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside College Estate, among them St George's School (Full Primary) and Whanganui Collegiate School (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- St George's School (Full Primary)
- Whanganui Collegiate School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Whanganui High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Nearest school: St George's School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Whanganui Collegiate School (0.3 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whanganui Hospital (1.4 km)
School enrolment zones in College Estate: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of College Estate's titles: Wanganui Collegiate School.
- Carlton School (primary, Years 1–6): about 85% of titles
- Wanganui Collegiate 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 College Estate
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside College Estate (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: unnamed, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Masjid e Bilal - Wanganui Islamic Centre, 3.8 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Whanganui District with many cross-leases
- Springvale: 309 cross-lease titles (15.2%)
- Whanganui: 305 cross-lease titles (10.1%)
- Wanganui East: 232 cross-lease titles (8.8%)
- Gonville: 214 cross-lease titles (8.5%)
- Castlecliff: 137 cross-lease titles (5.1%)
- Aramoho: 117 cross-lease titles (6.0%)
- Tawhero: 105 cross-lease titles (9.3%)
- Saint Johns Hill: 66 cross-lease titles (6.4%)
All suburbs in Whanganui District
Suburbs like College Estate
The closest match on the measures on this site is Wanganui East in Whanganui District, nearest on schools, median age, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanganui East | Whanganui District | 8.8% | $520 | 42.3 | schools, median age, older residents |
| Gonville | Whanganui District | 8.5% | $550 | 41.7 | slope, schools, land per flat |
| Springvale, Whanganui District | Whanganui District | 15.2% | No data | 44.2 | distance to the coast, slope, children |
| Tawhero | Whanganui District | 9.3% | $570 | 38.1 | land per flat, household income, distance to a hospital |
| Aramoho | Whanganui District | 6.0% | $510 | 39.6 | elevation, unit-title share, slope |
Questions
What schools are in College Estate?
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside College Estate: St George's School, Whanganui Collegiate School and Whanganui High School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Whanganui Collegiate School (0.3 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Wanganui Collegiate School; check the school's own zone map for any address.