Cross-lease titles in Kensington, Whangarei District
LINZ records 640 cross-lease titles in Kensington, 30.6% of its 2,094 live titles: well above Whangarei District as a whole (7.3%) and well above New Zealand (8.7%).
Kensington, Whangarei District: cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 640
- Share of live titles
- 30.6%
- Whangarei District share
- 7.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whangarei District, among suburbs with 50+ cross-lease titles
- 1 of 14
By share it is the highest of 14 in Whangarei District, among suburbs with 50 or more cross-lease titles; across New Zealand it is in the top tenth of the 559 such suburbs.
How the cross-leases in Kensington are set up
Three-flat schemes are more common here (32%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (23%, against 11% nationally), up to 22.
| Scheme structure | Kensington | Whangarei District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 222 | 1,367 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 45.5% | 65.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 32.0% | 19.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 22.5% | 15.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 966 m² | 920 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 338 m² | 394 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 22.5% | 19.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 19.4% | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 36.5% | 30.9% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1985 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 78 | 712 | 54,978 |