New Zealand ยท Canterbury Land District ยท Data Coverage

Canterbury Land District Property & Parcel Data Coverage

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Aggregated parcel data coverage across Canterbury Land District, New Zealand: mapped parcels, land information and the property attributes AcreBound holds.

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Canterbury Land District Coverage Summary

Aggregated figures for the parcels AcreBound currently maps.

382,505
Mapped parcels
807 mยฒ
Median parcel size
โ‰ˆ 8,686 sq ft
July 2026
Last AcreBound update
100%
Parcel Boundaries coverage
99.6%
Land Area coverage
Available
Title Reference
90.1%
Legal Description coverage

Canterbury Land District at a glance

  • Approximately 382,505 mapped parcels are currently represented in AcreBound's Canterbury Land District coverage data.
  • Canterbury Land District holds about 13.7% of the mapped parcels in AcreBound's New Zealand coverage data.
  • The median mapped parcel in Canterbury Land District covers approximately 807 mยฒ.
  • Land area information is available for approximately 99.6% of mapped parcels.
  • Title reference information is available for approximately 88% of mapped parcels (measured against record counts).

Property Data Available in Canterbury Land District

Title, address and valuation availability is measured by comparing the number of those records with the number of mapped parcels, so it shows how widely each type of information is held rather than a parcel-by-parcel match.

Property data available in Canterbury Land District
Data Availability Share of parcels
Parcel Boundaries High Availability 100%
Land Area High Availability 99.6%
Title Reference Available Measured by record count
Legal Description High Availability 90.1%

Parcel Size Statistics

Based on 381,034 mapped parcels in Canterbury Land District with a recorded land area. The median describes a typical parcel; the average is pulled upward by very large ones.

807 mยฒ
Median parcel size
โ‰ˆ 8,686 sq ft
10.9 ha
Average parcel size
โ‰ˆ 27.0 acres

Size percentiles

p10
301 mยฒ
p25
562 mยฒ
p50
807 mยฒ
p75
3,027 mยฒ
p90
5.1 ha

P10 means 10% of parcels are smaller than this size.

Parcel size distribution

Under 500 mยฒ ยท 75,51819.8%
500โ€“1,000 mยฒ ยท 154,59840.6%
1,000โ€“5,000 mยฒ ยท 67,51917.7%
0.5โ€“1 ha ยท 12,1393.2%
1โ€“10 ha ยท 44,30111.6%
10โ€“100 ha ยท 21,8215.7%
100+ ha ยท 5,1381.3%

Share of parcels in each size band, with parcel counts.

Understanding Property Records in New Zealand

Parcel
A defined area of land shown on a survey plan.
Title
The register record of the rights held in a piece of land. One title can cover one parcel or several.
Legal Description
The formal wording that identifies land, such as "Lot 1 Deposited Plan 12345".
Land Area
The size of the parcel, recorded in square metres or hectares.
Rating Valuation
A value a council sets for rating purposes, made up of capital value, land value and the value of improvements.
Land District
A historic registration area used to organise land records. Land districts do not match council or regional boundaries.

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Support for New Zealand is being prepared for a future version of the AcreBound iOS app.

In the meantime, this page provides an overview of AcreBound's available data coverage for New Zealand.