Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Alexandra
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. They also consented $63.3m of non-residential building work, up 44% on the year before. Below: 859 consents we hold in Alexandra, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago District, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 409 in 2017.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Central Otago District, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$14.4m
2 buildings · 938 m² new floor area · $1,066/m² new · +1323% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$10.9m
14 buildings · 5,074 m² new floor area · $1,856/m² new · −15% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.6m
62 buildings · 10,511 m² new floor area · $990/m² new · +90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$8.8m
10 buildings · 7,417 m² new floor area · $1,157/m² new · +96% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5.4m
4 buildings · 1,707 m² new floor area · $2,738/m² new · +825% on the year before
- Offices$4.7m
4 buildings · 1,030 m² new floor area · $2,607/m² new · +138% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.7m
2 buildings · 445 m² new floor area · $8,315/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Education$2.5m
2 buildings · 364 m² new floor area · $2,266/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.3m
2 buildings · 162 m² new floor area · $6,790/m² new · −69% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$1m
1 building · 210 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · −33% on the year before
Consents on record in Alexandra
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 859 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Fires and heating167
42 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions154
24 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes127
23 in the last 12 months · typically $481k
- Garages, sheds and carports99
15 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs7
4 in the last 12 months · typically $14k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $8,500
- Pools and spas7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Relocated buildings6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $58k
- Commercial alterations5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mNew three-bdrm 2 level dwg with attached dbl gge 17C Earnscleugh Road, Bridge Hill
- $1.1mNew three bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached 112 Hillview Road, Alexandra
- $959kNew four bdrm dwg housing - detached 32 Parker Way, Springvale
- $900kRbw - construction of a single-storey detached dwg comprising master bdrm with ensuite, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 wc, & internal gge, a solid fuel heater, on-site wastewater system & stormwa 282 Letts Gully Road, Letts Gully
- $850kNew three-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge 383 Dunstan Road, Alexandra
859 consents
- Fires and heating$5,300
Fireplace freestanding new lady kitchener rural freestanding wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
New two - bay shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
New gge with lift connecting to upper deck
- Alterations and additions$300k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg (reconfigure)
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$113k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (convert gge to housing - detached)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new in-built fireplace housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
To construct a 3-bay gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$500
Internal alterations to existing dwg (toilet)
- Fires and heating$4,999
New woodsman Tasman mk11 fireplace
- Fires and heating$4,000
New masport Rakaia fireplace
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace
- Fires and heating$16k
New freestanding fireplace
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a new metro wee rad
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg (veranda)
- New homes$850k
New two bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$105k
Construct a 4 bay shed
- Pools and spas$180k
Installation of new fibre glass swimming pool
- Fires and heating$5,000
New elena fs pellet fireplace
- Fires and heating$5,000
New metro wee rad leg fireplace
- Fires and heating$4,999
New freestanding fireplace
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of metro smart insert wood burner with zero
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install new free-standing fireplace
- Fires and heating$8,600
New freestanding metro mega rad fireplace
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Suburbs in Alexandra
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Alexandra?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.