Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mount Albert
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. In Mount Albert itself, 291 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 567 consents we hold in Mount Albert, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Mount Albert’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 in 2022.
New homes in Mount Albert
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 7 statistical areas that make up most of it: Mount Albert South, Ōwairaka East, Mount Albert Central, Ōwairaka West, St Lukes, Mount Albert North, Mount Albert West. In the year to September 2026: 61 houses, 217 townhouses and units, 13 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, 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.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Mount Albert
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 567 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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.
- Alterations and additions130
25 in the last 12 months · typically $73k
- Multiple homes36
21 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
- New homes35
12 in the last 12 months · typically $880k
- Pools and spas22
3 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Fires and heating21
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports19
5 in the last 12 months · typically $250k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater13
5 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Insulation10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3,550
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3mRbw - construction of a res development, consisting of 6 x 3 storey townhouses with 3 bedrooms & internal access single gge along with associated siteworks & service 14 Knight Avenue
- $2.6mRbw - construction of seven two-storey terraced dwgs, each comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, kitchen/ dining/ living, l aundry, single internal gge, balcony. Includes 4 stormwater tank 10 Tasman Avenue
- $2.5mRbw - construction of a new single storey dwg compromising of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, media room, office space, dbl internal gge. Includes proposal of new stormwater borehole, swimming poo 15 Stilwell Road
- $2.3mRbw- new four dwgs each is triple storey of five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, single gge. Retaining wall, private drainage, under ground sw tank. 1206 New North Road
- $2mRbw - subdivision with four new dwgs with four beds, three baths & two living, one gge, include retaining wall, & tank 138 Mount Albert Road
567 consents
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Rbw - lots 5 & 6: two new three storey dwgs. Lot 5 with four bedrooms, three bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 6 with four bedrooms, four bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New retai
- Fit-outs$120k
Rbw - add/alt - alterations to an existing two unit two-level res building to create four self-contained res units. The works include the construction of new inter-tenancy
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Rbw: construction of new 2 x three-storey dwgs. Lot 3 including four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge with internal access; lot 4 including four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attach
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$90k
Build temporary timber soldier piles (to remain in place) & sprayed concrete swimming pool & install swimming pool fencing.
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Rbw-new 2 x two-storey dwgs, each with 4 bedrooms, 2 toilets, 1 wc & a single internal access gge.
- New homes$250k
Rbw - proposed two storey free standing house, three bedrooms, two bathrooms & one toilet. On-site stormewater soak pit & private drainage.
- Multiple homes$1.3m
Rbw - five new terraced dwgs (lots 6-10) each unit is two storeys, comprising living, dining, kitchen & laundry areas on the ground floor, & three bedrooms & two bathrooms on the first floo
- Multiple homes$840k
Dbc - rbw: existing dwg at the back of site removed. Construction of new two dbl storey detached dwgs, lots 2 & 3. Each dwg comprising three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, kitchen, singl
- Garages, sheds and carports$450k
Rbw - construction of a new detached dbl gge with attic bdrm & bathrm, with 2000l above ground detention tank. Lynchgate, low timber retaining wall. Internal alterations to first floor bath
- Alterations and additions$90k
Rbw - demolition of existing unconsented ground floor partitions & stairs. Internal alterations to existing 2-storey dwg, including a new masonry rtw to subfloor storage, timber-framed partitio
- New homes$880k
Rbw - construction of four new two level res terraced dwgs, 2x three bdrm units & 2x two bdrm units, all with two bathrooms, living, dining & kitchen areas. Aquacomb sw tanks &
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw - construction of five new two level res dwgs on lots 1-5, each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living, dining & kitchen, & each with under-slab detention/retention tanks.
- Alterations and additions$75k
Rbw - internal works only, with removal of interior walls & re-distribution of plumbing fittings & kitchen placement.
- Alterations and additions$48k
Rbw - alt to an existing partially single/two storey dwg, but the proposed alterations is located within the partially s ingle-story section of the existing dwg, where the main bathro
- Multiple homes$2.6m
Rbw - construction of seven two-storey terraced dwgs, each comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, kitchen/ dining/ living, l aundry, single internal gge, balcony. Includes 4 stormwater tank
- Alterations and additions$400k
Rbw - new bdrm to include a new ensuite. Bathrooms, laundry & kitchen re-fitted out, master bdrm to include a new ensuite & wardrobe. Some window & door joinery replaced. New deck over mem
- Alterations and additions$70k
Rbw - internal alternation - bathrm & laundry relocate, new bdrm 4
- Alterations and additions$18k
Rbw - create new powder room, create new internal laundry cupboard, move foyer door to make central.
- Alterations and additions$34k
Rbw - proposed subfloor wall retrofit. It is the retrofit of an existing house that was constructed by housing NZ in the 1970s. The existing concrete
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Renovate existing bathrm with a new toilet & tiled shower.
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - new ensuite in existing foyer.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Res additions & alterations toilet added to existing loft area & reinstating toilet back to existing shed
- Multiple homes$3m
Rbw - construction of a res development, consisting of 6 x 3 storey townhouses with 3 bedrooms & internal access single gge along with associated siteworks & service
- Garages, sheds and carports$4,500
Rbw - proposed new window, waterproofing to bathrm & change of gge to habitable space
- Alterations and additions$450k
Rbw - proposed additions & alterations to existing dwg. Living & bdrm extension, new dormer style upper floor main bed & ensuite. New external entry to basement replacing existing internal acc
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mount Albert?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.