Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Blenheim
203 new homes were consented in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $127m of non-residential building work, up 122% on the year before. Below: 26,472 consents we hold in Blenheim, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Marlborough District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Marlborough 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 487 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Marlborough 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.
- Education$46m
2 buildings · 4,872 m² new floor area · $2,165/m² new · +471% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$45.8m
4 buildings · 8,086 m² new floor area · $5,349/m² new · +7915% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.8m
3 buildings · 5,588 m² new floor area · $1,339/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$6.6m
7 buildings · 1,131 m² new floor area · $1,387/m² new · +14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.9m
2 buildings · 772 m² new floor area · $2,497/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4.9m
3 buildings · 759 m² new floor area · $6,251/m² new · +118% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.1m
40 buildings · 5,993 m² new floor area · $507/m² new · +54% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.4m
−54% on the year before
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 237 m² new floor area · $4,979/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$700k
−46% on the year before
Consents on record in Blenheim
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 26,472 from 1 Jul 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.
- Fires and heating616
91 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions300
56 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes278
26 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Garages, sheds and carports126
19 in the last 12 months · typically $41k
- Pools and spas102
9 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater91
18 in the last 12 months · typically $8,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts37
2 in the last 12 months · typically $273k
- Multiple homes20
10 in the last 12 months · typically $785k
- Relocated buildings17
5 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $32k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.3mRbw - construction of four two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising four bedrooms, 2.5 to 3 bathrooms, a kitchen, dining area, living room, sitting area, laundry & an internal gge. The work 24 Ngaio Street, Rārangi
- $1.3mThree attached dwg units (units 1-3) 44A Weld Street, Redwoodtown
- $945kDwg 6 Granville Close, Springlands
- $861kTwo attached dwg units (units 4 & 5) 44A Weld Street, Redwoodtown
- $850kNew dwg, boat shed & swimming pool 8 Edgewater Place, Rārangi
26,472 consents
- Multiple homes$515k
Duplex dwgs (lots 76 & 77)
- New homes$276k
Dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$7,000
Install quick release services for caravan/mobile tiny home
- Multiple homes$650k
Construct a single storey detached dwg with four housing - detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$1
Durability modification amendment under sec67 of the house alt/additions
- New homes$490k
Dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Garages & or shed
- Alterations and additions$250k
Res alterations & additions
- Alterations and additions$90k
Bdrm alterations & bathrm upgrades
- Retaining walls$18k
Replacement timber pole retaining wall.
- Alterations and additions$120k
Rbw - existing single level house with proposed new ensuite & small add at the rear of the house. New balustrade to existing deck.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alt existing bathrm to form a new wet floor shower
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal building work to remove internal wall & existing housing - detached
- New homes$350k
New single storey 3 bdrm dwg with attached single dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$39k
New gge
- Fires and heating$6,782
Install new masport clutha woodburner with ash pan & fix to floor. Install new flue kit through roof & flash flue with new dektite onto existing soaker flashing. Fit flue shield
- Alterations and additions$330k
Res alterations & additions
- Multiple homes$710k
Two attached dwg units
- Multiple homes$1.3m
Three attached dwg units (units 1-3)
- Multiple homes$861k
Two attached dwg units (units 4 & 5)
- Multiple homes$601k
Two dwg units
- Alterations and additions$95k
Dwg alterations
- Fires and heating$60k
Dwg alterations & free-standing kent Oxford solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$3,500
Free standing kent Cardrona solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Ensuite alterations
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Blenheim
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Blenheim?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 203 new homes consented in the Marlborough District council area, with $116m of residential and $127m 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.