Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Bulls
41 new homes were consented in the Rangitikei District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $33.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 238 consents we hold in Bulls, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Rangitikei District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Rangitikei 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 91 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Rangitikei 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$13.3m
+22070% on the year before
- Education$4.9m
−75% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.2m
27 buildings · 6,188 m² new floor area · $667/m² new · +83% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
+3633% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3m
- Factories and industrial$2.8m
1 building · 1,773 m² new floor area · $1,579/m² new
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 369 m² new floor area · $4,661/m² new · +141% on the year before
Consents on record in Bulls
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 238 from 1 Sep 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 heating51
16 in the last 12 months · typically $5,800
- Alterations and additions39
5 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes33
5 in the last 12 months · typically $424k
- Garages, sheds and carports18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $47k
- Relocated buildings7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $29k
- Pools and spas5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $29k
- Multiple homes2
typically $2.3m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $700kQLCHT - 2x single level, 3 bdrm detached dwgs - 7 & 13 Guthrie St 7 Guthrie Court, Bulls
- $600kR2 - new 2 storey detached dwg. 19 Daniell Street, Bulls
- $550kSingle storey multi-unit dwg - 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, & attached 2 bdrm domestic dwg 151 High Street, Bulls
- $537k3bdrm timber framed detached dwg clad in brick housing - detached 35 Wilson Street, Bulls
- $345kNew dwg with attached gge 12 High Street, Bulls
238 consents
- New homes$345k
New dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,100
Install a metro ambie one freestanding wood fire into the lounge room.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Alterations to single storey dwg: install new metro rad plus,eco flue, dektite roof flashing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install kent logfire ii inbuilt heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro micro rad (uleb)
- Fires and heating$2,000
New metro wee rad - base fireplace
- New homes$550k
Single storey multi-unit dwg - 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, & attached 2 bdrm domestic dwg
- Relocated buildings$120k
Relocate dwg housing - detached
- Fires and heating$16k
Install a new freestanding woodsman flare wood burner fire heating
- Alterations and additions$10k
New ensuite add to existing master bdrm including housing - detached
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new metro smart insert wood fire - clean air with heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of woodsman strongman fire - dry (replacement)
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$29k
Install new septic tank pump chamber & winconsin mound
- New homes$537k
3bdrm timber framed detached dwg clad in brick housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Install a new heating appliance
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Construction of 7x6m shed outbuildings
- Fires and heating$3,500
Install metro wee rad leg woodfire housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding metro wee rad base & metro eco flue heating
- Alterations and additions$45k
To rebuild the existing upper-level family room lean-to detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$250k
Construction of cold-rolled steel p
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$100k
Construction of a lightweight timber frame granny flat, housing - detached
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodsman Tasman mkii - ecan 142898, no wetback
- Pools and spas$120k
New swimming pool & pool fencing
- Fires and heating$30k
Alt layout of dwg, form ensuite, install masport Akaroa heater
- New homes$600k
R2 - new 2 storey detached dwg.
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Suburbs in Bulls
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Bulls?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 41 new homes consented in the Rangitikei District council area, with $23.2m of residential and $33.6m 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.