Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Coalgate
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. Below: 40 residential consents we hold in Coalgate, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn 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 1,928 in 2021.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses1,902
181 m² average · $480k average value · +57% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units467
111 m² average · $305k average value · +76% on the year before
- Retirement village units55
131 m² average · $340k average value · −4% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Coalgate
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 40 from 1 Jan 2020 to 1 Dec 2025. 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 heating9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes6
typically $375k
- Alterations and additions5
typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
typically $45k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6,300Installation of a solid fuel heater - masport, osburn 1600, 3127 Coaltrack Road, Coalgate
40 consents
- Fires and heating$6,300
Installation of a solid fuel heater - masport, osburn 1600,
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Window changes - change existing lounge widow for sliding
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alt - existing outbuilding into dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Amendment 1 - changes to rooflines - internal partitions
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Construction of outbuilding - 6 bay pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$85k
Construction of siting, foundation, drainage & alterations
- Fires and heating$2,500
Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman kanaku
- New homes$690k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Construction of outbuilding - pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$170k
Construction of siting, foundation, drainage
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$150k
Construction of siting, foundation & drainage
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro xtreme
- New homes$80k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 1
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install rika livo pellet fire in dwg
- New homes$450k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$5,000
Log fire installation for a Masport R5000 Ped Free standing fire ECan # 131295
- New homes$600k
Construction of dwg with attached gge. Installation of Masport Hurunui, ULEB, freestanding, dry, woodburner, CAC222641 - subject to section 72
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Firenzo Lady Kitchener
- Alterations and additions$40k
Proposed alt
- New homes$300k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- New homes$280k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro wee rad leg
- Garages, sheds and carports$93k
Construction of outbuilding - gge
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r5000 ped
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construction of outbuilding 3 bay pole shed
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Suburbs in Coalgate
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Coalgate?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.