Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Darfield
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: 534 residential consents we hold in Darfield, 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 Darfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 534 from 1 Jul 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.
- New homes148
52 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Fires and heating86
15 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions61
12 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports56
9 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Pools and spas7
typically $90k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- Multiple homes3
typically $1.9m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $170k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $55k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey, 4 205 Bangor Road, Darfield
- $1mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 19 Whitcombe Place, Darfield
- $950kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 37 Greendale Road, Darfield
- $816kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 bedrooms & attached gge & metro xtreme rad wood fire 199 Bangor Road, Darfield
- $810kSingle storey 3-bdrm domestic dwg & attached gge 11 Owen Drive, Darfield
534 consents
- New homes$556k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Ruapehu
- New homes$780k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construction of outbuilding - 4 bay shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont 350-w
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$27k
Dwg alterations - gge conversion to art studio, sfh
- New homes$493k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$467k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$600k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 5
- New homes$620k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey
- Alterations and additions$51k
Construction of outbuilding
- New homes$620k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey
- New homes$501k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Kaituna
- New homes$810k
Single storey 3-bdrm domestic dwg & attached gge
- New homes$480k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construction of outbuilding - 2 bay pole shed
- New homes$450k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont 450-p
- New homes$415k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$440k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$500k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$250k
Dwg alterations - extension of house from 2 to 3
- New homes$300k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with
- New homes$395k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
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Suburbs in Darfield
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Darfield?
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.