Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Dunedin
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. They also consented $135m of non-residential building work, down 49% on the year before. Below: 8,764 consents we hold in Dunedin, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin City, 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 548 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 — Dunedin City, 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.
- Hospitals and health$36.8m
4 buildings · 2,575 m² new floor area · $11,379/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Education$26.7m
5 buildings · 1,648 m² new floor area · $4,333/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Offices$19m
3 buildings · 994 m² new floor area · $4,863/m² new · +47% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.2m
6 buildings · 3,608 m² new floor area · $3,160/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$12.8m
1 building · 504 m² new floor area · $655/m² new · +551% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.4m
2 buildings · 1,169 m² new floor area · $2,737/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,404 m² new floor area · $605/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.5m
24 buildings · 4,194 m² new floor area · $556/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 1,758 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.9m
−35% on the year before
Consents on record in Dunedin
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 8,764 from 1 May 2005 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 additions1,268
157 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating1,226
202 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes533
125 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater312
49 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Garages, sheds and carports233
36 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs203
34 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- Multiple homes148
18 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts107
16 in the last 12 months · typically $99k
- Retaining walls92
16 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening64
11 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.8m9x new terraced houses in 2 blocks 1x 4 unit & 1x5 unit 88 Middleton Road, Kew
- $2.2m1 x multi-unit dwg & 1 x detached dwg - 3 x 2 storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge - 1 x 2 storey detached 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 339 Highgate, Roslyn
- $2mErect 2 attached dwgs with basement garages & construct retaining walls 45 Grendon Street, Maori Hill
- $2mConstruction of 5 attached dwgs with attached garages in 3 blocks subject to a section 77 certificate 47 Surrey Street, Caversham
- $1.8mErect pool house & install 2x water tanks 162 Creamery Road, Ocean View
8,764 consents
- New homes$650k
New dwg with attached gge, construct retaining walls, install water tank
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Convert part basement gge to bathrm & games room in dwg
- Alterations and additions$100k
Add walk-in wardrobes to dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
Convert bdrm to bathrm, form laundry in dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Extend deck of dwg, construct retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$15k
Convert basement storage room to bathrm in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Tile floor, install toilet in bathrm of dwg
- New homes$522k
New dwg
- New homes$522k
New dwg
- New homes$522k
New dwg
- Fires and heating$150k
Infill porch, alt internal layout, install solid fuel burner, construct retaining wall in basement of dwg
- Fires and heating$450k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, add deck, install solid fuel burner
- New homes$550k
New dwg, install solid fuel burner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$10k
Timber pole retaining wall strengthening
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Enclose porch of dwg to form ensuite & wardrobe, alt gge door
- Alterations and additions$100k
Remove wall to create open plan kitchen & lounge, alt layout of bathrm, toilet & laundry, install insulation in dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Remove internal wall to create open plan kitchen & living room, alt layout of bathrm, toilet & laundry of dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$130k
Construct retaining wall to repair slip damaged driveway
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alt bathrm of dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install secondhand solid fuel burner in gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Convert cupboard to separate toilet & part laundry in dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
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Suburbs in Dunedin
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Halfway Bush50 / 229
- Helensburgh26 / 138
- Maori Hill25 / 279
- Fairfield24 / 279
- Saint Clair23 / 391
- North East Valley23 / 276
- Waverley22 / 228
- Wakari21 / 222
- Kenmure20 / 179
- Opoho20 / 132
- Roslyn18 / 190
- Concord18 / 150
- Mornington16 / 196
- Calton Hill16 / 100
- Green Island15 / 379
- Brockville15 / 134
- Broad Bay14 / 112
- Vauxhall14 / 98
- Belleknowes13 / 215
- Kaikorai13 / 173
- Kew13 / 103
- Saint Kilda12 / 267
- Corstorphine12 / 195
- Brighton12 / 152
- Waldronville12 / 144
- Shiel Hill12 / 122
- Liberton12 / 76
- Andersons Bay11 / 233
- Macandrew Bay11 / 157
- Caversham11 / 151
- Glenleith11 / 120
- Maryhill11 / 96
- Dunedin Central10 / 336
- Ravensbourne10 / 91
- Bradford10 / 86
- Abbotsford7 / 196
- South Dunedin7 / 136
- Tainui7 / 108
- North Dunedin6 / 204
- Sawyers Bay5 / 185
- Portobello5 / 95
- Normanby5 / 73
- Ocean Grove5 / 71
- Westwood5 / 17
- Ocean View4 / 93
- Company Bay4 / 83
- Balaclava4 / 52
- Forbury Corner4 / 45
- Scroggs Hill4 / 28
- Port Chalmers3 / 101
- Musselburgh3 / 101
- Saint Leonards3 / 87
- Dalmore3 / 59
- Glenross3 / 56
- The Cove3 / 42
- Roseneath3 / 35
- Burnside3 / 11
- Pine Hill2 / 57
- Blackhead2 / 36
- Maia2 / 34
- Kuri Bush2 / 27
- Careys Bay2 / 26
- Lower Portobello2 / 18
- Woodhaugh2 / 18
- Otakou2 / 12
- The Glen1 / 50
- Chain Hills1 / 33
- Highcliff1 / 24
- Upper Junction1 / 14
- Clyde Hill1 / 12
- Harington Point1 / 7
- Larnachs Castle1 / 3
- Harwood0 / 21
- Saddle Hill0 / 18
- Mount Grand0 / 15
- Leith Valley0 / 9
- Kensington0 / 8
- Lookout Point0 / 7
- Sandymount0 / 6
- Cape Saunders0 / 2
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Dunedin?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m 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.