Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Caversham
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. In Caversham itself, 13 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 151 consents we hold in Caversham, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Caversham’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Caversham
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Caversham. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 12 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
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 Caversham
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 151 from 1 Aug 2013 to 1 Jul 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 heating20
4 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions19
2 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Multiple homes16
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- New homes10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $510k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
typically $33k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- Retaining walls2
typically $70k
- Insulation1
typically $1
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mConstruction of 5 attached dwgs with attached garages in 3 blocks subject to a section 77 certificate 47 Surrey Street
- $450kNew dwg with attached gge, construct retaining walls 21 Lindsay Road
- $35kNew shed & carport with solid fuel fire 42-44 Surrey Street
- $18kAlt kitchen in dwg 15 Lindsay Road
- $8,500Installation of maxen kinmont 450-p freestanding fire & flue 142 South Road
151 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
Amendment to aba-2021-2598 - delete ensuite, form separate toilet, alt bathrm (wet-area shower), revise bracing & smoke alarms (unit b)
- Fires and heating$8,500
Installation of maxen kinmont 450-p freestanding fire & flue
- Alterations and additions$18k
Alt kitchen in dwg
- Fires and heating$4,500
F/s in alcove woodsman kanuku uleb fh
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment - bracing product
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Amendment to aba-2018-1495 - delete dwg with attached gge & timber retaining walls, install balustrade to block retaining walls
- New homes$450k
New dwg with attached gge, construct retaining walls
- Fires and heating$35k
New shed & carport with solid fuel fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$6,500
Plumbing & drainage works only - adding a toilet, shower, vanity & sink for laundry in existing gge.
- Multiple homes$2m
Construction of 5 attached dwgs with attached garages in 3 blocks subject to a section 77 certificate
- New homes$440k
New dwg with attached gge, install water tank & construct retaining walls (proposed lot 2)
- New homes$550k
2 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Metro smart insert heater in dwg
- New homes$2m
New dwg, solid fuel fire, oset system & swimming pool
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install yunca monte leg heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro ltd wee rad f/stdg logfire (at 57 ketemarae)
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install yunca uelb ruby heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install beam
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Alt dwg - install toilet in bathrm
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install woodsman Tarras mkiii heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Install sump
- Retaining walls$20k
Construct retaining wall
- Commercial alterations$200k
Extend & alt dwg - repile house to raise finished floor level, demolish deck, extend to form open plan kitchen & living, bdrm & office, construct deck
- Retaining walls$120k
Construct retaining wall & concrete buttress slab attached to dwg foundation
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Caversham?
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.