Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Upper Charlton
38 new homes were consented in the Gore District council area in the year to September 2026, down 21% on the year before. They also consented $22.5m of non-residential building work, up 64% on the year before. In the statistical area around Upper Charlton, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 28 consents we hold in Upper Charlton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gore District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Upper Charlton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gore 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 51 in 2007.
New homes in Upper Charlton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Upper Charlton sits in (Waimumu-Kaiwera) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 11 houses, 0 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 — Gore 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.
- Education$10.2m
1 building · 1,170 m² new floor area · $4,444/m² new · +790% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.7m
3 buildings · 2,966 m² new floor area · $2,141/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.2m
25 buildings · 5,032 m² new floor area · $619/m² new · +21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$675k
1 building · 206 m² new floor area · $3,277/m² new
- Social, cultural and religious$375k
1 building · 50 m² new floor area · $5,500/m² new · −88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$217k
−86% on the year before
- Offices$185k
−74% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$120k
1 building · 77 m² new floor area · $1,558/m² new · −89% on the year before
Consents on record in Upper Charlton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 28 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Jun 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 homes7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $310k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Fires and heating4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions3
typically $6,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $635k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $7,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $900k4 bdrm dwg with outdoor plunge pool 107 Lady Charlton Road
- $635kNew 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge & additional studio 23D Reaby Road
- $310kConstruct a new transportable dwg to sell & remove from site when complete 22 Pope Road
- $300kBuild a 2 bdrm pole framed dwg
- $30kNew 7m x 14.4m il1 gge
28 consents
- New homes$300k
Build a 2 bdrm pole framed dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
New 7m x 14.4m il1 gge
- Fires and heating$1
Amendments including change in cladding around fireplace walls change to hwc from gas califont. Remove wing walls from outdoor area. Install sink in pantry & change of window height.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$635k
New 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge & additional studio
- New homes$310k
Construct a new transportable dwg to sell & remove from site when complete
- New homes$900k
4 bdrm dwg with outdoor plunge pool
- New homes$647k
3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$750k
3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Build a wide span shed with bathrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
New shed
- Fires and heating$8,439
Fire installation - freestanding monte multi fuel burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fire install - freestanding yunca multi-fuel to remain in same location
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment - changes to:1- hwc relocation & wet back connection to existing heater.2- entrance cladding change to vertical cedar over a 20mm cavity. 3- relocate kitchen south internal wall to back of shower wall in washroom, & bracing element a2.
- Garages, sheds and carports$165k
New shed with 1 bdrm unit
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$45k
Remove existing conservatory. Create new verandahs to existing loungeand new main entry area
- New homes$300k
Erect a transportable dwg for relocation.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fire installation - freestanding Yunca Blenz
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$7,000
Install a diesel fired boiler & new 475ltr diesel tank to existing heating system
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Fire installation - freestanding metrofires ambie one
- Alterations and additions$180k
Dwg alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$23k
Construct two bay open storage shed
- New homes$230k
New 2 bdrm transportable home constructed for removal
- Farm buildings$295k
New 3 bdrm timber framed dwg with concrete slab. 3 bay designed pole shed with office space & storage
- Multiple homes$150k
New duplex dwg housing - multi-unit (apartments). ...
- Alterations and additions$40k
New ensuite to existing roof space. New beams to floor on 1St floor. Rafter strengthening. Gable end strengthening. New windows in existing cladding. Wall bracing. New fire unit. Plumbing & drainage
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Upper Charlton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 38 new homes consented in the Gore District council area, with $25.1m of residential and $22.5m 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.