Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Burbush
1,063 new homes were consented in the Hamilton City council area in the year to September 2026, up 23% on the year before. They also consented $321m of non-residential building work, up 69% on the year before. In Burbush itself, 23 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 10 consents we hold in Burbush, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hamilton City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Burbush’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hamilton 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 1,749 in 2021.
New homes in Burbush
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Burbush-Baverstock. In the year to September 2026: 19 houses, 4 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 — Hamilton 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.
- Education$88.7m
6 buildings · 7,970 m² new floor area · $7,834/m² new · +175% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$88.6m
13 buildings · 46,000 m² new floor area · $1,876/m² new · +425% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$47.8m
6 buildings · 8,632 m² new floor area · $3,782/m² new · +179% on the year before
- Offices$34.2m
2 buildings · 438 m² new floor area · $13,699/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$24.7m
5 buildings · 4,851 m² new floor area · $3,260/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$12m
4 buildings · 930 m² new floor area · $8,992/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$10.4m
2 buildings · 2,464 m² new floor area · $3,139/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$8.9m
3 buildings · 1,386 m² new floor area · $2,698/m² new · −66% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
−71% on the year before
Consents on record in Burbush
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 10 from 1 Oct 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 homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $73k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $10k
- Fires and heating1
typically $7,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $849kNew two storey 4 bdrm home with attached single gge 23 Lee Road
- $60kNew swimming pool & fence 82 Burbush Road
10 consents
- New homes$849k
New two storey 4 bdrm home with attached single gge
- Pools and spas$60k
New swimming pool & fence
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding masport Akaroa eco solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alterations to existing dwg including removal of existing wall between kitchen & dining areas, creating a new internal window opening between kitchen & living areas
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Gge
- New homes$750k
New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$71k
Gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$15k
Transportable ancillary cabin - to be relocated out of district
- New homes$702k
Dwg & detached shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Convert existing shed into dwg
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Near Burbush
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Burbush?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,063 new homes consented in the Hamilton City council area, with $404m of residential and $321m 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.