Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Fairfield
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 Fairfield itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 94 consents we hold in Fairfield, 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 Fairfield’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 Fairfield
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Fairfield North (Hamilton City), Fairfield South (Hamilton City). In the year to September 2026: 1 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 Fairfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 94 from 1 Aug 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.
- Alterations and additions24
7 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- New homes14
5 in the last 12 months · typically $533k
- Fires and heating9
4 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Pools and spas3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Multiple homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $999k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Garages, sheds and carports2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $31k
- New commercial buildings2
typically $3.9m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $255k
- Other new buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.5mRbw - construction of 17 two-three storey multi-unit dwg, each comprising two or 2-3 bedrooms, 2-3 bathrooms, & retaining walls. 51A Alfred Street
- $1.6mRbw: 4x two-storey attached res dwgs (2x duplex units), each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms. Detention tank at lot 3. 16 Woodstock Road
- $1.2mNew single storey duplexes with attached garages - units 1-4 1057 Heaphy Terrace
- $1.1mDwg & heater 62 Casey Avenue
- $496kConstruction of dwg with attached gge 27 Paul Crescent
94 consents
- New homes$404k
Construction of a dwg with attached gge. Mgh - ct8379
- New homes$496k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Pools and spas$15k
Install new 1200mm high pool fencing & relocate on-site soakage hole
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to existing dwg
- Pools and spas$59k
New swimming pool & fencing
- Alterations and additions$40k
Internal alterations to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$11k
260520 - lot 1 - installation of insert firenzo low emissions burning topaz fire, masonry flue kit, chimney flashing plate & orca interconnected smoke alarms
- Fires and heating$6,000
New metro free standing wood burner to first floor of existing dwg
- New homes$4.5m
Rbw - construction of 17 two-three storey multi-unit dwg, each comprising two or 2-3 bedrooms, 2-3 bathrooms, & retaining walls.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Deck extension
- Alterations and additions$200k
Alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
Alterations & add to existing dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$255k
Alterations to dwg - new roof reclad new internal linings
- Garages, sheds and carports$46k
New detached gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater into the lounge
- Alterations and additions$10k
Minor alt to existing house.
- New homes$300k
New detached dwg
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Rbw: 4x two-storey attached res dwgs (2x duplex units), each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms. Detention tank at lot 3.
- New homes$1.1m
Dwg & heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,000
Reroute existing sewer drainage
- Other new buildings$1.2m
New single storey duplexes with attached garages - units 1-4
- Alterations and additions$100k
Living area extension to existing dwg
- Fires and heating$14k
Rbw - remove 2 x window & fireplace & chimney, replace with new timber slider door.
- Fires and heating$11k
Installation of a yunca xander og- burner is being installed into an existing masonry cavity, cavity has been checked for durability & will comply with all g4 & e2 requirements.
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
Rbw - convert existing attached gge to bdrm with new bathrm & kitchen
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Fairfield?
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.