Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hillcrest
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 Hillcrest itself, 32 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 104 consents we hold in Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest’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 Hillcrest
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Hillcrest West (Hamilton City), Hillcrest East (Hamilton City). In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 8 townhouses and units, 24 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 Hillcrest
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 104 from 1 Aug 2019 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.
- Alterations and additions21
6 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Fires and heating19
6 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Insulation6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3,500
- New homes5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $325k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Multiple homes4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $1m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $52k
- Retaining walls3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $28k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3mRbw - demolition of exist. House & proposed new three x two storey dwgs with brick, wb, jh linea oblique wall claddings & asphalt shingle roofing. Five bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, lndr 100 Hillcrest Road
- $1.3mNew x5 attached two storey units - lots 1-5 88 Aurora Terrace
- $750kNew two storey duplex & retaining wall 193 Cambridge Road
- $450kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg 13 Garthwood Road
- $325kRbw: proposed single storey dwg with open plan living, 2 bedrooms & 1 bathrm, includes above ground sw tank & sewer pump. 8 Hillcrest Road
104 consents
- Alterations and additions$3,900
Laundry bdrm & bathrm alts
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new woodsman Brunner freestanding solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$1,800
New kent Cardrona freestanding wood fire
- Fires and heating$16k
Removal of existing brick fireplace
- Alterations and additions$35k
Remove/alt interior non load bearing walls to
- Garages, sheds and carports$110k
Convert existing gge into attached unit
- New homes$300k
New detached dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing kent Murchison woodburner & kent flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing
- Fires and heating$13k
To install a firenzo kompact inbuilt woodburner into an detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$7,000
New metro eco smart insert solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Siting, drainage & foundation works
- Multiple homes$1.3m
New x5 attached two storey units - lots 1-5
- Alterations and additions$450k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to existing dwg
- New homes$325k
Rbw: proposed single storey dwg with open plan living, 2 bedrooms & 1 bathrm, includes above ground sw tank & sewer pump.
- Multiple homes$1.3m
Rbw - demolition of exist. House & proposed new three x two storey dwgs with brick, wb, jh linea oblique wall claddings & asphalt shingle roofing. Five bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, lndr
- Retaining walls$110k
Timber pole retaining walls that exceed 1.5m high. See section 4 (proposed development) & section
- Pools and spas$18k
New swimming pool fence
- Relocated buildings$60k
Proposed relocation of dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$3,000
Ma - alterations to sleepout
- Multiple homes$750k
New two storey duplex & retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Ma - changes to cladding & design
- Insulation$3,000
Retrofit insulmax insulation to exterior walls
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
New deck attached to dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hillcrest?
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.