Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Queenwood
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 Queenwood itself, 63 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 41 consents we hold in Queenwood, 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 Queenwood’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 Queenwood
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Queenwood (Hamilton City). In the year to September 2026: 10 houses, 53 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 Queenwood
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 41 from 1 Oct 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 additions11
5 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Multiple homes7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $850k
- Fires and heating5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- New homes3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Other new buildings2
typically $1.4m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $145k
- Insulation1
typically $10k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $20k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $610k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.1m17 x 2 storey townhouses - units 1-17 1070 River Road
- $1.5m4 new two storey detached dwgs 17 Queenwood Avenue
- $850kNew x2 two storey detached dwgs 19 Queenwood Avenue
- $450kRbw - add of 45m2 adding extra space to form new kitchen, additional living space, also add to master bdrm & ensuit. Extend timber deck area. 14A Herbert Road
- $400kNew dwg with attached gge 39 Brookview Court
41 consents
- Alterations and additions$60k
Internal alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alterations to existing 2 storey single dwg
- Multiple homes$4.1m
17 x 2 storey townhouses - units 1-17
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Install a contessa uleb platform base
- Multiple homes$850k
New x2 two storey detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$2,000
Replace existing solid fuel heater with new bosca spirit 550 freestand
- Fires and heating$7,000
Replace solid fuel heater - firenzo kompact forte rural.
- New homes$1.5m
4 new two storey detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$450k
Rbw - add of 45m2 adding extra space to form new kitchen, additional living space, also add to master bdrm & ensuit. Extend timber deck area.
- Pools and spas$20k
New first floor deck & pool fence
- Alterations and additions$40k
Refurbish 2x exterior first floor decks
- New homes$400k
New dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$115k
Alterations to existing dwg
- Other new buildings$1m
2 new duplexes with attached garages
- Alterations and additions$15k
Internal bathrm alterations to existing dwg
- Insulation$10k
Retrofit external wall insulation
- Alterations and additions$10k
Ma - changes to fire rating & fire alarm
- Pools and spas$50k
Add & alterations to existing dwg & pool fencing
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal alterations of kitchen bathrm & laundry housing - detached
- Multiple homes$450k
New duplex with attached garages - lots 1-2
- Multiple homes$450k
New duplex with attached garages - lots 3-4
- New homes$250k
New detached dwg
- Pools and spas$80k
New swimming pool fence
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Wastewater & stormwater systems in preparation for a future relocated cottage.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro insert fire heating
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Queenwood?
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.