Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Hamilton
1,063 new homes were consented in the Hamilton City council area in the year to September 2026, up 23% on the year before. Below: 3,453 residential consents we hold in Hamilton, 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.
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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Townhouses, flats and units527
98 m² average · $290k average value · +1% on the year before
- Houses359
151 m² average · $442k average value · +38% on the year before
- Apartments143
98 m² average · $345k average value · +211% on the year before
- Retirement village units34
120 m² average · $248k average value · −15% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Hamilton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,453 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Sep 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 homes640
150 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Alterations and additions589
146 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Fires and heating302
74 in the last 12 months · typically $6,550
- Pools and spas294
58 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Garages, sheds and carports156
34 in the last 12 months · typically $62k
- Multiple homes84
42 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
- Insulation53
19 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings52
11 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater51
21 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs38
10 in the last 12 months · typically $42k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6.8mNew basement & guest wing. New living, dining & kitchen 172 Hooker Road, Tamahere
- $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, Fairfield
- $4.1m17 x 2 storey townhouses - units 1-17 1070 River Road, Queenwood
- $4mRbw - 12 x two-storey terraced dwg/ gge (unit 12 no gge), detention tanks & associated drainage 3 Bernard Street, Chedworth
- $3.4mRbw - pbc e2e 7x new attached 3 storey units. Lot 1~6 - each unit to consist of 3 bedrooms, 1 media room, 3 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. Lot 7 - 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attached dbl ga 29 Lloyd Drive, Nawton
3,453 consents
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Construction of 6 attached dwgs with attached garages
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Rbw - connecting structure hallway joining existing main single storey house & studio single storey house.
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$200k
R2 - new single storey sleep-out.
- Alterations and additions$80k
260657 - lot 1 - renovation of wet areas including kitchen & changing existing bdrm to an ensuite
- New homes$300k
New dwg
- New homes$350k
Two bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$399k
Dwg with attached gge 6 cordelia St Kaiapoi lot 370 dp 623830
- New homes$849k
New two storey 4 bdrm home with attached single gge
- New homes$404k
Construction of a dwg with attached gge. Mgh - ct8379
- New homes$496k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$9,000
Amendment to bco10362826 - replacement carport of existing carport.
- New homes$3.4m
Rbw - pbc e2e 7x new attached 3 storey units. Lot 1~6 - each unit to consist of 3 bedrooms, 1 media room, 3 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. Lot 7 - 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attached dbl ga
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
Rbw - alt to single storey dwg. Convert existing internal gge to bdrm with ensuite. Removal of gge door & enclose with cladding with new external door.
- Pools and spas$15k
Install new 1200mm high pool fencing & relocate on-site soakage hole
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,000
Proposed private stormwater drainage, connecting to existing drains.
- New homes$490k
Rbw - construction of new two-level house, including four bedrooms, three bathrooms, one wc, dbl gge with internal access. Detention tank.
- Multiple homes$2.9m
Rbw - four new three storey stand alone townhouses, with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & passenger lift. Cladded with weatherboard, brick veneer & nuwall cladding with colorsteel roofing & doubl
- Alterations and additions$1
Separation from bco10398633. Units 2-9
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,000
Add of & additional toilet in the laundry next to the existing toilet. The laundry already has a basin & the plumbing is easily connected to the existing by a registered plumber from under t
- Alterations and additions$35k
Rbw - remove bathrm floor & wall linings. Install replacement plywood flooring, liquid tanking membrane & floor & wall tiles. Remove, store & reinstate shower glass door & wall & bathrm
- Alterations and additions$120k
Reconfiguring & modernising the existing dwg to improve layout & functionality. Upgrading to ensuite, kitchen
- New homes$250k
Transportable dwg (Fitzroy95)
- New homes$250k
Transportable dwg (Fitzroy96)
- New homes$770k
Dwg with attached dbl gge & heater (villa219)
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Suburbs in Hamilton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Tamahere67 / 471
- Flagstaff39 / 182
- Chartwell33 / 167
- Nawton28 / 106
- Hamilton East26 / 116
- Fairfield26 / 90
- Hillcrest25 / 101
- Dinsdale19 / 87
- Frankton19 / 62
- Whatawhata18 / 182
- Matangi17 / 179
- Glenview17 / 70
- Rototuna North16 / 93
- Te Kowhai14 / 133
- Claudelands14 / 41
- St Andrews13 / 49
- Melville13 / 48
- Pukete12 / 70
- Temple View12 / 67
- Queenwood12 / 40
- Forest Lake12 / 40
- Horotiu11 / 138
- Enderley11 / 31
- Peacocke10 / 27
- Gordonton9 / 67
- Huntington9 / 49
- Fairview Downs9 / 46
- Silverdale9 / 22
- Beerescourt8 / 36
- Fitzroy7 / 35
- Baverstock7 / 22
- Rototuna6 / 34
- Rukuhia5 / 68
- Hamilton Lake5 / 27
- Chedworth5 / 22
- Hamilton Central5 / 21
- Bader5 / 17
- Tauwhare4 / 74
- Puketaha4 / 45
- Eureka4 / 36
- Maeroa4 / 28
- Riverlea4 / 17
- Rotokauri3 / 41
- Western Heights3 / 17
- Newstead2 / 67
- Burbush2 / 10
- Ruakura2 / 8
- Pukemoremore1 / 20
- Grandview Heights1 / 10
- Harrowfield1 / 8
- Whitiora1 / 6
- Deanwell0 / 10
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hamilton?
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.