Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Leeston
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. Below: 322 residential consents we hold in Leeston, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn District, 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 1,928 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.
- Houses1,902
181 m² average · $480k average value · +57% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units467
111 m² average · $305k average value · +76% on the year before
- Retirement village units55
131 m² average · $340k average value · −4% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Leeston
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 322 from 1 Jul 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 homes86
27 in the last 12 months · typically $404k
- Fires and heating80
10 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions24
8 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports20
6 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes19
typically $597k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $100k
- Pools and spas3
typically $80k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $85k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.1mConstruction of multi-unit dwelling - single storey with 4 bedrooms and attached garage, with attached 1 bedroom dwelling 238 Boundary Creek Road, Leeston
- $900kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 65 Leeston Dunsandel Road, Leeston
- $700kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 bedrooms & attached gge , Leeston
- $697kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey , Leeston
- $614kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 , Leeston
322 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - kent Haast
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600
- New homes$614k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$200k
Dwg alterations - earthquake repairs
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construction of outbuilding - 4 bay shed
- New homes$512k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$500k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Garages, sheds and carports$76k
3 bay pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Siting, foundation & drainage for transportable dwg
- New homes$900k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$535k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Dwg alterations - re-position existing domestic sewage
- New homes$697k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment - add sink to main kitchen
- New homes$453k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Garages, sheds and carports$44k
Construction of outbuilding - gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$41k
Construction of outbuilding - gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro micro rad woody
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - wagener sparky
- New homes$451k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construction of new pole shed outbuilding
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro xtreme rad - base heater ecan # 160209, with
- New homes$550k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$320k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$464k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
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Suburbs in Leeston
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Leeston?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.