Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Boulcott
432 new homes were consented in the Lower Hutt City council area in the year to September 2026, down 8% on the year before. They also consented $88.6m of non-residential building work, down 50% on the year before. In Boulcott itself, 29 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 133 consents we hold in Boulcott, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Lower Hutt City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Boulcott’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Lower Hutt 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 1,369 in 2022.
New homes in Boulcott
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Boulcott. In the year to September 2026: 10 houses, 7 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 12 retirement village units.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Lower Hutt 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$32m
11 buildings · 4,119 m² new floor area · $4,106/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$16.2m
6 buildings · 1,477 m² new floor area · $7,888/m² new · +638% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$15.3m
2 buildings · 385 m² new floor area · $4,883/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Offices$11.6m
3 buildings · 745 m² new floor area · $4,799/m² new · +78% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.4m
−94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4m
3 buildings · 158 m² new floor area · $6,646/m² new · −57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$2.5m
1 building · 508 m² new floor area · $3,543/m² new
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$760k
−60% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$617k
−87% on the year before
- Farm buildings$215k
2 buildings · 325 m² new floor area · $662/m² new · +95% on the year before
Consents on record in Boulcott
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 133 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 May 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 additions37
7 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- New homes12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $700k
- Insulation8
typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports5
typically $46k
- Multiple homes5
typically $1.4m
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $4,900
- Pools and spas3
typically $8,500
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $136k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $165k
- Commercial alterations2
typically $300k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mRbw - housing (detached dwg) - new two storey, 4 bdrm dwg with a 2 bdrm apartment above the gge 43 Boulcott Street
- $350kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - dwg extension & alt, includes master bdrm, ensuite, walk-in-robe, bathrm & laundry, & reconfiguration of existing kitchen 46 Stellin Street
- $300kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - extension to south west corner of existing dwg 14 Charleston Avenue
- $250kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - rumpus room extension, add toilet to existing bathrm 28 Stellin Street
- $200kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - dwg add to add a second living area off existing lounge & internal alterations to rearrange the kitchen & dining area 14 Kingston Street
133 consents
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - dwg add to add a second living area off existing lounge & internal alterations to rearrange the kitchen & dining area
- Alterations and additions$350k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - dwg extension & alt, includes master bdrm, ensuite, walk-in-robe, bathrm & laundry, & reconfiguration of existing kitchen
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$250k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - rumpus room extension, add toilet to existing bathrm
- Alterations and additions$300k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - extension to south west corner of existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new ensuite within existing bdrm area
- Alterations and additions$140k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - combine laundry & kitchen, new wc, bathrm refurbishment
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - alterations, infill recessed entry porch with new entry door & wall cladding, remove wall between kitchen & living room, add ensuite to bdrm, & install new ranch slider to conservatory
- Fires and heating$4,000
Housing (detached dwg) - install new metro smart insert woodburner into existing chimney
- Alterations and additions$40k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - kitchen alt, remove wall to extend area
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new two storey, 4 bdrm dwg with a 2 bdrm apartment above the gge
- New homes$600k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 2-storey 3 bdrm detached dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$22k
Housing (detached dwg) - bathrm renovation, install new vanity, toilet, bath & tiled shower
- New homes$2.7m
Rbw - housing (detached dwgs) - earthworks, civil & drainage works, stormwater tanks, new coals, construct 3 new 2-storey 3- bdrm standalone dwgs, lots 4, 5, 6 (also 2 & 4 athlone St)
- Multiple homes$1.7m
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwgs) - construct 7 new two-storey two-bdrm townhouses over 2 blocks (lots 1-3 & 7-10) (also 2 & 4 athlone St)
- New homes$5.5m
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 2-storey, 5-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Housing (multi-unit dwg) - installation of a new pyroclassic mini free-standing fire, with new flue & flashing
- Alterations and additions$30k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - internal alterations to ground floor kitchen & laundry & second floor bathrm
- Multiple homes$1.4m
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - 2 x new duplexes, 4 x 3 bdrm units with single gge (units 1 & 2 & 3 & 4)
- New homes$600k
Rbw - housing (detached dwgs) - three new two-storey, detached dwgs with attached garages (demolish existing dwg)
- Alterations and additions$90k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - relocate kitchen, removal of structure, new wet area tiled bathrm, new windows & doors
- Alterations and additions$750
Housing (detached dwg) - waterproofing to tiled showers in bathrm & ensuite
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - remove walls & install beams
- New homes$700k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new 2 storey dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$265k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - add of internal access gge & entry way, alterations to lower level kitchen, dining & lounge & upper level ensuite
- Alterations and additions$9,900
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - install retrofit dry fibre cosywall insulation to external walls
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Boulcott?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 432 new homes consented in the Lower Hutt City council area, with $176m of residential and $88.6m 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.