Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Crofton
41 new homes were consented in the Rangitikei District council area in the year to September 2026, down 9% on the year before. They also consented $33.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. In the statistical area around Crofton, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 7 consents we hold in Crofton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Rangitikei District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Crofton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Rangitikei 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 91 in 2021.
New homes in Crofton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Crofton sits in (Marton Rural) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 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 — Rangitikei District, 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$13.3m
+22070% on the year before
- Education$4.9m
−75% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.2m
27 buildings · 6,188 m² new floor area · $667/m² new · +83% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
+3633% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3m
- Factories and industrial$2.8m
1 building · 1,773 m² new floor area · $1,579/m² new
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 369 m² new floor area · $4,661/m² new · +141% on the year before
Consents on record in Crofton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 7 from 1 Jun 2021 to 1 Apr 2025. 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $23k
- Fires and heating2
typically $5,550
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
7 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Decommissioning of old septic system & installing a new housing - detached
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
To replace existing septic tank with new wasterwater housing - detached
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
To install a new septic tank ancillary
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
To build a new 7.5m x 10.5m x 3m gge outbuildings
- Fires and heating$6,100
To install a jayline fr300 freestanding woodfire heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
To replace existing woodfire with new freestanding woodfire heating
- Relocated buildings$37k
Foundations, plumbing & drainage to relocate a dwg to housing - detached
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Near Crofton
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Crofton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 41 new homes consented in the Rangitikei District council area, with $23.2m of residential and $33.6m 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.