Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Masterton
252 new homes were consented in the Masterton District council area in the year to September 2026, up 79% on the year before.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Masterton District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Masterton 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 274 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 units122
83 m² average · $292k average value · +917% on the year before
- Houses101
162 m² average · $467k average value · −14% on the year before
- Retirement village units29
97 m² average · $243k average value · +1350% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Masterton
We do not hold any residential consents in Masterton yet. They arrive as councils publish their records; the official figures above count every one.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Masterton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 252 new homes consented in the Masterton District council area, with $97.3m of residential and $20.8m 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.