Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Double Hill
368 new homes were consented in the Ashburton District council area in the year to September 2026, up 51% on the year before. In the statistical area around Double Hill, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 3 residential consents we hold in Double Hill, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Ashburton District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Double Hill’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Ashburton 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 309 in 2007.
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.
- Houses299
175 m² average · $473k average value · +37% on the year before
- Retirement village units53
98 m² average · $248k average value · +342% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units10
148 m² average · $456k average value · −29% on the year before
- Apartments6
147 m² average · $333k average value
New homes in Double Hill
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Double Hill sits in (Ashburton Lakes) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Double Hill
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3 from 1 Jan 2022 to 1 Oct 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.
- Alterations and additions1
typically $400k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $450k
- New homes1
typically $375k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
3 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$450k
Single level dwg & sleepout/gge
- Alterations and additions$400k
Reduction in size of building by 45 m2
- New homes$375k
Single level dwg with logfire & open fire
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Near Double Hill
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Double Hill?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 368 new homes consented in the Ashburton District council area, with $172m of residential and $80m 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.