Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Sutton
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. In the statistical area around Sutton, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 2 residential consents we hold in Sutton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Sutton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin 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 548 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 units210
93 m² average · $309k average value · +8% on the year before
- Houses208
163 m² average · $569k average value · +1% on the year before
- Apartments70
73 m² average · $235k average value · +9% on the year before
- Retirement village units13
157 m² average · $845k average value · +86% on the year before
New homes in Sutton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Sutton sits in (Strath Taieri) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Sutton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2 from 1 Jul 2014 to 1 Mar 2024. 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.
- Insulation1
typically $6,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
2 consents
- Insulation$6,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate walls
- New homes$275k
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Near Sutton
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Sutton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m 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.