Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Murchison
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. In the statistical area around Murchison, 9 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 51 residential consents we hold in Murchison, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Murchison’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
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.
- Houses217
166 m² average · $548k average value · −22% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units52
80 m² average · $287k average value · +420% on the year before
- Retirement village units10
100 m² average · $450k average value · +25% on the year before
- Apartments1
304 m² average · $1m average value
New homes in Murchison
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Murchison sits in (Murchison-Nelson Lakes) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 9 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Murchison
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 51 from 1 Oct 2019 to 1 Jul 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.
- Fires and heating17
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $525k
- Alterations and additions6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $73k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $64k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $550kConstruct dwg with freestanding wood burner & carport 8 Fairfax Street
- $285kConstruct second dwg with freestanding wood burner 115 Waller Street
- $200kConstruct second dwg 2 Brunner Street
- $80kConstruct retaining wall 26 Fairfax Street
- $65kInternal & external alterations to dwg 11 Fairfax Street
51 consents
- New homes$285k
Construct second dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- New homes$200k
Construct second dwg
- Retaining walls$80k
Construct retaining wall
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing woodsman Brunner mkii solid fuel heater
- New homes$550k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner & carport
- Alterations and additions$65k
Internal & external alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding wood burner & connect to existing
- Fires and heating$6,800
Wood burner - maxen kinmont 350 with wet back
- Fires and heating$6,500
Solid fuel heater - metro tiny rad
- Alterations and additions$50k
Extension, alterations & reposition of existing dwg
- New homes$570k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Alterations and additions$72k
New versatile 10.8m x 7m stand-tough lean-to with pole outbuildings
- New homes$200k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install freestanding wood burner with wetback
- New homes$700k
Rbw - two storey, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, one wc, dbl gge res house.
- New homes$600k
Construct dwg & install freestanding wood burner with
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras MKIII (rural) freestanding woodburner (777 Rangitata Rd)
- New homes$550k
New dwg housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Rangitata insert fire
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Relocated buildings$30k
Construct relocatable dwg
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install in-built wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install in-built wood burner
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Murchison
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Murchison?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.