Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Enfield
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. In the statistical area around Enfield, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 9 residential consents we hold in Enfield, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waitaki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Enfield’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waitaki 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 154 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.
- Houses73
159 m² average · $564k average value · 0% on the year before
- Retirement village units7
173 m² average · $375k average value · +250% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units2
21 m² average · $25k average value · 0% on the year before
New homes in Enfield
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Enfield sits in (Ngapara) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Enfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9 from 1 Dec 2020 to 1 Aug 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 additions4
typically $175k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $4,300
- Fires and heating1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
9 consents
- Alterations and additions$300k
Extensions & alterations to existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$400k
New 51.1m2 add to existing dwg to include new kitchen,
- Alterations and additions$50k
Bathrm & kitchen remodel, open up a wall, & close in back entry
- Alterations and additions$8,000
New external stairs & landing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,300
Add new toilet to dwg & connect to existing septic tank
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metro smart insert woodburner & standard insert
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing yunca wegj woodburner & flue with
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding masport heartland fire, new flue & dektite flashing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metro wee rad - leg woodburner into existing Oamaru
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Enfield?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 82 new homes consented in the Waitaki District council area, with $52.4m of residential and $28.4m 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.