Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Drybread
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. In the statistical area around Drybread, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 3 residential consents we hold in Drybread, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Drybread’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago 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 409 in 2017.
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.
- Houses206
172 m² average · $629k average value · −10% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units86
100 m² average · $298k average value · +87% on the year before
- Retirement village units18
166 m² average · $457k average value · −25% on the year before
- Apartments1
133 m² average · $535k average value · −80% on the year before
New homes in Drybread
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Drybread sits in (Manuherikia-Ida Valleys) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Drybread
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3 from 1 Sep 2022 to 1 Apr 2023. 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 additions3
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
3 consents
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install new nectre fire heating
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations & alterations to existing dwg housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$300k
Additions to existing dwg (kitchen/living housing - detached
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Drybread
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Drybread?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m 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.