Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Oxford
795 new homes were consented in the Waimakariri District council area in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $43.2m of non-residential building work, down 37% on the year before. Below: 374 consents we hold in Oxford, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waimakariri District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waimakariri 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 1,248 in 2013.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waimakariri District, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Farm buildings$12m
56 buildings · 16,162 m² new floor area · $488/m² new · +145% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.1m
7 buildings · 7,203 m² new floor area · $1,245/m² new · +781% on the year before
- Education$6.3m
2 buildings · 1,273 m² new floor area · $2,907/m² new · −44% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$5.4m
2 buildings · 2,398 m² new floor area · $1,793/m² new · −38% on the year before
- Offices$3.7m
3 buildings · 1,191 m² new floor area · $2,964/m² new · +4575% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.3m
−75% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
2 buildings · 560 m² new floor area · $559/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$1m
2 buildings · 392 m² new floor area · $885/m² new · −90% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$150k
−86% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$50k
Consents on record in Oxford
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 374 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 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 heating77
10 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- New homes63
13 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Alterations and additions42
5 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- Garages, sheds and carports33
9 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
- Commercial alterations19
2 in the last 12 months · typically $37k
- Relocated buildings10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Multiple homes5
typically $600k
- Pools and spas5
typically $75k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $15k
- Farm buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mConstruction of seven 2-3 bdrm res buildings 33 Church Street, Oxford
- $822kDwg with log burner, alfresco area with outdoor fire, attached carport & wastewater system 232 bush Rd Oxford lot 5 dp 373314 232 Bush Road, Oxford
- $660kDwg with attached gge & logburner 61 Browns rock Rd Burnt Hill lot 15 dp 395088 61 Browns Rock Road, Burnt Hill
- $500kLandslide remediation - construction of a retaining wall to stabilise the land. 298 Burnt Hill Road, Burnt Hill
- $400kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 169 High Street, Oxford
374 consents
- Fires and heating$3,000
Woodsman freestanding logburner 87 bush Rd Oxford lot 1 dp 568228
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport freestanding logburner 533 steffens Rd Bennetts lot 2
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installing a metrofires mega rad freestanding wood fire
- New homes$350k
Dwg with logburner & wastewater system 144 Glentui bush Rd Glentui lot 1 dp 580785
- New homes$345k
Dwg with attached shed 104 bay Rd Oxford lot 3 dp 583129
- New homes$255k
Codemark dwg with attached gge & wastewater system 410 harmans gorge Rd View Hill lot 7 dp 568451
- Fires and heating$3,000
Metro leb freestanding logburner flat 2 7 a bay Rd Oxford lot 2 dp 58739
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Gge with facilities & wastewater system 64 Linton lane Oxford lot 6 dp 609916
- New homes$400k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$3,000
Woodsman wetback freestanding logburner 101 Ashley gorge Rd Oxford pt rs 1814
- New homes$400k
Dwg with logburner 16 stonebridge lane Oxford lot 5 dp 426290
- Alterations and additions$100k
Dwg alterations & additions including logburner 1041 german Rd Summerhill lot 4 dp 401851
- Commercial alterations$3,000
Metro leb freestanding logburner 654 depot Rd Oxford lot 10 dp 408994
- New homes$351k
Codemark dwg with log burner & attached gge 298 Burnt Hill Rd Burnt Hill lot 9 dp 571060
- Garages, sheds and carports$135k
Shed 410 Harmans Gorge Rd View Hill lot 7 dp 568451
- Relocated buildings$220k
Relocated dwg including wastewater system 49 Linton lane Oxford lot 5 dp 609916
- Farm buildings$80k
Pole shed 59 commercial Rd Oxford lot 5 dp 17201
- Commercial alterations$3,000
Masport uleb freestanding logburner 58 b church St Oxford lot 4 dp 41038
- Fires and heating$3,000
Metro freestanding log burner leb 228 high St Oxford pt rs 1912
- Relocated buildings$65k
Pile foundations & services for relocated dwg onto timber pilesand relocated gge onto new concrete slab.
- New homes$400k
New 160m2 - 3 bdrm, single storey, timber framed housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Gge 120 mounseys Rd View Hill lot 1 dp 16305
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Shed 1096 Woodstock Rd Oxford lot 6 dp 561388
- New homes$822k
Dwg with log burner, alfresco area with outdoor fire, attached carport & wastewater system 232 bush Rd Oxford lot 5 dp 373314
- Fires and heating$3,000
Woodsman leb wetback freestanding logburner 166 main St Oxford lot 1 dp 396669
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Suburbs in Oxford
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Oxford?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 795 new homes consented in the Waimakariri District council area, with $354m of residential and $43.2m 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.