Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Patearoa
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. Below: 20 residential consents we hold in Patearoa, 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.
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
Residential consents on record in Patearoa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 20 from 1 Feb 2020 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 heating4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- New homes4
typically $390k
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $190k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $214k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $45k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $106k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $180kAdditions & alterations to existing dwg housing - detached 40 McSkimming Road, Patearoa
- $106kNew dbl gge with attached sleepout 71 Aitken Road, Patearoa
- $10kNew freestanding fireplace housing - detached 1 Chirnside Terrace, Patearoa
- $8,000New maxen Forbury 500 insert woodfire housing - detached 46 McSkimming Road, Patearoa
- $5,000Install a new heating appliance - wood burner. , Patearoa
20 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install a new heating appliance - wood burner.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$106k
New dbl gge with attached sleepout
- Alterations and additions$180k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg housing - detached
- Fires and heating$10k
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Fires and heating$8,000
New maxen Forbury 500 insert woodfire housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$350k
New gge with bathrm & laundry outbuildings
- Alterations and additions$200k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg housing - detached
- New homes$180k
New one bdrm dwg housing - detached
- Relocated buildings$70k
Relocation of existing dwg (two bdrm dwg) housing - detached
- New homes$605k
New three bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge housing - detached
- New homes$600k
New three bdrm dwg with attached carport
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg (verandah, housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$78k
New three bay shed
- New homes$138k
New two bdrm house with attached shed
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install new metro fireplace heating
- Relocated buildings$20k
Foundations & siteworks for new relocatable dwg. Housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$250k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (re clad walls/ housing - detached
- New homes$312k
New three-bdrm dwg housing - detached, ...
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$16k
Replacing deck & veranda with larger veranda structure housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Installation of new eds system (design originally consented
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Suburbs in Patearoa
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Patearoa?
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.