Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Elsdon
331 new homes were consented in the Porirua City council area in the year to September 2026, up 30% on the year before. They also consented $80.1m of non-residential building work, down 8% on the year before. In the statistical area around Elsdon, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 23 consents we hold in Elsdon, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Porirua City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Elsdon’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Porirua City, 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 415 in 2019.
New homes in Elsdon
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Elsdon sits in (Elsdon-Takapuwahia) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 6 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Porirua City, 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$55.3m
5 buildings · 3,701 m² new floor area · $13,899/m² new · +24% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
1 building · −30% on the year before
- Education$5.5m
−21% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$4.2m
+318% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$3.9m
3 buildings · 1,078 m² new floor area · $2,158/m² new · −78% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.2m
+26% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$1.2m
−60% on the year before
- Farm buildings$246k
2 buildings · 288 m² new floor area · $793/m² new · −59% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Elsdon
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 23 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 May 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.
- New homes4
typically $421k
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Fires and heating2
typically $7,750
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $9,750
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $56k
- Retaining walls1
typically $15k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $4,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $50kInsulation to internal walls, internal wall alterations, new deck, back door new kitchen & relocation of hwc 72 Kotuku Street
- $30kRemoval of chimney, walls & existing kitchen. Adding beams, adjust plumbing to suit new kitchen layout. 37 Waiho Terrace
23 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Insulation to internal walls, internal wall alterations, new deck, back door new kitchen & relocation of hwc
- Alterations and additions$30k
Removal of chimney, walls & existing kitchen. Adding beams, adjust plumbing to suit new kitchen layout.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$33k
Foundation strengthening on existing property
- Fires and heating$9,300
Installation of a new firenzo encore freestanding woodburner
- New homes$495k
Rbw - construction of a two storey timber framed dwg with four bedrooms.
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
Alterations to existing gge consisting of installation of new external joinery, sheet linings & laundry space including construction of a new gib gbtla 45r noise control wall between gge & an attached building along with alterations to the at
- Garages, sheds and carports$1,500
Alterations to existing gge consisting of installation of new external joinery, sheet linings & laundry space including construction of a new gib gbtla 45r noise control wall between gge & an attached building along with alterations to the at
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,000
Plumbing works - adding a toilet to an existing bathrm & adding of handwash basin to existing toilet
- Fires and heating$6,200
Heating unit - install a metro smart inbuilt wood burner into existing masonry cavity.
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Heating unit - installation of a jayline fr300 free standing wood burner & flue kit
- New homes$346k
New single storey dwg - 1 bdrm, 2 bathrooms & attached gge
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Amendment 1 - add of window & revision of window locations, laundry revision including add of hwc, revision of ffl
- Retaining walls$15k
Amendment 1 - sed timber retaining wall
- New homes$550k
New two storey dwg, 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$80k
Additions/alterations - fire repair to existing home.
- New homes$244k
New dwg - multi-proof - 3 bedrooms, 1 bathrm
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$60k
Alterations/additions,to existing lounge, bdrm & 1m add deck.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$27k
Remove non-load bearing wall between toilet & bathrm. Form new wet area shower into existing timber sub-floor framing provide drainage into existing waste water pipes. New 960 surface slider with new lintel. Replace window glass with new safety g
- New homes$415k
New dwg - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & attached gge
- New homes$280k
New two storey dwg, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ...
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Shed & deck works - timber pole shed construction & timber deck construction with balustrade.
- Relocated buildings$1
Alterations to relocatable dwg - installation of flashing, joists & additional support
- Relocated buildings$17k
Relocations - relocatable single storey, 4 bdrm dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Elsdon?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 331 new homes consented in the Porirua City council area, with $173m of residential and $80.1m 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.