Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Prebbleton
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. They also consented $216m of non-residential building work, down 17% on the year before. Below: 186 consents we hold in Prebbleton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn 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 1,928 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Selwyn 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.
- Warehouses and storage$102m
25 buildings · 41,166 m² new floor area · $2,457/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Education$47.9m
16 buildings · 9,976 m² new floor area · $4,028/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$27.5m
129 buildings · 51,611 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +43% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17m
8 buildings · 6,733 m² new floor area · $1,521/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,637 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −63% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6.1m
1 building · 409 m² new floor area · $3,912/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.1m
2 buildings · 633 m² new floor area · $4,344/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.3m
1 building · −73% on the year before
- Offices$1m
−75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$825k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Prebbleton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 186 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Aug 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 homes101
75 in the last 12 months · typically $505k
- Alterations and additions28
10 in the last 12 months · typically $2,000
- Pools and spas16
1 in the last 12 months · typically $97k
- Garages, sheds and carports12
7 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Fires and heating5
typically $5,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $12k
- Insulation1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $410
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $153k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.8mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey 34 Penberley Road, Prebbleton
- $1.6mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 5 51 Melhopt Way, Prebbleton
- $1.3mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 10 Bridgehampton Drive, Prebbleton
- $1.1mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 4 Northampton Drive, Prebbleton
- $1.1mSingle storey 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge 17 Bridgehampton Drive, Prebbleton
186 consents
- New homes$1.3m
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Dwg alterations - recladding dwg & gge
- New homes$550k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$600k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Alterations and additions$100k
Dwg alterations - 2 storey add with 2 ensuites
- New homes$415k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$480k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge amendment 1: changed to fully tiled showers in ensuite & bathrm with hob upstand & pre formed niches.
- New homes$510k
Construction of res dwg with dbl gge, 4 bedrooms, & 2 bathrooms.
- New homes$654k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$470k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge amendment 1: lounge internal wall moved to align with pantry/kitchen wall. Lounge internal door replaced with a dbl door (splits bracing unit). Bdrm 1 door replaced with window. Pat
- New homes$858k
Single storey 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$365k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment: change of ownership
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Amendment - remove study room wall & convert to gge
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment - fascia changed from timber to colorsteel metal
- New homes$678k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$511k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$700k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$409k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$501k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$1m
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Amendment - remove kitchen pergola & nw parapets, alt
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - the concrete footings of louvre
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Amendment - change of hot water heating system
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Suburbs in Prebbleton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Prebbleton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.