Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Wiltsdown
72 new homes were consented in the South Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 24% on the year before. They also consented $35m of non-residential building work, down 33% on the year before. In the statistical area around Wiltsdown, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 7 consents we hold in Wiltsdown, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Waikato District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Wiltsdown’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Waikato 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 106 in 2022.
New homes in Wiltsdown
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Wiltsdown sits in (Kinleith) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 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 — South Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$25.1m
7 buildings · 8,217 m² new floor area · $2,814/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Farm buildings$6.7m
31 buildings · 17,775 m² new floor area · $372/m² new · +93% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $1,852/m² new · −51% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$850k
- Warehouses and storage$597k
2 buildings · 1,020 m² new floor area · $585/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$334k
1 building · 38 m² new floor area · $3,184/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$239k
- Offices$75k
−98% on the year before
Consents on record in Wiltsdown
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 7 from 1 Feb 2022 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 heating3
typically $5,500
- Alterations and additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $31k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $118k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $220kRelocate transportable house 557 Wiltsdown Road
- $12kRemoval of concrete internal fire place & wall dividing lounge & dining areas with beam support to create open plan dining / living area. 399A Paraonui Road
7 consents
- Relocated buildings$220k
Relocate transportable house
- Alterations and additions$12k
Removal of concrete internal fire place & wall dividing lounge & dining areas with beam support to create open plan dining / living area.
- Fires and heating$10k
Replacement of existing woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of new metro tiny ped woodburner
- Fires and heating$4,000
Replace existing woodfire & flue & wetback with a woodsman Tarras mk 111 with wetback
- Relocated buildings$15k
Relocate cabin to site
- Alterations and additions$50k
Bathrm & laundry alterations. New flooring.
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Near Wiltsdown
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Wiltsdown?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 72 new homes consented in the South Waikato District council area, with $37.6m of residential and $35m 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.