Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Blacks Point
50 new homes were consented in the Buller District council area in the year to September 2026, down 11% on the year before. In the statistical area around Blacks Point, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 1 residential consents we hold in Blacks Point, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Buller District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Blacks Point’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Buller 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 109 in 2022.
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.
- Houses49
143 m² average · $430k average value · −8% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units1
19 m² average · $60k average value · −50% on the year before
New homes in Blacks Point
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Blacks Point sits in (Inangahua) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Blacks Point
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1 from 1 Jun 2026 to 1 Jun 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 heating1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6,000Install a woodsman kanaku spaceheater 58 Trennery Street
1 consent
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a woodsman kanaku spaceheater
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Near Blacks Point
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Blacks Point?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 50 new homes consented in the Buller District council area, with $24.8m of residential and $15m 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.