Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Riverhead
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. Below: 398 residential consents we hold in Riverhead, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 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.
- Townhouses, flats and units8,960
112 m² average · $353k average value · +9% on the year before
- Houses6,426
184 m² average · $610k average value · +36% on the year before
- Apartments1,347
88 m² average · $339k average value · −18% on the year before
- Retirement village units398
129 m² average · $550k average value · +88% on the year before
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% |
Residential consents on record in Riverhead
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 398 from 1 May 2005 to 1 Sep 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 homes71
16 in the last 12 months · typically $975k
- Pools and spas56
11 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Alterations and additions43
9 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Fires and heating36
6 in the last 12 months · typically $5,327
- Garages, sheds and carports18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $88k
- Relocated buildings11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $462k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $350k
- Insulation3
typically $1,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.1mRbw - new two storey detached dwg with seven bedrooms, quad gge, lift & amenities. Installation of on-site wastewater system, & on-site stormwater detention tank & dispersal trench, & 942 Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Riverhead
- $2.3mRbw - proposed main & minor dwg, longrun roofing over trussed & raftered areas, combination of vertical weatherboard & brick veneer cladding, on concrete rib-raft slab. Bedrooms, bathrooms, 928 Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Riverhead
- $1.8mRbw - pbc e2e: new single storey main & minor dwg. Main dwg to include six bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms & attached triple gge. New swimming pool with pool house to include one bathrm. Mi 936 Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Riverhead
- $1.5mRbw - proposed 4 bdrm, single-storey res detached dwg, 2.5 bathrooms, media room, dbl & single gge, laundry. Includes private drainage, stormwater tank & onsite wastewater sy 932 Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Riverhead
- $1.5mRbw - single level dwg consisting of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living, media room, triple gge. Installation of swimming pool, spa & pool fencing, gas flue, on site effluent 922 Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Riverhead
398 consents
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw- new single storey dwg with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 1 tea room & attached dbl gge. New sw tanks & onsite wastewater disposal system.
- Pools and spas$30k
Installation of metal & glass pool fencing & an engineered timber pole retaining wall for an in-ground swimming pool (pool subject to schedule 1 exemption).
- New homes$980k
Rbw - construct a new single level four bdrm dwg with dbl gge, kitchen, dining, living, lounge, wc, bathrm, laundry, ensuite, scullery, entry, foyer with wastewater treatment system.
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of a pool fence only.
- New homes$849k
Rbw - construction of a new single level residence containing four dbl bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car gge, laundry, open plan living kitchen & dining space. Retaining walls & onsite septic
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of a pool fence (pool under 25,000l)
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of a pool fence, house & boundary part of pool area.
- Fires and heating$6,078
Remove old fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (masport Kaituna pedestal).
- Fires and heating$10k
Install replacement inbuilt woodfire & flue - escea tc970
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue-firenzo contessa legs
- Alterations and additions$5,000
To install a new metrofires extreme rad - base.
- Alterations and additions$11k
Rbw - amendment to bco10403289-1 - this amendment application relates revisions to the first-floor balcony finishes, with the right balcony changed to membrane deck system, internal alterations of ens
- New homes$700k
Rbw - new 2 storey dwg with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New swimming pool, dual purpose tank & sewer pump
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$350k
Rbw - reclad - full recladding of the existing two-storey house using new vertical metal cladding on cavity & fibre cement vertical cladding systems over cavity. The project also includes extending
- Alterations and additions$50k
Form 2x bedrooms with ensuites in dwg, alt layout of kitchen & lounge
- Pools and spas$50k
Install new in ground fibre glass pool & pool fence.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Alt to dwg - installation of woodsman kanaku uleb, freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 223218.
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw - single level dwg with kitchen, scullery, dining, living, media, four bed, three bath, one wc & laundry. Brick veneer & oblique vertical cladding. Site has onsite wastewater management s
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw - proposed 4 bdrm, single-storey res detached dwg, 2.5 bathrooms, media room, dbl & single gge, laundry. Includes private drainage, stormwater tank & onsite wastewater sy
- New homes$1.8m
Rbw - pbc e2e: new single storey main & minor dwg. Main dwg to include six bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms & attached triple gge. New swimming pool with pool house to include one bathrm. Mi
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw - construction of one, one-storey detached dwg. Comprising five bedrooms, five bathrooms, media room, study, dbl internal gge. Includes sw tank, ww system, rt walls & hwc. Swimming PO
- Garages, sheds and carports$1.2m
Rbw - lot 610 - 1 storey buildings, 1 dbl gge, 1 lounge, 1 dining, 1 kitchen, 1 laundry, 4 bedrooms, 1 wc, 2 baths.
- Relocated buildings$43k
Rbw - new proposed relocatable dwg to site, sed driven pile foundations, new timber decks & stairs, new plumbing & drainage, stormwater tanks, eone septic chamber & pump
- Alterations and additions$88k
Installation of in-ground, preformed, ceramic composition swimming pool & fence.
- Pools and spas$50k
Installation of pool fencing around a new swimming pool. Swimming pool is not part of consent.
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Suburbs in Riverhead
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Riverhead?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.