Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Millers Flat
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. In the statistical area around Millers Flat, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 12 residential consents we hold in Millers Flat, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Millers Flat’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago 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 409 in 2017.
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.
- Houses206
172 m² average · $629k average value · −10% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units86
100 m² average · $298k average value · +87% on the year before
- Retirement village units18
166 m² average · $457k average value · −25% on the year before
- Apartments1
133 m² average · $535k average value · −80% on the year before
New homes in Millers Flat
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Millers Flat sits in (Teviot Valley) — 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 Millers Flat
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 12 from 1 Oct 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.
- Alterations and additions4
typically $48k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $62k
- Fires and heating2
typically $4,250
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $65kSitings & foundations for new relocated dwg housing - detached 5569 Ettrick-Raes Junction Road
12 consents
- Relocated buildings$65k
Sitings & foundations for new relocated dwg housing - detached
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
New septic tank & disposal field ancillary
- Fires and heating$7,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$94k
Construct new 3 bay totalspan shed
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alterations to existing dwg (walls, cladding, bathrm) housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$85k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg (reconfigure) housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Internal alterations, extend kitchen wall, install dbl
- Alterations and additions$10k
Siting & foundations for new one bdrm dwg housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
New shed with bathrm & effluent disposal system outbuildings
- Fires and heating$1,500
Install new freestanding woodsman fire housing - detached
- New homes$407k
New three-bdrm dwg, ...
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Internal house alterations (relocate ensuite)
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Near Millers Flat
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Millers Flat?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m 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.