Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Seadown
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. Below: 346 residential consents we hold in Seadown, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
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.
- Houses109
177 m² average · $531k average value · −8% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units11
107 m² average · $216k average value · −52% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Seadown
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 346 from 24 May 1993 to 8 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 heating14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $35k
- Alterations and additions3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Pools and spas3
typically $72k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- Other new buildings1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $120kSiting/Foundations/Services for Relocated Dwelling & Install Scandia 546 Waipopo Road, Seadown
- $35kAlterations (Ensuite & WIR) 126 Phar Lap Road, Seadown
- $5,000Install Masport Clutha Ash ULEB Freestanding Woodburner 447-475 Waipopo Road, Seadown
- $5,000Install Maxen Henley 250-L Freestanding Woodburner 500 Waipopo Road, Seadown
- $5,000Install Woodsman Totara Inbuilt Woodburner 1055 Seadown Road, Seadown
346 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Clutha Ash ULEB Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Henley 250-L Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$35k
Alterations (Ensuite & WIR)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Totara Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Forbury 550 Inbuilt Woodburner
- Relocated buildings$120k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocated Dwelling & Install Scandia
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Other new buildings
AMEND B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras MKIII Rural Freestanding Woodburner (Hut 18)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Jayline SS200L Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Jayline SS200L Freestanding Woodburner
- Relocated buildings$5,000
Relocate Existing Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding Woodburner (Hut 16)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Henley Freestanding Woodburner
- Pools and spas$72k
Install Swimming Pool/Fencing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Stag Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports
AMEND - Erect Garage (B2 Modification)
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Dwelling Addition (B2 Modification)
- Pools and spas
AMEND Install Spa Pool / Erect Deck (B2 Modification)
- Pools and spas
AMEND Install Swimming Pool & Erect Shed (B2 Modification)
- Garages, sheds and carports
AMEND Erect Garage/Workshop (B2 Modification)
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Erect Garage
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Erect Garage
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Xander Insert Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tasman Freestanding Woodburner
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Seadown
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Seadown?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.