Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Southbridge
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. They also consented $216m of non-residential building work, down 17% on the year before. Below: 129 consents we hold in Southbridge, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn 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 1,928 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Selwyn 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.
- Warehouses and storage$102m
25 buildings · 41,166 m² new floor area · $2,457/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Education$47.9m
16 buildings · 9,976 m² new floor area · $4,028/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$27.5m
129 buildings · 51,611 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +43% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17m
8 buildings · 6,733 m² new floor area · $1,521/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,637 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −63% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6.1m
1 building · 409 m² new floor area · $3,912/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.1m
2 buildings · 633 m² new floor area · $4,344/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.3m
1 building · −73% on the year before
- Offices$1m
−75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$825k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Southbridge
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 129 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating39
9 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions21
6 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- New homes20
5 in the last 12 months · typically $469k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $37k
- Commercial alterations2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $575k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $25k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $25k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $1.5m
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $32k
- Multiple homes1
typically $4.1m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.1mRedevelopment & reclad of an existing res community house. This redevelopment will result in a res community house for 3 residents & has an office for a support staff & an activ 20 Broad Street, Southbridge
- $470kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 2 Elaines Way, Southbridge
- $468kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 10 Molly Place, Southbridge
- $415kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 2 13 Ocean View Place, Southbridge
- $400kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 171 High Street, Southbridge
129 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - maxen Henley 250-l
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - firenzo contessa leg
- Commercial alterations$1.1m
Redevelopment & reclad of an existing res community house. This redevelopment will result in a res community house for 3 residents & has an office for a support staff & an activ
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Certificate of acceptance - installation of jayline fr300
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro wee rad leg
- New homes$470k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro micro rad
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construction of outbuilding - gge.
- Alterations and additions$157k
Transportable dwg including foundations & services at site 139 a high St Oxford lot 5 dp 484482
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport Hurunui leg
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman Tasman mk11
- New homes$400k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro wee rad
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro tiny rad
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Firenzo leb inbuilt logburner 136 high St Oxford lot 1 dp 571658
- Alterations and additions$200k
New il1 outbuilding with wc & shower
- Alterations and additions$250k
Dwg alterations - alterations & additon to dwg
- New homes$300k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$415k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- New homes$468k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Alterations and additions$150k
Certificate of acceptance : a 7m x 4m corrugated iron
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Amendment to bco10345814 - due to the cladding distance between unit 6 & 7 is less than 2m on site, fire rated wall will be proposed in unit 7 to achieve fire separation.
- New homes$650k
Construction of 2x detached dwgs - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont 350-l
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Suburbs in Southbridge
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Southbridge?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.