Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Spring Creek
203 new homes were consented in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. Below: 793 residential consents we hold in Spring Creek, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Marlborough District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Marlborough 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 487 in 2007.
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.
- Houses132
172 m² average · $559k average value · 0% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units38
93 m² average · $291k average value · +124% on the year before
- Retirement village units33
83 m² average · $207k average value · +27% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Spring Creek
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 793 from 1 Sep 2019 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 heating10
4 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- Alterations and additions5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,500
- New homes3
typically $2.6m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $82k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $127k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $14kWet floor shower 1048 Rapaura Road, Spring Creek
- $8,000Free-standing ravelli rosa pellet fire 40 Ferry Road, Spring Creek
- $7,000Inbuilt kent logfire ii solid fuel heater 21 Dicks Road, Spring Creek
- $7,000Free standing woodsman Brunner mkii solid fuel heater 173 Cravens Road, Spring Creek
- $6,000Free-standing maxen kinmont 350 solid fuel heater with wetback 17 March Street, Spring Creek
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Suburbs in Spring Creek
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Spring Creek?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 203 new homes consented in the Marlborough District council area, with $116m of residential and $127m 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.