Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Hillside
187 new homes were consented in the Southland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 36% on the year before. In the statistical area around Hillside, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 5 residential consents we hold in Hillside, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Southland District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hillside’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Southland 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 176 in 2019.
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.
- Houses156
169 m² average · $551k average value · +39% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units31
96 m² average · $283k average value · +24% on the year before
New homes in Hillside
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Hillside sits in (Mararoa) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 8 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Hillside
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 5 from 1 Nov 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.
- Fires and heating2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $4,000
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $953k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $953kNew 272.04m2 3 bdrm residence with attached gge. 165 Lynwood Road
- $4,000New install of masport coronet fire into dining room of house 1089 Te Anau Mossburn Highway
5 consents
- Fires and heating$4,000
New install of masport coronet fire into dining room of house
- New homes$953k
New 272.04m2 3 bdrm residence with attached gge.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Replace existing fireplace with a woodsman Tarras mk111 23.4kw log burner
- Alterations and additions$200k
Proposed add to the existing house, consisting of a new entry, lounge & master bdrm
- Fires and heating$2,905
Remove diesel burner & install new metro fires free standing heating unit
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hillside?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 187 new homes consented in the Southland District council area, with $111m of residential and $70.1m 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.