Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Brixton
325 new homes were consented in the New Plymouth District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $87.3m of non-residential building work, up 72% on the year before. In the statistical area around Brixton, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 42 consents we hold in Brixton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the New Plymouth District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Brixton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, New Plymouth 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 708 in 2021.
New homes in Brixton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Brixton sits in (Lepperton-Brixton) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — New Plymouth 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$29.1m
3 buildings · 9,368 m² new floor area · $2,829/m² new · +112% on the year before
- Education$12.3m
1 building · 1,337 m² new floor area · $3,740/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$12.2m
6 buildings · 12,575 m² new floor area · $974/m² new · +880% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.5m
1 building · +34471% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.3m
7 buildings · 5,131 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$6.5m
2 buildings · 294 m² new floor area · $4,932/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Offices$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,833 m² new floor area · $2,428/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.9m
29 buildings · 14,657 m² new floor area · $253/m² new · −22% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$31k
−89% on the year before
Consents on record in Brixton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 42 from 1 Jan 2020 to 1 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.
- Alterations and additions8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $99k
- Garages, sheds and carports8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- New homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $555k
- Fires and heating4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,165
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $21k
- Pools and spas2
typically $100k
- Demolition1
typically $230k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $160k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $754kFour bdrm res dwg, colorsteel longrun roof with brickworks thintech cladding & james hardie fibre cement feature cladding. 35 Rona Road
- $240kRes/farm - pim requested - lounge & bdrm add 34A Richmond Road
- $150kNew gge with bathrm 215 Waitara Road
- $15kRes/farm - septic tank & effluent bed for three bdrm dwg 1392A Devon Road
- $6,500Installation of metro eco wee rad legs, eco fluekit, flueshield on ash floor protector 139 Raleigh Street
42 consents
- New homes$754k
Four bdrm res dwg, colorsteel longrun roof with brickworks thintech cladding & james hardie fibre cement feature cladding.
- Fires and heating$6,500
Installation of metro eco wee rad legs, eco fluekit, flueshield on ash floor protector
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
New gge with bathrm
- Alterations and additions$240k
Res/farm - pim requested - lounge & bdrm add
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Res/farm - septic tank & effluent bed for three bdrm dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$28k
Res/farm - install secondary septic tank & loaded effluent trenches
- New homes$360k
New 2 bdrm dwg with wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$54k
Res/farm - pole shed for gge/storage area
- Alterations and additions$83k
Res/farm - kitchen extension
- Fires and heating$7,300
Freestanding - metro xtreme rad base c/a free standing wood fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Res/farm - 9m x 9m gge to replace existing shed
- New homes$460k
Res/farm- three bdrm dwg with detached dbl gge
- New homes$600k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with dbl gge & media room.
- Pools and spas$100k
Res/farm- new pool & fence
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Res/farm - attached three car gge to existing house
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - alterations to single storey dwg
- Alterations and additions$60k
Res/farm - open up living space to form new ensuite.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding - freestanding finenzo lady kitchener woodfire
- New homes$357k
Res/farm - two bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$48k
Res/farm - gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$90k
Res/farm - new shed 16m x 12m
- Alterations and additions$150k
Res/farm - conversion of train carriage to stand-alone one bdrm dwg (p)
- New homes$1.1m
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge & a two bdrm unit
- Pools and spas$100k
Res/farm - swimming pool add (p)
- Alterations and additions$114k
Res/farm - bathrm add to existing dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Brixton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the New Plymouth District council area, with $194m of residential and $87.3m 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.