Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Wakefield
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. Below: 296 residential consents we hold in Wakefield, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
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.
- Houses217
166 m² average · $548k average value · −22% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units52
80 m² average · $287k average value · +420% on the year before
- Retirement village units10
100 m² average · $450k average value · +25% on the year before
- Apartments1
304 m² average · $1m average value
Residential consents on record in Wakefield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 296 from 1 Aug 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 heating78
15 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes47
7 in the last 12 months · typically $420k
- Alterations and additions37
11 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Pools and spas8
typically $68k
- Multiple homes6
3 in the last 12 months · typically $823k
- Relocated buildings5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $140k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
typically $6,500
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
typically $25k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.6mRbw - 4 x new dbl storey dwgs, lot 1 includes 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lot 2 to lot 4 include 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Each lot includes new private drainage, attached gge & retain 24 Arrow Street, Wakefield
- $860kConstruct two dwgs with internal access gge 18 Ara o Paki Paki, Wakefield
- $786kConstruct 2 dwgs with internal access gge 25 Ara o Paki Paki, Wakefield
- $633kConstruct dwg with internal access gge 20 Ara o Paki Paki, Wakefield
- $605kConstruct dwg with freestanding wood burner 767 Tapawera-Baton Road, Tapawera
296 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Rbw - 4 x new dbl storey dwgs, lot 1 includes 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lot 2 to lot 4 include 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Each lot includes new private drainage, attached gge & retain
- Alterations and additions$40k
Internal & external alterations to dwg
- New homes$400k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Multiple homes$860k
Construct two dwgs with internal access gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install inbuilt wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$125k
Rbw. New kitchen to be installed. Joinery items new with opening on two items larger with new lintel to be installed.
- Multiple homes$786k
Construct 2 dwgs with internal access gge
- New homes$441k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Fires and heating$8,126
Supply & install metro smart insert wood fire as detached dwgs
- New homes$633k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- New homes$390k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$9,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Kaituna ash freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$3,000
Replaced freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$120k
Internal & external alterations to dwg
- New homes$340k
Construct dwg with internal gge
- Alterations and additions$150k
Extension & internal alt to dwg
- Alterations and additions$150k
Internal & external alterations to dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding woodburner
- New homes$605k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
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Suburbs in Wakefield
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Wakefield?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.