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Canterbury residential building consent analysis tables

Interest.co.nz’s Residential Building Consent Tables (below) provide a quarterly analysis of building consent trends by dwelling type and location.

They provide data on the number of new dwellings consented and their total value each quarter, as well as the average value of new dwelling consents, the average size of new dwellings consented and their average value per square metre.

This information is provided for each of the main dwelling types - standalone houses, townhouses and home units, apartments and retirement village units

The figures are available nationally and for each the main centres of residential construction activity – Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago.

The tables with the Canterbury consent figures are below, the national data is here, and the other regional data tables are available by clicking on the following links: Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Otago.

The core data for these tables is sourced from Statistics NZ.

Quarterly New Dwelling Consent Analysis
By Dwelling Type
Canterbury Region
Q1 2010-Q3 2024
Total of All Dwelling Types - Canterbury Region
Quarter Total number consented Total value of work consented Total floor area consented SQM Average value of work consented Average floor area per dwelling SQM Average value of work per sqm
2010Q1 756 $193,849,594 149,581 $256,415 198 $1,296
2010Q2 735 $197,133,986 150,775 $268,210 205 $1,307
2010Q3 653 $172,577,831 133,349 $264,285 204 $1,294
2010Q4 677 $179,358,677 136,096 $264,932 201 $1,318
2011Q1 461 $115,868,225 89,164 $251,341 193 $1,299
2011Q2 582 $135,108,700 101,876 $232,146 175 $1,326
2011Q3 700 $172,268,032 127,242 $246,097 182 $1,354
2011Q4 652 $176,601,574 132,128 $270,861 203 $1,337
2012Q1 920 $242,360,987 167,680 $263,436 182 $1,445
2012Q2 929 $265,783,841 186,058 $286,097 200 $1,428
2012Q3 1,161 $343,636,923 229,824 $295,984 198 $1,495
2012Q4 1,027 $334,214,423 217,563 $325,428 212 $1,536
2013Q1 1,222 $384,824,756 244,400 $314,914 200 $1,575
2013Q2 1,260 $393,363,100 248,762 $312,193 197 $1,581
2013Q3 1,572 $489,280,099 300,662 $311,247 191 $1,627
2013Q4 1,705 $539,291,332 320,022 $316,300 188 $1,685
2014Q1 1,654 $540,355,868 313,906 $326,696 190 $1,721
2014Q2 1,782 $572,115,454 327,405 $321,052 184 $1,747
2014Q3 1,728 $577,978,854 322,297 $334,479 187 $1,793
2014Q4 2,144 $648,681,278 366,893 $302,557 171 $1,768
2015Q1 1,572 $536,683,095 276,615 $341,401 176 $1,940
2015Q2 1,520 $506,474,385 265,703 $333,207 175 $1,906
2015Q3 1,774 $569,575,931 293,259 $321,069 165 $1,942
2015Q4 1,626 $528,547,468 277,373 $325,060 171 $1,906
2016Q1 1,334 $451,926,871 231,105 $338,776 173 $1,956
2016Q2 1,741 $578,027,639 295,685 $332,009 170 $1,955
2016Q3 1,569 $505,951,910 262,105 $322,468 167 $1,930
2016Q4 1,259 $447,156,686 228,266 $355,168 181 $1,959
2017Q1 1,200 $450,226,300 218,015 $375,189 182 $2,065
2017Q2 1,152 $422,574,453 214,427 $366,818 186 $1,971
2017Q3 1,511 $544,814,787 264,635 $360,566 175 $2,059
2017Q4 1,141 $416,542,394 202,676 $365,068 178 $2,055
2018Q1 1,102 $401,274,488 186,702 $364,133 169 $2,149
2018Q2 1,208 $431,322,144 210,299 $357,055 174 $2,051
2018Q3 1,178 $435,690,283 206,826 $369,856 176 $2,107
2018Q4 1,281 $442,003,569 214,295 $345,046 167 $2,063
2019Q1 1,248 $418,910,642 203,364 $335,666 163 $2,060
2019Q2 1,252 $438,373,592 202,594 $350,139 162 $2,164
2019Q3 1,414 $489,059,596 236,541 $345,870 167 $2,068
2019Q4 1,394 $488,873,424 225,624 $350,698 162 $2,167
2020Q1 1,386 $524,612,709 236,567 $378,508 171 $2,218
2020Q2 1,577 $494,329,078 240,243 $313,462 152 $2,058
2020Q3 1,261 $454,794,219 219,749 $360,662 174 $2,070
2020Q4 1,672 $562,444,254 267,169 $336,390 160 $2,105
2021Q1 1,573 $554,957,428 253,757 $352,802 161 $2,187
2021Q2 1,985 $663,572,561 309,348 $334,293 156 $2,145
2021Q3 2,149 $736,893,624 336,280 $342,901 156 $2,191
2021Q4 2,007 $694,639,931 305,217 $346,109 152 $2,276
2022Q1 2,416 $836,466,019 357,167 $346,219 148 $2,342
2022Q2 2,056 $764,735,580 312,811 $371,953 152 $2,445
2022Q3 2,239 $828,432,622 333,061 $370,001 149 $2,487
2022Q4 2,187 $825,386,776 315,438 $377,406 144 $2,617
2023Q1 1,689 $701,692,504 248,305 $415,448 147 $2,826
2023Q2 1,723 $717,676,865 253,082 $416,527 147 $2,836
2023Q3 1,610 $640,524,498 216,870 $397,841 135 $2,953
2023Q4 1,937 $771,477,576 257,941 $398,285 133 $2,991
2024Q1 1,305 $556,731,415 194,181 $426,614 149 $2,867
2024Q2 1,766 $712,799,164 248,247 $403,624 141 $2,871
2024Q3 1,694 $664,384,547 227,211 $392,199 134 $2,924
Stand Alone Houses - Canterbury Region
Quarter Total number consented Total value of work consented Total floor area consented SQM Average value of work consented Average floor area per dwelling SQM Average value of work per sqm
2010Q1 610 $174,959,594 134,840 $286,819 221 $1,298
2010Q2 627 $181,528,572 138,319 $289,519 221 $1,312
2010Q3 537 $158,115,301 119,899 $294,442 223 $1,319
2010Q4 541 $160,157,857 121,587 $296,040 225 $1,317
2011Q1 370 $102,474,761 78,966 $276,959 213 $1,298
2011Q2 475 $120,505,851 89,839 $253,697 189 $1,341
2011Q3 602 $157,630,414 116,135 $261,845 193 $1,357
2011Q4 589 $167,678,310 125,469 $284,683 213 $1,336
2012Q1 673 $213,155,477 147,354 $316,724 219 $1,447
2012Q2 809 $244,253,558 171,344 $301,920 212 $1,426
2012Q3 954 $310,150,894 208,474 $325,106 219 $1,488
2012Q4 936 $318,282,756 207,225 $340,046 221 $1,536
2013Q1 1,063 $356,029,441 223,790 $334,929 211 $1,591
2013Q2 1,135 $368,053,521 232,976 $324,276 205 $1,580
2013Q3 1,334 $449,424,628 275,126 $336,900 206 $1,634
2013Q4 1,380 $478,847,692 283,919 $346,991 206 $1,687
2014Q1 1,435 $497,313,013 287,511 $346,560 200 $1,730
2014Q2 1,389 $492,247,597 280,740 $354,390 202 $1,753
2014Q3 1,398 $501,099,447 284,049 $358,440 203 $1,764
2014Q4 1,566 $545,580,301 312,546 $348,391 200 $1,746
2015Q1 1,177 $452,223,404 233,714 $384,217 199 $1,935
2015Q2 1,130 $409,295,107 219,820 $362,208 195 $1,862
2015Q3 1,243 $452,726,190 242,160 $364,221 195 $1,870
2015Q4 1,149 $429,916,663 230,534 $374,166 201 $1,865
2016Q1 962 $361,499,046 189,039 $375,779 197 $1,912
2016Q2 1,172 $449,321,183 235,130 $383,380 201 $1,911
2016Q3 1,036 $400,223,447 208,484 $386,316 201 $1,920
2016Q4 949 $372,761,127 191,107 $392,794 201 $1,951
2017Q1 886 $345,966,330 178,916 $390,481 202 $1,934
2017Q2 961 $367,049,696 192,123 $381,946 200 $1,910
2017Q3 1,144 $454,115,506 229,715 $396,954 201 $1,977
2017Q4 838 $340,685,338 169,240 $406,546 202 $2,013
2018Q1 733 $308,988,603 148,984 $421,540 203 $2,074
2018Q2 865 $358,489,876 174,540 $414,439 202 $2,054
2018Q3 912 $363,800,322 178,305 $398,904 196 $2,040
2018Q4 912 $362,779,826 179,388 $397,785 197 $2,022
2019Q1 830 $335,974,043 162,349 $404,788 196 $2,069
2019Q2 838 $350,977,028 167,919 $418,827 200 $2,090
2019Q3 1,080 $414,560,396 203,397 $383,852 188 $2,038
2019Q4 1,011 $402,787,096 194,098 $398,405 192 $2,075
2020Q1 1,001 $409,686,960 192,767 $409,278 193 $2,125
2020Q2 985 $374,417,413 184,644 $380,119 187 $2,028
2020Q3 1,014 $397,441,188 192,833 $391,954 190 $2,061
2020Q4 1,162 $452,444,281 218,811 $389,367 188 $2,068
2021Q1 1,127 $443,311,278 211,540 $393,355 188 $2,096
2021Q2 1,343 $531,479,464 250,105 $395,740 186 $2,125
2021Q3 1,369 $566,249,350 264,437 $413,623 193 $2,141
2021Q4 1,189 $509,892,573 225,724 $428,842 190 $2,259
2022Q1 1,341 $580,848,364 252,452 $433,146 188 $2,301
2022Q2 1,245 $561,928,330 236,723 $451,348 190 $2,374
2022Q3 1,357 $624,328,572 252,458 $460,080 186 $2,473
2022Q4 1,135 $550,263,042 215,550 $484,813 190 $2,553
2023Q1 937 $476,758,732 176,033 $508,814 188 $2,708
2023Q2 987 $486,443,223 181,290 $492,850 184 $2,683
2023Q3 758 $377,365,997 136,401 $497,844 180 $2,767
2023Q4 871 $443,275,898 156,585 $508,928 180 $2,831
2024Q1 786 $405,025,126 142,794 $515,299 182 $2,836
2024Q2 1,004 $487,881,286 176,549 $485,938 176 $2,763
2024Q3 988 $453,857,971 163,444 $459,370 165 $2,777
Apartments - Canterbury Region
Quarter Total number consented Total value of work consented Total floor area consented SQM Average value of work consented Average floor area per dwelling SQM Average value of work per sqm
2010Q1 33 $3,400,000 2,186 $103,030 66 $1,555
2010Q2 4 $70,000 560 $17,500 140 $125
2010Q3 4 $1,055,000 781 $263,750 195 $1,351
2010Q4 44 $5,980,000 3,891 $135,909 88 $1,537
2011Q1 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
2011Q2 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
2011Q3 1 $7,500 5 $7,500 5 $1,500
2011Q4 1 $60,000 41 $60,000 41 $1,463
2012Q1 24 $3,000,000 1,440 $125,000 60 $2,083
2012Q2 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
2012Q3 19 $4,032,000 1,633 $212,211 86 $2,469
2012Q4 4 $550,000 436 $137,500 109 $1,261
2013Q1 2 $250,000 129 $125,000 65 $1,938
2013Q2 10 $1,000,000 635 $100,000 64 $1,575
2013Q3 33 $6,200,000 3,048 $187,879 92 $2,034
2013Q4 26 $2,582,520 2,000 $99,328 77 $1,291
2014Q1 6 $1,950,000 1,045 $325,000 174 $1,866
2014Q2 53 $9,800,121 6,927 $184,908 131 $1,415
2014Q3 24 $9,670,000 3,235 $402,917 135 $2,989
2014Q4 76 $10,106,207 5,540 $132,976 73 $1,824
2015Q1 2 $274,500 237 $137,250 119 $1,158
2015Q2 12 $3,250,000 691 $270,833 58 $4,703
2015Q3 3 $1,535,000 505 $511,667 168 $3,040
2015Q4 108 $19,120,000 7,953 $177,037 74 $2,404
2016Q1 2 $13,118,707 596 $6,559,354 298 $22,011
2016Q2 90 $21,212,500 8,607 $235,694 96 $2,465
2016Q3 50 $8,946,000 3,996 $178,920 80 $2,239
2016Q4 8 $2,600,000 854 $325,000 107 $3,044
2017Q1 86 $42,933,334 11,838 $499,225 138 $3,627
2017Q2 8 $10,200,000 903 $1,275,000 113 $11,296
2017Q3 67 $8,490,000 3,518 $126,716 53 $2,413
2017Q4 22 $5,234,053 1,723 $237,912 78 $3,038
2018Q1 85 $23,457,991 7,529 $275,976 89 $3,116
2018Q2 23 $7,500,000 2,134 $326,087 93 $3,515
2018Q3 60 $10,033,337 4,535 $167,222 76 $2,212
2018Q4 28 $9,850,000 3,301 $351,786 118 $2,984
2019Q1 23 $3,800,000 1,613 $165,217 70 $2,356
2019Q2 72 $11,000,000 3,687 $152,778 51 $2,983
2019Q3 0 $230,000 0 $0 0 $0
2019Q4 3 $14,120,000 370 $4,706,667 123 $38,162
2020Q1 54 $29,700,000 11,615 $550,000 215 $2,557
2020Q2 45 $11,000,000 4,625 $244,444 103 $2,378
2020Q3 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
2020Q4 43 $14,051,750 4,480 $326,785 104 $3,137
2021Q1 47 $11,250,000 3,900 $239,362 83 $2,885
2021Q2 10 $2,100,000 818 $210,000 82 $2,567
2021Q3 0 $650,000 0 $0 0 $0
2021Q4 36 $6,382,230 3,204 $177,284 89 $1,992
2022Q1 42 $8,517,475 3,521 $202,797 84 $2,419
2022Q2 53 $14,330,000 4,656 $270,377 88 $3,078
2022Q3 34 $10,200,000 2,954 $300,000 87 $3,453
2022Q4 6 $1,971,946 713 $328,658 119 $2,766
2023Q1 21 $7,700,000 1,578 $366,667 75 $4,880
2023Q2 24 $5,400,000 1,500 $225,000 63 $3,600
2023Q3 18 $7,800,000 1,671 $433,333 93 $4,668
2023Q4 181 $68,320,896 16,489 $377,464 91 $4,143
2024Q1 28 $13,984,850 3,361 $499,459 120 $4,161
2024Q2 18 $18,887,800 2,397 $1,049,322 133 $7,880
2024Q3 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0
Retirement village units
Quarter Total number consented Total value of work consented Total floor area consented SQM Average value of work consented Average floor area per dwelling SQM Average value of work per sqm
2010Q1 4 $1,015,000 822 $253,750 206 $1,235
2010Q2 10 $1,810,000 1,315 $181,000 132 $1,376
2010Q3 49 $5,548,530 5,175 $113,235 106 $1,072
2010Q4 23 $2,946,820 2,305 $128,123 100 $1,278
2011Q1 16 $1,719,260 1,579 $107,454 99 $1,089
2011Q2 30 $5,822,524 3,401 $194,084 113 $1,712
2011Q3 29 $4,761,580 3,515 $164,192 121 $1,355
2011Q4 19 $3,120,264 2,062 $164,224 109 $1,513
2012Q1 158 $16,576,010 11,608 $104,911 73 $1,428
2012Q2 61 $11,759,000 7,388 $192,770 121 $1,592
2012Q3 143 $21,997,417 14,614 $153,828 102 $1,505
2012Q4 21 $4,385,488 2,301 $208,833 110 $1,906
2013Q1 55 $10,173,611 7,853 $184,975 143 $1,296
2013Q2 19 $2,233,245 2,075 $117,539 109 $1,076
2013Q3 83 $12,127,175 9,349 $146,111 113 $1,297
2013Q4 37 $9,762,000 4,117 $263,838 111 $2,371
2014Q1 25 $4,450,000 3,377 $178,000 135 $1,318
2014Q2 112 $24,511,183 13,362 $218,850 119 $1,834
2014Q3 111 $25,089,944 12,783 $226,036 115 $1,963
2014Q4 89 $12,859,248 6,672 $144,486 75 $1,927
2015Q1 32 $7,188,500 3,224 $224,641 101 $2,230
2015Q2 38 $10,604,864 5,859 $279,075 154 $1,810
2015Q3 116 $18,029,283 9,763 $155,425 84 $1,847
2015Q4 87 $11,795,095 8,240 $135,576 95 $1,431
2016Q1 122 $21,846,335 13,133 $179,068 108 $1,663
2016Q2 226 $38,968,890 24,077 $172,429 107 $1,619
2016Q3 159 $23,567,948 14,203 $148,226 89 $1,659
2016Q4 32 $5,494,510 2,653 $171,703 83 $2,071
2017Q1 31 $13,764,000 4,247 $444,000 137 $3,241
2017Q2 20 $4,854,352 2,565 $242,718 128 $1,893
2017Q3 115 $40,321,600 12,697 $350,623 110 $3,176
2017Q4 104 $35,375,886 14,783 $340,153 142 $2,393
2018Q1 41 $7,517,435 4,813 $183,352 117 $1,562
2018Q2 91 $20,890,534 10,787 $229,566 119 $1,937
2018Q3 33 $15,334,404 4,296 $464,679 130 $3,569
2018Q4 164 $32,744,572 14,218 $199,662 87 $2,303
2019Q1 82 $8,530,000 6,598 $104,024 80 $1,293
2019Q2 173 $37,151,375 14,399 $214,748 83 $2,580
2019Q3 82 $18,430,058 8,420 $224,757 103 $2,189
2019Q4 129 $18,416,078 9,051 $142,760 70 $2,035
2020Q1 70 $19,539,000 6,550 $279,129 94 $2,983
2020Q2 103 $24,594,491 11,356 $238,781 110 $2,166
2020Q3 49 $13,488,000 5,718 $275,265 117 $2,359
2020Q4 44 $10,547,000 4,968 $239,705 113 $2,123
2021Q1 49 $20,378,805 7,077 $415,894 144 $2,880
2021Q2 83 $17,756,068 7,818 $213,929 94 $2,271
2021Q3 140 $37,962,700 16,646 $271,162 119 $2,281
2021Q4 135 $33,083,706 16,696 $245,064 124 $1,982
2022Q1 159 $38,896,425 19,354 $244,632 122 $2,010
2022Q2 79 $21,859,800 10,147 $276,706 128 $2,154
2022Q3 74 $16,301,296 8,276 $220,288 112 $1,970
2022Q4 116 $41,705,926 12,175 $359,534 105 $3,426
2023Q1 103 $33,231,773 10,584 $322,639 103 $3,140
2023Q2 50 $17,964,546 7,114 $359,291 142 $2,525
2023Q3 110 $27,978,383 8,754 $254,349 80 $3,196
2023Q4 84 $19,423,000 8,920 $231,226 106 $2,177
2024Q1 43 $13,145,892 5,203 $305,718 121 $2,527
2024Q2 91 $31,948,000 10,564 $351,077 116 $3,024
2024Q3 107 $47,912,500 10,608 $447,780 99 $4,517
Townhouses & Home Units
Quarter Total number consented Total value of work consented Total floor area consented SQM Average value of work consented Average floor area per dwelling SQM Average value of work per sqm
2010Q1 109 $14,475,000 11,733 $132,798 108 $1,234
2010Q2 94 $13,725,414 10,581 $146,015 113 $1,297
2010Q3 63 $7,859,000 7,494 $124,746 119 $1,049
2010Q4 69 $10,274,000 8,313 $148,899 120 $1,236
2011Q1 75 $11,674,204 8,619 $155,656 115 $1,354
2011Q2 77 $8,780,325 8,636 $114,030 112 $1,017
2011Q3 68 $9,868,538 7,587 $145,126 112 $1,301
2011Q4 43 $5,743,000 4,556 $133,558 106 $1,261
2012Q1 65 $9,629,500 7,278 $148,146 112 $1,323
2012Q2 59 $9,771,283 7,326 $165,615 124 $1,334
2012Q3 45 $7,456,612 5,103 $165,702 113 $1,461
2012Q4 66 $10,996,179 7,601 $166,609 115 $1,447
2013Q1 102 $18,371,704 12,628 $180,115 124 $1,455
2013Q2 96 $22,076,334 13,076 $229,962 136 $1,688
2013Q3 122 $21,528,296 13,139 $176,461 108 $1,639
2013Q4 262 $48,099,120 29,986 $183,584 114 $1,604
2014Q1 188 $36,642,855 21,973 $194,909 117 $1,668
2014Q2 228 $45,556,553 26,376 $199,809 116 $1,727
2014Q3 195 $42,119,463 22,230 $215,997 114 $1,895
2014Q4 413 $80,135,522 42,135 $194,033 102 $1,902
2015Q1 361 $76,996,691 39,440 $213,287 109 $1,952
2015Q2 340 $83,324,414 39,333 $245,072 116 $2,118
2015Q3 412 $97,285,458 40,831 $236,130 99 $2,383
2015Q4 282 $67,715,710 30,646 $240,127 109 $2,210
2016Q1 248 $55,462,783 28,337 $223,640 114 $1,957
2016Q2 253 $68,525,066 27,871 $270,850 110 $2,459
2016Q3 324 $73,214,515 35,422 $225,971 109 $2,067
2016Q4 270 $66,301,049 33,652 $245,559 125 $1,970
2017Q1 197 $47,562,636 23,014 $241,435 117 $2,067
2017Q2 163 $40,470,405 18,836 $248,285 116 $2,149
2017Q3 185 $41,887,681 18,705 $226,420 101 $2,239
2017Q4 177 $35,247,117 16,930 $199,136 96 $2,082
2018Q1 243 $61,310,459 25,376 $252,306 104 $2,416
2018Q2 229 $44,441,734 22,838 $194,069 100 $1,946
2018Q3 173 $46,522,220 19,690 $268,915 114 $2,363
2018Q4 177 $36,629,171 17,388 $206,944 98 $2,107
2019Q1 313 $70,606,599 32,804 $225,580 105 $2,152
2019Q2 169 $39,245,189 16,589 $232,220 98 $2,366
2019Q3 252 $55,839,142 24,724 $221,584 98 $2,258
2019Q4 251 $53,550,250 22,105 $213,348 88 $2,423
2020Q1 261 $65,686,749 25,635 $251,673 98 $2,562
2020Q2 444 $84,317,174 39,618 $189,904 89 $2,128
2020Q3 198 $43,865,031 21,198 $221,541 107 $2,069
2020Q4 423 $85,401,223 38,910 $201,894 92 $2,195
2021Q1 350 $80,017,345 31,240 $228,621 89 $2,561
2021Q2 549 $112,237,029 50,607 $204,439 92 $2,218
2021Q3 640 $132,031,574 55,197 $206,299 86 $2,392
2021Q4 647 $145,281,422 59,593 $224,546 92 $2,438
2022Q1 874 $208,203,755 81,840 $238,219 94 $2,544
2022Q2 679 $166,617,450 61,285 $245,387 90 $2,719
2022Q3 774 $177,602,754 69,373 $229,461 90 $2,560
2022Q4 930 $231,445,862 87,000 $248,867 94 $2,660
2023Q1 628 $184,001,999 60,110 $292,997 96 $3,061
2023Q2 662 $207,869,096 63,178 $314,002 95 $3,290
2023Q3 724 $227,380,118 70,044 $314,061 97 $3,246
2023Q4 801 $240,457,782 75,947 $300,197 95 $3,166
2024Q1 448 $124,575,547 42,823 $278,070 96 $2,909
2024Q2 653 $174,082,078 58,737 $266,588 90 $2,964
2024Q3 599 $162,614,076 53,159 $271,476 89 $3,059
Notes: All calculations based on Statistics NZ building consent data.