Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Greytown
53 new homes were consented in the South Wairarapa District council area in the year to September 2026, up 4% on the year before.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Wairarapa District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Wairarapa 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 203 in 2021.
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.
- Houses44
187 m² average · $639k average value · −6% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units9
78 m² average · $220k average value · +125% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Greytown
We do not hold any residential consents in Greytown yet. They arrive as councils publish their records; the official figures above count every one.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Greytown?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 53 new homes consented in the South Wairarapa District council area, with $43m of residential and $5m 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.