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Find local property firms, then explore the evidence behind Christchurch’s changing neighbourhoods.

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4,725new dwellings consented
130local areas published
34%of consents were houses
65%apartments or attached homes

A city changing block by block

Not a price estimate. A clear view of new-home activity.

Consent counts show where building activity is being approved and what type of homes are planned. They do not prove that construction finished, predict value, or describe an individual property. Every figure here is traceable to the official release dated 2026-09-28.

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Property and development evidence by suburb

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What it measures

New dwelling units consented from August 2025 to July 2026, grouped by Stats NZ Statistical Area 2.

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What we suppress

Areas with fewer than five consented dwellings are withheld. No owner, applicant or individual-property data is published.

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How to use it

Use the figures to understand local development patterns, then verify any property decision with current council, title and professional evidence.

Sources & accountability

Evidence you can check.

This site publishes aggregate building-consent evidence. It excludes owner names, title identifiers and personal information. Counts are consents issued, not completed homes, current listings, prices, valuations or planning permission for an individual address. Stats NZ counts are aggregate building consents, not completions, homes for sale, individual-property facts or price estimates.

Stats NZ β€” new dwellings consented by Statistical Area 2Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalOpen official source β†—LINZ Data Service β€” NZ Primary ParcelsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalOpen official source β†—