Forrest Hill is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Forrest Hill is the 52nd largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Forrest Hill provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1920 - 1929. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Forrest Hill is made up of approximately 96% residential housing and 4% residential investment housing properties.