Westmere is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Westmere is the 95th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Westmere provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1870 - 1879. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1920 - 1929. Residential housing stock in Westmere is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.