Amberley is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hurunui, one of 26 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Amberley is the 2nd largest suburb of Hurunui in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Amberley provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1880 - 1889. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2010 - 2019. Residential housing stock in Amberley is made up of approximately 84% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 15% lifestyle properties.