Cloverlea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Palmerston North, one of 23 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Cloverlea is the 14th largest suburb of Palmerston North in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Cloverlea provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1950 - 1959. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Cloverlea is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.