College Estate is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Wanganui, one of 28 residential suburbs which form the wider region. College Estate is the 12nd largest suburb of Wanganui in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. College Estate provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in College Estate is made up of approximately 98% residential housing and 2% residential investment housing properties.