Havelock is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Marlborough, one of 36 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Havelock is the 9th largest suburb of Marlborough in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Havelock 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Havelock is made up of approximately 76% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 24% lifestyle properties.