Woodbourne is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Marlborough, one of 36 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Woodbourne is the 35th largest suburb of Marlborough in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Woodbourne 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 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Woodbourne is made up of primarily standard residential housing property types with a small proportion of purpose built residential rental housing and lifestyle properties.