Britannia Heights is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Nelson, one of 30 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Britannia Heights is the 14th largest suburb of Nelson in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Britannia Heights 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 Britannia Heights is made up of approximately 95% residential housing and 4% residential investment housing properties.