The Wood is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Nelson, one of 30 residential suburbs which form the wider region. The Wood is the 4th largest suburb of Nelson in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. The Wood 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 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in The Wood is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.