Ocean View is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Dunedin, one of 97 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Ocean View is the 56th largest suburb of Dunedin in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Ocean View provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Ocean View is made up of approximately 87% residential housing and 13% lifestyle properties.