Birchville is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Upper Hutt, one of 27 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Birchville is the 6th largest suburb of Upper Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Birchville provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Birchville is made up of approximately 94% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.