Harbour View is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Lower Hutt, one of 38 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Harbour View is the 23rd largest suburb of Lower Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Harbour View provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1920 - 1929. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Harbour View is made up of approximately 99% residential housing and 1% residential investment housing properties.