Moonshine Valley is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Upper Hutt, one of 27 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Moonshine Valley is the 24th largest suburb of Upper Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Moonshine Valley provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Moonshine Valley is made up of primarily lifestyle housing properties.