Seaview is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Lower Hutt, one of 38 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Seaview is the 34th largest suburb of Lower Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Seaview 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 1920 - 1929. Residential housing stock in Seaview is made up of primarily standard residential housing property types with a small proportion of purpose built residential rental housing and lifestyle properties.