Timberlea is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Upper Hutt, one of 27 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Timberlea is the 12nd largest suburb of Upper Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Timberlea 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 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Timberlea is made up of approximately 93% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 6% lifestyle properties.