Hurdon is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of New Plymouth, one of 41 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Hurdon is the 23rd largest suburb of New Plymouth in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Hurdon 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Hurdon is made up of approximately 92% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 6% lifestyle properties.