Brown Owl is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Upper Hutt, one of 27 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Brown Owl is the 13rd largest suburb of Upper Hutt in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Brown Owl provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Brown Owl is made up of approximately 98% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 1% lifestyle properties.