The Albert-Eden Local Board, drawing its name from two of the volcanic cones located within its boundaries; Owairaka-Mt Albert and Maungawhau-Mt Eden, includes the established suburbs of Waterview, Point Chevalier, Mount Albert, Sandringham, Morningside, Owairaka, Balmoral, Kingsland, Mt Eden, Epsom and Greenlane.

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Centrally located within the Auckland Isthmus, the area has very good transport links, well-established and relatively high density residential areas and an ethnically diverse population. It is characterised by a strong ‘village’ character. Village centres include Mt Eden, with an arts focus; Kingsland, which has in recent years become home to an edgier, younger culture; Sandringham with its distinctively Indian community focus and; Mt Albert, whose community is in search of urban renewal.

Geographically, the area is defined by three volcanic cones - Owairaka-Mt Albert, Maungawhau-Mt Eden and Titikopuke-Mt St John and by the urban streams and the sea coast. Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek, the longest stream in Auckland City, flows into the Motu Manawa Marine Reserve at Waterview; Meola Creek converges with the Waitemata Harbour at Meola Reef.

There are a number of lava flow forest remnants - Withiel and Almorah in Epsom and Gribblehurst in Sandringham. The area includes evidence of early Maori settlement; numerous pa sites and other intensive development, such as the excavation on Maungawhau, are found within Albert-Eden.

Located within the area are Eden Park, which hosted key parts of the Rugby World Cup, the popular Pt Chevalier beaches, and a number of well-used recreational areas and parks such as Gribblehurst and Owairaka Parks.