The Groves area is inhabited by a mixture of students of York St John University, privately owned properties, privately rented properties and council tenants.
Leslie Groves | Colin Groves | Anthony Norris Groves | Sara Groves | The Groves | Port Neches–Groves High School | Old Town in the Green Groves | Matty Groves | Kristina Groves | KC Groves with ''Uncle Earl'' at ''Kult'', Niederstetten | KC Groves | Emma Groves | Eddy Groves | Albert B. Groves |
The north side of the road is residential, containing the Hannover Flats and the districts of Broomhall, The Groves and Ranmoor.
The surrounding mountainsides were covered with forest dominated by Juniperus procera, and the lower slopes supported groves of Acacia, but now most of the hillsides are covered with plantations of Eucalyptus with only the odd native tree remaining, except for the groves protected by the presence of a church.