Sandringham Village[4] is a walk of a few hundred metres south along Sandringham Rd from the Outer Link bus route,[5] and has a strong South Asian influence in restaurants and small supermarkets, Halal butchers and Bollywood movies.

The village has a post office, pharmacy, medical and legal practices, a real estate agency and a community centre.

The volcanic cone of Owairaka (Mt Albert) forms Sandringham’s view to the west, and the Roy Clements Treeway on Meola Creek leads from nearby Ferguson Avenue to Rocket Park and the Mt Albert Community Centre.

Sandringham was named after the country house of Edward, Prince of Wales in Norfolk, England, still used by the present royal family.

The top New Zealand football club Central United play at the Kiwitea Street Stadium in Sandringham.

[8] On 29 June 1841, the Sandringham area was sold to the Crown by Ngāti Whātua, as a part of a 12,000 acre section.

[9] The Sandringham suburb began as a small farming settlement known as Cabbage Tree Swamp, named for the prevalence of cordyline australis and the area's predisposition to flooding.

In 1917, the Edendale Ratepayers Progressive Association was formed, and petitioned the New Zealand Government for extra rates to help address flooding.

[12] After a heavy storm in 1919, locals recalled boating through the streets and floodwaters "flowing through the bay windows" of one low-lying house.

[12] Substantial development only came around 1925 with the construction of the tramline, resulting in the core of what is now Sandringham Village being built.

Rows of evenly spaced streets spread on each side of Sandringham Road and were lined with wooden California-style bungalows.

Large parts of the area remained undeveloped however, and services such as telephone, electricity and gas were only provided at a minimum level.

Earlier plans to build a tavern at 597 Sandringham Road were successfully opposed by residents in 2001.

[citation needed] The shopping village prospered in the 1950s and 1960s, however was much smaller than commercial streets in neighbouring suburbs such as Mount Albert and Kingsland.

An increasing number of South Asian restaurants have opened in Sandringham village which has led to it often being referred to as Auckland's "Little India".

Sandringham is home to the New Zealand association football club Central United who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

[50] The residents of Albert-Eden elect a local board, and two councillors from the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward to sit on the Auckland Council.