Penrose is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Penrose is the 227th largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Penrose 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 1990 - 1999. Residential housing stock in Penrose is made up of approximately 96% residential housing and 4% residential investment housing properties.