Central Hawkes Bay Coastal is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Napier, one of 22 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Central Hawkes Bay Coastal is the 8th largest suburb of Napier in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Central Hawkes Bay Coastal provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1880 - 1889. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1920 - 1929. Residential housing stock in Central Hawkes Bay Coastal is made up of approximately 93% residential housing and 7% residential investment housing properties.