Puketapu is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hastings, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Puketapu is the 17th largest suburb of Hastings in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Puketapu 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 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Puketapu is made up of approximately 29% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 69% lifestyle properties.