Piha is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Piha is the 161st largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Piha provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1980 - 1989. Residential housing stock in Piha is made up of approximately 94% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 5% lifestyle properties.