Snells Beach is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Auckland, one of 269 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Snells Beach is the 91st largest suburb of Auckland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Snells Beach 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 Snells Beach is made up of approximately 95% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 3% lifestyle properties.