Scargill is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hurunui, one of 26 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Scargill is the 16th largest suburb of Hurunui in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Scargill 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 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Scargill is made up of approximately 27% residential housing and 73% lifestyle properties.