Pleasant Point is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Timaru, one of 24 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Pleasant Point is the 11st largest suburb of Timaru in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Pleasant Point 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 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Pleasant Point is made up of approximately 79% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 20% lifestyle properties.