Ranfurly is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Otago, one of 23 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Ranfurly is the 4th largest suburb of Otago in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Ranfurly 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 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Ranfurly is made up of approximately 86% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 11% lifestyle properties.