Te Puru is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Coromandel, one of 39 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Te Puru is the 12nd largest suburb of Coromandel in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Te Puru provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1970 - 1979. Residential housing stock in Te Puru is made up of approximately 89% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 9% lifestyle properties.