Elsthorpe is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hawkes Bay, one of 13 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Elsthorpe is the 10th largest suburb of Hawkes Bay in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Elsthorpe 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 1930 - 1939. Residential housing stock in Elsthorpe is made up of approximately 44% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 55% lifestyle properties.