Mayfair is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hastings, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Mayfair is the 5th largest suburb of Hastings in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Mayfair 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 Mayfair is made up of approximately 96% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.