Saint Leonards is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hastings, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Saint Leonards is the 10th largest suburb of Hastings in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Saint Leonards 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 1920 - 1929. Residential housing stock in Saint Leonards is made up of approximately 95% residential housing and 5% residential investment housing properties.