Nightcaps is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Southland, one of 43 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Nightcaps is the 16th largest suburb of Southland in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Nightcaps 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 1910 - 1919. Residential housing stock in Nightcaps is made up of approximately 90% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 9% lifestyle properties.