Blaketown is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Grey, one of 28 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Blaketown is the 5th largest suburb of Grey in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Blaketown 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 1910 - 1919. Residential housing stock in Blaketown is made up of approximately 97% residential housing and 3% residential investment housing properties.