# Addington vs Somerfield, the record side by side

| | [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) | [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,330 (2023) | **7,080 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 5,682 (indicative) | **6,813 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,271 | **2,664** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 18% |
| Area | **2.9 km²** | 2.48 km² |
| People per km² | 2,183 | **2,855** |
| Reports filed | **14,574** | 7,009 |
| Rank on the roll | **7th of 108** | 18th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **5,026** | 2,826 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2024-11-03 (51 reports)** | 2016-10-02 (39 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **696 (9 fatal · 138 serious)** | 165 (2 fatal · 32 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 5 (biggest M3.7) | **16 (biggest M4.3)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (2.3% of the outline) | TC2 (445.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 11.5% (4 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 2% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) | **1% high-hazard (11% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | 56% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | — |
| The drawn water | 36 reaches (Jacksons Creek Upper, Baxter Creek), 1% setback strips | **25 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Tennysons Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 28% under density overlays, Medium Density | **31% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,806 frames filed (2010–2017)** | 2,130 frames filed (2000–2016) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Northern Line +2 more | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail +1 more** |
| The remembered names | **11 plaques, Ruskin Reserve, Baxters Drain** | 3 plaques, Ashgrove Reserve, Somerfield Park |
| The rules on the ground | **20 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **81 parcels (54 current)** | 6 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 40 parcels (1 unvouched) | 68 parcels (15 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 4 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (89% of the outline) | medium (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,608 trees (32 veterans, 745 remembered felled) | **1,720 trees (31 veterans, 862 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (29% of the outline, 29% residential) | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 67% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **8% of the outline (6 designations, movement, power & signal, learning)** | 6% of the outline (3 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, residential) | — |
| The listed city | **12 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 4 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (3,900), Dumped Rubbish (2,118), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1,087) | Graffiti (1,202), Water Leak (791), Dumped Rubbish (618) |
| Schools | **3** | 2 |
| Parks | **14** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | **2** |
| Tracks | **20** | 12 |
| Bus stops | **38** | 26 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 5 |
| Heritage places | **14** | 9 |

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Addington and Somerfield?**

Addington counts 6,330 people (2023) to Somerfield's 7,080; Addington covers 2.9 km², Somerfield 2.48 km²; the record holds 14,574 reports for Addington and 7,009 for Somerfield.

**Which has more heritage places, Addington or Somerfield?**

Addington, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 9.

**Where do these numbers come from?**

The same public record for both, council reports, the crash register, the heritage schedule, Stats NZ’s counts. The stream counts reports, not virtue; the caveats are each suburb’s own.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=somerfield
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=addington · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=somerfield