# Addington vs Spreydon, the record side by side

| | [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,330 (2023) | **9,970 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 5,682 (indicative) | **9,279 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,271 | **3,834** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 13% |
| Area | **2.9 km²** | 2.65 km² |
| People per km² | 2,183 | **3,762** |
| Reports filed | **14,574** | 7,319 |
| Rank on the roll | **7th of 108** | 16th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **5,026** | 2,762 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2024-11-03 (51 reports)** | 2018-01-15 (43 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **696 (9 fatal · 138 serious)** | 181 (1 fatal · 41 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 5 (biggest M3.7) | 5 (biggest M4.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (2.3% of the outline) | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 10.8% (5 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | **56% of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **36 reaches (Jacksons Creek Upper, Baxter Creek), 1% setback strips** | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 28% under density overlays, Medium Density | **67% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,806 frames filed (2010–2017)** | 1,463 frames filed (2001–2017) |
| 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), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc +1 more |
| The remembered names | **11 plaques, Ruskin Reserve, Baxters Drain** | 5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain |
| The rules on the ground | **20 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **81 parcels (54 current)** | 9 parcels (5 current) |
| Made ground on file | 40 parcels (1 unvouched) | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 4 parcels (1 verified) | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (89% of the outline) | medium (86% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,608 trees (32 veterans, 745 remembered felled)** | 1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (29% of the outline, 29% residential) | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **8% of the outline (6 designations, movement, power & signal, learning)** | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, residential) | — |
| The listed city | **12 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (3,900), Dumped Rubbish (2,118), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1,087) | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (877), Water Leak (740) |
| Schools | 3 | 3 |
| Parks | **14** | 9 |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | **20** | 17 |
| Bus stops | **38** | 36 |
| Bus routes through | **6** | 5 |
| Heritage places | **14** | 4 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Addington counts 6,330 people (2023) to Spreydon's 9,970; Addington covers 2.9 km², Spreydon 2.65 km²; the record holds 14,574 reports for Addington and 7,319 for Spreydon.

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

Addington, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 4.

**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=spreydon
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=addington · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=spreydon