# Addington vs Sydenham, the record side by side

| | [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) | [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,330 (2023) | **6,970 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 5,682 (indicative) | **6,774 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,271 | **3,084** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | 2.9 km² | **3.04 km²** |
| People per km² | 2,183 | **2,293** |
| Reports filed | 14,574 | **23,728** |
| Rank on the roll | 7th of 108 | **2nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 5,026 | **7,805** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-11-03 (51 reports) | **2023-08-30 (144 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 696 (9 fatal · 138 serious) | **819 (11 fatal · 139 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 5 (biggest M3.7) | **7 (biggest M4.7)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (2.3% of the outline) | TC3 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 1.4% (3 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) | 0% high-hazard (34% managed) |
| The quiet lines | **56% of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 3% of the outline |
| The drawn water | 36 reaches (Jacksons Creek Upper, Baxter Creek), 1% setback strips | **32 reaches (Jacksons Creek Upper, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 2% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 28% under density overlays, Medium Density | **37% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 2,806 frames filed (2010–2017) | **7,352 frames filed (2009–2017)** |
| 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), Quarryman's Trail, Southern Lights +1 more** |
| The remembered names | **11 plaques, Ruskin Reserve, Baxters Drain** | 8 plaques, Sydenham School Memorial, Sydenham Park |
| The rules on the ground | **20 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **81 parcels (54 current)** | 75 parcels (39 current) |
| Made ground on file | 40 parcels (1 unvouched) | 65 parcels (20 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 4 parcels (1 verified) | 16 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (89% of the outline) | medium (81% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,608 trees (32 veterans, 745 remembered felled)** | 1,385 trees (31 veterans, 660 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (29% of the outline, 29% residential) | Medium density residential zone (33% of the outline, 40% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **8% of the outline (6 designations, movement, power & signal, learning)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (1 matter, residential) | **4% of the outline (8 matters, residential, heritage, utilities)** |
| The listed city | **12 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 10 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 (6,894), Dumped Rubbish (2,439), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1,856) |
| Schools | **3** | 0 |
| Parks | 14 | 14 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **20** | 18 |
| Bus stops | 38 | **41** |
| Bus routes through | 6 | **8** |
| Heritage places | **14** | 10 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Addington counts 6,330 people (2023) to Sydenham's 6,970; Addington covers 2.9 km², Sydenham 3.04 km²; the record holds 14,574 reports for Addington and 23,728 for Sydenham.

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

Addington, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 10.

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