# Cashmere vs Somerfield, the record side by side

| | [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) | [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,900 (2023) | **7,080 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 6,690 (indicative) | **6,813 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,508 | **2,664** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| Area | **13.19 km²** | 2.48 km² |
| People per km² | 523 | **2,855** |
| Reports filed | **9,776** | 7,009 |
| Rank on the roll | **11th of 108** | 18th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 741 | **2,826** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-10-11 (69 reports)** | 2016-10-02 (39 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **315 (7 fatal · 83 serious)** | 165 (2 fatal · 32 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **205 (biggest M5.6)** | 16 (biggest M4.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.2% (3 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (0.9% of the outline) | TC2 (445.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 2.5% (5 events) | **11.5% (4 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 14% of the outline (+79% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 0% of the outline (+4% silent-file) | **2% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | — | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | **65% of the outline (+49% outstanding)** | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed), 24 ponding | **1% high-hazard (11% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **119 reaches (Scotts Drain, Sibleys Drain), 9% setback strips, held edge** | 25 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Tennysons Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 31% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **4,305 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 2,130 frames filed (2000–2016) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Nor'West Arc, Ōpāwaho River | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail +1 more** |
| The remembered names | **14 plaques, Cashmere Village Green, Cracroft Reserve** | 3 plaques, Ashgrove Reserve, Somerfield Park |
| The rules on the ground | **34 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **11 parcels (4 current)** | 6 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 163 parcels (5 unvouched) | 68 parcels (15 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 510 rocks (212 fell, 57 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (90% of the outline) | medium (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 4 defences (1 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **1,759 trees (39 veterans, 730 remembered felled)** | 1,720 trees (31 veterans, 862 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (37% of the outline, 22% residential) | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 67% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **6% of the outline (3 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **13 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 4 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (1,276), Graffiti (1,176), Roading/Streets (851) | Graffiti (1,202), Water Leak (791), Dumped Rubbish (618) |
| Schools | 2 | 2 |
| Parks | **27** | 4 |
| Facilities | 2 | 2 |
| Tracks | **28** | 12 |
| Bus stops | **36** | 26 |
| Bus routes through | 3 | **5** |
| Heritage places | **14** | 9 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Cashmere counts 6,900 people (2023) to Somerfield's 7,080; Cashmere covers 13.19 km², Somerfield 2.48 km²; the record holds 9,776 reports for Cashmere and 7,009 for Somerfield.

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

Cashmere, 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.

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