# Heathcote Valley vs Lyttelton, the record side by side

| | [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) | [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | **3,220 (June 2025)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,379 (indicative) | **3,117 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,011 | **1,353** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | **24%** | 17% |
| Area | **8.28 km²** | 6.27 km² |
| People per km² | 293 | **514** |
| Reports filed | 3,298 | **5,546** |
| Rank on the roll | 45th of 108 | **23rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 398 | **885** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2017-08-14 (14 reports) | **2026-01-07 (72 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 66 (3 fatal · 16 serious) | **78 (2 fatal · 22 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **103 (biggest M6.2)** | 28 (biggest M4.1) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | **8.3% (69 ha)** | 1.8% (11 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (6.1% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | **5.2% (1 event)** | 1.0% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **13% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | **37% of the outline (+50% broad overlay)** | 26% of the outline (+57% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 2% of the outline (+7% silent-file) | **85% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | **63% of the outline (+63% outstanding)** | 42% of the outline (+24% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (4% managed) | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **77 reaches (Bridle Path Waterway, Whites Waterway), 6% setback strips** | 14 reaches, 4% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,593 frames filed (2010–2017) | **2,646 frames filed (2010–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Heathcote Expressway | — |
| The remembered names | 4 plaques, Heathcote Domain, Martindales Reserve No. 2 | **20 plaques, Sumner Road Gardens, Oxford Street Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | **23 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 18 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 4 parcels (2 current) | **10 parcels (9 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 124 parcels (2 unvouched) | 13 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 5,632 rocks (3,375 fell, 279 wobble easy) | 1,023 rocks (612 fell, 48 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (76% of the outline) | unlikely (1% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 96 defences (1 rated poor) | 45 defences (4 rated poor) |
| The canopy | **761 trees (11 veterans, 221 remembered felled)** | 179 trees (5 veterans, 51 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (33% of the outline, 12% residential) | Open Space Natural (27% of the outline, 15% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **5% of the outline (5 designations, movement, power & signal)** | 4% of the outline (5 designations, movement, pipes) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (1 matter, heritage) |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) | **74 scheduled items (15 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (566), Water Leak (388), Roading/Streets (376) | Graffiti (1,256), Water Leak (654), Roading/Streets (588) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | 15 | **16** |
| Facilities | 0 | **4** |
| Tracks | **3** | 2 |
| Bus stops | **25** | 11 |
| Bus routes through | 2 | **3** |
| Heritage places | 3 | **75** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Heathcote Valley and Lyttelton?**

Heathcote Valley counts 2,430 people (2023) to Lyttelton's 3,220; Heathcote Valley covers 8.28 km², Lyttelton 6.27 km²; the record holds 3,298 reports for Heathcote Valley and 5,546 for Lyttelton.

**Which has more heritage places, Heathcote Valley or Lyttelton?**

Lyttelton, 75 on the heritage register to the other’s 3.

**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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