# Huntsbury vs Somerfield, the record side by side

| | [Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury) | [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,630 (2023) | **7,080 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,544 (indicative) | **6,813 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 945 | **2,664** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | **19%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | 18% |
| Area | 1.63 km² | **2.48 km²** |
| People per km² | 1,613 | **2,855** |
| Reports filed | 2,578 | **7,029** |
| Rank on the roll | 54th of 108 | **18th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,582 | **2,834** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-08-10 (29 reports) | **2016-10-02 (39 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 21 (1 fatal · 2 serious) | **166 (2 fatal · 32 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **19 (biggest M4.2)** | 16 (biggest M4.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (445.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 0.6% (3 events) | **11.5% (4 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 3% of the outline (+89% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | **2% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **2% of the outline** |
| The kept view | **17% of the outline** | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) | **1% high-hazard (11% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **9 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Huntsbury Waterway), 7% 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 | 2,015 frames filed (2010–2016) | **2,130 frames filed (2000–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail +1 more** |
| The remembered names | **6 plaques, Huntsbury Playground, Farnley Reserve** | 3 plaques, Ashgrove Reserve, Somerfield Park |
| The rules on the ground | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 6 parcels (4 current) |
| Made ground on file | 149 parcels (1 unvouched) | 68 parcels (15 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 145 rocks (61 fell, 14 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | 2 parcels (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (92% of the outline) | medium (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 3 defences (none rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | 667 trees (4 veterans, 211 remembered felled) | **1,720 trees (31 veterans, 862 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Hills (60% of the outline, 62% residential) | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 67% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 6% of the outline (3 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **4 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (465), Roading/Streets (285), Overgrown Vegetation (198) | Graffiti (1,202), Water Leak (792), Dumped Rubbish (619) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | **15** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | **2** |
| Tracks | 5 | **12** |
| Bus stops | 19 | **26** |
| Bus routes through | 4 | **5** |
| Heritage places | 2 | **9** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Huntsbury counts 2,630 people (2023) to Somerfield's 7,080; Huntsbury covers 1.63 km², Somerfield 2.48 km²; the record holds 2,578 reports for Huntsbury and 7,029 for Somerfield.

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

Somerfield, 9 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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=huntsbury&b=somerfield
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=huntsbury · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=somerfield