# Middleton vs Sockburn, the record side by side

| | [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton) | [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 230 (2023) | **4,680 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 204 (indicative) | **4,488 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 66 | **1,572** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 3% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 4% | — |
| Area | 1.47 km² | **2.67 km²** |
| People per km² | 156 | **1,753** |
| Reports filed | 1,987 | **4,511** |
| Rank on the roll | 64th of 108 | **35th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,352 | **1,690** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-08-28 (51 reports)** | 2018-05-10 (38 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 72 (1 fatal · 16 serious) | **442 (8 fatal · 74 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.6% of the outline) | TC1 (0.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **21 reaches (Curlett Stream, Curlett Stream Branch), 3% setback strips** | 17 reaches (Curlett Stream, Paparua Stream), 2% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 3% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 745 frames filed (2010–2015) | **826 frames filed (2010–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link, Nor'West Arc | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express** |
| The remembered names | — | 1 plaque, Chokebore Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 12 parcels (8 current) | **16 parcels (7 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 17 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 72 parcels (6 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 2 parcels (2 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (97% of the outline) | low (74% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 615 trees (1 veteran, 159 remembered felled) | **931 trees (4 veterans, 480 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Industrial Heavy (55% of the outline) | Residential Suburban (42% of the outline, 46% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **31% of the outline (4 designations, movement)** | 10% of the outline (6 designations, learning, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 1% of the outline (3 matters, heritage) |
| The listed city | — | 5 scheduled items (3 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (506), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (232), Roading/Streets (221) | Graffiti (777), Dumped Rubbish (716), Roading/Streets (402) |
| Schools | 0 | **4** |
| Parks | 1 | **12** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | **8** | 7 |
| Bus stops | 8 | **38** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **6** |
| Heritage places | 0 | **6** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Middleton and Sockburn?**

Middleton counts 230 people (2023) to Sockburn's 4,680; Middleton covers 1.47 km², Sockburn 2.67 km²; the record holds 1,987 reports for Middleton and 4,511 for Sockburn.

**Which has more heritage places, Middleton or Sockburn?**

Sockburn, 6 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

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