# Middleton vs Spreydon, the record side by side

| | [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton) | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 230 (2023) | **9,970 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 204 (indicative) | **9,279 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 66 | **3,834** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 3% | **16%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 4% | **13%** |
| Area | 1.47 km² | **2.65 km²** |
| People per km² | 156 | **3,762** |
| Reports filed | 1,987 | **7,319** |
| Rank on the roll | 64th of 108 | **16th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,352 | **2,762** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-08-28 (51 reports)** | 2018-01-15 (43 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 72 (1 fatal · 16 serious) | **181 (1 fatal · 41 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 5 (biggest M4.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (1.6% of the outline) | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 10.8% (5 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | **all of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **21 reaches (Curlett Stream, Curlett Stream Branch), 3% setback strips** | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 67% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 745 frames filed (2010–2015) | **1,463 frames filed (2001–2017)** |
| 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), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc +1 more** |
| The remembered names | — | 5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain |
| The rules on the ground | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **12 parcels (8 current)** | 9 parcels (5 current) |
| Made ground on file | 17 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (97% of the outline) | medium (86% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 615 trees (1 veteran, 159 remembered felled) | **1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Industrial Heavy (55% of the outline) | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **31% of the outline (4 designations, movement)** | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (506), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (232), Roading/Streets (221) | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (877), Water Leak (740) |
| Schools | 0 | **3** |
| Parks | 1 | **9** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 8 | **17** |
| Bus stops | 8 | **36** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **5** |
| Heritage places | 0 | **4** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Middleton counts 230 people (2023) to Spreydon's 9,970; Middleton covers 1.47 km², Spreydon 2.65 km²; the record holds 1,987 reports for Middleton and 7,319 for Spreydon.

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

Spreydon, 4 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=spreydon
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=middleton · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=spreydon