# Sockburn vs Upper Riccarton, the record side by side

| | [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn) | [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,680 (2023) | **8,190 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,488 (indicative)** | 1,521 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,572** | 480 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | **2.67 km²** | 2.37 km² |
| People per km² | 1,753 | **3,456** |
| Reports filed | 4,511 | **8,815** |
| Rank on the roll | 35th of 108 | **14th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1,690 | **3,719** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2018-05-10 (38 reports) | **2017-10-26 (41 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **442 (8 fatal · 74 serious)** | 383 (2 fatal · 62 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.0) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC1 (0.2% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 1.1% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (15% managed) |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **17 reaches (Curlett Stream, Paparua Stream), 2% setback strips** | 35 reaches (Ilam Drain, Avon River), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 3% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition | **58% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 826 frames filed (2010–2017) | **1,182 frames filed (2011–2014)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, South Express +1 more |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Chokebore Reserve | **2 plaques, War Memorial Library/Plunket, Upper Riccarton War Memorial P** |
| The rules on the ground | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **16 parcels (7 current)** | 12 parcels (8 current) |
| Made ground on file | 72 parcels (6 unvouched) | 53 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (2 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | low (74% of the outline) | possible (85% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 931 trees (4 veterans, 480 remembered felled) | **947 trees (8 veterans, 572 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (42% of the outline, 46% residential) | Medium density residential zone (44% of the outline, 60% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **10% of the outline (6 designations, learning, movement)** | 8% of the outline (5 designations, learning, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (3 matters, heritage) | **4% of the outline (6 matters, utilities, heritage, residential)** |
| The listed city | 5 scheduled items (3 highly significant) | **7 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (777), Dumped Rubbish (716), Roading/Streets (402) | Dumped Rubbish (2,765), Graffiti (899), Roading/Streets (661) |
| Schools | **4** | 1 |
| Parks | **12** | 7 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 7 | **16** |
| Bus stops | **38** | 31 |
| Bus routes through | 6 | **10** |
| Heritage places | 6 | **12** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Sockburn and Upper Riccarton?**

Sockburn counts 4,680 people (2023) to Upper Riccarton's 8,190; Sockburn covers 2.67 km², Upper Riccarton 2.37 km²; the record holds 4,511 reports for Sockburn and 8,815 for Upper Riccarton.

**Which has more heritage places, Sockburn or Upper Riccarton?**

Upper Riccarton, 12 on the heritage register to the other’s 6.

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