# Somerfield vs Spreydon, the record side by side

| | [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,080 (2023) | **9,970 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 6,813 (indicative) | **9,279 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,664 | **3,834** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **18%** | 13% |
| Area | 2.48 km² | **2.65 km²** |
| People per km² | 2,855 | **3,762** |
| Reports filed | 7,009 | **7,319** |
| Rank on the roll | 18th of 108 | **16th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **2,826** | 2,762 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-10-02 (39 reports) | **2018-01-15 (43 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 165 (2 fatal · 32 serious) | **181 (1 fatal · 41 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **16 (biggest M4.3)** | 5 (biggest M4.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (445.0% of the outline) | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **11.5% (4 events)** | 10.8% (5 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **2% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **2% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **2% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **1% high-hazard (11% managed)** | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **25 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Tennysons Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge** | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 31% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition | **67% under density overlays, Medium Density** |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,130 frames filed (2000–2016)** | 1,463 frames filed (2001–2017) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail +1 more** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc +1 more |
| The remembered names | 3 plaques, Ashgrove Reserve, Somerfield Park | **5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain** |
| The rules on the ground | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 6 parcels (4 current) | **9 parcels (5 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 68 parcels (15 unvouched) | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (100% of the outline) | medium (86% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,720 trees (31 veterans, 862 remembered felled)** | 1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 67% residential) | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **6% of the outline (3 designations, learning)** | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **4 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,202), Water Leak (791), Dumped Rubbish (618) | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (877), Water Leak (740) |
| Schools | 2 | **3** |
| Parks | 4 | **9** |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| Tracks | 12 | **17** |
| Bus stops | 26 | **36** |
| Bus routes through | 5 | 5 |
| Heritage places | **9** | 4 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Somerfield counts 7,080 people (2023) to Spreydon's 9,970; Somerfield covers 2.48 km², Spreydon 2.65 km²; the record holds 7,009 reports for Somerfield and 7,319 for Spreydon.

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

Somerfield, 9 on the heritage register to the other’s 4.

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