# Somerfield vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **7,080 (2023)** | 2,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,813 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,664** | 945 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | 18% |
| Area | 2.48 km² | **2.51 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,855** | 1,159 |
| Reports filed | **7,029** | 1,508 |
| Rank on the roll | **18th of 108** | 69th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **2,834** | 601 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-10-02 (39 reports)** | 2026-01-06 (11 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **166 (2 fatal · 32 serious)** | 18 (0 fatal · 7 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 16 (biggest M4.3) | **24 (biggest M3.7)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (445.0% of the outline) | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 11.5% (4 events) | **43.7% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 3% of the outline (+45% broad overlay) |
| 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) | **17% high-hazard (41% managed), 1 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 25 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Tennysons Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge | **41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 31% under density overlays, Suburban Density Transition | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,130 frames filed (2000–2016)** | 882 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| 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 |
| The remembered names | **3 plaques, Ashgrove Reserve, Somerfield Park** | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 6 parcels (4 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 68 parcels (15 unvouched) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (1 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (100% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,720 trees (31 veterans, 862 remembered felled)** | 642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 67% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 6% of the outline (3 designations, learning) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 4 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,202), Water Leak (792), Dumped Rubbish (619) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (169), Parks (140) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | 4 | **5** |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | **12** | 3 |
| Bus stops | **26** | 12 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **9** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Somerfield counts 7,080 people (2023) to Westmorland's 2,910; Somerfield covers 2.48 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 7,029 reports for Somerfield and 1,508 for Westmorland.

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

Somerfield, 9 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=somerfield&b=westmorland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=somerfield · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=westmorland