# Spreydon vs Sydenham, the record side by side

| | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) | [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,970 (2023)** | 6,970 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,279 (indicative)** | 6,774 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,834** | 3,084 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | — |
| Area | 2.65 km² | **3.04 km²** |
| People per km² | **3,762** | 2,293 |
| Reports filed | 7,319 | **23,728** |
| Rank on the roll | 16th of 108 | **2nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 2,762 | **7,805** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2018-01-15 (43 reports) | **2023-08-30 (144 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 181 (1 fatal · 41 serious) | **819 (11 fatal · 139 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 5 (biggest M4.4) | **7 (biggest M4.7)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) | TC3 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **10.8% (5 events)** | 1.4% (3 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) | 0% high-hazard (34% managed) |
| The quiet lines | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | **3% of the outline** |
| The drawn water | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge | **32 reaches (Jacksons Creek Upper, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 2% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | **67% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 37% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1,463 frames filed (2001–2017) | **7,352 frames filed (2009–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc +1 more | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Quarryman's Trail, Southern Lights +1 more** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain | **8 plaques, Sydenham School Memorial, Sydenham Park** |
| The rules on the ground | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 9 parcels (5 current) | **75 parcels (39 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) | 65 parcels (20 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 3 parcels (none verified) | 16 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (86% of the outline) | medium (81% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled)** | 1,385 trees (31 veterans, 660 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) | Medium density residential zone (33% of the outline, 40% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **2% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | 4% of the outline (8 matters, residential, heritage, utilities) |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) | **10 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (877), Water Leak (740) | Graffiti (6,894), Dumped Rubbish (2,439), Graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1,856) |
| Schools | **3** | 0 |
| Parks | 9 | **14** |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 17 | **18** |
| Bus stops | 36 | **41** |
| Bus routes through | 5 | **8** |
| Heritage places | 4 | **10** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Spreydon counts 9,970 people (2023) to Sydenham's 6,970; Spreydon covers 2.65 km², Sydenham 3.04 km²; the record holds 7,319 reports for Spreydon and 23,728 for Sydenham.

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

Sydenham, 10 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=spreydon&b=sydenham
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=spreydon · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=sydenham