# Spreydon vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **9,970 (2023)** | 2,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **9,279 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **3,834** | 945 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **18%** |
| Area | **2.65 km²** | 2.51 km² |
| People per km² | **3,762** | 1,159 |
| Reports filed | **7,340** | 1,508 |
| Rank on the roll | **16th of 108** | 69th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **2,770** | 601 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2018-01-15 (43 reports)** | 2026-01-06 (11 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **181 (1 fatal · 41 serious)** | 18 (0 fatal · 7 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 5 (biggest M4.4) | **24 (biggest M3.7)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 10.8% (5 events) | **43.7% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 3% of the outline (+45% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **1% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | **1% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) | **17% high-hazard (41% managed), 1 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | — |
| The drawn water | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge | **41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 67% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,463 frames filed (2001–2017)** | 882 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| 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 |
| The remembered names | **5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain** | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 9 parcels (5 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 3 parcels (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (86% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled)** | 642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (881), Water Leak (741) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (169), Parks (140) |
| Schools | **3** | 0 |
| Parks | **9** | 5 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **17** | 3 |
| Bus stops | **36** | 12 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **4** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Spreydon counts 9,970 people (2023) to Westmorland's 2,910; Spreydon covers 2.65 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 7,340 reports for Spreydon and 1,508 for Westmorland.

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

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