# Ferrymead, Christchurch 3,054 council reports since June 2015, the 48th busiest suburb in the city. 2,458 photographs on record. 1,220 people at the 2023 Census, 493 to the square kilometre across 2.5 km². https://www.chch.live/ferrymead ## Live source links Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text. - [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on) - [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/) - [CCC mountain-bike track status](https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/getting-around/cycling/find-a-ride/trackstatus) - [Christchurch Adventure Park trail information](https://christchurchadventurepark.com/trail-information) ## The encyclopaedia on it Ferrymead is a suburb south-east of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the main thoroughfare for reaching the eastern sea suburbs such as Sumner, as well as home to a number of cliff-top residences and businesses along the estuary front. After the 2011 Canterbury earthquake, a number of prominent Christchurch businesses relocated to the Ferrymead area, making it into a secondary business hub. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrymead), a tertiary source Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary. ## Living here Rent: too few new bonds for a median this quarter, last published about **$630 a week**. Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock. ## 2023 Census snapshot About 1,164 people and 426 occupied private households, grouped from 11 SA1 areas in Brookhaven-Ferrymead, Inlets other Christchurch City. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it. Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero. [individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## As reported (2,458 on record) - [1010E Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9073538) - [1004G Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9071430) - [166 Bridle Path Road, Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/report/9064736) - [310 Bridle Path Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9052485) - [101 Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/report/9046181) - [279 Bridle Path Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9039191) [2,458 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=ferrymead) ## The suburb, back then (8 in the archive) *Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.* - [Photograph: Railway Train at Ferrymead Station 1860](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-37803915), 1860 · Canterbury Museum - [Sod Cottage at Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-46097925), 1862 · Canterbury Stories - [Photograph: Ferrymead Station Christchurch Railway 1863](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-37803900), 1863 · Canterbury Museum - [Aerial photomosaic of Ferrymead and McCormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-53791423), 1926 · Canterbury Stories - [C class locomotive, Ferrymead, Christchurch, 1974](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-57215797), 1970 · Kura Heritage Collections Online - [Cob Cottage, Ferrymead, Christchurch, 1976](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-63600257), 1970 · Kura Heritage Collections Online - [Ferrymead tram, Christchurch, 1974](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-57215500), 1970 · Kura Heritage Collections Online - [Ferrymead tram, Christchurch, 1974](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-57215503), 1970 · Kura Heritage Collections Online ## The record on Ferrymead - Ferrymead enters the written record in 23 July 1853, [“ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530723.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past). - “Ferrymead” appears somewhere in 165 of the archive’s records. - A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance. - The first report here: parks, 7 June 2015, at 81 Ferrymead Park Dr. - Its busiest day was 1 June 2016, 18 reports in a single day. - The street that keeps coming up is [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/ferry-road), reported on 346 separate days. - For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Heathcote ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/heathcote), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards). ## How fast the council fixes things here (2,680 finished jobs on record) The median council work order pinned in Ferrymead took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days). The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 5 months or longer. 204 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 3 May 2019. Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix). ## Lately - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9073538), 11 Oct 2026 · 1010E Ferry Rd, “Dumped rubbish on walking track” - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9071430), 11 Oct 2026 · 1004G Ferry Rd, “Graffiti coming up the bus timetable” - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9064736), 10 Oct 2026 · 166 Bridle Path Road, “trees overgrowth impeding cyclelist” - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9052485), 8 Oct 2026 · 310 Bridle Path Rd, “Bad water leak” - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9046181), 7 Oct 2026 · 101 Ferrymead Park Drive, “broken glass in public carpark” - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9039191), 6 Oct 2026 · 279 Bridle Path Rd, “Water leak” - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9024558), 3 Oct 2026 · Canterbury, “Dumped wooden thing. Not sure what it is called but think it’s from the horse paddocks nearby” - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9017556), 2 Oct 2026 · 150 Scruttons Rd, “Rubbish” - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9016810), 2 Oct 2026 · 279 Bridle Path Rd, “Water leak coming from mains box” - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9013416), 1 Oct 2026 · 61R Truscotts Road, “I have repeatedly reported this and it's still not fixed. the wire is there but it needs securing. it gives access to a…” - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9013330), 1 Oct 2026 · Ferrymead Reserve 285 Bridle Path Road, “There is a big leak near the footpath on Bridlepath Rd, north of 281 Bridle Path Rd that goes through the trees. It…” - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9005359), 30 Sept 2026 · 29 Dalziel Pl, “A lot of invasive weeds along verges of cycleway… cape weed, gorse, fennel, etc coming into flower and soon seeding” ## Reports per year - 2015, 34 - 2016, 85 - 2017, 197 - 2018, 193 - 2019, 219 - 2020, 200 - 2021, 290 - 2022, 380 - 2023, 362 - 2024, 427 - 2025, 391 ## What gets reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,114 - Rubbish & dumping, 658 - Roads & footpaths, 421 - Trees & parks, 405 - Water & drains, 288 - Everything else, 83 - Vehicles & parking, 62 - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 17 ## Exactly what people say - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 750 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 325 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 245 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 221 - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 214 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 155 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 131 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 128 ## On the heritage register (2) - [Dwelling and Setting, Ferrymead House](https://www.chch.live/place/285), 285 Bridle Path Road - [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/138), 2A Main Road ## The streets that keep coming up - [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/ferry-road), reported on 346 separate days - [Bridle Path Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/bridle-path-road), reported on 334 separate days - [Ferrymead Park Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/ferrymead-park-drive), reported on 281 separate days - [Settlers Crescent](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/settlers-crescent), reported on 104 separate days - [Ferrymead Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/ferrymead-terrace), reported on 97 separate days - [Humphreys Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/humphreys-drive), reported on 71 separate days - [Truscotts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/truscotts-road), reported on 53 separate days - [Tidal View](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/tidal-view), reported on 53 separate days Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) · and 5 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary. ## The green here (7) - [Ferrymead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1299-ferrymead-park), Regional · 77 ha - [Settlers Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1293-settlers-reserve), 13 ha - [Tunnel Road Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1439-tunnel-road-reserve), 3 ha - [Ferry Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1321-ferry-esplanade-reserve), 1 ha - [Ferrymead Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1036-ferrymead-reserve), Botanic · 1 ha - [Roundabout Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1777-roundabout-reserve) - [Tunnel Road Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1048-tunnel-road-drainage-reserve) A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim. ## Where the suburb worships (1) - [](https://www.chch.live/worship/unnamed-way-398824988), a church The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship). ## The tracks through here (6) - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 6.6 km · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-140-ferrymead), 1.8 km · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-151-ferrymead), 1.4 km · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-155-ferrymead), 1.2 km · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-162-ferrymead), 1.1 km · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-164-ferrymead), 248 m · walk · bike A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through. ## The ground that moved The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 44.9% of this outline, about 111 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction). The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 3.3% of this outline, about 8 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone). The 2011 grading filed 0.8% of this outline, mostly **TC3**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories). The flood record drew water over 62.9% of this outline, about 156 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods). The mapped tsunami extent covers **73%** of this outline, about 180 hectares. The sea’s modelled reach, not a prediction, the plan’s inundation line, not the evacuation zones; the share is read from a sampled join. The whole extent is at [tsunami](https://www.chch.live/tsunami). The plan’s slope-hazard bands cover **3%** of this outline, about 8 hectares, rockfall management area 1, rockfall management area 2, mass movement management area 2. The broad remaining-instability overlay covers **3%** of it besides, the plan’s background watch over the hill country. Shares read from a sampled join; a management overlay, not a prediction. The whole watch: [slope](https://www.chch.live/slope). The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **16%** of this outline, about 40 hectares, ngā wai, ngā tūranga tūpuna. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural). The plan’s ecological schedules cover **45%** of this outline, about 111 hectares across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology). The plan’s landscape schedules cover **33%** of this outline, about 81 hectares across **5** scheduled areas, and **35%** of it sits inside the coastal environment. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape). The plan’s flood map draws **25%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 63 hectares across **6** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **86%** of it, Avoca Heathcote Valley, Heathcote River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard). The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **93** classified reaches, the plan calling **Matuku Waterway** and **Avoca Valley Stream** by name, **23%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin). The rebuild’s cameras filed **781** photographs on this ground, 2010–2016, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild). The pedal network threads this ground, **16.2 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.5 km of it separated from the traffic, [Heathcote Expressway](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/heathcote-expressway), [Rapanui Shag Rock](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/rapanui-shag-rock), [Ōpāwaho River](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/opawaho-river). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways). The remembered names stand on this ground, **5** inscribed plaques, [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95137-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), [Ferrymead Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113578-ferrymead-park), [First Railway Monument](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55674-first-railway-monument) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques). The rulebook binds this ground, **9** drawn instruments, 6 of them dog rules, 2 camping zones, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area; the other zone bans it outright, 1 bottle-store buffer; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules). **8** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 4 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards). The files record **24** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 45 hectares, mostly mixed fill with rubbish, gravel, silt, 11 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill). The rockfall survey mapped **400** rocks inside this outline across 174 survey pins, **326** came down, 47 still wobble easy. A pin may stand for a cluster and marks where the survey saw the rock, not where it is now; the survey is at [boulders](https://www.chch.live/boulders). The 2019 liquefaction study put **61%** of this outline in the **possible** class, 82% of the outline fell inside an assessed area, and 2 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability). The council’s structure register stands **23** assets on this ground, 10 bridges, 3 viewing platforms, 3 boardwalks, 3 sets of steps, sited at Ferrymead Park, Ferry Esplanade Reserve, Settlers Reserve, Tidal View And Te Awakura Tce. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures). The recreation register keeps **9** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 5 football, 2 bmx, 1 athletics, 1 cricket. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation). The register counts **450** living trees inside this outline, 1 carrying a protection, mostly Totara, Kahikatea, Pin Oak. The file remembers **132** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees). The plan files **40%** of this outline under **Open Space Natural**, the rest mostly Open Space Community Parks 12%, Open Space Water and Margins 11%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones). The plan reserves about **11 hectares** of this outline, **4%** , under 3 designations, mostly movement. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations). The plan’s exceptions touch **4%** of this outline, 4 qualifying matters, mostly section 6, utilities. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters). The plan’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **Dwelling and Setting, Ferrymead House**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage). GeoNet’s catalogue puts 19 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M4.1 in 2014. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes). ## The names on this ground (6) - [Bridle Path Rd](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1984 - [East Truscotts Rd](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1979 - [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1975 - [West Truscotts Rd](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1979–1988 - [Matuku Lakes](https://www.chch.live/lake/matuku-lakes), reservoir · Matuku - [Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River](https://www.chch.live/river/opawaho-heathcote-river), waterway · 30.7 km The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography). ## Documents that name it *These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.* - [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530723.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - [Evans, Charles, Papauni Laboure (Lyttelton Times, 20 February 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18560220.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1856-02-20T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 July 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590702.2.24.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 July 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590713.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-07-13T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590716.2.19.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 July 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590730.2.25.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-07-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 August 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590817.2.26.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-08-17T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 August 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590820.2.17.6.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-08-20T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 August 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590824.2.19.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-08-24T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590831.2.15.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-08-31T00:00:00.000Z ## The wire on Ferrymead - [field and button mushrooms seen — Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405595335), iNaturalist · brrosello, 4 Oct 2026 - [Heart-podded Hoary Cress seen — Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405594866), iNaturalist · brrosello, 4 Oct 2026 - [New Zealand Sacred Kingfisher seen — Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404845740), iNaturalist · adamduchac, 1 Oct 2026 - [I drive a 2009 Subaru Legacy and I did a calculation based on the fuel economy on the dashboard. After one test and drove from New World on Moorhouse Ave to Ferrymead in the 5pm traffic, it appeared…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wnx21c/1l_91_unleaded_petrol_can_go_8km_in_subaru_legacy/), r/chch · sheravy, 23 Sept 2026 - [Does anyone know the story about the man who is always hanging around the lights at the intersection of Bridle Path Rd and Ferry Road/Main Rd in Ferrymead? The dude who is either dancing, singing…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1weyu52/can_anyone_fill_me_in/), r/chch · EquipmentHot924, 13 Sept 2026 [The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire) ## The crash record (71 injury crashes) 71 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 20 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: [Ferry Road at Humphreys Drive](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ferry-road-and-humphreys-drive), 9 injury crashes. - [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=ferrymead) - [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes) ## The crime record (663 recorded victimisations) 663 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 142 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence. - [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=ferrymead) - [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime) ## The buses through it (9 stops) 9 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 155](https://www.chch.live/buses/155), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3). - Bridle Path Rd near Cannon Hill Cres - Bridle Path Rd near Ferrymead Park Dr near Bridle Path Rd - Bridle Path Rd near Ferrymead Park Dr near Bridle Path Rd - Ferry Rd near Settlers Cres near Ferry Rd - Ferry Rd near Settlers Cres near Ferry Rd - Ferry Rd near Waterman Pl near Ferry Rd - Ferry Rd near Waterman Pl near Ferry Rd - Ferrymead Shops near Ferry Rd - Ferrymead Shops near Ferry Rd - [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses) ## Businesses here (116 in the directory) From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf. - [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-ferrymead), 27 - [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-ferrymead), 15 - [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-ferrymead), 9 - [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-ferrymead), 7 - [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-ferrymead), 4 - [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-ferrymead), 4 - [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-ferrymead), 4 - [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-ferrymead), 4 - [Banks](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bank#in-ferrymead), 3 - [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-ferrymead), 3 - [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-ferrymead), 3 - [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-ferrymead), 2 - [Mini golf](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mini-golf#in-ferrymead), 2 - [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-ferrymead), 2 - [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-ferrymead), 2 - [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-ferrymead), 2 - [Advertising Agency](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-advertising-agency#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Alternative](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-alternative#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Audiologists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/audiologist#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Caterers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/caterer#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Coworking spaces](https://www.chch.live/businesses/coworking#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Curtain](https://www.chch.live/businesses/curtain#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Golf courses](https://www.chch.live/businesses/golf-course#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Marketplace](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-marketplace#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Markets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/market#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Motorcycle shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motorcycle-shop#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Opticians](https://www.chch.live/businesses/optician#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Pet shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pet-shop#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Sports shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-shop#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Swimming Pool](https://www.chch.live/businesses/swimming-pool#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Trade](https://www.chch.live/businesses/trade#in-ferrymead), 1 - [Travel agents](https://www.chch.live/businesses/travel-agent#in-ferrymead), 1 The ones the record says most about: - [Dispense Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/dispense-espresso-ferrymead), Cafés - [Indian Ocean](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-ocean-ferrymead), Restaurants - [@Tony's Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/business/tony-s-teppanyaki-japanese-restaurant-ferrymead), Restaurants - [BurgerFuel](https://www.chch.live/business/burgerfuel-ferrymead), Fast food - [Columbus Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/columbus-coffee-ferrymead), Cafés - [Evil Genius](https://www.chch.live/business/evil-genius-ferrymead), Bars & pubs - [Ferrymead Heritage Park](https://www.chch.live/business/ferrymead-heritage-park-ferrymead), Attractions - [Still Rock Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/still-rock-restaurant-bar-ferrymead), Restaurants - [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-ferrymead), Supermarkets - [Alt. marketing](https://www.chch.live/business/alt-marketing-ferrymead), Advertising Agency - [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses) ## Next door - [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant) - [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) - [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs) - [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) - [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) [Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Ferrymead with [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ferrymead&b=mount-pleasant) · [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ferrymead&b=heathcote-valley) · [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ferrymead&b=woolston) · [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ferrymead&b=redcliffs) · [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ferrymead&b=hillsborough) · [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bromley&b=ferrymead), same record, side by side. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Ferrymead?** Ferrymead is a suburb south-east of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 3,054 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015. **How many people live in Ferrymead?** 1,220 people at the 2023 Census, 493 per square kilometre across 2.5 km². **How many people does the 2023 Census count for Ferrymead?** About 1,164 people and 426 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM. **What gets reported in Ferrymead?** 3,054 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,114), rubbish & dumping (658), roads & footpaths (421). 375 of them in the year to 13 October 2026. **How many crashes has Ferrymead had?** 71 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 20 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=ferrymead) **What stood in Ferrymead before?** The heritage register holds 2 places here, [Dwelling and Setting, Ferrymead House](https://www.chch.live/place/285), [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/138). The written record goes back further: [the shelf, for the name →](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%22Ferrymead%22) Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Ferrymead · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Ferrymead