# Riccarton, Christchurch

16,403 council reports since May 2015, the 4th busiest suburb in the city. 12,816 photographs on record.
11,200 people at the 2023 Census, 3,848 to the square kilometre across 2.9 km².

https://www.chch.live/riccarton

## 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/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of the city centre, separated from it by Hagley Park. Upper Riccarton is to the west of Riccarton.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccarton%2C_New_Zealand), 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

New bonds here ran at about **$544 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $443–$612, across 159 bonds, flat on a year ago. That’s in line with the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Riccarton West, Riccarton Central, Riccarton South and Riccarton East areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $560 a week · 78 new bonds
- 2-bedroom house, $536 a week · 24 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $600 a week · 9 new bonds
- boarding-house room, $330 a week · 6 new bonds
- 4-bedroom house, $660 a week · 6 new bonds
- room in a shared house, $270 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 8,385 people and 2,856 occupied private households, grouped from 52 SA1 areas in Riccarton West, Riccarton Central, Riccarton South, Riccarton East. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.


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 (12,816 on record)
- [91 Matipo Street, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9086859)
- [53 Maxwell Street, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9086681)
- [2R Shand Crescent, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9086674)
- [12 Lyndon Street, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9085553)
- [28 Riccarton Road, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9082947)
- [4 Riccarton Road, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9078921)

[12,816 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=riccarton)

## The suburb, back then (150 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: Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-37802965), 1860 · Canterbury Museum
- [Photograph: Riccarton School](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-37804017), 1871 · Canterbury Museum
- [Riccarton Hotel](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-46097929), 1885 · Canterbury Stories
- [Riccarton Parish Church](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-52432573), 1896 · Canterbury Stories
- [The Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting at Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-59168688), 1897 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [The Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting at Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-59168692), 1897 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [The Grandstand at Riccarton on N.Z. Cup Day](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-59167723), 1898 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [The Lawn at Riccarton - Showing the Governor and Suite](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-59167744), 1898 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Riccarton House and driveway from the east](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-59382220), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Riccarton House from the east](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-59382223), 1900 · Canterbury Stories

[…and 140 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Riccarton
- Riccarton enters the written record in 1 January 1847, [“Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch”](https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50819), [Hocken Digital Collections](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Hocken%20Digital%20Collections).
- “Riccarton” appears somewhere in 4,063 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: graffiti, 18 May 2015, at 37-41 Rotherham St.
- Its busiest day was 12 February 2019, 92 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road), reported on 778 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Riccarton ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/riccarton), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).
- On foot: [The bush and the great houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/riccarton-bush) and [The old estates](https://www.chch.live/walks/fendalton-estates), a heritage walks over this ground.

## How fast the council fixes things here (19,143 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Riccarton took **3 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 7 weeks or longer.
308 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 4 November 2020.

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).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

**Riccarton-Ilam**, a public drinking ban (at all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week), covers nearly all of Riccarton.
3 sensitive sites stand here, Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora, St Teresas School, Wharenui School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086891), 13 Oct 2026 · 65A Peverel Street, “metal bbq. no photo”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086859), 13 Oct 2026 · 91 Matipo Street, “double bed”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086681), 13 Oct 2026 · 53 Maxwell Street, “outdoor table”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086674), 13 Oct 2026 · 2R Shand Crescent, “trash cleanup needed.”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9085553), 13 Oct 2026 · 12 Lyndon Street, “the drains on the side of the road have stones, plants and some builders waste in it. can these please be cleared out?”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9082947), 13 Oct 2026 · 28 Riccarton Road, “Graffiti on traffic signal controller cabinet”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9078921), 12 Oct 2026 · 4 Riccarton Road, “meter box cover off”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076269), 12 Oct 2026 · 44A Maxwell Street, “Dumped household appliances again! This is a common issue out this residence. The promised CCC education campaign…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075151), 12 Oct 2026 · 6 Paeroa St
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9074367), 12 Oct 2026 · 78 Hinau St, “Street Toby leaking again. This Toby was repaired a few weeks ago but is leaking again.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9072735), 11 Oct 2026 · Clarence St near Lyndon St
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9069276), 11 Oct 2026 · 74 Brockworth Pl, “Pile of discarded clothes”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 185
- 2016, 336
- 2017, 489
- 2018, 635
- 2019, 1,031
- 2020, 624
- 2021, 1,135
- 2022, 1,937
- 2023, 2,667
- 2024, 2,980
- 2025, 2,741

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 6,284
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4,667
- Roads & footpaths, 2,304
- Water & drains, 1,616
- Trees & parks, 765
- Vehicles & parking, 457
- Everything else, 257
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 41

## Exactly what people say
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 4,515
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3,144
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1,192
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1,066
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 884
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 541
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 531
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 374

## On the heritage register (9)
- [35 Rata Street](https://www.chch.live/place/527), 35 Rata Street
- [Dwellling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/557), 20 Mona Vale Avenue
- [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/146), 23 Mandeville Street
- [Former dwelling and setting, Deans Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/120)
- [Former dwelling and setting, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/place/119), 16 Kahu Road
- [Former Pumphouse and Setting, Pump No. 24.](https://www.chch.live/place/298), 5 Matai Street East
- [Former Riccarton Farm Buildings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/422), 39V Kahu Road
- [Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/place/552)
- [Riccarton Grounds](https://www.chch.live/place/433)

The register’s own page for the area: [Riccarton on the heritage register](https://www.chch.live/history/riccarton)

On foot: [The bush and the great houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/riccarton-bush) · [The old estates](https://www.chch.live/walks/fendalton-estates), heritage walks over this ground.

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road), reported on 778 separate days
- [Peverel Street](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/peverel-street), reported on 584 separate days
- [Elizabeth Street](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/elizabeth-street), reported on 522 separate days
- [Wainui Street](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/wainui-street), reported on 469 separate days
- [Picton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/picton-avenue), reported on 409 separate days
- [Brockworth Place](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/brockworth-place), reported on 368 separate days
- [Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/blenheim-road), reported on 361 separate days
- [Clarence Street](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/clarence-street), reported on 350 separate days

## Schools (5)
- [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary (Year 9-15) · decile 10 · EQI 418
- [Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora), Secondary (Year 9-15) · decile 9 · EQI 419
- [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate), Intermediate · decile 7 · EQI 430
- [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school), Composite · decile 9 · EQI 404
- [Wharenui School](https://www.chch.live/school/3591-wharenui-school), Full Primary · decile 3 · EQI 457

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school) · [Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora) · [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) · [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · and 11 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (8)
- [Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/park/946-mona-vale), Botanic · 5 ha
- [Harrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1035-harrington-park), Sports ground · 1 ha · playground, 54 pieces
- [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve)
- [Paeroa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1226-paeroa-reserve), playground, 39 pieces
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), playground, 14 pieces
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve)
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve)
- [Avon River Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1511-avon-river-esplanade-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (1)
- [Riccarton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-13), Service centre

## Where the suburb worships (8)
- [Al Noor Mosque](https://www.chch.live/worship/al-noor-mosque), a Sunni mosque or musalla · 101 Deans Avenue
- [Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple](https://www.chch.live/worship/fo-guang-shan-buddhist-temple), a Buddhist temple or centre
- [Riccarton Baptist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/riccarton-baptist-church), a Baptist church · 80 Rattray Street
- [St Ninian's Presbyterian Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-ninian-s-presbyterian-church), a Presbyterian church · 5 Puriri Street
- [St Paul Chong Hasang](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-paul-chong-hasang), a Catholic church · 8 Puriri Street
- [St Teresa of Lisieux Parish - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-teresa-of-lisieux-parish-riccarton), a Catholic church · 8 Puriri Street
- [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](https://www.chch.live/worship/the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints), a Latter-day Saints church
- [Yolin Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/yolin-church), a church · 180 Clarence Street

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (22)
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-230-sockburn), 3.7 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton), 3.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-327-fendalton), 2.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-355-riccarton), 1.3 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-298-riccarton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-364-addington), 834 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-358-riccarton), 798 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-396-riccarton), 794 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-326-fendalton), 788 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-362-riccarton), 753 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-357-riccarton), 693 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-333-addington), 690 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-359-riccarton), 617 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-363-addington), 563 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-348-addington), 553 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-346-riccarton), 442 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-394-riccarton), 377 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-385-riccarton), 371 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-354-riccarton), 164 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-353-fendalton), 118 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-415-riccarton), 117 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-390-riccarton), 70 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 8.5% of this outline, about 25 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 2011 grading filed 11.4% of this outline, about 33 hectares, mostly **TC2**, with TC3 4 ha · TC2 29 ha. 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 1.6% of this outline, across 2 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **1%** of this outline, ngā wai. 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 **1%** of this outline 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 **1%** of this outline across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **15%** of it, Avon 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 noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 291 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **57** classified reaches, the plan calling **Avon River** and **Riccarton Main Drain**
           by name, **2%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **15 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 plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **53%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **1,730** photographs on this ground, 2010–2016, wastewater 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, **19.4 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 3.1 km of it separated from the traffic, [Northern Line](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/northern-line), [South Express](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/south-express), [Uni-Cycle](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/uni-cycle). 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, **26** inscribed plaques, [Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72715-mona-vale), [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27188-shand-crescent-reserve), [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27127-mandeville-reserve) 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, **22** drawn instruments, 9 of them dog rules, 4 alcohol bans, 1 camping zone, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area, 8 bottle-store buffers; 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).
**7** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, any other land that has been subject to the intentional or accidental release of a hazardous substance in sufficient quantity that it could be a risk to human health or the environment, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, 3 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 **72** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 8 hectares, mostly silt, compacted hardfill, topsoil, 4 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).
**2** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **89%** of this outline in the **medium** class, and 3 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 **48** assets on this ground, 17 sets of steps, 10 bridges, 8 ramps, 5 shelters, sited at Mona Vale, Picton Reserve, Wharenui Pool, Paeroa Reserve. 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 **2** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 1 cricket, 1 basketball. 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 **1559** living trees inside this outline, **52** veterans among them, 119 carrying a protection, mostly Common Lime, Kowhai, Red maple. The file remembers **692** 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 **38%** of this outline under **High density residential zone**, **55%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 19%, Medium density residential zone 15%. 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 **12 hectares** of this outline, **4%** , under 4 designations, mostly learning, 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 **40%** of this outline, 43 qualifying matters, mostly utilities, heritage, residential. 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 **8** places by name in this suburb, **2** graded highly significant, **Former Dwelling and Setting, Mona Vale**, **Mona Vale Grounds**, **35 Rata Street** among them. 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 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.5 in 2010. 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 (7)
- [Brockworth Street Art Gallery](https://www.chch.live/memorial/brockworth-street-art-gallery), artwork
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km
- [Bergman Stream](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.1 km
- [Mill Stream](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.2 km
- [Riccarton Main Drain](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.7 km
- [Wairarapa Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/wairarapa-stream), waterway · 5.5 km
- [Washbourne Drain](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.5 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.*
- [Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch](https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50819), [Hocken Digital Collections](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Hocken%20Digital%20Collections) · 1847-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- [Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch](https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50820), [Hocken Digital Collections](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Hocken%20Digital%20Collections) · 1847-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- [No. I.—THE BRIDLE-PATH TO THE PERRY (Lyttelton Times, 18 January 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510118.2.12.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510125.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Wellington Independent, 19 February 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18510219.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510405.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510412.2.14.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510419.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510524.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 June 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510628.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Riccarton
- [Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board — 4.30 pm, 13 Oct 2026](https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/HHRB_20261013_AGN_11440_AT_WEB.htm), The council · Christchurch City Council, 13 Oct 2026
- [Great Cramorant seen — Riccarton Ave (Hospital), Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407956670), iNaturalist · jordan63140, 13 Oct 2026
- [Information Session/Workshop - Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, 13 Oct 2026](https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/ISWH_20261013_AGN_11465_AT_WEB.htm), The council · Christchurch City Council, 13 Oct 2026
- [Hi, we are selling our townhouse in Riccarton and are wanting recommendations on good real estate agents, particularly based on experience if possible. Thanks](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x33fpt/selling_townhouse_in_riccarton_any_recommended/), r/chch · Elmoz_2000, 11 Oct 2026
- [Something seen — Riccarton Ave (Hospital), Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407164405), iNaturalist · jacqueline_176, 10 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (697 injury crashes)

697 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 6 people killed, 103 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Blenheim Road at Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 42 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=riccarton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (8,127 recorded victimisations)

8,127 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 242 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=riccarton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (31 stops)

31 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [route 120](https://www.chch.live/buses/120), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc).
- Clarence St near Burdale St
- Clarence St near Dilworth St
- Clarence St near Lyndon St near Clarence St
- Clarence St near Lyndon St near Clarence St
- Clarence St near Peverel St
- Kilmarnock St near Deans Ave near Kilmarnock St
- Kilmarnock St near Deans Ave near Kilmarnock St
- Kilmarnock St near Harakeke St near Kilmarnock St
- Kilmarnock St near Harakeke St near Kilmarnock St
- Kilmarnock St near Kahu Rd near Kilmarnock St
- Kilmarnock St near Kahu Rd near Kilmarnock St
- Mandeville St
- Mandeville St
- Mandeville St near Kyle St near Mandeville St
- Mandeville St near Kyle St near Mandeville St
- Matipo St near Elizabeth St

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (446 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-riccarton), 88
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-riccarton), 43
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-riccarton), 32
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-riccarton), 28
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-riccarton), 26
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-riccarton), 11
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-riccarton), 10
- [Banks](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bank#in-riccarton), 9
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-riccarton), 9
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-riccarton), 8
- [Shoes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes#in-riccarton), 8
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-riccarton), 8
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-riccarton), 7
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-riccarton), 7
- [Jewellery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/jewellery#in-riccarton), 7
- [Phone shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/phones#in-riccarton), 7
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-riccarton), 6
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-riccarton), 5
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-riccarton), 4
- [Electronics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/electronics#in-riccarton), 4
- [Outdoor gear](https://www.chch.live/businesses/outdoor-gear#in-riccarton), 4
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-riccarton), 4
- [Tailors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tailor#in-riccarton), 4
- [Tiles](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tiles#in-riccarton), 4
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-riccarton), 3
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-riccarton), 3
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-riccarton), 3
- [Department stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store#in-riccarton), 3
- [E Cigarette](https://www.chch.live/businesses/e-cigarette#in-riccarton), 3
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-riccarton), 3
- [Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/businesses/kitchen#in-riccarton), 3
- [Malls](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mall#in-riccarton), 3
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-riccarton), 3
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-riccarton), 3
- [Sports shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-shop#in-riccarton), 3
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-riccarton), 3
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-riccarton), 2
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-riccarton), 2
- [Cinemas & theatres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cinema#in-riccarton), 2
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-riccarton), 2
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-riccarton), 2
- [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-riccarton), 2
- [Massage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/massage#in-riccarton), 2
- [Musical Instrument](https://www.chch.live/businesses/musical-instrument#in-riccarton), 2
- [Opticians](https://www.chch.live/businesses/optician#in-riccarton), 2
- [Physio](https://www.chch.live/businesses/physio#in-riccarton), 2
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-riccarton), 2
- [Travel agents](https://www.chch.live/businesses/travel-agent#in-riccarton), 2
- [Accountants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/accountant#in-riccarton), 1
- [Advertising Agency](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-advertising-agency#in-riccarton), 1
- [Appliance](https://www.chch.live/businesses/appliance#in-riccarton), 1
- [Arcades](https://www.chch.live/businesses/arcade#in-riccarton), 1
- [Art](https://www.chch.live/businesses/art#in-riccarton), 1
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-riccarton), 1
- [Bag](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bag#in-riccarton), 1
- [Bike shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bike-shop#in-riccarton), 1
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-riccarton), 1
- [Braces](https://www.chch.live/businesses/braces#in-riccarton), 1
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-riccarton), 1
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-riccarton), 1
- [Carpet](https://www.chch.live/businesses/carpet#in-riccarton), 1
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-riccarton), 1
- [Coffee roasters](https://www.chch.live/businesses/coffee-roaster#in-riccarton), 1
- [Computers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/computers#in-riccarton), 1
- [Cosmetics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cosmetics#in-riccarton), 1
- [Crystal](https://www.chch.live/businesses/crystal#in-riccarton), 1
- [Curtain](https://www.chch.live/businesses/curtain#in-riccarton), 1
- [Escape rooms](https://www.chch.live/businesses/escape-room#in-riccarton), 1
- [Fashion Accessories](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fashion-accessories#in-riccarton), 1
- [Financial](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-financial#in-riccarton), 1
- [Flooring](https://www.chch.live/businesses/flooring#in-riccarton), 1
- [Frame](https://www.chch.live/businesses/frame#in-riccarton), 1
- [Fruit & veg](https://www.chch.live/businesses/greengrocer#in-riccarton), 1
- [Hairdresser Supply](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser-supply#in-riccarton), 1
- [Ice cream](https://www.chch.live/businesses/ice-cream#in-riccarton), 1
- [IT & software](https://www.chch.live/businesses/it-services#in-riccarton), 1
- [Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/lawyer#in-riccarton), 1
- [Nutrition Supplements](https://www.chch.live/businesses/nutrition-supplements#in-riccarton), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-riccarton), 1
- [Pawnbroker](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pawnbroker#in-riccarton), 1
- [Post offices](https://www.chch.live/businesses/post-office#in-riccarton), 1
- [Recruitment](https://www.chch.live/businesses/recruitment#in-riccarton), 1
- [Research](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-research#in-riccarton), 1
- [Seafood](https://www.chch.live/businesses/seafood#in-riccarton), 1
- [Stationery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/stationery#in-riccarton), 1
- [Tea](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tea#in-riccarton), 1
- [Trade](https://www.chch.live/businesses/trade#in-riccarton), 1
- [Translator](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-translator#in-riccarton), 1
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-riccarton), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-riccarton), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Arjee Bhajee](https://www.chch.live/business/arjee-bhajee-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Columbus Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/columbus-coffee-riccarton), Cafés
- [Game Over](https://www.chch.live/business/game-over-riccarton), Sports centres
- [Jamaica Blue](https://www.chch.live/business/jamaica-blue-riccarton), Cafés
- [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-riccarton), Fast food
- [Kosco](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-riccarton), Supermarkets
- [La Porchetta](https://www.chch.live/business/la-porchetta-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Starbucks](https://www.chch.live/business/starbucks-riccarton), Cafés
- [Sushi Express](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-express-riccarton), Restaurants
- [The Coffee Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-riccarton), Coffee roasters

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton)
- [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton)
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton)
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington)
- [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale)
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Riccarton with [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=fendalton&b=riccarton) · [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=middleton&b=riccarton) · [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=riccarton&b=upper-riccarton) · [Addington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=riccarton) · [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=merivale&b=riccarton) · [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillmorton&b=riccarton), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Riccarton?**

Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. The public record holds 16,403 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in Riccarton?**

11,200 people at the 2023 Census, 3,848 per square kilometre across 2.9 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Riccarton?**

About 8,385 people and 2,856 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Riccarton?**

16,403 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (6,284), graffiti & vandalism (4,667), roads & footpaths (2,304). 2,304 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Riccarton had?**

697 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 6 people killed, 103 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=riccarton)

**What schools are in Riccarton?**

5 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Christchurch Boys' High School, Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora, Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate, and 2 more.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Riccarton · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Riccarton