# Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

8,813 council reports since June 2015, the 14th busiest suburb in the city. 6,716 photographs on record.
8,190 people at the 2023 Census, 3,451 to the square kilometre across 2.4 km².

https://www.chch.live/upper-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

Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Riccarton), 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 **$745 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 1,521 people and 480 occupied private households, grouped from 12 SA1 areas in Upper Riccarton. 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 (6,716 on record)
- [11 Reading Street, Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9086545)
- [6 Brake St](https://www.chch.live/report/9081790)
- [376–386 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9081194)
- [18 Suva St](https://www.chch.live/report/9080338)
- [55 Auburn Ave](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785)
- [3E Field Terrace, Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/report/9071422)

[6,716 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=upper-riccarton)

## The suburb, back then (6 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.*
- [Bush Inn, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-46077999), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Summit Road scrapbook, pages 104 and 105](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-54504424), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [One of the oldest houses in New Zealand, Avonhead, Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-43334053), 1906 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Wedding of Mr. John J. Busch and Miss Saidee Manchester, Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/then/1930s#p-43285945), 1938 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Upper Riccarton, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-22917002), 1947 · TAPUHI
- [Upper Riccarton, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-32241149), 1959 · TAPUHI

## The record on Upper Riccarton
- Upper Riccarton enters the written record in 14 August 1852, [“Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Upper Riccarton” appears somewhere in 474 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 1 June 2015, at 361-393 Riccarton Rd.
- Its busiest day was 26 October 2017, 41 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Middleton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/middleton-road), reported on 407 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 old road’s houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/upper-riccarton-old-road), a heritage walk over this ground.

## How fast the council fixes things here (10,682 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Upper Riccarton took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 7 weeks or longer.
183 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 28 September 2018.

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 Upper Riccarton.
3 sensitive sites stand here, Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate, Middleton Grange School, Villa Maria College, 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/9086545), 13 Oct 2026 · 11 Reading Street, “camp burner”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081790), 13 Oct 2026 · 6 Brake St, “Broken drain cover which has sunken. Trip hazard”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081194), 13 Oct 2026 · 376–386 Blenheim Rd, “Vehicle parked over footpath, has been there since yesterday Accessibility issue”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9080338), 12 Oct 2026 · 18 Suva St, “Dump unwanted bed mattresses on kerbside.”
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785), 12 Oct 2026 · 55 Auburn Ave, “the cover is broken needed to be replaced.”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9071422), 11 Oct 2026 · 3E Field Terrace, “Lots of weeds are growing in the gutters up Field Terrace.”
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069345), 11 Oct 2026 · 11 Leslie St, “Those unlicensed pop up is here again on a Sunday morning taking up the council carpark and pavement”
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069228), 11 Oct 2026 · 9 Rudleigh Avenue, “glass covering road”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9069207), 11 Oct 2026 · 64 Ilam Road, “Road Cone Broken. It now looks like two flat bits of plastic.”
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9066555), 10 Oct 2026 · 15 Leslie St, “Council signage don’t work at all. Still blocking the footpath . Wheel chair access still blocked as well. Can someone…”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9061043), 9 Oct 2026 · 47 Waimairi Road, “Missing sewer cover. Very deep and dangerous”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052711), 8 Oct 2026 · 3/12 Peer St, “The green bin lid is damaged and requires repair.”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 81
- 2016, 238
- 2017, 289
- 2018, 236
- 2019, 291
- 2020, 315
- 2021, 554
- 2022, 1,098
- 2023, 1,584
- 2024, 1,709
- 2025, 1,488

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 3,977
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,583
- Roads & footpaths, 1,445
- Water & drains, 749
- Trees & parks, 614
- Vehicles & parking, 329
- Everything else, 91
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 19

## Exactly what people say
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2,765
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 899
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 661
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 569
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 389
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 282
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 277
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 274

## On the heritage register (12)
- [Bush Inn Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/195), 350 Riccarton Road
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/196), 355B Riccarton Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Chokebore Lodge](https://www.chch.live/place/188), 148 Racecourse Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Huntley](https://www.chch.live/place/284), 67 Yaldhurst Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Midway](https://www.chch.live/place/151), 7 Middleton Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Strone](https://www.chch.live/place/94), 75 Hansons Lane
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Middleton](https://www.chch.live/place/1)
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Stevenholme/ Rannerdale House](https://www.chch.live/place/555), 71 Suva Street
- [J.R. McKenzie Memorial Children's Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/444), 393 Riccarton Road
- [St Peter's Church & Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/418), 24 Main South Road
- [St Peter's Church Graveyard and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/144), 24 Main South Road
- [St Peter's Church Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/432), 25 Yaldhurst Road

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

On foot: [The old road’s houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/upper-riccarton-old-road), heritage walk over this ground.

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Middleton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/middleton-road), reported on 407 separate days
- [Suva Street](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/suva-street), reported on 375 separate days
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road), reported on 342 separate days
- [Lochee Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/lochee-road), reported on 265 separate days
- [Ilam Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/ilam-road), reported on 260 separate days
- [Hansons Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/hansons-lane), reported on 252 separate days
- [Auburn Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/auburn-avenue), reported on 244 separate days
- [Wharenui Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/wharenui-road), reported on 218 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college), Secondary (Year 7-15) · decile 9 · EQI 411

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) · [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) · [Riccarton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · and 9 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (7)
- [Middleton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1435-middleton-park), Sports ground · 5 ha · playground, 5 pieces
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), 1 ha · playground, 23 pieces
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), playground, 42 pieces
- [Milnebank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1011-milnebank-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Peer Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1754-peer-reserve)
- [Hillary Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1576-hillary-reserve), playground, 13 pieces
- [Siska Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1191-siska-reserve)

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

## Where the suburb worships (6)
- [Equippers Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/equippers-church), an Apostolic church · 25 Arthur Street
- [Ilam Seventh-Day Adventist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/ilam-seventh-day-adventist-church), a Seventh-day Adventist church · 24 Ilam Road
- [Korowai Centre - Every Nation Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/worship/korowai-centre-every-nation-christchurch), a church
- [Life Church - Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/worship/life-church-upper-riccarton), an evangelical church · 34A Hansons Lane
- [Redemption Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/redemption-church), a non-denominational church · 50 Acacia Avenue
- [Upper Riccarton Methodist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/upper-riccarton-methodist-church), a Methodist church · 3 Brake Street

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

## The tracks through here (16)
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton), 3.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-270-upper-riccarton), 2.4 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-264-ilam), 1.8 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-298-riccarton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-294-ilam), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-244-ilam), 928 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-284-upper-riccarton), 632 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-258-upper-riccarton), 515 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-277-ilam), 458 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-289-middleton), 341 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-307-upper-riccarton), 305 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-286-upper-riccarton), 86 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-303-upper-riccarton), 81 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-271-upper-riccarton), 57 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-322-upper-riccarton), 52 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-323-upper-riccarton), 40 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.
The flood record drew water over 1.1% of this outline, 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 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 237 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, **35** classified reaches, the plan calling **Ilam Drain** and **Avon River**
           by name, **1%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **10 m** off the bank. 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, **58%** 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 **1,182** photographs on this ground, 2011–2014, 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, **13.9 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 5.5 km of it separated from the traffic, [Nor'West Arc](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/nor-west-arc), [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, **2** inscribed plaques, [War Memorial Library/Plunket](https://www.chch.live/plaque/25956-war-memorial-library-plunket), [Upper Riccarton War Memorial P](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311019-upper-riccarton-war-memorial-p) 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, **8** drawn instruments, 1 alcohol ban, 7 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).
**12** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 8 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 **53** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 13 hectares, mostly engineered fill, topsoil, gravel. 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 2019 liquefaction study put **85%** of this outline in the **possible** class. 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 **5** assets on this ground, 4 sets of steps, 1 bridge, sited at Peer Reserve, Milnebank 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 **11** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 4 softball, 3 football, 2 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 **947** living trees inside this outline, **8** veterans among them, 18 carrying a protection, mostly Silver Birch, Sweet Gum, Manna Ash. The file remembers **572** 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 **44%** of this outline under **Medium density residential zone**, **60%** residential, the rest mostly High density residential zone 15%, Transport 14%. 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 **18 hectares** of this outline, **8%** , under 5 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 **4%** of this outline, 6 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 **7** places by name in this suburb, **Bush Inn Hotel and Setting**, **Commercial Building and Setting**, **Dwelling and Setting, Midway** 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).

## The names on this ground (4)
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km
- [Avon Stream](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.4 km
- [Avon Stream / Haereroa](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.3 km
- [Avon Stream / Ōrakipaoa](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-stream-orakipaoa), waterway · 1.1 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.*
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530716.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540816.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1854-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 31 March 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550331.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Chokebore Lodge - List No. 1791](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/1791/Chokebore%20Lodge), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero) · 1856-00-00T00:00:00
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Upper Riccarton
- [Sweet Chestnut seen — Waimairi Rd near Athol Tce, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404328496), iNaturalist · meurkc, 29 Sept 2026
- [Garden Dahlia seen — Waimairi Rd near Athol Tce, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404327578), iNaturalist · meurkc, 29 Sept 2026
- [Clambinae seen — Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402905986), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 24 Sept 2026
- [Icerya seen — Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402905985), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 24 Sept 2026
- [Siphanta acuta seen — Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402905983), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 24 Sept 2026

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

## The crash record (383 injury crashes)

383 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 62 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Blenheim Road at Hansons Lane](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-hansons-lane), 22 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (5,408 recorded victimisations)

5,408 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 889 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=upper-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 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 120](https://www.chch.live/buses/120).
- Blenheim Rd near Acheron Dr
- Blenheim Rd near Curletts Rd near Blenheim Rd
- Blenheim Rd near Curletts Rd near Blenheim Rd
- Blenheim Rd near Hansons Ln near Blenheim Rd
- Blenheim Rd near Hansons Ln near Blenheim Rd
- Blenheim Rd near Middleton Rd
- Blenheim Rd near Penn Pl near Blenheim Rd
- Blenheim Rd near Penn Pl near Blenheim Rd
- Church Corner near Riccarton Rd
- Church Corner near Riccarton Rd
- Clyde Rd near Totara St
- Hansons Ln near Arthur St near Hansons Lane
- Hansons Ln near Arthur St near Hansons Ln
- Hansons Ln near Haynes Ave near Hansons Ln
- Hansons Ln near Haynes Ave near Hansons Ln
- Ilam Rd near Kirkwood Ave

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

## Businesses here (253 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-upper-riccarton), 52
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-upper-riccarton), 19
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-upper-riccarton), 17
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-upper-riccarton), 14
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-upper-riccarton), 11
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-upper-riccarton), 8
- [Malls](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mall#in-upper-riccarton), 7
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-upper-riccarton), 5
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-upper-riccarton), 5
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-upper-riccarton), 5
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-upper-riccarton), 5
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-upper-riccarton), 4
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-upper-riccarton), 4
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-upper-riccarton), 4
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-upper-riccarton), 4
- [Alternative](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-alternative#in-upper-riccarton), 3
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-upper-riccarton), 3
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-upper-riccarton), 3
- [Grocery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/grocery#in-upper-riccarton), 3
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-upper-riccarton), 3
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-upper-riccarton), 3
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Banks](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bank#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Department stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Financial](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-financial#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Marketplace](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-marketplace#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Optometrists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/optometrist#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Phone shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/phones#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Physio](https://www.chch.live/businesses/physio#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Travel agents](https://www.chch.live/businesses/travel-agent#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Wholesale](https://www.chch.live/businesses/wholesale#in-upper-riccarton), 2
- [Audiologists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/audiologist#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Bike shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bike-shop#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Bookmaker](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookmaker#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Campgrounds](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Canoe](https://www.chch.live/businesses/canoe#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Car parts](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-parts#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Centre](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-centre#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Clinic](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-clinic#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Collector](https://www.chch.live/businesses/collector#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Computers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/computers#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Diplomatic](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-diplomatic#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Education & tutoring](https://www.chch.live/businesses/education#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Electronics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/electronics#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Fabric](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fabric#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Hospital](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-hospital#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Hostels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Houseware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/houseware#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Laboratory](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-laboratory#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Laundromats](https://www.chch.live/businesses/laundromat#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/lawyer#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Pawnbroker](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pawnbroker#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Podiatrists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/podiatrist#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Printers & copy shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/printing#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Seafood](https://www.chch.live/businesses/seafood#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Shoes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Stationery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/stationery#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Tea](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tea#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Toy shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/toys#in-upper-riccarton), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-upper-riccarton), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Coriander's Indian Restaurant - Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/coriander-s-indian-restaurant-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Daphne's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/daphne-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Ramen Miyako](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-miyako-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Sakura Japanese Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/sakura-japanese-cuisine-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-upper-riccarton), Cafés
- [Dragon Garden Chinese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/dragon-garden-chinese-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Joe's Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/joe-s-garage-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Noodle Canteen](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-canteen-upper-riccarton), Fast food
- [Royal Vietnamese Cafe & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/royal-vietnamese-cafe-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants
- [Shanghai Street Dumplings](https://www.chch.live/business/shanghai-street-dumplings-upper-riccarton), Restaurants

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

## Next door
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam)
- [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton)
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton)
- [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton)
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton)

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Upper Riccarton?**

Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. The public record holds 8,813 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Upper Riccarton?**

8,190 people at the 2023 Census, 3,451 per square kilometre across 2.4 km².

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

About 1,521 people and 480 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Upper Riccarton?**

8,813 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (3,977), graffiti & vandalism (1,583), roads & footpaths (1,445). 1,265 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Upper Riccarton had?**

383 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 62 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=upper-riccarton)

**What schools are in Upper Riccarton?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Villa Maria College.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Upper%20Riccarton · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Upper%20Riccarton