# Avonhead Lodge Motel, Sockburn

Avonhead Lodge Motel is a motel at 168 Yaldhurst Road, Upper Riccarton, the map pin sits in Sockburn, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Avonhead%20Lodge%20Motel%2C%20168%20Yaldhurst%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Avonhead%20Lodge%20Motel%2C%20168%20Yaldhurst%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 348 1309.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Yaldhurst Rd near Bucknell St, route 86, route 140) is 37 m away; a cycle lane passes within 120 m. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 168 Yaldhurst Road, Upper Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Motels _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 348 1309 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.avonheadlodgemotel.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429034584897, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** AVONHEAD LODGE MOTEL (2005) LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2005-08-19 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Motel operation _(NZBN register)_

## In its own listing

Quiet spacious units, well presented & fully equipped, set well back from road with garden, large lawn & play area. Broadband Internet. Close to airport, gateway to ski field routes.

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Residential Suburban _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [168 Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/168-yaldhurst-road), 4 reports on file


## The reports nearby
223 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047149), [168 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/168-yaldhurst-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8968795), [19 Bucknell Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/19-bucknell-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8910454), [149 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/149-yaldhurst-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8639117), [133 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/133-yaldhurst-road)
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8617648), [88 Cheyenne St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/88-cheyenne-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8456443), [3A Bucknell Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3a-bucknell-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8441278), [139 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/139-yaldhurst-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8441266), [149 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/149-yaldhurst-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8378061), [168 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/168-yaldhurst-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8373316), [133 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/133-yaldhurst-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8364794), [121 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/121-yaldhurst-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8337710), [147 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/147-yaldhurst-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Bucknell St, 37 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Bucknell St, 66 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Nortons Rd, 174 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 120 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/yaldhurst-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Avonhead%20Lodge%20Motel%2C%20168%20Yaldhurst%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.52705272090925,172.55680953375054)

## Nearby

- [Avonhead Garden Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-garden-motel-sockburn), Motels, 43 m
- [Yaldy House](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldy-house-sockburn), Guest houses, 78 m
- [Wing Wahs Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/wing-wahs-takeaways-sockburn), Fast food, 83 m
- [Yaldhurst Mini Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldhurst-mini-mart-sockburn), Dairies & convenience, 90 m
- [Hornyak Smallgoods](https://www.chch.live/business/hornyak-smallgoods-sockburn), Butchers, 97 m
- [Yaldhurst Family Doctors](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldhurst-family-doctors-sockburn), Doctors & clinics, 102 m
- [Iona Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1866-iona-reserve), park, 136 m
- [Doncaster Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1820-doncaster-reserve), park, 398 m
- [Ferrier Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1842-ferrier-park), Sports ground, 412 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other motels

- [Avonhead Garden Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-garden-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 43 m
- [Belle Bonne Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/belle-bonne-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 430 m
- [Amalfi Riccarton Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/amalfi-riccarton-motor-lodge-sockburn), Sockburn, 924 m
- [Amalfi Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/amalfi-motor-lodge-sockburn), Sockburn, 926 m
- [Asure Bush Inn Court Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/asure-bush-inn-court-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 1.0 km
- [Middlepark Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/middlepark-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 1.1 km
- [Airport Birches Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/airport-birches-motel-russley), Russley, 1.7 km
- [Coachman Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/coachman-motel-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.8 km
- [Every one in Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-sockburn)

## Also in Sockburn

- [Wing Wah Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/wing-wah-fish-chips-sockburn), Restaurants, 120 m
- [Flicks Hair & Beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/flicks-hair-beauty-sockburn), Hairdressers, 129 m
- [Liquorland Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-yaldhurst-road-sockburn), Bottle stores, 157 m
- [No.186 Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/no-186-cafe-sockburn), Cafés, 179 m
- [Cafe 186](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-186-sockburn), Cafés, 184 m
- [Nilesh Palace](https://www.chch.live/business/nilesh-palace-sockburn), Restaurants, 243 m
- [Charcoal Tandoori Indian](https://www.chch.live/business/charcoal-tandoori-indian-sockburn), Restaurants, 245 m
- [Coach Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-dairy-sockburn), Dairies & convenience, 247 m
- [Coach Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-sockburn), Post offices, 251 m
- [The Little Thai Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-thai-kitchen-sockburn), Restaurants, 252 m
- [Every kind of business in Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52705272090925&lon=172.55680953375054)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52705272090925,172.55680953375054,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Avonhead%20Lodge%20Motel)
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Avonhead Lodge Motel?**

A motel in Sockburn, Christchurch.

**Where is Avonhead Lodge Motel?**

168 Yaldhurst Road, Upper Riccarton, the map pin sits in Sockburn, on [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/yaldhurst-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52705272090925,172.55680953375054,17)

**Is Avonhead Lodge Motel still trading?**

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

**How do you contact Avonhead Lodge Motel?**

phone [03 348 1309](tel:033481309) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.avonheadlodgemotel.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other motels are near Avonhead Lodge Motel?**

[Avonhead Garden Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-garden-motel-sockburn) (43 m), [Belle Bonne Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/belle-bonne-motel-sockburn) (430 m), [Amalfi Riccarton Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/amalfi-riccarton-motor-lodge-sockburn) (924 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel).

**What’s near Avonhead Lodge Motel?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/168-yaldhurst-road) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Avonhead Garden Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-garden-motel-sockburn) (43 m); the Yaldhurst Rd near Bucknell St bus stop is 37 m away: routes 86, 140; a cycle lane passes within 120 m; nearest park: [Iona Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1866-iona-reserve) (136 m).

**What stood where Avonhead Lodge Motel is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52705272090925&lon=172.55680953375054)

## Sources

- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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