# Penny Lane Records, Sydenham Penny Lane Records is a variety store at 430 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 20 June 2026. ## About, in one paragraph It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Colombo St near Lawson St, route 1, route 8, route 44) is 74 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 22 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Saturday: 9 am to 5.30 pm - Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 430 Colombo Street _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Variety Store _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.pennylanerecords.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **NZBN:** 9429035958000, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** PENNYLANE RECORDS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2003-06-25 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Compact disc, cassette tape and record retailing _(NZBN register)_ - **Trades as:** Pennylane Records Ltd _(NZBN register)_ - **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Last checked by a mapper:** 20 June 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Sydenham, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [430 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/430-colombo-street), 22 reports on file ## What stood on Colombo Street [1860, High Street and Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/pre1900/ccl-cs-4127) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street#s-then) ## The reports nearby 3,300 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9083365), [15B Byron St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/15b-byron-street) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9082854), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064931), [460 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/460-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045897), [409 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/409-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044497), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044498), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044486), [448 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/448-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044476), [420 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/420-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044415), [451 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/451-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044408), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044389), [64 Sandyford Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-sandyford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044349), [40 Cass Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-cass-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Colombo St near Lawson St, 74 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Colombo St near Byron St, 84 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Colombo St near Wordsworth St, 160 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Penny%20Lane%20Records%2C%20430%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5437019,172.6368466) ## Nearby - [SPCA Op Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/spca-op-shop-sydenham), Op shops, 13 m - [Coffee Zone](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-zone-sydenham), Fast food, 20 m - [Sydenham Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/sydenham-bakery-sydenham), Bakeries, 26 m - [Flourish Op Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/flourish-op-shop-sydenham), Op shops, 35 m - [Colombo Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/colombo-lodge-sydenham), Hotels, 38 m - [Doner - Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/doner-sydenham), Restaurants, 38 m - [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground), park, 171 m - [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 264 m - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park), Sports ground, 485 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 variety store - [Two Dollar Things](https://www.chch.live/business/two-dollar-things-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 621 m - [Creative Junk](https://www.chch.live/business/creative-junk-addington), Addington, 1.1 km - [Cashel shop](https://www.chch.live/business/cashel-shop-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 1.3 km - [Dollarama](https://www.chch.live/business/dollarama-spreydon), Spreydon, 1.9 km - [Max! Out](https://www.chch.live/business/max-out-christchurch), Linwood, 3.3 km - [Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/business/enjoy-shirley), Shirley, 4.8 km - [Q Store](https://www.chch.live/business/q-store-shirley), Shirley, 4.8 km - [Pocket Save](https://www.chch.live/business/pocket-save-shirley), Shirley, 5.9 km - [Every one in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/variety-store#in-sydenham) ## Also in Sydenham - [MoriMori](https://www.chch.live/business/morimori-sydenham), Restaurants, 39 m - [Sushi Paradise](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-paradise-sydenham), Fast food, 40 m - [Filigree](https://www.chch.live/business/filigree-sydenham), Jewellery, 43 m - [Ism Family Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/ism-family-mart-sydenham), Supermarkets, 47 m - [Mori Mori](https://www.chch.live/business/mori-mori-sydenham), Restaurants, 49 m - [Embassy](https://www.chch.live/business/embassy-sydenham), Clothing, 54 m - [Merchants Liquor Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/merchants-liquor-colombo-street-sydenham), Bottle stores, 54 m - [Churchills Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/churchills-tavern-sydenham), Bars & pubs, 56 m - [Shosha](https://www.chch.live/business/shosha-sydenham), Tobacco, 61 m - [Instant Finance](https://www.chch.live/business/instant-finance-sydenham), Financial, 67 m - [Every kind of business in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5437019&lon=172.6368466) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5437019,172.6368466,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Penny%20Lane%20Records) - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6107494286), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Penny Lane Records?** A variety store in Sydenham, Christchurch. **Where is Penny Lane Records?** 430 Colombo Street, Sydenham, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5437019,172.6368466,17) **Is Penny Lane Records still trading?** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 20 June 2026. **How do you contact Penny Lane Records?** its [website](https://www.pennylanerecords.co.nz). **When is Penny Lane Records open?** Monday – Saturday: 9 am to 5.30 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other variety store are near Penny Lane Records?** [Two Dollar Things](https://www.chch.live/business/two-dollar-things-christchurch-central-city) (621 m), [Creative Junk](https://www.chch.live/business/creative-junk-addington) (1.1 km), [Cashel shop](https://www.chch.live/business/cashel-shop-christchurch-central-city) (1.3 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/variety-store). **What’s near Penny Lane Records?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/430-colombo-street) holds 22 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [SPCA Op Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/spca-op-shop-sydenham) (13 m); the Colombo St near Lawson St bus stop is 74 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground) (171 m). **What stood where Penny Lane Records is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5437019&lon=172.6368466) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - 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) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - 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 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/penny-lane-records-sydenham Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/variety-store Suburb: https://www.chch.live/sydenham