Piccadilly Bookshop Limited
Piccadilly Bookshop Limited is a bookshop at 210 Withells Road, Avonhead, Christchurch, inside the Avonhead commercial centre.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
Piccadilly Books is a leading book shop in Christchurch, with a wide range of books to buy online or instore
The only bookshop on the record in Avonhead
210 Withells Road
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 8 am to 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 8.15 am to 5 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am to 4 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 65 hours a week, by the map’s count.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bookshops
More nearby bookshops 5
Also in Avonhead
More businesses in Avonhead 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 210 Withells Road, Christchurch 8042 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bookshops | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 358 4835 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | piccadillybooks.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| shop@piccadillybooks.co.nz | OpenStreetMap | |
| NZBN | 9429039327222, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 28 June 1989 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Book retailing | NZBN register |
| Trades as | Avonhead Post, Piccadilly Books | NZBN register |
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What its website says
Piccadilly Books is a leading book shop in Christchurch, with a wide range of books to buy online or instore.
— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Avonhead, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
321 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 246 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
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Bus Shelter Issue
Trees - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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A bookshop in Avonhead, Christchurch.
210 Withells Road, Avonhead, on Withells Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
phone 03 358 4835, its website, email shop@piccadillybooks.co.nz.
Monday – Friday: 8 am to 6 pm; Saturday: 8.15 am to 5 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
University Book Shop (2.5 km), Dove Bookshop (3.3 km), Books Plus (3.3 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Andreas Florist & Gifts (17 m); the Merrin St near Withells Rd bus stop is 34 m away: route 130; a shared path passes within 295 m; nearest park: Greendale Reserve (231 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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
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