Area Profiles

Johannesburg, also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa. It is also based in Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg began as a 19th-century gold-mining settlement. Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s former residence is now the Mandela House museum.

The pretty, established suburb of Emmarentia lies between Linden and Greenside, right in the heart of the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. Emmarentia's residents regard Emmarentia as the "green heart" of the city. And they are not wrong. Emmarentia, which incorporates Emmarentia Ridge and Emmarentia extension 1, includes within its boundaries  Emmarentia dam, the Botanical Gardens, Melville Koppies and Marks park cricket club. Add to this the high density of established tree-lined avenues, and Emmarentia is, in effect, a green lung. There is something of a debate when it comes to the origin of the suburb's name. The assumption is that the leafy suburb was named after a...

Greenside is conveniently located just North of the Johannesburg CBD, East of the Rosebank CBD and South of the Randburg CBD and offers a unique 'village' lifestyle. The suburb boasts a mixture of architectural styles and influences. While some modern homes have been built in the area, most houses date back to before the sixties. Stand sizes average 1000m2 and go up to 3000m2 on some streets. A wide variety of residents call Greenside home, lured there by quiet tree-lined streets, the golf course, sports facilities and the ideal location. BD, East of the Rosebank C

Houghton is a melting pot of affluent, professional and academic individuals drawn to the neighbourhood by its convenient accessibility to excellent schools, universities and commercial business districts of Johannesburg, Rosebank and Sandton. Houghton is divided into three distinct sub-areas. Upper-Houghton, also known as The Educational and Heritage Corridor of Johannesburg, is home to some of Gauteng's best primary and high schools. There are many ultra-luxury view site properties and some relatively smaller residences located here. Lower-Houghton is located east of the Deviliers Graaf Motorway (M1 Highway) and was home to Late President Nelson Mandela. Inner-Houghton...

Melville is a trendy vibrant area, with its roots and charming Victorian architecture. Melville has and continue to be a significantly sound financial investment due to its close proximity to the up market parks area, as well as the cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb Rosebank to the north. Melville has a bohemia feels and anyone feels part of the greater community and spirit. Melville, is it a popular hangout and shopping destination for young professionals, celebrities and artist, and offers a thriving nightlife with cafes, bars and clubs. Melville is known for its large creative community, academics and fine art artist.

Parkview borders on Saxonwold and Forest Town, both of which were developed as forest plantations. Over a million blue and red gum, oak, pine and wattle trees were planted around Zoo Lake and the Zoo, helping Parkview to be such a breathtakingly pretty suburb. The timeless old suburb of Parkview is one of the few remaining areas in Johannesburg where South Africans can still stroll, cycle and jog along its tree-lined avenues. Many of the old homes in Parkview have been overhauled and renovated, creating more contemporary living spaces whilst managing to keep the existing character of the pretty homes. People are proud to live in Parkview and the suburb has a strong...

Nestled between Rosebank and Saxonwold in the leafy northern suburbs of Johannesburg, Parkwood is one of the older more established suburbs of the bustling metropolitan, reminiscent of Houghton with its sizeable double-storey homes and large properties. You're wonderfully placed when staying in Parkwood, as it's virtually in the midst of what makes Jo'burg hum - it lies con-veniently between the two major roads of Jan Smuts Avenue and Oxford Road meaning easy access to just about anywhere in the north of Johannesburg, yet the suburb manages to remain remarkably peaceful and undisturbed. Rosebank is moments away, home to the weekly Sunday Rooftop Market and a profusion of...

Rosebank irs a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central Johannesburg and aims at positioning itself as a prime sought-after node with quality office space. The Gautrain has increased accessibility and demand for quality space in the upper regions of the node. Retail and hospitality upgrades, as well as the thriving residential areas, have also contributed to the growing interest in the area. Its several high-end shopping malls make it a popular hangout and shopping destination for young professionals, celebrities, and designers. Rosebank has a thriving nightlife with cafes, bars and clubs around the Design District such as Marble Restaurant,...

Saxonwld is a dignified neighbourhood with broad, winding roads lined with large trees. The suburb offers conveniently easy access to the M1 and to Jan Smuts Avenue, one of the major arteries from the city through the northern suburbs. Johannesburg CBD is minutes' drive from Saxonwold, particularly Braamfontein, which includes the Constitutional Court, the Civic theatre, the famous Mandela Bridge that takes one into Newtown and the Market theatre and Museum Africa. The neighbourhood is also close to the shopping centres of Rosebank, Hyde Park and Killarney, and the trendy villages of Parkhurst, Melville and Greenside.

First named as an area in 1949, the affluent Johannesburg suburb of Bryanston is home to some of South Africa's most sought-after real estate. The leafy area was established as a suburb of Sandton in 1969, however now forms a part of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. While property used to consist of large plots and smallholdings, today the area is divided equally among security estates, free-standing homes and sectional title units. According to Lightstone, a property statistics and information provider, there have been 336 property transfers in Bryanston over the past 12 months, with the average property value sitting at just over R3,1 million. The area...