Randburg, Gauteng

Randburg at a glance

Randburg Property and General Area Information

Where is Randburg?

Randburg is a city situated in the North-Western portion of greater Johannesburg.

Randburg residents are generally seen as affluent and enjoy peace and quiet, convenient access to all major roads including the likes of Malibongwe drive, Beyers Naude Drive, Jan Smuts and the N1 Highway leading to Pretoria and beyond.

This modern city is made up by over 32 leafy suburbs, mostly residential and all inter-blended with cultural diversity and beautiful architectural design.

Subsequent to plans being drafted to develop a Randburg CBD (central business district) in the early 1960s, the retail activity comprised a shopping strip along Jan Smuts Ave and Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, which resulted in the astonishing growth that crafted the infrastructure for Randburg's strong business orientated urban design.

In 2004, Johannesburg approved plans to declare the Randburg CBD a city improvement district (CID). By 2005 the City of Johannesburg assisted in revitalising Randburg's beauty with the financial injection of R5-million for development. The transformation since can be noticed by the incredibly vibrant mixture of commercial development and suburban lifestyle in Randburg. Randburg forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality together with Sandton and Roodepoort.

Randburg is an upmarket area known for its many family-friendly eating, shopping and entertainment facilities and park like areas. Here one will witness large lavish homes and an abundance of boutiques. In fact, Randburg is well known for its selection of shopping centres, entertainment areas and facilities, including well known and popular malls such as Ferndale on Republic, the sprawling Cresta Centre, accessible Northgate and a number of other smaller suburban centres. Whilst it was for many years known as the "Randburg Waterfront", a new and improved Ferndale on Republic has emerged - a facility which has become a firm family favourite.

Randburg is a "warm" place filled with families, friendly folk and superb facilities and road access - it's a place where there's something for everyone.

Due to Randburg's centralised location amidst the Metropolis of Johannesburg, this city has essentially become a hotspot for wealthy citizens desiring property for sale in a safe community - that is also situated in close proximity to high-class amenities.

Read more about other areas in Randburg:

• Randpark Ridge

• Sundowner

• Northwold

• Malanshof

• Bromhof

• Berario

• Boskruin

• Blairgowrie

• Fontainebleau

• Northcliff

What is unique about Randburg as a city?

The residents of the city are more affluent than most neighbouring cities. This is evidenced clearly in the beautiful architecture of many Randburg homes on the market, the wide-open recreational spaces and the quality amenities that can be found within.

The close proximity and surprisingly quick travel time to Johannesburg allow residents to experience the safe community life that Randburg provides, but also ensures: lively nightlife, a plethora of daytime activities for all ages, quality schooling, healthcare and amenities such as boutiques that can only be found in big cities.

What amenities are within reach of Randburg property owners?

Schooling: There are several reputable primary and high schools available for residents in Randburg as well as boarding school options in nearby neighbouring cities. Randburg is also home to some of South Africa's most prestigious colleges including Vega School of Brand Leadership, AAA School of Advertising, Boston City Campus and Business College and Damelin, to name a few.

Healthcare: The Olivedale Clinic, Medi-Cross Clinic and Randburg Clinic are open at most hours and cater to injuries and illnesses of all kinds. For more serious medical problems, Johannesburg is situated only 25 minutes away with a wide variety of private and public hospitals to choose from.

Recreational: Randburg is the perfect home for shopping and outdoor enthusiasts alike as it is renowned for its many shopping and entertainment centres, but also has easy access to wildlife parks, game reserves and nature trails nearby.

What are the major attractions and landmarks around Randburg?

Randburg is locally famous for the abundance of shopping and entertainment areas such as Ferndale on Republic, Northgate, Sanlam Centre and quite a few others, allowing residents even more options for fun and excitement. These centres have evolved to become successful urban shopping spaces and offer luxuries that aren't commonly found in local malls and markets.

These centres offer all of the amenities that are generally popular in entertainment environments as well as cinema complexes, restaurants hosting a variety of local and international cuisines and activities like laser-paintball, mini-golf and go-carting for the more active crowd.

Randburg Property

Randburg offers a wide range of properties from luxurious mansions to affordable first-time homes.

Many of the older suburbs such as Blairgowrie, Ferndale, Darrenwood and Robindale in the area have gone through a revamp and gentrification process and it is not uncommon to see upgrading and modernisation of some of the stately older properties underway. Intermingled amongst the older suburbs you have large townhouse and cluster developments which have become increasingly popular over recent years and form a high percentage of the property sales occurring in the area.

With the large number of corporate headquarters, the Randburg property market remains a popular one where affordable properties are still available from both a rental and a purchase perspective.

Value for money and scope - this defines the Randburg property market - whether you are looking for an affordable flat, a spacious townhouse, a secure cluster, a sprawling family home, an upmarket gold estate, a smallholding or a palatial mansion - Randburg has it all.

Schools:

Randburg is also a firm favourite with parents looking for easy access to a wide selection of both government and private schooling including the likes of:

• Randpark Primary

• Randpark High

• Northwest Christian College

• St Stithians College

• Trinity house

• Blairgowrie Primary

• Charterhouse

• Randburg Hoer

• Unika

• IR Griffith Primary

• Eden College

• The Kings School

• Aurora College

• Montesorri Junior

• Laerskool Boskop

Chas Everitt Randburg

The Randburg Franchise is the group's flagship where operations commenced over 40 years ago. It has remained firmly entrenched as the top performing office in the Chas Everitt group for the last 10 years and the office, as well as its agents, are the recipients of many awards within the industry. The Chas Everitt Randburg Office is in Randpark Ridge, Randburg. Our dedicated team of Real Estate professionals specialise in all property sales and property rentals within the area.

The Chas Everitt Randburg Office can satisfy all your real estate needs within Randburg, North-West Johannesburg as well as a selection of suburbs within Roodepoort. Whether you're looking to buy, sell, rent or simply invest in Randburg property, this is a great city that will cater for your every need.