Douglasdale Property - Real Estate - Houses
Douglasdale property affords its residents a convenient location in a delightful middle- to upper middle class residential suburb, once part of the old Randburg municipality prior to its incorporation into the Johannesburg Metro. It is situated between Bryanston West, Johannesburg North and Fourways to its immediate north. Main access is from the Bryanston / Fourways N1 interchange onto William Nicol and into Leslie West, from Hornbill Avenue in the north or from Witkoppen Road south up Douglas Drive. It is beautifully situated on a north-facing gradient with majestic views towards the Magaliesberg.
Douglasdale’s history can be traced back to the 1890s. Thomas and Janet Douglas, Scottish emigrants, bought a farm overlooking the Klein Jukskei River and called it Douglasdale Farm. The farmhouse, one of the oldest homes in the north, was built in 1905 and from here the family started producing milk in the 1930s. Douglasdale Dairy has subsequently become a major supplier of milk in Gauteng, still operating from the original site, now a part of Bryanston West. The northern part of the farm was sub-divided and both areas were intersected by the new N1 at the time.
The Douglasdale area today is mainly a residential suburb but has in the last ten years enjoyed some of its own retail support services. The most significant change in its landscape has been in the nature and character of this property in South Africa and resident profile. Much of the older Douglasdale properties (larger family properties) have been bought up, rezoned and developed into large, multiple-unit, sectional title lifestyle townhouses. In addition, a number of very exclusive, upmarket and also medium-density, more affordable, free hold cluster schemes have been built. From its initial more mature resident owner profile, Douglasdale has now become a suburb largely populated by a younger, upwardly mobile working class, both singles/couples and young families. Such demand from this younger generation makes investor buying for rental a very attractive proposition.
Because of its close proximity to the Fourways property area, Pineslopes and Magaliessig, there are multiple attractions that draw buyers to Douglasdale property, including the best wining and dining in the new north. One can shop at Fourways Mall, The View, The Crossing in Pineslopes, at Cedar Square, The Design Quarter, at Monte Casino, Sloane Square, Bryanpark, Epsom Downs, the Bryanston Wedge, The Posthouse or, at The Buzz or Douglasdale Village. Once your children are of school-going age you have the choice of Fourways High, Crawford and numerous other schools like Dainfern College, Brescia House, Bryanston High, Bryneven, St Stithians, Heron Bridge, The Michael Mount Waldorf School or Kings College.
Residents have five different Virgin- and Planet Fitness Centres to choose from as well as leading hospitals and clinics like Fourways Intercare Clinic, Fourways Life Hospital, Fourways Health Centre and the Bryanston Medical Centre (NHC).
Cinemas and theatres are found at Fourways Mall, Cedar Square and in the Monte Casino Centre. Douglasdale is also close to the Bryanston Sports Club, Bryanston Country Club and Dainfern Golf Club.
Norscot Koppies in Fourways is a protected natural Parkland and the area borders on Robyn- and Juweel Parks which follow the river course of the Klein Jukskei. There are Methodist Churches in Lonehill and in Bryanston; Anglican churches in Mount Street, Kengies and Sunninghill, as well as various Catholic churches. New Life Churches are found in Bryanston and Lonehill.
From a purely investment point of view, Douglasdale property, with its changing resident profile, is attracting a younger, upwardly mobile executive class, not only as owners but also as rental tenants. These people are drawn not only by the quieter ambience of the suburb, but also by its close proximity to the major shopping-, service- and entertainment centres right on its boundaries.
Please feel free to contact us should you wish to enquire about Douglasdale property.
- Residential Sale Property Ranging from R419,000 to R5,200,000
- Residential Let Property Ranging from R4,000 to R10,000
- Developments Sale Property Ranging from R419,000 to R1,290,000
