A garden suburb of Johannesburg
A garden suburb of Johannesburg, Norwood is both diverse and appealing. Its pretty streets are lined with trees and Norwood is easily one of the more popular dining spots in the city, renowned for its celebrated restaurants and ethnic mix of cuisine.
Bordering the Johannesburg suburbs of Orchards, Oaklands and Houghton, Norwood is a neighbourhood where old meets new; where many homes were built in the 1920s and 1930s and there also are a number of beautiful contemporary buildings in the area. Although the majority of properties are freehold homes, there are also several cluster and sectional title developments.
The suburb has a “distinctive cosmopolitan atmosphere”, and the residents comprise a mix of cultures.
The high number of residents who can be seen either running or walking in the neighbourhood is a testament to the area’s safety. Norwood also has an active community policing programme, which may account for the distinctly secure feeling of the quaint suburb.
Nearby Neighbourhoods
Norwood is also close to Sandton and Melrose Arch and has easy access to main roads and highways, the OR Tambo International Airport, the Gautrain stations in Rosebank and Sandton, some of Johannesburg’s best private schools, hospitals, shopping centres and places of worship
Some of the quirkiest highlights can be found along Norwood’s Grant Avenue main drag.
Home Values
The median value for free hold property in Norwood is R2,600,000. Norwood home values have gone up 6.0% over the past year. While Lightstone shows that the avergage age of purchasers in the last year, between the ages of 18 – 35 years old, has inceased to 49%.
Attractions
- Netcare Linkwood Hospital
- Engen Iris Motors
- Netcare Linksfield Hospital
- Gautrain Bus Stop – Oxford Road – 9
- Saps – Norwood
- Norwood Primary School
- Norwood Mall
- Hashtag Escape – An Adventure Game
- The Factory on Grant
- Scenic Views from Munro Drive