| Menlo Park | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.7682°N 28.2569°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Tshwane |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Pretoria |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1951 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.43 |
| Population Total: | 4168 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 16.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 79.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 65.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 22.0% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 8.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0081 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0102 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Menlo Park (Afrikaans: Menlopark) is an upmarket suburb in the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It borders other upmarket areas Waterkloof, Brooklyn and Lynnwood. When it was first established between the 1950s and 1960s, it was the most eastern suburb of Pretoria, but the city has since considerably expanded eastwards. Today these suburbs are known as the Old East and can boast to have some of the city's most high-end residential properties.
The Old East is characterized by established residential suburbs with mature tree lined streets and established gardens. The original stands were the "Burger Erf" of 2552 m2 allocated to returning Servicemen of World War II. Some of these stands have been subdivided into two properties and some into security clusters of 4 units to suit the need for the modern "lock-up-and-go" lifestyles.
Menlo Park has a central position near the N1 highway, within easy reach of the CBD, is near major shopping malls (Menlyn Park and Brooklyn Mall), and has a revamped heart, with a theatre, coffee bars, restaurants and cafés.
Together with Brooklyn and Lynnwood, it was most likely named after American counterparts. Residents think that this reflects the suburb's less “stuffy” image, when compared to that of leafy Waterkloof (which has many street names reflecting the British Empire).
The suburb was the home of iconic South African artist Walter Battiss, whose erstwhile home has been converted into a residential development with guesthouse known as Fook Island (named after the Battiss-created utopian “independent nation” with murals created by Battiss protégé Norman Catherine), as well as abstract artist, Bettie Cilliers-Barnard.
Menlo Park houses primary and high school education with Hoërskool Menlopark (as well as Laerskool Menlopark) serving mainly Afrikaans speakers. It also lies near the well-known University of Pretoria.