Moodie Hill Explained

Moodie Hill
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.085°N 28.041°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Johannesburg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Sandton
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.11
Population Total:242
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:26.4%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:7.0%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:66.5%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:71.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Tswana
Demographics2 Info2:5.4%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:3.7%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:3.3%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:15.7%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2057
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Moodie Hill is a small affluent suburb consisting of four roads; Springhill Road, Springhill Close, Van Meurs Avenue and a small section of Coleraine Drive. It is situated in Johannesburg, Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Sandton. South Africa.

History

The suburb was originally a working farm before Sandton City began being built in the early 1970s. The original farmhouse is still standing albeit completely restored and renovated. Adjacent to the original plot is a stand which incorporates a house built by renowned Staatliches Bauhaus[2] student and architect Steffen Ahrends.[3]

Location

Situated between Riverclub, Benmore Gardens, Parkmore and Morningside, Gauteng. The purlieus of Moodie Hill is in close proximity to Lycée Jules Verne (South Africa), the Morningside Post Office and the River Club golf course.

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Moodie Hill . Census 2011.
  2. http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes.php?archid=7&orig_form=archlistframes.php&bldgorder=`tblbldg`.`name`&orderby=Surname&initial=&source=0&backbutton=1 Ahrends, Steffen
  3. Muriel Emmanuel: Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. . NA 680-C625. p. 15-16
  4. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-02-eddie-keizan-the-tale-of-a-motorsport-tiger/#.WljDoaKxWEc Eddie Keizan: The Tale of a Motorsport Tiger