Winchester Hills Explained

Winchester Hills
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.268°N 28.017°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:Johannesburg
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.80
Population Total:9207
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:47.37%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:9.36%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:24.6%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:15.97%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:2.69%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:54.35%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:10.19%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:7.58%
Demographics2 Title4:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:5.8%
Demographics2 Title5:Tswana
Demographics2 Info5:5.25%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2091
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Winchester Hills is an area in Johannesburg, South Africa. Houses for sale in the region often sell for more than R 750,000.[2]

History

Winchester Hills lies on land that once made up the farm called Ormonde, one of many large farms that make what is Johannesburg and its suburbs.[3] It is named after Winchester, Hampshire in the United Kingdom and the elevated land that the suburb lies upon.[3]

The anti-corruption whistleblower Babita Deokaran was murdered outside of her Winchester Hills home in August 2021.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Winchester Hills . Census 2011.
  2. "Privateproperty.co" http://www.privateproperty.co.za/property-rentals-winchester-hills/1156.htm Privateproperty.co, 6 February 2015 (accessed 5 February 2015)
  3. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.
  4. Web site: Cruywagen. Vincent. 2021-10-10. AGE OF THE ASSASSIN: Possible ‘mafia’ link to murder of Babita Deokaran. 2021-10-12. Daily Maverick. en.