Woodmead, Sandton

About the suburb of Woodmead

Woodmead residential properties are predominantly cluster homes or houses in estates offering safety and security. The Sandton Country Club Estate is one example; residents of these glamorous homes access the tennis courts and clubhouse of the estate. Suburban homes are tucked away in quiet, often boomed-off sections of the suburb, and you'd be hard-pressed to guess it was a bustling commercial suburb.

There are just over 250 apartments (sectional title property) in Woodmead, but almost 600 freehold homes.

Neighbouring the commercial area of Rivonia, with Sunninghill on the northern side of the Western Bypass, Woodmead is essentially a commercial area. There is easy access to the N1 for a commute to Johannesburg, Midrand, or Pretoria, with the N3 and M1 close by. 

Schools in the area

King David Primary school in Woodmead is a Jewish Primary School that caters to children from Grade R to Grade 7. These children then usually move on to attend King David High School in Linksfield.

Rivonia Primary is a public primary school in neighbouring Rivonia. Wendywood Primary school and Buccleuch Primary school are a ten- to fifteen-minute drive from Woodmead. Public high schools nearby include Wendywood High School and Sandown High School.

Private School Redhill is a popular option for families living in Woodmead. It is a co-ed school with over 100 years of history. Children can attend Redhill Pre-Primary, through the Preparatory School, and into the High School to matriculate.

Medical facilities in the area

Sunninghill Hospital is a private hospital nearest to Woodmead. However, there is also the new Netcare Waterfall City Hospital for residents of Woodmead to access. There is a significant sports-oriented medical practice there, too, with orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists, biokinetics, and other physicians dealing with sports-related issues.

Shopping centers and malls in the area

Woodmead Retail Park, on Woodmead Drive, where N1 and M1 highways meet, has a Pick 'n Pay Hyper and a Woolworths, as well as several clothing outlets. There are also cafés and takeaway restaurants.

In the neighbouring suburb of Rivonia, there are several centrally situated small shopping centers just off Rivonia Road and Rivonia Boulevard, such as Rivonia Junction and Rivonia Square. Chilli Lane center in Sunninghill is also very convenient for Woodmead residents.  

Mall of Africa is a short drive on the N1 highway, approximately ten minutes from Woodmead.

Things to do in Woodmead

Looking for weekend activities around Woodmead? Here are our Top 5 things to do in and around the suburb:

1. Country Club Johannesburg, Woodmead - positioned on over 208 hectares in Sandton, the Country Club Johannesburg has two golf courses. The Woodmead Golf Course, an older and shorter course, opened in 1968, and the Rocklands Golf Course was opened in 1993.  Trees surround the courses, and with 14 dams on the property, there is a myriad of bird species that make the area their home.  A light breakfast or lunch is available at the Halfway House "The Sandwedge," or golfers can enjoy a more formal meal in the Members Restaurant and Pub.  Other sports facilities are available for squash, tennis, running, cycling, swimming, and gym.

2. World of Golf, on the corner of Maxwell & Woodmead Drives - a family leisure and golf center catering for golfers from beginners to more experienced players, there to practice or play for fun.  There is a kids' play area, a spa, and the family-style "Dimples" café.

3. Paulshof Food Market - Situated in the wooded area next to the German Club, stalls prepare food for breakfast and lunch, and a selection of cheeses, cakes, bread, and other goodies are available.   This is also great for the kids to enjoy the wide-open spaces. Have a family picnic amidst the trees and sample the foods purchased at the market.

4. Rietfontein Nature Reserve, Paulshof - There is a 2,5km walk through the 25-hectare reserve, where the FreeMe Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is based. FreeMe endeavours to return injured birds to the wild once they have healed.  Bird watchers will enjoy the multiple species of birds that inhabit the reserve.

5. Jackson's Real Food Market, Kyalami - This organic, whole food market is popular with budding chefs and the lunch-set. Enjoy their vast array of groceries, meats, and grains and spoil yourself with breakfast or lunch at the deli.

Distance to airports, main roads, and the CBD

Only once you're living in Woodmead, Johannesburg, can you truly begin to appreciate just how centrally located the suburb is. It is an almost equidistant commute to the Lanseria Airport (29 kilometers in a north-westerly direction), the OR Tambo International Airport (31 kilometers in a south-easterly direction), and the inner-city business district of Johannesburg (28 kilometers to the south).

Sandton, with its blue-chip companies and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, is just 9 kilometers from Woodmead.

Weather in Woodmead

Johannesburg enjoys some of the best weather in the world, year-round. The warm season is typically from the end of August until early April. Days are hot, sometimes punctuated with afternoon thunderstorms, and temperatures can reach mid-thirty degrees Celsius. The shorter winter days are filled with sunshine, as Woodmead, Johannesburg, experiences dry winters. While it warms up at midday, early morning and night-time temperatures can fall to zero degrees Celsius.

Make Woodmead your home, your story.

Our area specialist estate agent at Seeff, Lesley Chait, with over 16 years of experience, sells homes in Woodmead and has done so for over a decade. As a resident of the area, she is best placed to advise you on property pricing and market trends in Woodmead. Lesley has helped countless sellers and buyers in Woodmead over the years.

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