Meadowridge

Meadowridge
Coordinates: 34°2′S 18°27′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Area
• Total	1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,519
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	5.2%
• Coloured	5.7%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	85.9%
• Other	2.3%
First languages (2011)
• English	90.1%
• Afrikaans	8.3%
• Other	1.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7806
Area code	021

Meadowridge is a small residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the second garden city in Cape Town, and was officially opened on 23 March 1955.

Geography

Meadowridge is situated in the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town - an area known for its tree-lined streets, parks, peaceful lifestyle, detached homes, and affluent homebuyers.

The suburb is bordered by Bergvliet and the M3 to the west and south, Constantia to the north, and Diep River to the east. Boundary Road separates Meadowridge and Diep River, Kendal Road separates it from Constantia, and Ladies Mile Road (among others) separates it from Bergvliet.

Meadowridge provides residents with easy access to the M3 freeway, which runs north to Cape Town CBD, and south to Westlake.

It is situated 10km from Muizenberg Beach, 4km from the Constantia wine valley, and 20km from Cape Town's CBD.

Culture

The suburb contains Meadowridge Library, one of Cape Town's top circulating libraries, which serves its home suburb and surrounding neighborhoods.

The suburb houses the Meadowridge Sports Facility and Meadowridge Tennis Club.

Meadowridge also contains a considerable number of parks, in the context of the suburb's size. The largest can be found in the north and center of the neighborhood.

Education

While Meadowridge does not contain any educational institutions, nearby schools in Bergvliet include Bergvliet Primary School, Sweet Valley Primary School, and Bergvliet High School.

Commerce

Most of Meadowridge comprises medium-sized detached homes, however, the suburb is home to Meadowridge Park n Shop, a shopping center with anchor tenants including Woolworths and Checkers, and Clicks, and other stores including vida, Bootleggers, Postnet, Romans Pizza, and PNA.

The neighborhood is also close to other commercial locations, including an Engen gas station, as well as Constantia Village and Constantia Emporium shopping centers, and Blue Route shopping mall.