Eldoraigne Area Profile

Eldoraigne at a glance

This older well-established suburb is bounded by Wierda Road (M10) to the North, the Old Johannesburg Road (R101) to the East, Wierda Park to the West and Hendrik Verwoerd Drive (M25) to the South. Eldoraigne also lies close to major highways - such as the N14 to Krugersdorp and the Ben Schoeman Highway. As a result, it is within easy reach of Gauteng's attractions and amenities, and provides easy access to commuters travelling to either Pretoria or Johannesburg, via the Ben Schoeman Highway (N1) or the Old Johannesburg Road (R101), whilst Krugersdorp is also easily accessible via the N14. Therefore, its residents are within reach of Gauteng's major attractions and amenities. The Centurion Gautrain Station is within 5km of Eldoraigne.

In Wierda Road is the Hennops River Nature Reserve and caravan park. To the North of Eldoraigne are the Zwartkops Raceway and the Zwartkops Nature Reserve. The closest Police station is Wierda Bridge, situated in Valhalla, whilst the Post Office is in Wierda Park. A PostNet is located in the Eldoraigne Village Shopping Centre.

This up-market "Multi-cultural Café society", is extremely popular with its large established trees, and impressive birdlife with a mild climate and its central location makes this an extremely well sought after area. Today the suburb consists of approximately 2,400 full title and 2000 sectional title properties. The types of properties range from free-standing houses, townhouses, duets, apartments, vacant land, clusters, guesthouses, security estates and new developments. The freehold stands range in size from 350 sm to 2,600 sm. The price of houses ranges from R1, 100,000 to R7, 200, 000 and the price of townhouses from R750,000 to R1, 900,000 . The suburb is extremely stable with most residents staying in the area for more than 5 years.  

Within Eldoraigne is some very popular Estates such as Eldo Falls Estate, Eldo Glen Estate, Eldo Manor Estate, Eldo Meadows Estate, Eldo Park Estate, Eldo Three Manor Estate, Eldo View Estate, Eldo Village Estate, Eldo Ridge Estate and Eldo Villas Estate.

Close to Eldoraigne are the Sunderland Ridge Industrial Park as well as the Head Office of Mercedes Benz and the Bondev Business Park. The area has a number of smaller shopping malls in the immediate vicinity which include Eldo Village, The Shoprite Centre (Wierda Park), The Mall @ Reds, Lifestyle Centre and the Checkers Shopping Centre in Rooihuiskraal. On the busier roads such Saxby Ave and Willem Botha many of the homes have been converted into business properties housing Legal practices, Estate agencies, Vets, IT training organizations and a selection of small businesses.

The area has many  excellent schools such as Laerskool Bakenkop, Hoërskool Eldoraigne, Sutherland High School as well as many primary schools in surrounding areas of Valhalla, Hennopspark and Wierda Park. Some private Christian Schools such as The Way Christian School, and Centurion Christian School can be found nearby. In the heart of Eldoraigne you will find sports clubs which offers tennis, gymnastics, wrestling and martial arts. Adjacent to these facilities is the Eldoraigne Public library. Within a 4-5km radius of Eldoraigne is the world class Unitas hospital, and the Eldoraigne Medicross clinic is situated on the corner of Saxby Avenue and Frederik Road. The newly created Raslouw Private Hospital is a mere stones throw away. A number of pre-schools are also well distributed across the area.

The following Churches can be found in the area: Eldoraigne NG Familie Kerk, NG Kerk Wierda Park and Nederduitse Hervormde Kerk, Westview Methodist Church, City Light Church and Logos Bible Church, to mention but a few. There are also numerous Mosques in the area such as Masjid Faizane Jeelan; Madina Musallah Eldo Meadows and Madressah Owaisa Jamaaat Khana  among others in the area.  There are three Retirement Homes in Eldoraigne namely Kiepersol; Lions Haven and Eldoraigne Retirement Village. The Bondev conference and wedding centre is located in Wierda Road, and many guest houses such as Beulah Oasis, Ngena, La Gratitude, Thatch Haven, Durham, Shemariah, Aandbloem, De Oude Herberg and Agami are located in the area.

Eldoraigne is a well sought after suburb and any chance one has to make this your home is well worth considering.