Pretoria North Area Profile

Pretoria North at a glance

Fondly referred to as the greater Pretoria North for suburbs lying on that side of the Magaliesberg mountain range, Pretoria North actually exists as a suburb in its own right! It lies at the northern foothills of the mountain, which also marks the border between the city of Pretoria and the sub-tropically beautiful suburbs of the greater northern area.

Pretoria North serves both as a suburb for residents as well as an industrial hub and especially hosts a number of motor industry operations, panel beaters, car parts sales, mechanics as well as glass fitment centres.  These are located along main access roads such as Gerrit Maritz, Rachel de Beer and Voortrekker streets.  There are also a number of industries which are well contained within industrial parks such as the N4 Gateway Industrial Park, Kuper Legh Industrial Park, the Automotive Supplier as well as Loftus Park. 

From a homing and property point of view Pretoria North offers a great variety in choice.  Bearing in mind that it is one of the oldest suburbs in northern Tshwane, it goes without saying that it still offers contemporary styled options - typically large stands with equally large houses, some up to 6 even 7 bedrooms - both suburban and on plots or small holdings. 

With it being an older area, many houses have been renovated and re-designed allowing for a choice of both modern and old-fashioned architecture.  There is a great variety in accommodation to suit residents across the board - apartments, complexes, townhouses, smaller and larger homes, plots, estates, retirement communities as well as vacant land.  Serving such a variety of residents also indicates that Pretoria North allows for a varied range of household incomes, be it families with school going children, first-time homeowners or persons heading into retirement

For location, Pretoria North is particularly well located to a thriving industrial sector, the center of Pretoria a mere 10kms away and all amenities that most residents will require on a day-to-day basis.

CLIMATE:

Pretoria North is tucked in right behind the Magaliesberg mountain range and enjoys some of the warmer temperatures on the northern side of Tshwane.  It has the protection from the mountain and a truly sub-tropical climate, which is particularly great during the winter months as these are generally fairly comfortable.

Summer days can be particularly hot but afternoon showers are the norm which helps in bringing evening temperatures down a little.  Summer rains take place between September and February while winter does not experience rainfall, so the environment tends to become fairly dry and dreary for a few of the winter months.  Mornings can be cold and at times there may be some frost, but as is typical in Tshwane, winter days become warmer toward the late morning and afternoons.  Heading further north the environment eases into lowveld, even bushveld, vegetation.

MAIN ACCESS ROUTES:

The main access roads in and out of Pretoria North are the R513 to the west which also leads to the N4 highway, while on the eastern side of Pretoria North lies both the M1 and R101 providing direct access to the centre or Pretoria.  For access to the neighbouring suburbs of the greater Pretoria North, such as Sinoville and Montana the R513, Sefako Makgatho Drive (accessible via the R101), travels all the way through, eventually allowing access onto the N1 highway.

DISTANCE FROM PRETORIA NORTH TO THE PRETORIA CBD:

• Via M1:  17 minutes / 12 kms
• Distances are approximate and drive times during normal traffic. 

PLACES OF INTEREST & ENTERTAINMENT IN THE AREA:

• Acro Branch Pretoria North
• Big Fig Tree at Wonderboom Nature Reserve
• Bonacord Dam
• Dinokeng Game Reserve
• Friends of the Rail
• Garland of Grace Tea Garden
• Go-karting at Kolonade Shopping Centre
• Hartebeespoort Dam
• Harties Cable Cars
• Magaliesberg hiking trails
• Magic Company
• Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve
• Ronan Erasmus Dam
• Roodeplaat Dam
• Tswaing Meteorite Crater & Centre
• Wonderboom Nature Reserve
• Wonderboom Airport
• Zambibush Resort
   

CHURCHES:

• AGS Church
• Die Gemeentes Van Christus - Pretoria Noord
• Die Gereformeerde Kerk Pretoria Noord
• Empower Church
• Evangelies Gereformeerde Kerk, Maranata
• Good Shepherd Sisters
• Kompas Noord
• Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Onderstepoort
• Pretoria North Baptist Church
• Pretoria North Methodist Church
• St. John The Baptist Catholic Church
• St Mary's Anglican Church
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Unity of the Faith Assemblies The
• Word & Spirit

COMMUNITY SERVICES:

• Pretoria North Police Station (Pretoria North)
• Wonderboompoort Police Station (Wonderboompoort)

FRAIL CARE & RETIREMENT FACILITIES:

• Avondrus Ouetehuis, retirement & doctor
• Huis Helpmekaar
• Huis Hermon, care for the aged
• Residentia Hermon
• Care Lodge Kamdebo, adult day care centre (Florauna)
• Eden Aftreeoord (Theresapark)
• Forever Loving Care Association Home for The Elderly, frail care (Wonderboom)
• Jasmyn Aftreeoord (Wonderboom)

HOSPITALS & MEDICAL FACILITIES:

• Pretoria North Medicross
• Pretoria North Medical Centre
• Intercare Wonderboom Medical & Dental Centre (Wonderboom)
• Life Eugene Marais Hospital (Les Marais)
• Netcare Akasia Hospital (Akasia)
• Netcare Bougainville Hospital
• Netcare Moot Hospital

NURSERY & PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS:

• Blommetjieland
• Dwergieland Nursery School
• Hennie Pen Preschool
• Kleuter Vreugde
• Little Tree Day Care
• Mega Kidz EdCare DayCare

PRIMARY SCHOOLS:

• Assumption Convent Primary School
• Laerskool Danie Malan
• Laerskool Voortrekker Eeufees
• Laerskool Rachel de Beer

HIGH SCHOOLS:

• Hoërskool Gerrit Maritz
• Hoërskool Pretoria-Noord
• Pretoria North High School
• Hillview High School (Roseville)
• Hoërskool Wonderboom (Wonderboom)
• Hoërskool Overkruin (Sinoville)

SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS:

• Magalies Special School (Rietfontein)
   

RESTAURANTS:

• The Lantern Coffee Bar and Take Away
• Fiela se Pannekoek
• Baobab Café & Grill (Wonderboom)
• Ocean Basket (Ninapark)
• Shamrocks - Irish Pub and Restaurant (Ninapark)
• Tawny Creek Spur Steak Ranch (Ninapark)
• The Dak Shack (Wonderboom Airport)
• Tranna (Wonderboom)
• Villa San Giovanni Ristorante (Wonderboom Airport)
• Villa San Giovanni Pizzeria & Terrace (Wonderboom Airport)

SHOPPING MALLS:

• Blaauw Village Shopping Complex
• Florauna Sentrum
• North Park Mall
• Annlin Plaza (Annlin)
• Karenpark Crossing Shopping Centre (Karenpark)
• Madelief Shopping Centre (Dorandia)
• Wonderboom Junction (Annlin)
• Wonderpark Shopping Centre (Karenpark)
• Sinoville Centre (Sinoville)
• Zambezi Centre (Sinoville)

VETERINARY CLINICS:

• Pretoria North Veterinary Clinic
• Florandia Diere Kliniek (Tileba)
• Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Clinic (Onderstepoort)