Suburb spotlight – Die Hoewes
Upmarket, high density housing has become increasingly popular, and Die Hoewes is a great illustration as to why. In seemingly the perfect location for the development of affordable, yet upmarket development. Of the 7000 existing units, more than 95% are flats or townhouses.
When land developments were approved in the 80s, Centurion Mall, Waterfront, Netcare Unitas Hospital and Supersport Park were built. Neighbouring this area was an area called “Die Hoewes” which comprised of smallholdings. It’s also the origin of the neighbourhood’s name as “klein hoewe”, the Afrikaans term for small holding.
The vast majority of property for sale in Die Hoewes are cluster homes, whether townhouses, apartments or other kinds of complexes. In fact, more than 95% of the 7000 units fit into this category. A number of those, including a few freestanding houses also form security estates. The magic of Die Hoewes is that it has seemingly retained it’s feeling of countryside, even though the Gautrain station and a host of office blocks are all nearby.
Meeting the educational demands of its relatively young, but established community – three-quarters of stable property owners and recent buyers are under the age of 50 – Die Hoewes is centrally located close to a number of Centurion’s top educational facilities. Hoërskool Centurion, Lyttelton Manor High School, Hoërskool Zwartkop, Southdowns College, Lyttelton Primary School, Laerskool Louis Leipoldt and Fleur Primary School are all situated within 5km from Die Hoewes. Further education and training institutions in or in close proximity of the suburb are Centurion Academy, Technicol SA College, The Open Window Institute for Arts and Digital Sciences, and Prue Leith Chefs Academy.
“The local smaller shopping malls like Jean Village, Jean Crossing and The Highlands Shopping Centre have all my favourite shops, I love the fact that the area is so central – it’s about walking distance to Unitas Hospital, Lyttelton Police Station, the Gautrain station, SuperSport Park and Centurion Mall. I work in Johannesburg and the easy access to the N14 and N1 is also a plus,” said resident Beren Bauermeister.
