Strand North Property | Strand Strand North for sale | Ref: 530838

Strand North

General :

Strand North borders on Melkbaai beach (Golden Mile) on False Bay in the south, the Lourens River and the Strand Gholf Course on the west, Main Road on the east & Broadway Boulevard on the north. It is a sought after suburb within walking distance to probably the best swimming beach in the Western Cape – with its safe (one shark attack since 1927), warm water (12 – 21 degrees Celsius) swimming beach of Melkbaai.
Property :
Large scale development started in the early 1960’s and the suburb has become popular with buy-to-renovate investors. Prices in Strand North vary between R900 000 and R4 million. Erfs can be valued @ about R1200 per sq.m. - depending on its proximity to the beach & whether it has sea views. Strand’s Golden Mile stretches from the bridge over the Lourensrivier up to Sarel Cilliers street along Beach Road.

Strand North can be roughly be subdivided into “Strand North Proper” & “Strand North Central”.

Strand North Proper stretches between Beach Road & Broadway Boulevard, and between the Lourens River & Sarel Cilliers. Strand North Central is located between Piet Retief Street & Broadway Boulevard, and between Sarel Cilliers & Main Road.

Strand North Proper :

This area can also be subdivided into 3 distinctly different areas - each with its own characteristics.

1. Melkbaai : This area is adjacent to Beach Road's so-called Golden Mile. It lies between Beach Road & Fagan Street - i.e. the most expensive residential area in Strand (with the exception of Greenways). The properties value lies in its very close proximity to the best swimming area in possibly the Western Cape, partial sea views if they are located against the hillet & the special zoning allowing apartments to be developed in especially De Beers Avenue.

2. Strand North (Old) : Sought after area due to its value for money location - within 200 & 400 metres from the beach - BUT shaded from the elements. Erfs are not larger than 500 sq.m . Streets fairly narrow - special permission given to build right up to the pavements.

3. Strand North (New) : Probably the most family friendly area in Strand - with the largest erfs in Strand North - up to 1200sq.m. Road are much wider than in the rest of the Strand & the building line requirements are strictly applied – creating the feeling of more openness that in the rest of Strand North. It is still within walking distance to the beach +- 800 meters. Close to both primary schools & Strand High.

Educational facilities :
Two primary schools, Lochnerhof (tel. 021 8547316) & Hendrik Louw, and the Mill Street art school lies within its borders. Pre-primary facilities available at the primary schools, as well as a few crèches in the suburb.

Hoërskool Strand ( English - Strand High School) is an Afrikaans medium school with more than 1 000 students, headmastered by mr Christo Vorster. It offers grade eight to grade twelve (matric). Website : www.strandhigh.co.za . Adress : 205 Sarel Cilliers, Street, Tel: 021-8531056, E-mail: admin@strandhigh.co.za

Hottentots Holland High School is an Afrikaans- and English medium school situated between Somerset West and Strand, alongside the N2 national road. It has more than 1000 students and 44 teachers. It offers grades 8 through 12 (matric). Tel : 021-8521405

Gordon High School is situated on Cnr. Of De Beers Ave & N2. Tel :
(021) 8522540. The Principal : bjsimons@hsgordon.wcape.school.za . The school community consisted out of 40 educators, 7 non-educators and 1249 learners. Website : http://www.hsgordon.wcape.school.za .

Boland College is a Further Education and Training Institution. The Strand campus courses includes Secretarial, Human Resources Management, Engineering courses & the National Senior Sertificate-qualification.

Sport Facilities : The Charles Morkel sports complex (rugby / tennis / squash & jukskei) is right on Strand North’s northern border. Strand Golf Club run alongside the Lourensriver, bordering on its western side. The bowling club is located right next to the railway line, about 2kms from Strand North. Water sports on Beach Road includes surfing, sailing , power boating , paddle skiing & board sailing The Pipe is a part of the beach marked of for surfers & is known for its big waves.

Commercial Facilities : Strand North is adjacent to Strand Central where most of the commercial activity takes place. Somerset Mall is about 4 kms away along Broadway Boulevard (R44). A convenience SPAR shopping centre (includes pharmacy, doctor rooms, physiotherapist, video shop, home industry, electronics shop & an optician) next to a petrol station with a 24hrs-shop borders Strand North on the Broadway Boulevard.

Strand Background Information :

General :

The Strand offers you the convenience of city-like amenities & a world-class beach area - without losing its small town characteristics. Located in the Helderberg basin on the eastern edge of False Bay, it is within 20 minutes of Cape Town International airport & 45 minutes from Cape Town's CBD.

Within a radius of 10 kilometers, you will find a Regional Shopping Centre, a variety of sports facilities including 4 golf courses, choice of secondary and primary schools, top medical facilities with all national financial & commercial institutions represented. It has a population of about 50 000.

Strand’s main attraction is its 5 kilometers long sandy white beach – with a variety of water sports such as surfing, sailing, power boating, kayak & paddle skiing, wind-surfing & board sailing being enjoyed at various points along the beach front. Strand was nominated the best family beach in South Africa in 2007.

Strand was founded in 1714 as a fishing town by Cape Malay slaves. It has evolved during the last 3 decades into vibrant part of the Helderberg basin, with a healthy mixture of retirees, families, business people & a seasonal inflow of holiday goers flocking to one of South Africa’s prime seaside destinations.

The coast between the Lourens River mouth up to Rooi Els is very popular with beach fishermen and rock anglers, whilst organised and social diving activities beckon the more adventurous.

Property Market :

Properties in the Strand varies between entry level apartments of +- R300 000 to beachfront penthouses of more than R10 million & sea front houses up to R14 million. The biggest property growth points as of late has been the choice of new developments on Beach Road which is springing up - raising comparatives with Monte Carlo.

Limitation on development ground bodes well in the long term for any property investment in the Strand. Capital growth rates achieved in the Strand during the 2004/2005 upswing in the South African property market, surpassed the national average rate of 23% by far......

Entry level units started in 2003 @ R90 000 for a 30sq.m 1-bedroom apartment - selling at present from R310000. That is a growth of 244% in 3,5 years or about 70% per year!

Beach front apartments were selling in 2003 from about R6000 per sq.m to about R9000 per sq.m. Finding any beachfront property for less than R11 000 per sq.m is at present problematic. New developments has already been selling during the last 18 months for between R18 000 and R30 000 per sq.m - depending on its finishes and the units location in the apartment block.
The own title neighborhoods have of late seen a surge in renovations with owners adding value to their properties - fuelled by the price hikes experienced in the town. The more sought after suburbs such as Strand North, has experienced capital growth rates between 2003 & 2006 of about 150 % (43% p.a.) - with the average house price raising from R450 000 to about R1,1 million. Capital growth in the Strand has during the last months of 2007 & beginning 2008 dropped from the abovementioned high levels along with the rest of the country – with buyers taking control of the market.

Affordability has during the last year became a problem in the Strand market, creating a "roll-over effect" of potential buyers to less expensive areas such a Kuilsrivier, Brackenfell and even Grabouw.

The adjacent Gordons Bay has experience very similar capital growth rates than the Strand. Future growth points in the Strand property market is the so-called AECI development node across from the Somerset Mall. This will be the last land available for development - eagerly awaited by investors.

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