Heuweloord, Centurion

Heuweloord at a glance

The suburb of Heuweloord which is situated to the West of Centurion is one of the older & established affordable areas in Centurion, with most properties boasting large well established gardens. Residents prefer the suburb for its convenient location, variety of dwellings and tranquil environment. The suburb is very popular with young family buyers as it offers affordable housing and is centrally situated in Centurion in terms of accessibility.

Most of the properties have a view over the Rietspruit or South over the R28 towards Thatchfield. The suburb consists of approximately 786 houses and 196 townhouses. The type of properties varies and includes houses, townhouses, duets, apartments, vacant land, clusters and guesthouses. The freehold stands range in size from 600 square meters up to 1000 square meters. The price of houses ranges from R600, 000 to R1, 700,000 (2012) whilst the price of other properties in the area ranges from R430, 000 to R780, 000 (2012). There are very few vacant stands available, however the ones that do remain command around R350, 000 in today’s market! (2012).The property owners in Heuweloord are extremely stable as 75% of the owners have lived in their homes for more than 5 years.

The suburb is bordered by Ruimte Road (M34) to the North, Voortrekker Road (R55) to the West, Rietspruit (Amberfield) to the East and the R28/N14 (Krugersdorp Highway) to the South.

Heuweloord also offers easy access to the N1 and R28/N14, for commuters travelling by car to either Pretoria, Midrand, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, Krugersdorp, OR Tambo International Airport as well as Lanseria Airport.

There are plans for a new school in the area, however due to the economy no final plans or date has yet been set! Other plans on the table for the area include a regional shopping Centre, sports facilities and a hospital.

Shopping Centers in the immediate vicinity include Celtis Ridge, Mall @ Reds and the Raslouw Lifestyle Centre, offering a full range of retail outlets, restaurants and cinema!

Facilities in the Centers includes all the major banks & Forex dealers, leading restaurants and take aways , major retailers such as Checkers, Pick ‘n Pay, Woolworths, Clicks, Pep, Ackerman’s, Mr. Price Home, DISCHEM, Edgars plus smaller independent outlets offering jewelry, hair and beauty products, footwear, audio, electrical music and entertainment. For the concerted Golfer, Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate designed by our very own Ernie Els is in close proximity.

Schools in the area include Laerskool Wierdapark, Bakenkop Laerskool, Springvale Primary, Eldoraigne Hoërskool, Sutherland Secondary School, Centurion Christian School and Doxa Deo (South Campus). Nursery schools include Froggies, Kleuterhoekie, Ietsie Bietsie and Ietsie Bietsie Crèche (all in Rooihuiskraal), Pieriewierie, Kabouterland, Little Village, Bambi, Maranataland, Waterland and Klitsie.

Places of worship include Great Hope Baptist Church ( Wierda park), NG Church (Wierda Park South), West View Methodist Church ( Wierda Park), AFM New Life ( Raslouw), Eldoraigne Musallah, Centurion Vineyard Christian Fellowship (Celtisdal), Doxa Deo South Campus ( Raslouw), Afrikaanse Protestante Kerk ( Wierda Park), Church of the Nazarene ( Wierda Park), Saint Stephens Anglican ( Eldoraigne) and Centurion Presbyterian Church( Raslouw).

The UNITAS hospital is a short distance away and the area boasts the following; Wierdapark Day Clinic, Bakenkop Medical Clinic, Rooihuiskraal Provincial Clinic, Medipark Clinic, Eldoraigne Provincial Clinic, Medicross Eldoraigne, Clicks Clinic in the Mall @ Reds Centre and the DisChem Clinic in the Raslouw Lifestyle Centre.

Amongst the 100 plus shops in the Mall @ Reds Shopping Centre is the Mall @ Reds Post Office, the Cine Centre Movie house and the Virgin Active Gym.

Sports facilities in the surrounding suburbs include karate, dancing, badminton, wrestling, pigeon racing, athletics, tennis, soccer, birding, ballet and gymnastics. Many other sports are available in the surrounding suburbs.

The closest police station is the Wierda Bridge Police Station situated in Valhalla.