Street atlas

Desborough Avenue, Johannesburg

Desborough Avenue is a mapped street in Johannesburg. The represented road geometry totals about 633 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Park Road & Delta Road (bus stop), approximately 280 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
633 m

Street map

Desborough Avenue
Outline of Desborough Avenue, Johannesburg, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Desborough Avenue at a glance

Place records along this section
24 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
280 mPark Road & Delta Road · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
350 mDischem
Mapped park nearby
400 mWaverley Park

Everyday places nearby

Along this mapped section · within 500 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.

Food & drink

8 records
  • MivamisRestaurant · 330 m
  • Motherland Coffee CompanyCafe · 310 m
  • Scooters PizzaTakeaway · 340 m
Show all 8 food & drink records
  • Motherland Coffee CompanyCafe · 310 m
  • MivamisRestaurant · 330 m
  • Scooters PizzaTakeaway · 340 m
  • Sandwich BaronTakeaway · 340 m
  • Nando'sRestaurant · 370 m
  • Wild Bean CafeCafe · 390 m
  • Debonairs PizzaTakeaway · 490 m
  • SteersTakeaway · 500 m

Shops & services

13 records
  • Woolworths foodSupermarket · 340 m
  • Pick n Pay ExpressConvenience shop · 390 m
  • Boxman - Moving BoxesHardware · 490 m
Show all 13 shops & services records
  • Tiger Wheel & TyreTyres · 320 m
  • Melrose NissanCar · 340 m
  • Jet LineCopyshop · 340 m
  • Woolworths foodSupermarket · 340 m
  • Video SpotVideo · 340 m
  • Pick n Pay ExpressConvenience shop · 390 m
  • Pick n Pay ExpressConvenience shop · 390 m
  • Renault MelroseCar · 400 m
  • ToyotaCar repair · 400 m
  • GeeWizElectronics · 420 m
  • Lyndhurst AutoCar · 430 m
  • QuickshopConvenience shop · 460 m
  • Boxman - Moving BoxesHardware · 490 m

Health services

1 record
  • DischemPharmacy · 350 m
Show all 1 health services record
  • DischemPharmacy · 350 m

Education

1 record
  • Binham CollegeSchool · 400 m
Show all 1 education record
  • Binham CollegeSchool · 400 m

Parks & green spaces

1 record
  • Waverley ParkPark · 400 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
  • Waverley ParkPark · 400 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

4 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.

  • Park Road & Delta RoadBus stop · 280 m
Source record details
  • Park Road & Delta RoadBus stop · 280 m
  • Melrose ArchBus stop · 600 m
Source record details
  • Melrose ArchBus stop · 600 m
  • Melrose Boulevard & Crescent DriveBus stop · 710 m
Source record details
  • Melrose Boulevard & Crescent DriveBus stop · 710 m
  • Melrose Boulevard & The High StreetBus stop · 880 m
Source record details
  • Melrose Boulevard & The High StreetBus stop · 880 m
Show all 4 passenger transport records
  • Park Road & Delta RoadBus stop · 280 m
  • Melrose ArchBus stop · 600 m
  • Melrose Boulevard & Crescent DriveBus stop · 710 m
  • Melrose Boulevard & The High StreetBus stop · 880 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
633 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM
City of JohannesburgThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area
Johannesburgpilot area
Province
GautengSource-backed territorial context
OSM locality polygon overlaps
Not verifiedLength of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
Representative point
-26.125872, 28.070744Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Birnam Park · 490 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Johannesburg OSM area.
Section scope
Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code
Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
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Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

  • Segment f9b6b120-c18f-5514-9706-6a11df0d0930 · OSM way 18825892
    highway
    residential
    name
    Desborough Avenue
  • Segment 49b8e5ba-4442-55ca-9acf-7233dbccef24 · OSM way 75839408
    highway
    residential
    name
    Desborough Avenue
  • Segment 5959710f-2d47-5697-b3d2-562fd27d4a98 · OSM way 76023155
    highway
    residential
    name
    Desborough Avenue

Connections

Mapped topology

No road connections are verified from the mapped topology in the current dataset.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Nearby streets have not been established for this section. This does not mean there are none.

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Residential100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

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  • highway
    • highway=residential · 3 segments · 633 m · ways 18825892, 75839408, 76023155

    Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 633 m of 633 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Road surface
Asphalt100% of represented geometry
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  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 3 segments · 633 m · ways 18825892, 75839408, 76023155

    Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 633 m of 633 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Pavements
Unknown

No sidewalk tag recorded

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  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 3 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 633 m (0.0%). Unknown: 633 m (100.0%).

Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Questions about this street

Where is Desborough Avenue?

The mapped section is in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

What is the closest mapped public transport to Desborough Avenue?

Park Road & Delta Road is approximately 280 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the mapped street. This is a source record within the 1 km search radius, not a walking route or confirmation of operating services.

What is the postcode of Desborough Avenue?

A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.

Where are nearby distances measured from?

Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.