Street atlas

Astley Street in Mowbray, Cape Town

Astley Street is a mapped street in Mowbray, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 189 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Mowbray (bus stop), approximately 50 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
189 m
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

Astley Street in Mowbray
Outline of Astley Street, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Astley Street at a glance

Place records along this section
29 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
50 mMowbray · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
130 mMedisphere
Mapped park nearby
260 mWim Richter Memorial Peace Garden

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
  • Sunrise Chip 'N RanchRestaurant · 110 m
  • Activist CafeCafe · 150 m
  • Plaza Express FoodsTakeaway · < 10 m
Show all 8 food & drink records
  • Plaza Express FoodsTakeaway · < 10 m
  • Sunrise Chip 'N RanchRestaurant · 110 m
  • Mowbray Halaal Foods Take-AwaysTakeaway · 120 m
  • Activist CafeCafe · 150 m
  • Gangstar CafeCafe · 150 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 230 m
  • Chicken LickenTakeaway · 230 m
  • Fraîche Ayres Cafe and RestaurantRestaurant · 370 m

Shops & services

5 records
  • Woolworths FoodConvenience shop · 460 m
  • Help a Rural Child Charity TrustCharity · 120 m
  • Peacock GlassGlaziery · 130 m
Show all 5 shops & services records
  • Help a Rural Child Charity TrustCharity · 120 m
  • Peacock GlassGlaziery · 130 m
  • Rags2RichesCharity · 170 m
  • Starke Ayres Garden CentreGarden centre · 400 m
  • Woolworths FoodConvenience shop · 460 m

Health services

2 records
  • MedispherePharmacy · 130 m
  • Mowbray Maternity HospitalHospital · 170 m
Show all 2 health services records
  • MedispherePharmacy · 130 m
  • Mowbray Maternity HospitalHospital · 170 m

Education

8 records
  • Thandokhulu Secondary SchoolSchool · 200 m
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Mowbray Campus)University · 90 m
  • Damelin College MowbrayCollege · 380 m
Show all 8 education records
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Mowbray Campus)University · 90 m
  • University of Cape TownUniversity · 180 m
  • Thandokhulu Secondary SchoolSchool · 200 m
  • Hillcrest Primary SchoolSchool · 350 m
  • Rosebank Progress Private CollegeSchool · 350 m
  • Damelin College MowbrayCollege · 380 m
  • Kay-Dee Educare CentreEarly learning · 450 m
  • Grotties Child Care CentreEarly learning · 450 m

Parks & green spaces

3 records
  • Wim Richter Memorial Peace GardenPark · 260 m
  • Cecil Road ParkPark · 380 m
  • Rosebank Village GreenPark · 470 m
Show all 3 parks & green spaces records
  • Wim Richter Memorial Peace GardenPark · 260 m
  • Cecil Road ParkPark · 380 m
  • Rosebank Village GreenPark · 470 m

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • UCT HockeySports pitch · 420 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
  • UCT HockeySports pitch · 420 m

Culture & places to visit

2 records
  • Mowbray Public LibraryLibrary · 180 m
  • Bertha HouseCommunity centre · 160 m
Show all 2 culture & places to visit records
  • Bertha HouseCommunity centre · 160 m
  • Mowbray Public LibraryLibrary · 180 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

  • MowbrayBus stop · 50 m
Source record details
  • MowbrayBus stop · 50 m

Mowbray

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • MowbrayRailway station · 170 m · member 1
Source grouping details

osm:relation:9858131. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

2 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • MowbrayRailway station · 170 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 190 m
Source record details
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 190 m

Rosebank

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • RosebankRailway station · 660 m · member 1
Source grouping details

osm:relation:9811382. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

2 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • RosebankRailway station · 660 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 670 m
Source record details
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 670 m
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 690 m
Source record details
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 690 m
Show all 7 passenger transport records
  • MowbrayBus stop · 50 m
  • MowbrayRailway station · 170 m
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 190 m
  • RosebankRailway station · 660 m
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 670 m
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 690 m
  • St Peters Square ResidenceBus stop · 870 m
Source detail: 5 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 12 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • ObservatoryVehicle stopping position · 930 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
189 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM
City of Cape TownThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area
Cape Townpilot area
Province
Western CapeSource-backed territorial context
OSM locality polygon overlaps
Mowbray (189 m, 100%)Length 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
-33.948240, 18.472680Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
MowbrayPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Mowbray · 138 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 Cape Town 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 5517c235-230a-5a5d-8144-9542269b29d0 · OSM way 4293287
    highway
    residential
    name
    Astley Street
  • Segment 2697105c-92be-59df-b653-a673a7b0a675 · OSM way 152108140
    highway
    residential
    name
    Astley Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 7c4b6e8e-5642-5a16-91bc-5eb9ea4c6299 · OSM way 152108141
    highway
    residential
    name
    Astley Street
    oneway
    yes

Connections

1 street name in this directory

Mapped topology

Connected sections in this directory share source nodes at compatible levels. Junctions with streets outside this directory are not listed. Names appear once here; nearby sections are listed separately below.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

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 · 189 m · ways 4293287, 152108140, 152108141

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 189 m of 189 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 · 189 m · ways 4293287, 152108140, 152108141

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 189 m of 189 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.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 34% of the mapped length; 66% not recorded34% of represented geometry

Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.

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  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 2 segments · 63 m · ways 152108140, 152108141

    Recorded on 2 of 3 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 63 m of 189 m (33.6%). Unknown: 125 m (66.4%).

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

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

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h on 89% of the mapped length; 11% not recorded89% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 2 segments · 168 m · ways 4293287, 152108140

    Recorded on 2 of 3 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 168 m of 189 m (88.9%). Unknown: 21 m (11.1%).

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 189 m (0.0%). Unknown: 189 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.

Mapped area overlaps

Questions about this street

Where is Astley Street?

The mapped section is in Mowbray, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

What is the closest mapped public transport to Astley Street?

Mowbray is approximately 50 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 Astley Street?

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

What roads connect with Astley Street?

Mapped topology: Upper Durban Road.

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.