Birdwood Street at a glance
For Birdwood Street in Cape Town, the road lines shown here total 806 m.
Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 21 named place records, including 10 in education and 7 in shops & services.
- Place records along this section
- 21 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
- Closest passenger transport point
- 30 mAthlone · straight line from the nearest part of the section
- Mapped park nearby
- 280 mGarlandale Park
- Mapped pitch nearby
- 440 mStar School Football Field
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.
Shops & services
7 records
Show all 7 shops & services records
- 20 m
- 70 m
- 110 m
- 140 m
Shafi Mini MarketConvenience shoposm:way:1416287751 · object edited 2025-07-21 · -33.96930, 18.50323 190 m- 310 m
Just Timber Boards & HardwareHardwareosm:node:5566231132 · object edited 2018-04-20 · -33.96442, 18.50641 410 m
Al-Azhar Islamic High SchoolSchool
40 mSt. Francis Xavier Orientation SeminaryCollege
460 mSt. Raphael's Primary SchoolSchool
60 m
Show all 10 education records
Al-Azhar Islamic High SchoolSchoolosm:way:11380634 · object edited 2025-07-22 · -33.96837, 18.50202 40 mSt. Raphael's Primary SchoolSchoolosm:way:11380631 · object edited 2025-07-21 · -33.96472, 18.50258 60 mStonefountain College AthloneSchoolosm:way:722856181 · object edited 2024-05-28 · -33.96184, 18.50501 270 mPremier CollegeSchoolosm:way:722856180 · object edited 2025-07-21 · -33.97015, 18.50360 290 mHAZENDAL PRIMARY SCHOOLSchoolosm:way:751328404 · object edited 2020-01-14 · -33.95908, 18.50470 310 mGarlandale Primary SchoolSchoolosm:relation:3045275 · object edited 2024-05-28 · -33.96327, 18.49716 450 m- 450 m
St. Francis Xavier Orientation SeminaryCollegeosm:way:1416507479 · object edited 2025-07-22 · -33.97230, 18.50195 460 mSPES BONA HIGH SCHOOL / Driving Tech AcademySchoolosm:node:6986671537 · object edited 2020-01-14 · -33.95838, 18.49777 480 mStar International SchoolSchoolosm:way:45661864 · object edited 2020-01-14 · -33.95672, 18.50003 500 m
Parks & green spaces
2 records
Garlandale ParkPark
280 mGrasmere ParkPark
380 m
Show all 2 parks & green spaces records
Garlandale ParkParkosm:way:10063247 · object edited 2024-05-28 · -33.96177, 18.49902 280 mGrasmere ParkParkosm:way:11380625 · object edited 2025-07-22 · -33.96669, 18.50585 380 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
Star School Football FieldSports pitchosm:way:1010779283 · object edited 2021-12-09 · -33.95729, 18.50001 440 m
Culture & places to visit
1 record
Athlone LibraryLibrary
270 m
Show all 1 culture & places to visit record
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km
3 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.
Athlone
Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.
Source grouping details
osm:relation:9812213. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.
2 source members are outside this named-point list.
AthloneRailway stationosm:node:25376537 · object edited 2024-09-03 · role: station · -33.96272, 18.50173 30 m
AthloneVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6628609246 · object edited 2020-02-18 · role: stop · -33.96413, 18.50170 20 mAthloneVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6628609245 · object edited 2019-07-20 · role: stop · -33.96214, 18.50172 30 m
Hazendal
Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.
Source grouping details
osm:relation:9812982. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.
1 source members are outside this named-point list.
HazendalRailway stationosm:node:25376501 · object edited 2024-05-12 · role: station · -33.95319, 18.50249 850 m
HazendalVehicle stopping positionosm:node:814853291 · object edited 2019-07-20 · role: stop · -33.95403, 18.50282 760 mHazendalVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6629401967 · object edited 2019-07-20 · role: stop · -33.95237, 18.50193 940 m
Crawford
Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.
Source grouping details
osm:relation:9812215. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.
3 source members are outside this named-point list.
CrawfordRailway stationosm:node:25376568 · object edited 2025-09-17 · role: station · -33.97643, 18.50136 920 m
CrawfordVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6628609248 · object edited 2019-07-20 · role: stop · -33.97541, 18.50137 810 m
Show all 3 passenger transport records
AthloneRailway stationosm:node:25376537 · object edited 2024-09-03 · -33.96272, 18.50173 30 mHazendalRailway stationosm:node:25376501 · object edited 2024-05-12 · -33.95319, 18.50249 850 mCrawfordRailway stationosm:node:25376568 · object edited 2025-09-17 · -33.97643, 18.50136 920 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 8 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.
AthloneVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6628609246 · object edited 2020-02-18 · -33.96413, 18.50170 20 mAthloneVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6628609245 · object edited 2019-07-20 · -33.96214, 18.50172 30 mHazendalVehicle stopping positionosm:node:814853291 · object edited 2019-07-20 · -33.95403, 18.50282 760 mCrawfordVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6628609248 · object edited 2019-07-20 · -33.97541, 18.50137 810 mHazendalVehicle stopping positionosm:node:6629401967 · object edited 2019-07-20 · -33.95237, 18.50193 940 m
Street facts
- Mapped geometry length
- 806 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
- Locality
- Athlone (806 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
- -33.962665, 18.502013Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
- Nearest mapped place
- Athlone · 523 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Cape Town OSM area nearest to the representative point; proximity does not establish suburb membership.
- 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
Confirmed connections
No road connections have been verified for this section in the current sample.
Nearby streets
Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Residential on all mapped lines
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
Tag details and coverage
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Road surface
- Asphalt on all mapped lines
Tag details and coverage
Recorded on 5 of 5 mapped segments.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Traffic direction
- One-way tag on 40% of the mapped length; 60% not recorded
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.
Tag details and coverage
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Mapped speed limit
- 60 km/h on 79% of the mapped length; 21% not recorded
Speed-limit data is missing for 1 of 5 segments.
Tag details and coverage
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
Tag details and coverage
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.
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Questions about this street
Is Birdwood Street a one-way street?
This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Birdwood Street section shown in Cape Town. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 40% of the mapped length; 60% not recorded. 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. Check road signs on site before driving.
Does the map show the whole of Birdwood Street?
It shows the mapped section in this directory: 806 m of road lines in Cape Town. The street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed. Line length is not a surveyed street length.
Where are nearby distances measured from?
The lists on this page measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped section: places within 500 m and passenger transport within 1 km. Two listed places can therefore be near opposite ends. The interactive map instead counts records around one selected point on the street, including transport, so its totals differ. None of these are walking distances.
Why can one stop appear as several records?
OpenStreetMap can record a waiting platform, a station and the position where a vehicle stops as separate objects. This page lists passenger records once and keeps vehicle positions in the technical details. The records do not confirm routes, timetables or that a service operates.