Street atlas

Birdwood Street in Athlone, Cape Town

Birdwood Street is a mapped street in Athlone, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 806 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Athlone (railway station), approximately 30 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include shops & services, education, parks & green spaces.

Mapped length
806 m

Street map

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

Birdwood Street at a glance

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
  • ShopriteSupermarket · 20 m
  • Shafi Mini MarketConvenience shop · 190 m
  • Busy Corner Meat HyperButcher · 110 m
Show all 7 shops & services records
  • ShopriteSupermarket · 20 m
  • Athlone FisheriesSeafood · 70 m
  • Busy Corner Meat HyperButcher · 110 m
  • Cosmo AutoCar repair · 140 m
  • Shafi Mini MarketConvenience shop · 190 m
  • MQ's WorkshopCar repair · 310 m
  • Just Timber Boards & HardwareHardware · 410 m

Education

10 records
  • Al-Azhar Islamic High SchoolSchool · 40 m
  • St. Francis Xavier Orientation SeminaryCollege · 460 m
  • St. Raphael's Primary SchoolSchool · 60 m
Show all 10 education records
  • Al-Azhar Islamic High SchoolSchool · 40 m
  • St. Raphael's Primary SchoolSchool · 60 m
  • Stonefountain College AthloneSchool · 270 m
  • Premier CollegeSchool · 290 m
  • HAZENDAL PRIMARY SCHOOLSchool · 310 m
  • Garlandale Primary SchoolSchool · 450 m
  • Garlandale High SchoolSchool · 450 m
  • St. Francis Xavier Orientation SeminaryCollege · 460 m
  • SPES BONA HIGH SCHOOL / Driving Tech AcademySchool · 480 m
  • Star International SchoolSchool · 500 m

Parks & green spaces

2 records
  • Garlandale ParkPark · 280 m
  • Grasmere ParkPark · 380 m
Show all 2 parks & green spaces records
  • Garlandale ParkPark · 280 m
  • Grasmere ParkPark · 380 m

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • Star School Football FieldSports pitch · 440 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
  • Star School Football FieldSports pitch · 440 m

Culture & places to visit

1 record
  • Athlone LibraryLibrary · 270 m
Show all 1 culture & places to visit record
  • Athlone LibraryLibrary · 270 m

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.

  • AthloneRailway station · 30 m · member 1
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 station · 30 m
  • AthloneVehicle stopping position · 20 m
  • AthloneVehicle stopping position · 30 m

Hazendal

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • HazendalRailway station · 850 m · member 1
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 station · 850 m
  • HazendalVehicle stopping position · 760 m
  • HazendalVehicle stopping position · 940 m

Crawford

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • CrawfordRailway station · 920 m · member 1
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 station · 920 m
  • CrawfordVehicle stopping position · 810 m
Show all 3 passenger transport records
  • AthloneRailway station · 30 m
  • HazendalRailway station · 850 m
  • CrawfordRailway station · 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 position · 20 m
  • AthloneVehicle stopping position · 30 m
  • HazendalVehicle stopping position · 760 m
  • CrawfordVehicle stopping position · 810 m
  • HazendalVehicle stopping position · 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
OSM locality polygon overlaps
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.
Suburb / locality
AthlonePredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Athlone · 523 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
View technical evidence

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

  • Segment e31a52b1-a16d-58e2-a46c-53aecbf29173 · OSM way 11362421
    highway
    residential
    name
    Birdwood Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment b04ec7ad-a7bc-56ed-8321-b83670db6010 · OSM way 11362462
    highway
    residential
    name
    Birdwood Street
  • Segment 1044f5fc-c1c8-5fa6-8130-081c12ddcae1 · OSM way 804095177
    highway
    residential
    name
    Birdwood Street
  • Segment e492d837-057f-5455-b1b1-5642c1be8e7b · OSM way 804095178
    highway
    residential
    name
    Birdwood Street
  • Segment d511533c-08b1-5872-9b59-497468131cc3 · OSM way 1013695881
    highway
    residential
    name
    Birdwood Street
    oneway
    yes

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

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.

View technical evidence
  • highway
    • highway=residential · 5 segments · 806 m · ways 11362421, 11362462, 804095177, 804095178, 1013695881

    Recorded on 5 of 5 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 806 m of 806 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
View technical evidence
  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 5 segments · 806 m · ways 11362421, 11362462, 804095177, 804095178, 1013695881

    Recorded on 5 of 5 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 806 m of 806 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 5 of 5 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 40% of the mapped length; 60% not recorded40% 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.

View technical evidence
  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 2 segments · 326 m · ways 11362421, 1013695881

    Recorded on 2 of 5 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 326 m of 806 m (40.4%). Unknown: 480 m (59.6%).

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 79% of the mapped length; 21% not recorded79% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

View technical evidence
  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 4 segments · 635 m · ways 11362421, 804095177, 804095178, 1013695881

    Recorded on 4 of 5 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 635 m of 806 m (78.8%). Unknown: 171 m (21.2%).

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

View technical evidence
  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 5 mapped segments; 5 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 806 m (0.0%). Unknown: 806 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 Birdwood Street?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Birdwood Street?

Athlone is approximately 30 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 Birdwood Street?

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.