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Bishopscourt Road in Claremont, Cape Town

Bishopscourt Road is a mapped street in Claremont, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 439 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Claremont (bus stop), approximately 910 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, education.

Mapped length: 439 m

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Bishopscourt Road in Claremont

Bishopscourt Road at a glance

Place records along this section: 10 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point: 910 mClaremont · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped park nearby: 180 mBucksburn Park
Mapped pitch nearby: 310 mAstro

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

1 record

LocaleCafe · 430 m

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LocaleCafe · 430 m

Shops & services

1 record

Shell SelectConvenience shop · 320 m

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Shell SelectConvenience shop · 320 m

Education

2 records

Grove Primary SchoolSchool · 350 m
Grove Primary Grade REarly learning · 380 m

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Grove Primary SchoolSchool · 350 m
Grove Primary Grade REarly learning · 380 m

Parks & green spaces

3 records

Bucksburn ParkPark · 180 m
Paradise ParkPark · 270 m
Bishoplea ParkPark · 480 m

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Bucksburn ParkPark · 180 m
Paradise ParkPark · 270 m
Bishoplea ParkPark · 480 m

Sport & fitness

3 records

AstroSports pitch · 310 m
Harfield HarriersSports centre · 310 m
Vineyard OvalSports pitch · 370 m

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AstroSports pitch · 310 m
Harfield HarriersSports centre · 310 m
Vineyard OvalSports pitch · 370 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

ClaremontBus stop · 910 m

Source record details

ClaremontBus stop · 910 m

ClaremontBus stop · 940 m

Source record details

ClaremontBus stop · 940 m

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ClaremontBus stop · 910 m
ClaremontBus stop · 940 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length: 439 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: Claremont (439 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: -33.982507, 18.455232Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality: ClaremontPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label: Claremont · 715 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 8344ba0d-7c47-5980-a878-d44677790d1f · OSM way 4914268
highway
residential
name
Bishopscourt Road
Segment 2bed0b70-ec36-57c5-a591-fa6da1a58ad7 · OSM way 464577684
highway
residential
name
Bishopscourt Road
oneway
yes
Segment d882a23c-667e-5777-b5b9-421eed8abd16 · OSM way 464577685
highway
residential
name
Bishopscourt Road
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.
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highway
highway=residential · 3 segments · 439 m · ways 4914268, 464577684, 464577685
Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 439 m of 439 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 · 439 m · ways 4914268, 464577684, 464577685
Recorded on 3 of 3 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 439 m of 439 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 8% of the mapped length; 92% not recorded8% 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 · 34 m · ways 464577684, 464577685
Recorded on 2 of 3 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.
Tag coverage by geometry length: 34 m of 439 m (7.8%). Unknown: 405 m (92.2%).
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
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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 439 m (0.0%). Unknown: 439 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 Bishopscourt Road?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Bishopscourt Road?

Claremont is approximately 910 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 Bishopscourt Road?

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.