Street atlas

Chester Road in Walmer Estate, Cape Town

Chester Road is a mapped street in Walmer Estate, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 926 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Chester West (bus stop), approximately < 10 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
926 m
Connected street names in this directory
3

Street map

Chester Road in Walmer Estate
Outline of Chester Road, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Chester Road at a glance

Place records along this section
53 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
< 10 mChester West · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped clinic nearby
500 mChapel Street Clinic
Mapped park nearby
20 mChester Street 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

9 records
  • District CafeRestaurant · 250 m
  • StellskiCafe · 350 m
  • Pizza ConnectionRestaurant · 260 m
Show all 9 food & drink records
  • District CafeRestaurant · 250 m
  • Pizza ConnectionRestaurant · 260 m
  • Jamaica Me CrazyRestaurant · 280 m
  • Victor's PizzaRestaurant · 300 m
  • StellskiCafe · 350 m
  • ScarpettaRestaurant · 360 m
  • SalisburysCafe · 380 m
  • FeedzRestaurant · 440 m
  • Off the Gluten PathRestaurant · 490 m

Shops & services

11 records
  • Corination BazaarConvenience shop · 70 m
  • Paper Moon Book ShopBooks · 300 m
  • Powertool RepairsHardware · 310 m
Show all 11 shops & services records
  • Corination BazaarConvenience shop · 70 m
  • Liberty GrocersConvenience shop · 100 m
  • Annie's Corner Charity ShopCharity · 250 m
  • SparConvenience shop · 280 m
  • Paper Moon Book ShopBooks · 300 m
  • Powertool RepairsHardware · 310 m
  • Vida e CaffèCoffee · 310 m
  • S.E SupermarketsConvenience shop · 370 m
  • Better PetsPet · 400 m
  • Anna Rosholt JewelleryJewelry · 480 m
  • Woodstock CycleworksBicycle · 490 m

Health services

2 records
  • Chapel Street ClinicClinic · 500 m
  • Dr K van der WesthuizenMedical practice · 70 m
Show all 2 health services records
  • Dr K van der WesthuizenMedical practice · 70 m
  • Chapel Street ClinicClinic · 500 m

Education

18 records
  • Holy Cross RC Primary SchoolSchool · 50 m
  • The Animation SchoolCollege · 250 m
  • Sunny Haven EducareEarly learning · 10 m
Show all 18 education records
  • Sunny Haven EducareEarly learning · 10 m
  • Holy Cross RC Primary SchoolSchool · 50 m
  • Zonnebloem Nest Senior SchoolSchool · 70 m
  • The Childrens Art CentreSchool · 90 m
  • Cambridge Montessori SchoolEarly learning · 170 m
  • Zonnebloem Girls Primary SchoolSchool · 170 m
  • Alpha School for Autistic LearnersSchool · 180 m
  • Alpha School for Autistic LearnersSchool · 180 m
  • Zonnebloem Boys Primary SchoolSchool · 220 m
  • The French NurseryEarly learning · 230 m
  • The Animation SchoolCollege · 250 m
  • Walmer Estate Primary SchoolSchool · 250 m
  • Mountain Road Primary SchoolSchool · 270 m
  • Tafelberg CrecheEarly learning · 300 m
  • Walmer Secondary SchoolSchool · 320 m
  • Queen's Park High SchoolSchool · 410 m
  • Rahmaniyeh Primary SchoolSchool · 430 m
  • Chapel Street Primary SchoolSchool · 450 m

Parks & green spaces

8 records
  • Chester Street ParkPark · 20 m
  • Woodstock Peace GardenGarden · 120 m
  • Roodebloem QuarryPark · 80 m
Show all 8 parks & green spaces records
  • Chester Street ParkPark · 20 m
  • Roodebloem QuarryPark · 80 m
  • Woodstock Peace GardenGarden · 120 m
  • Nelson Street ParkPark · 350 m
  • Chapel Street Food GardenGarden · 380 m
  • Haig Road ParkPark · 430 m
  • Queens Park Sports GroundPark · 480 m
  • Trafalgar ParkPark · 500 m

Sport & fitness

3 records
  • YogaFitness centre · 20 m
  • Trafalgar Swimming BathsSports centre · 360 m
  • YogaWednesdaysFitness centre · 450 m
Show all 3 sport & fitness records
  • YogaFitness centre · 20 m
  • Trafalgar Swimming BathsSports centre · 360 m
  • YogaWednesdaysFitness centre · 450 m

Culture & places to visit

2 records
  • The Sunflower Learning CentreLibrary · 170 m
  • Hellenic Community of Cape TownCommunity centre · 410 m
Show all 2 culture & places to visit records
  • The Sunflower Learning CentreLibrary · 170 m
  • Hellenic Community of Cape TownCommunity centre · 410 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

  • Chester WestBus stop · < 10 m
Source record details
  • Chester WestBus stop · < 10 m
  • Chester EastBus stop · < 10 m
Source record details
  • Chester EastBus stop · < 10 m
  • Upper MountainBus stop · 30 m
Source record details
  • Upper MountainBus stop · 30 m
  • Coronation WestBus stop · 50 m
Source record details
  • Coronation WestBus stop · 50 m
  • ZonnebloemBus stop · 60 m
Source record details
  • ZonnebloemBus stop · 60 m
  • Coronation EastBus stop · 80 m
Source record details
  • Coronation EastBus stop · 80 m
Show all 34 passenger transport records
  • Chester WestBus stop · < 10 m
  • Chester EastBus stop · < 10 m
  • Upper MountainBus stop · 30 m
  • Coronation WestBus stop · 50 m
  • ZonnebloemBus stop · 60 m
  • Coronation EastBus stop · 80 m
  • ZonnebloemBus stop · 110 m
  • Upper MountainBus stop · 170 m
  • BalfourBus stop · 260 m
  • BalfourBus stop · 270 m
  • Upper RoodebloemBus stop · 270 m
  • Upper RoodebloemBus stop · 270 m
  • District SixBus stop · 480 m
  • District SixBus stop · 540 m
  • LawleyBus stop · 570 m
  • LawleyBus stop · 580 m
  • NMJ ResidenceBus stop · 650 m
  • 1385Bus stop · 700 m
  • 1386Bus stop · 700 m
  • 1384Bus stop · 730 m
  • BrookBus stop · 770 m
  • BrookBus stop · 790 m
  • RusselBus stop · 810 m
  • BarronBus stop · 830 m
  • RusselBus stop · 850 m
  • BarronBus stop · 860 m
  • CPUTBus stop · 940 m
  • Upper Salt RiverBus stop · 950 m
  • DavisonBus stop · 960 m
  • Catsville ResidenceBus stop · 960 m
  • CPUTBus stop · 970 m
  • Lower ChurchBus stop · 990 m
  • Upper Salt RiverBus stop · 1,000 m
  • DavisonBus stop · 1,000 m
Source detail: 32 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 66 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • Chester EastVehicle stopping position · < 10 m
  • Chester WestVehicle stopping position · < 10 m
  • Upper MountainVehicle stopping position · 30 m
  • Coronation WestVehicle stopping position · 50 m
  • ZonnebloemVehicle stopping position · 60 m
  • Coronation EastVehicle stopping position · 80 m
  • ZonnebloemVehicle stopping position · 110 m
  • Upper MountainVehicle stopping position · 160 m
  • BalfourVehicle stopping position · 260 m
  • Upper RoodebloemVehicle stopping position · 270 m
  • Upper RoodebloemVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • District SixVehicle stopping position · 480 m
  • District SixVehicle stopping position · 540 m
  • LawleyVehicle stopping position · 570 m
  • LawleyVehicle stopping position · 580 m
  • BrookVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • BrookVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • RusselVehicle stopping position · 820 m
  • RusselVehicle stopping position · 840 m
  • BarronVehicle stopping position · 840 m
  • BarronVehicle stopping position · 850 m
  • CPUTVehicle stopping position · 940 m
  • Upper Salt RiverVehicle stopping position · 950 m
  • CPUTVehicle stopping position · 970 m
  • DavisonVehicle stopping position · 970 m
  • WoodstockVehicle stopping position · 980 m
  • WoodstockVehicle stopping position · 990 m
  • DavisonVehicle stopping position · 990 m
  • WoodstockVehicle stopping position · 990 m
  • Lower ChurchVehicle stopping position · 990 m
  • Lower ChurchVehicle stopping position · 1,000 m
  • Upper Salt RiverVehicle stopping position · 1,000 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
926 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
Walmer Estate (926 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
-33.935533, 18.446539Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Walmer EstatePredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Woodstock · 556 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 f1be6719-a69c-5de0-aa08-75c017b8fd94 · OSM way 8019231
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 519f85c9-9df6-5a0a-bb05-951037cbdd00 · OSM way 222120719
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment a9c4aa33-7311-583d-9dfc-39c750b67874 · OSM way 227878306
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
  • Segment e758f5d5-8f21-5cab-977e-dfb013e7f41a · OSM way 227878307
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
  • Segment e7546897-377e-5ca8-b386-def3391485da · OSM way 717852601
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment fec017e8-ae6b-5acf-8b32-0f939c22f263 · OSM way 717852602
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 53768e9e-16a4-54c2-854a-22876cb776f7 · OSM way 1046163082
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
  • Segment 606ec1eb-36fd-5173-9cc3-881fc9cd407d · OSM way 1076325208
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment a88c1eee-53cf-5fdf-a50d-54d3c9746118 · OSM way 1076325210
    highway
    residential
    name
    Chester Road
    oneway
    yes

Connections

3 street names 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 · 9 segments · 926 m · ways 8019231, 222120719, 227878306, 227878307, 717852601, 717852602, 1046163082, 1076325208, 1076325210

    Recorded on 9 of 9 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 926 m of 926 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 · 9 segments · 926 m · ways 8019231, 222120719, 227878306, 227878307, 717852601, 717852602, 1046163082, 1076325208, 1076325210

    Recorded on 9 of 9 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 926 m of 926 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 9 of 9 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 74% of the mapped length; 26% not recorded74% 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 · 6 segments · 689 m · ways 8019231, 222120719, 717852601, 717852602, 1076325208, 1076325210

    Recorded on 6 of 9 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 689 m of 926 m (74.4%). Unknown: 237 m (25.6%).

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/h100% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 9 segments · 926 m · ways 8019231, 222120719, 227878306, 227878307, 717852601, 717852602, 1046163082, 1076325208, 1076325210

    Recorded on 9 of 9 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 926 m of 926 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.

Pavements
Unknown

No sidewalk tag recorded

View technical evidence
  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 9 mapped segments; 9 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 926 m (0.0%). Unknown: 926 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 Chester Road?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Chester Road?

Chester West is approximately < 10 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 Chester Road?

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

What roads connect with Chester Road?

Mapped topology: Coronation Road, Searle Street, Upper Melbourne 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.