Street atlas

Hornsey Road in Mowbray, Cape Town

Hornsey Road is a mapped street in Mowbray, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 280 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Mowbray (bus stop), approximately 150 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
280 m

Street map

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

Hornsey Road at a glance

Place records along this section
34 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
150 mMowbray · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
260 mMedisphere
Mapped park nearby
< 10 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

9 records
  • Fraîche Ayres Cafe and RestaurantRestaurant · 110 m
  • Gangstar CafeCafe · 400 m
  • Plaza Express FoodsTakeaway · 210 m
Show all 9 food & drink records
  • Fraîche Ayres Cafe and RestaurantRestaurant · 110 m
  • Plaza Express FoodsTakeaway · 210 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 250 m
  • Mowbray Halaal Foods Take-AwaysTakeaway · 280 m
  • Chicken LickenTakeaway · 310 m
  • Sunrise Chip 'N RanchRestaurant · 350 m
  • Fat CactusPub · 370 m
  • Gangstar CafeCafe · 400 m
  • Activist CafeCafe · 410 m

Shops & services

9 records
  • The Alma CafeConvenience shop · 390 m
  • Peacock GlassGlaziery · 90 m
  • Starke Ayres Garden CentreGarden centre · 150 m
Show all 9 shops & services records
  • Peacock GlassGlaziery · 90 m
  • Starke Ayres Garden CentreGarden centre · 150 m
  • Help a Rural Child Charity TrustCharity · 270 m
  • The Gear ChangeBicycle · 330 m
  • Symonds AutosCar · 330 m
  • The Alma CafeConvenience shop · 390 m
  • Caledonian SparConvenience shop · 400 m
  • Rags2RichesCharity · 450 m
  • Tops LiquorAlcohol shop · 490 m

Health services

2 records
  • MedispherePharmacy · 260 m
  • Mowbray Maternity HospitalHospital · 60 m
Show all 2 health services records
  • Mowbray Maternity HospitalHospital · 60 m
  • MedispherePharmacy · 260 m

Education

8 records
  • Rosebank Progress Private CollegeSchool · 290 m
  • University of Cape TownUniversity · 350 m
  • Damelin College MowbrayCollege · 160 m
Show all 8 education records
  • Damelin College MowbrayCollege · 160 m
  • Kay-Dee Educare CentreEarly learning · 240 m
  • Rosebank Progress Private CollegeSchool · 290 m
  • University of Cape TownUniversity · 350 m
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Mowbray Campus)University · 350 m
  • Thandokhulu Secondary SchoolSchool · 440 m
  • St. George's Grammar SchoolSchool · 460 m
  • Hillcrest Primary SchoolSchool · 460 m

Parks & green spaces

3 records
  • Wim Richter Memorial Peace GardenPark · < 10 m
  • Rosebank Village GreenPark · 210 m
  • Alma ParkPark · 440 m
Show all 3 parks & green spaces records
  • Wim Richter Memorial Peace GardenPark · < 10 m
  • Rosebank Village GreenPark · 210 m
  • Alma ParkPark · 440 m

Culture & places to visit

3 records
  • Mowbray Public LibraryLibrary · 380 m
  • Rosebank TheatreTheatre · 390 m
  • Bertha HouseCommunity centre · 420 m
Show all 3 culture & places to visit records
  • Mowbray Public LibraryLibrary · 380 m
  • Rosebank TheatreTheatre · 390 m
  • Bertha HouseCommunity centre · 420 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

  • MowbrayBus stop · 150 m
Source record details
  • MowbrayBus stop · 150 m

Mowbray

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • MowbrayRailway station · 190 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 · 190 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 180 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 180 m
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 470 m
Source record details
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 470 m

Rosebank

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • RosebankRailway station · 500 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 · 500 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 500 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 500 m
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 600 m
Source record details
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 600 m
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 610 m
Source record details
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 610 m
Show all 6 passenger transport records
  • MowbrayBus stop · 150 m
  • MowbrayRailway station · 190 m
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 470 m
  • RosebankRailway station · 500 m
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 600 m
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 610 m
Source detail: 4 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 10 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 180 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 180 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 500 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 500 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
280 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 (280 m, 100%), Rosebank (37 m, 13%)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
-33.949449, 18.475018Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
MowbrayPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Mowbray · 147 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 284164fd-643a-52b6-b9e6-63306b5f81fa · OSM way 4349715
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hornsey Road
  • Segment 53076b3a-f577-5a11-910d-1c999c23decb · OSM way 150916435
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hornsey Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 3147cad3-02d8-5ace-b0f5-7efb4716a66a · OSM way 152108177
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hornsey Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 78b5c355-0018-5f36-a646-ba3e180bf52f · OSM way 364294433
    highway
    residential
    name
    Hornsey Road

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 · 4 segments · 280 m · ways 4349715, 150916435, 152108177, 364294433

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 280 m of 280 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 · 4 segments · 280 m · ways 4349715, 150916435, 152108177, 364294433

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 280 m of 280 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 4 of 4 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 38% of the mapped length; 62% not recorded38% 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 · 105 m · ways 150916435, 152108177

    Recorded on 2 of 4 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 105 m of 280 m (37.6%). Unknown: 174 m (62.4%).

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

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

Mapped speed limit
40 km/h100% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=40 · 4 segments · 280 m · ways 4349715, 150916435, 152108177, 364294433

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 280 m of 280 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

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  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 4 mapped segments; 4 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 280 m (0.0%). Unknown: 280 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 Hornsey Road?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Hornsey Road?

Mowbray is approximately 150 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 Hornsey 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.