Street atlas

Picton Street in Parow, Cape Town

Picton Street is a mapped street in Parow, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 505 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Parow (railway station), approximately 280 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
505 m

Street map

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

Picton Street at a glance

Place records along this section
29 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
280 mParow · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped clinic nearby
90 mMedicross Private Hospital
Mapped park nearby
400 mHopkins 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

7 records
  • Sakatoga SpurRestaurant · 50 m
  • Hungry LionTakeaway · 280 m
  • StonesBar · 320 m
Show all 7 food & drink records
  • Sakatoga SpurRestaurant · 50 m
  • J & JRestaurant · 60 m
  • Hungry LionTakeaway · 280 m
  • StonesBar · 320 m
  • Senhor CalistosTakeaway · 330 m
  • Nandos ParowTakeaway · 390 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 420 m

Shops & services

17 records
  • SupersparSupermarket · 40 m
  • On Main SupermarketConvenience shop · 350 m
  • Food Lovers MarketGreengrocer · 320 m
Show all 17 shops & services records
  • Motorcycle WorldMotorcycle repair · 20 m
  • SupersparSupermarket · 40 m
  • SupertronicsElectronics · 40 m
  • Delight CoffeeCoffee · 220 m
  • ShopriteSupermarket · 290 m
  • FootgearShoes · 310 m
  • OK FurnitureFurniture · 310 m
  • Ranch MeatButcher · 320 m
  • Midmar LiquorsAlcohol shop · 320 m
  • Food Lovers MarketGreengrocer · 320 m
  • Shoprite ParkShopping centre · 330 m
  • ShopriteSupermarket · 340 m
  • On Main SupermarketConvenience shop · 350 m
  • China TownSupermarket · 360 m
  • McIntyre Cafe & SupermarketSupermarket · 420 m
  • RDP ComputersComputer · 470 m
  • Soap BubblesDry cleaning · 490 m

Health services

2 records
  • Medicross Private HospitalClinic · 90 m
  • Comprehensive Health CareClinic · 450 m
Show all 2 health services records
  • Medicross Private HospitalClinic · 90 m
  • Comprehensive Health CareClinic · 450 m

Education

1 record
  • Northlink College – Parow CampusCollege · 450 m
Show all 1 education record
  • Northlink College – Parow CampusCollege · 450 m

Parks & green spaces

1 record
  • Hopkins Street ParkPark · 400 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
  • Hopkins Street ParkPark · 400 m

Culture & places to visit

1 record
  • Parow Public LibraryLibrary · 280 m
Show all 1 culture & places to visit record
  • Parow Public LibraryLibrary · 280 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.

Parow

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • ParowRailway station · 280 m · member 1
Source grouping details

osm:relation:10131144. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

3 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • ParowRailway station · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m

Avondale

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • AvondaleRailway station · 960 m · member 1
Source grouping details

osm:relation:9822431. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

3 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • AvondaleRailway station · 960 m
  • AvondaleVehicle stopping position · 920 m
Show all 2 passenger transport records
  • ParowRailway station · 280 m
  • AvondaleRailway station · 960 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 7 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • ParowVehicle stopping position · 280 m
  • AvondaleVehicle stopping position · 920 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
505 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
Parow (505 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
-33.908717, 18.589105Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
ParowPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Parowvallei · 516 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 c08921c8-732e-5344-ac27-90b2732ad28b · OSM way 35641089
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment ca9fc0bb-6c0b-5b44-9ccb-031e1e6b6a14 · OSM way 35641180
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
  • Segment 607bbf85-fc34-5085-b601-d5f2506fdb77 · OSM way 35641181
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment b616aea4-dec4-55ea-856c-e0f4eb3ded2e · OSM way 737362250
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment beebaa3a-446d-5f3c-b1fe-2c5c73333728 · OSM way 805209527
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 29ca660f-c00a-50d6-8e80-6481c7e52047 · OSM way 805209528
    highway
    secondary
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 976176bf-fead-5498-bf46-6a6ef2f3786a · OSM way 805982857
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 3ba12b50-db2b-5edd-8d81-1beeb0b789f0 · OSM way 805982858
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 640d0f65-9e51-5502-b594-ab9efb89e159 · OSM way 905486783
    foot
    no
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment cbba1ea7-5bd3-5bfd-ba3c-c932274a800a · OSM way 905486784
    foot
    no
    highway
    residential
    name
    Picton 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
Residential 97% · Secondary road 3%100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use. Values vary along the section.

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  • highway
    • highway=residential · 8 segments · 491 m · ways 35641089, 35641180, 35641181, 737362250, 805982857, 805982858, 905486783, 905486784
    • highway=secondary · 2 segments · 15 m · ways 805209527, 805209528

    Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 505 m of 505 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 · 10 segments · 505 m · ways 35641089, 35641180, 35641181, 737362250, 805209527, 805209528, 805982857, 805982858, 905486783, 905486784

    Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 505 m of 505 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 10 of 10 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 45% of the mapped length; 55% not recorded45% 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 · 9 segments · 225 m · ways 35641089, 35641181, 737362250, 805209527, 805209528, 805982857, 805982858, 905486783, 905486784

    Recorded on 9 of 10 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 225 m of 505 m (44.5%). Unknown: 280 m (55.5%).

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 · 10 segments · 505 m · ways 35641089, 35641180, 35641181, 737362250, 805209527, 805209528, 805982857, 805982858, 905486783, 905486784

    Recorded on 10 of 10 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 505 m of 505 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 10 mapped segments; 10 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 505 m (0.0%). Unknown: 505 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 Picton Street?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Picton Street?

Parow is approximately 280 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 Picton 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.