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Upper Buitenkant Street, Cape Town

Upper Buitenkant Street is a mapped street in Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 797 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Highlands (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
797 m
Connected street names in this directory
6

Street map

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

Upper Buitenkant Street at a glance

Place records along this section
86 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
< 10 mHighlands · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
90 mChinn's Corner Pharmacy
Mapped park nearby
140 mMaynard 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

30 records
  • Marika'sRestaurant · 10 m
  • LazariCafe · 20 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 50 m
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  • VillaPub · < 10 m
  • Marika'sRestaurant · 10 m
  • LazariCafe · 20 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 50 m
  • Metro PizzaRestaurant · 70 m
  • ButlersRestaurant · 70 m
  • Pine GardenRestaurant · 70 m
  • DeluxeCafe · 80 m
  • NaronaRestaurant · 90 m
  • Raith GourmetRestaurant · 100 m
  • Cassis Salon de ThéCafe · 100 m
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCafe · 110 m
  • The Bitch's TitsRestaurant · 210 m
  • Vintage IndiaRestaurant · 220 m
  • Deer Park CafeRestaurant · 220 m
  • HmmmCafe · 260 m
  • Woodlands EateryRestaurant · 260 m
  • Roxy late nightBar · 330 m
  • Nü Health FoodCafe · 330 m
  • AubergineRestaurant · 350 m
  • The Fussy VeganRestaurant · 360 m
  • Maria'sRestaurant · 370 m
  • ZepiRestaurant · 370 m
  • Jessy'sRestaurant · 380 m
  • Debonairs ExpressTakeaway · 390 m
  • SteersTakeaway · 400 m
  • Gusto CafeteriaCafe · 420 m
  • Will'sCafe · 430 m
  • Perseverance TavernPub · 440 m
  • Active SushiRestaurant · 450 m

Shops & services

29 records
  • Woolworths FoodSupermarket · 160 m
  • Shell SelectConvenience shop · 180 m
  • FreshLaundry · 270 m
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  • WizardzCopyshop · 10 m
  • Gilles BotbylOutdoor · 40 m
  • Jack Hammer'sHardware · 60 m
  • Mighty SmallBaby goods · 80 m
  • Flight CentreTravel agency · 90 m
  • Gardens NurseryGarden centre · 90 m
  • Yuppiechef GardensKitchen · 90 m
  • WhitehouseFurniture · 90 m
  • Cape Union MartOutdoor · 90 m
  • Old KhakiClothing shop · 90 m
  • Gardens CentreShopping centre · 100 m
  • @homeHouseware · 110 m
  • VodacomMobile phone · 110 m
  • SorbetBeauty · 120 m
  • The Body ShopCosmetics · 140 m
  • RVCAClothing shop · 140 m
  • Platinum MotorcyclesMotorcycle · 150 m
  • MTNMobile phone · 150 m
  • Woolworths FoodSupermarket · 160 m
  • Partners MenHairdresser · 170 m
  • Shell SelectConvenience shop · 180 m
  • Pick n PaySupermarket · 180 m
  • Hope Street MarketGift · 270 m
  • FreshLaundry · 270 m
  • Darrvin E-BikesBicycle · 290 m
  • Woolworths FoodConvenience shop · 380 m
  • Harrington HalaalConvenience shop · 400 m
  • ROASTIN' RECORDSMusic · 400 m
  • HowzitChina GalleriesArt · 450 m

Health services

3 records
  • Chinn's Corner PharmacyPharmacy · 90 m
  • Booth Memorial HospitalHospital · 380 m
  • ClicksPharmacy · 160 m
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  • Chinn's Corner PharmacyPharmacy · 90 m
  • ClicksPharmacy · 160 m
  • Booth Memorial HospitalHospital · 380 m

Education

11 records
  • Cape Town Torah High SchoolSchool · 150 m
  • Sarah Bloch Playschool & DaycareEarly learning · 70 m
  • St. Cyprian's SchoolSchool · 210 m
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  • Sarah Bloch Playschool & DaycareEarly learning · 70 m
  • Cape Town Torah High SchoolSchool · 150 m
  • St. Cyprian's SchoolSchool · 210 m
  • Good Hope Seminary High SchoolSchool · 240 m
  • Good Hope Seminary Junior SchoolSchool · 250 m
  • Lycée Français du CapSchool · 260 m
  • Little DarlingsEarly learning · 270 m
  • Herzlia SchoolSchool · 330 m
  • Stepping Stones Montessori SchoolSchool · 350 m
  • Herzlia High SchoolSchool · 380 m
  • Herzlia Highlands Primary SchoolSchool · 490 m

Parks & green spaces

7 records
  • Maynard Street ParkPark · 140 m
  • Oranjezicht City FarmGarden · 380 m
  • Rugley Road ParkPark · 140 m
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  • Maynard Street ParkPark · 140 m
  • Rugley Road ParkPark · 140 m
  • Rocklands Avenue ParkPark · 190 m
  • Homestead ParkPark · 330 m
  • Van Riebeeck ParkPark · 370 m
  • Jutland ParkPark · 380 m
  • Oranjezicht City FarmGarden · 380 m

Sport & fitness

4 records
  • SwimmableSwimming pool · 10 m
  • Yeoville Sports GroundSports centre · 80 m
  • Virgin ActiveFitness centre · 350 m
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  • SwimmableSwimming pool · 10 m
  • Yeoville Sports GroundSports centre · 80 m
  • Virgin ActiveFitness centre · 350 m
  • St Cyprians & Good Hope Seminary High SchoolSports pitch · 360 m

Culture & places to visit

2 records
  • Rust en VreugdMuseum · 460 m
  • Cape Town Holocaust CentreMuseum · 490 m
Show all 2 culture & places to visit records
  • Rust en VreugdMuseum · 460 m
  • Cape Town Holocaust CentreMuseum · 490 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

  • HighlandsBus stop · < 10 m
Source record details
  • HighlandsBus stop · < 10 m
  • Upper BuitenkantBus stop · < 10 m
Source record details
  • Upper BuitenkantBus stop · < 10 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 220 m
Source record details
  • RoodehekBus stop · 220 m
  • HerzliaBus stop · 240 m
Source record details
  • HerzliaBus stop · 240 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 300 m
Source record details
  • RoodehekBus stop · 300 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 370 m
Source record details
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 370 m
Show all 39 passenger transport records
  • HighlandsBus stop · < 10 m
  • Upper BuitenkantBus stop · < 10 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 220 m
  • HerzliaBus stop · 240 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 300 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 370 m
  • ExnerBus stop · 380 m
  • Upper OrangeBus stop · 390 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 410 m
  • De Waal ParkBus stop · 420 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 500 m
  • SA Jewish MuseumBus stop · 510 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 530 m
  • Government AveBus stop · 570 m
  • NazarethBus stop · 600 m
  • Lower ReservoirBus stop · 610 m
  • WexfordBus stop · 630 m
  • Government AveBus stop · 650 m
  • MontroseBus stop · 650 m
  • MarmionPassenger platform · 700 m
  • Hidding CampusBus stop · 700 m
  • South African MuseumBus stop · 750 m
  • MichaelisBus stop · 800 m
  • MichaelisBus stop · 800 m
  • RaydenBus stop · 820 m
  • District Six MuseumBus stop · 830 m
  • Van RiebeekBus stop · 830 m
  • MoltenoBus stop · 860 m
  • St JamesBus stop · 870 m
  • Lower KloofBus stop · 890 m
  • GardeniaBus stop · 890 m
  • ChesterfieldPassenger platform · 900 m
  • Lower KloofBus stop · 900 m
  • Upper LongBus stop · 940 m
  • Ludwig's GardenBus stop · 940 m
  • UnionBus stop · 960 m
  • UnionBus stop · 970 m
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 980 m
  • InvermarkPassenger platform · 1,000 m
Source detail: 36 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 75 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • HighlandsVehicle stopping position · < 10 m
  • Upper BuitenkantVehicle stopping position · < 10 m
  • GardensVehicle stopping position · 20 m
  • GardensVehicle stopping position · 60 m
  • RoodehekVehicle stopping position · 220 m
  • HerzliaVehicle stopping position · 250 m
  • RoodehekVehicle stopping position · 300 m
  • AnnandaleVehicle stopping position · 370 m
  • ExnerVehicle stopping position · 380 m
  • Upper OrangeVehicle stopping position · 400 m
  • AnnandaleVehicle stopping position · 410 m
  • De Waal ParkVehicle stopping position · 430 m
  • RoelandVehicle stopping position · 500 m
  • RoelandVehicle stopping position · 530 m
  • Government AveVehicle stopping position · 570 m
  • NazarethVehicle stopping position · 600 m
  • Lower ReservoirVehicle stopping position · 610 m
  • WexfordVehicle stopping position · 630 m
  • Government AveVehicle stopping position · 650 m
  • MontroseVehicle stopping position · 650 m
  • MarionVehicle stopping position · 700 m
  • MichaelisVehicle stopping position · 790 m
  • MichaelisVehicle stopping position · 800 m
  • RaydenVehicle stopping position · 810 m
  • MoltenoVehicle stopping position · 860 m
  • St JamesVehicle stopping position · 870 m
  • GardeniaVehicle stopping position · 890 m
  • Lower KloofVehicle stopping position · 890 m
  • ChesterfieldVehicle stopping position · 890 m
  • Lower KloofVehicle stopping position · 890 m
  • Upper LongVehicle stopping position · 940 m
  • Ludwig's GardenVehicle stopping position · 940 m
  • UnionVehicle stopping position · 970 m
  • UnionVehicle stopping position · 970 m
  • Lower BuitenkantVehicle stopping position · 980 m
  • InvermarkVehicle stopping position · 990 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
797 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
Oranjezicht (650 m, 82%), Vredehoek (798 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
-33.935833, 18.418811Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
Vredehoek · 655 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 60286308-6997-5135-a5e6-12a31401d60e · OSM way 5364235
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 420f728a-a6f1-5a16-8a62-ce3dde866928 · OSM way 23872092
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 1925f4b4-0298-5e03-ad63-77b758fd85af · OSM way 229021511
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 6a9ba767-c4dc-5a7a-843d-690f6cf217ae · OSM way 229021512
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 19a4a641-5099-57bc-a9a5-6ea49e38100d · OSM way 229021513
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 3b8a2720-bc59-5812-b813-63a4f5dff5fb · OSM way 229021514
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 6aa0e416-c4e7-5cf1-b4f7-fb30897f1e51 · OSM way 229021515
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment e4d2c96d-2d9b-5932-8880-6a8dd82e9c35 · OSM way 229021534
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 282c46e0-4c54-5f97-8b25-2302773f00a9 · OSM way 740828815
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street
  • Segment 2cf4b755-a31b-5f60-8bf3-2df761dddd96 · OSM way 741047901
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Upper Buitenkant Street

Connections

6 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.

Show 3 more nearby street names

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Tertiary road100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

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  • highway
    • highway=tertiary · 10 segments · 797 m · ways 5364235, 23872092, 229021511, 229021512, 229021513, 229021514, 229021515, 229021534, 740828815, 741047901

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 797 m of 797 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 · 797 m · ways 5364235, 23872092, 229021511, 229021512, 229021513, 229021514, 229021515, 229021534, 740828815, 741047901

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 797 m of 797 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.

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h on 50% of the mapped length; 50% not recorded50% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 7 segments · 396 m · ways 5364235, 229021511, 229021512, 229021513, 229021514, 229021534, 741047901

    Recorded on 7 of 10 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 396 m of 797 m (49.7%). Unknown: 401 m (50.3%).

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 10 mapped segments; 10 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 797 m (0.0%). Unknown: 797 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 Upper Buitenkant Street?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Upper Buitenkant Street?

Highlands 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 Upper Buitenkant Street?

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

What roads connect with Upper Buitenkant Street?

Mapped topology: Buitenkant Street, Capel Road, Gorge Road, Ludlow Road, Rugley Road, Vredehoek Avenue.

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.