Street atlas

Upper Durban Road in Mowbray, Cape Town

Upper Durban Road is a mapped street in Mowbray, Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 229 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is Mowbray (bus stop), approximately 30 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
229 m
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

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

Upper Durban Road 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
30 mMowbray · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
170 mMedisphere
Mapped park nearby
270 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

8 records
  • Sunrise Chip 'N RanchRestaurant · 50 m
  • Gangstar CafeCafe · 80 m
  • Plaza Express FoodsTakeaway · 60 m
Show all 8 food & drink records
  • Sunrise Chip 'N RanchRestaurant · 50 m
  • Plaza Express FoodsTakeaway · 60 m
  • Gangstar CafeCafe · 80 m
  • Activist CafeCafe · 110 m
  • Mowbray Halaal Foods Take-AwaysTakeaway · 130 m
  • Chicken LickenTakeaway · 240 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 270 m
  • Fraîche Ayres Cafe and RestaurantRestaurant · 380 m

Shops & services

6 records
  • Peacock GlassGlaziery · 60 m
  • Help a Rural Child Charity TrustCharity · 140 m
  • Starke Ayres Garden CentreGarden centre · 420 m
Show all 6 shops & services records
  • Peacock GlassGlaziery · 60 m
  • Help a Rural Child Charity TrustCharity · 140 m
  • Rags2RichesCharity · 180 m
  • Starke Ayres Garden CentreGarden centre · 420 m
  • The Gear ChangeBicycle · 470 m
  • Symonds AutosCar · 480 m

Health services

2 records
  • MedispherePharmacy · 170 m
  • Mowbray Maternity HospitalHospital · 180 m
Show all 2 health services records
  • MedispherePharmacy · 170 m
  • Mowbray Maternity HospitalHospital · 180 m

Education

7 records
  • Hillcrest Primary SchoolSchool · 280 m
  • University of Cape TownUniversity · 120 m
  • Damelin College MowbrayCollege · 300 m
Show all 7 education records
  • University of Cape TownUniversity · 120 m
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Mowbray Campus)University · 200 m
  • Hillcrest Primary SchoolSchool · 280 m
  • Damelin College MowbrayCollege · 300 m
  • Thandokhulu Secondary SchoolSchool · 310 m
  • Rosebank Progress Private CollegeSchool · 390 m
  • Kay-Dee Educare CentreEarly learning · 420 m

Parks & green spaces

3 records
  • Wim Richter Memorial Peace GardenPark · 270 m
  • Cecil Road ParkPark · 280 m
  • Rosebank Village GreenPark · 460 m
Show all 3 parks & green spaces records
  • Wim Richter Memorial Peace GardenPark · 270 m
  • Cecil Road ParkPark · 280 m
  • Rosebank Village GreenPark · 460 m

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • UCT HockeySports pitch · 360 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
  • UCT HockeySports pitch · 360 m

Culture & places to visit

2 records
  • Mowbray Public LibraryLibrary · 80 m
  • Bertha HouseCommunity centre · 120 m
Show all 2 culture & places to visit records
  • Mowbray Public LibraryLibrary · 80 m
  • Bertha HouseCommunity centre · 120 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

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

  • MowbrayBus stop · 30 m
Source record details
  • MowbrayBus stop · 30 m

Mowbray

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • MowbrayRailway station · 180 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 · 180 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 220 m
Source record details
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 220 m
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 680 m
Source record details
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 680 m
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 700 m
Source record details
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 700 m

Rosebank

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • RosebankRailway station · 710 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 · 710 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 710 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 710 m
Show all 7 passenger transport records
  • MowbrayBus stop · 30 m
  • MowbrayRailway station · 180 m
  • Viljoenhof ResidenceBus stop · 220 m
  • Tugwell (Outbound)Bus stop · 680 m
  • Tugwell (Inbound)Bus stop · 700 m
  • RosebankRailway station · 710 m
  • St Peters Square ResidenceBus stop · 920 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 11 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • MowbrayVehicle stopping position · 170 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 710 m
  • RosebankVehicle stopping position · 710 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
229 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 (229 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
-33.948431, 18.471657Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
MowbrayPredominant mapped locality polygon.
Nearest OSM place label
Mowbray · 232 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 eb2dc999-6989-513d-93c6-3a691fb9766e · OSM way 4293289
    highway
    residential
    name
    Upper Durban Road
  • Segment 73773724-eb6d-55aa-aeb7-781177cd6eca · OSM way 4487822
    highway
    residential
    name
    Upper Durban Road
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 7efab338-5656-553f-8218-390007c5f43a · OSM way 152108249
    highway
    residential
    name
    Upper Durban Road
  • Segment e42883b2-da76-5276-8b36-13e70c3448a3 · OSM way 152108250
    highway
    residential
    name
    Upper Durban Road

Connections

1 street name 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
Residential>99% of represented geometry

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

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  • highway
    • highway=residential · 4 segments · 229 m · ways 4293289, 4487822, 152108249, 152108250

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 229 m of 229 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
Asphalt>99% of represented geometry
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  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 4 segments · 229 m · ways 4293289, 4487822, 152108249, 152108250

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

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 229 m of 229 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 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 · 1 segment · 18 m · ways 4487822

    Recorded on 1 of 4 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 18 m of 229 m (7.7%). Unknown: 212 m (92.3%).

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 92% of the mapped length; 8% not recorded92% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 3 segments · 212 m · ways 4293289, 152108249, 152108250

    Recorded on 3 of 4 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 212 m of 229 m (92.3%). Unknown: 18 m (7.7%).

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 229 m (0.0%). Unknown: 229 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 Durban Road?

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

What is the closest mapped public transport to Upper Durban Road?

Mowbray is approximately 30 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 Durban Road?

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

What roads connect with Upper Durban Road?

Mapped topology: Astley Street.

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.