Kensington, Johannesburg
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Kensington properties are laid out over the slopes of several flat-topped, high-side hills.The average Kensington property price will vary between around the R900000 and R1 500 000 region. Whilst this would represent a mean average - Kensington properties are varied and can range widely price-wise from as low as R600 000 to in excess of R2 900 000.Kensington is a highly popular area amongst Johannesburg property buyers due to a variety of factors including its access to the Johannesburg CBD, the fact that Kensington houses, due to their age are often larger than many of the newer surrounding suburbs and the fact that the area affords access to a number of good schools.Kensington is a garden suburb which offers a variety of homes; some built over a century ago, and with distinctive character, pressed steel ceilings and Oregon pine floors, to more modernized houses and homes.Average Kensington property stand sizes are approximately 495 sq. m, whilst some are on double stands.Today it's common to see many younger couples buying property in Kensington - particularly the older homes which they then renovate over time.The "gentrification" of many of the properties in Kensington over the years has added immensely to the area's unique appeal and charm.Location and AttributesKensington is one of the older established suburbs in JHB, comprising of approximately 5200 stands and extending from the border of Troyeville in the west to Bedford Gardens in the east and from Malvern in the south to Bruma and South Kensington in the north.The streets were laid in 1902, and were heavily planted with trees, which gives the suburb a distinctive wooded appearance and adds to its appeal to prospective property purchasers.The Queen Street Business District offers the community all that one's heart desires from coffee shops and restaurants to second hand furniture shops that sell old wooden furniture that most home owners would love to have in their Kensington homes. It also boasts many of small business entrepreneurs that offer a variety of services to the community.Area HistoryKensington was established in 1897 by Max Langermann.Access and FacilitiesKensington is within easy access of the Johannesburg CBD, the major road networks to OR Tambo airport and the highways to the south and north, Ellis Park, and has well known shopping centers including Eastgate, Bedford Centre, as well as Park Meadows and the Darras Centre.Kensington is also home to the headquarters of the Church of Scientology, and Pick 'n Pay's head office.Schools that serve the Kensington area include:
- Jeppe Preparatory,
- Jeppe Boys High,
- Jeppe Girls High,
- Leicester Road Primary,
- Kensington Ridge,
- Kensington Secondary,
- Reddam Private School,
- Bishop Bavin Private School,
- Assumption Convent.
- Area Pride
Kensington property residents are proud of their suburb and are continually working towards keeping the area safe. Proud residents upgrade and improve their homes, keeping the Kensington banner flying high.The "I LIKE KENSINGTON ASSOCIATION (ILKA)" has developed to keep Kensington property owners abreast of developments within the area.Kensington is a highly popular area amongst Johannesburg property buyers due to a variety of factors including its access to the Johannesburg CBD, the fact that Kensington houses, due to their age are often larger than many of the newer surrounding suburbs and the fact that the area affords access to a number of good schools.Today it's common to see many younger couples buying property in Kensington - particularly the older homes which they then renovate over time. -
Areas near Kensington, JohannesburgAbbotsford 1 Alan Manor 4 Albertville 1 Alveda 8 Aspen Hills 5 Auckland Park 2 Bassonia 25 Bassonia Estate 3 Bassonia Rock 7 Bellevue 1 Bellevue East 1 Bezuidenhout Valley 2 Birdhaven 1 Bosmont 2 Braamfontein 1 Braamfontein Werf 1 Bramley 6 Brixton 4 Bruma 11 City & Suburban 3 Cleveland 2 Coronationville 1 Craighall 6 Craighall Park 11 Crosby 2 Cyrildene 3 Denver 1 Devland 3 De Wetshof 1 Dunkeld 2 Dunkeld West 13 Eastcliff 1 Eikenhof 2 Elandspark 10 Eltonhill 8 Emmarentia 1 Ennerdale 6 Ferreirasdorp 2 Franklin Roosevelt Park 1 Glenanda 5 Gleneagles 1 Glenvista 62 Greenside 3 Greymont 2 Haddon 4 Highlands North 1 Houghton Estate 16 Hurst Hill 1 Jeppestown 7 Johannesburg Central 3 Judiths Paarl 1 Kenilworth 5 Kew 2 Kibler Park 5 Killarney 7 Lawley 1 Lehae 3 Lenasia 5 Lenasia South 9 Liefde En Vrede 17 Lindbergh Park 2 Linksfield 4 Linksfield Ridge 2 Linmeyer 17 Lombardy East 2 Longmeadow 3 Lyndhurst 2 Maboneng 1 Malvern 3 Marshalltown 2 Mayfair 1 Mayfield Park 1 Melrose 3 Melrose Arch 6 Melrose Estate 4 Melrose North 9 Melville 1 Meredale 31 Moffat View 1 Mondeor 34 Montgomery Park 1 Mulbarton 27 Naturena 17 New Doornfontein 2 Newlands 2 Norwood 8 Oakdene 83 Oaklands 3 Observatory 9 Olifantsvlei 1 Ophirton 1 Orange Grove 20 Orchards 2 Ormonde 32 Ormonde View 4 Paarlshoop 1 Parkhurst 8 Parktown 16 Parktown North 10 Parkview 3 Parkwood 4 Regents Park 4 Rembrandt Park 4 Rewlatch 5 Ridgeway 26 Risana 2 Rispark 1 Riverlea 81 Riviera 2 Robertsham 2 Roodepoort 1 Roseacre 1 Rosebank 31 Rosettenville 9 Sandringham 2 Saxonwold 2 Silvamonte 3 Sophiatown 4 Southdale 2 South Hills 8 South Kensington 9 Springfield 1 Suideroord 9 Sydenham 3 The Hill 17 Towerby 5 Troyeville 1 Tulisa Park 6 Turf Club 1 Turffontein 9 Vlakfontein 1 Vrededorp 1 Waverley 7 Westdene 6 West Turffontein 4 Winchester Hills 29 Zakariyya Park 2
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Properties in Kensington
28R1,150,0003 Bedroom House For Sale in Kensington3 Bed2 Bath1 Parking
28R1,370,0004 Bedroom House For Sale in Kensington4 Bed2 Bath1 Parking
Under offer19R1,050,0003 Bedroom House For Sale in Kensington3 Bed1 Bath
34R1,850,0003 Bedroom House For Sale in Kensington3 Bed2 BathNo listings found
Recently sold in Kensington
Sold28R1,050,0002 Bedroom House Sold in Kensington2 Bed1 Bath2 Parking
Sold33R2,195,0004 Bedroom House Sold in Kensington4 Bed3 Bath2 Parking340m² -
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