Essenwood, Durban

Essenwood
Suburb
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Coordinates: 29°50′09″S31°00′24″E / 29.8358°S 31.0067°E / -29.8358; 31.0067
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Durban
Area [1]
• Total	2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	11,318
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	22.7%
•  Coloured	3.7%
•  Indian/Asian	34.3%
•  White	38.3%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  English	77.5%
•  Zulu	11.1%
•  Afrikaans	3.6%
•  Xhosa	2.6%
• Other	5.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4001
PO box	n/a
Area code	031

Essenwood is a central suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of the city centre. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the municipality governing Durban and its surrounding suburbs.

Geography

Essenwood borders on Windermere to the north, Morningside to the north-west, Greyville to the east, Musgrave to the south, and Sydenham to the west.

Safety

Most of Essenwood is covered by the policing precinct of Berea SAPS (located in Musgrave). A small section of the suburb, west of East Street/Silver Oak Avenue is covered by Mayville SAPS (situated 2 km to the south-west). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Transport

Roads

The two main roads intersecting Essenwood include the M8 to the east and the M17 to the north. The M8 (Problem Mkhize Road) connects Essenwood with Musgrave and Glenwood to the south. The M17 (Sandile Thusi Road; Springfield Road) connects Stamford Hill and Windermere to the east with Springfield to the west.

References

1. "Sub Place Essenwood". Census 2011.
2. "Services | SAPS (South African Police Service)". www.saps.gov.za. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
3. "Crime Statisticts by Police Precinct in South Africa". www.crimestatssa.com. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
4. "Services | SAPS (South African Police Service)". www.saps.gov.za. Retrieved 2 March 2025.