Windermere, Durban

Windermere
Suburb
Retail area in Umgeni Road, Windermere, Durban
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Coordinates: 29°49′52″S31°01′18″E / 29.8312°S 31.0216°E / -29.8312; 31.0216
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Durban
Area [1]
• Total	2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Population  (2001) [1]
• Total	6,777
• Density	3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
•  Black African	20.0%
•  Coloured	4.2%
•  Indian/Asian	12.1%
•  White	63.7%
First languages (2001)
•  English	78.0%
•  Zulu	15.1%
•  Afrikaans	2.4%
•  Xhosa	2.0%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4001
PO box	n/a
Area code	031

Windermere is a suburb in the heart of Durban, South Africa, situated approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the city centre. The area includes the restaurant district of Florida Road and the factory shop district of Stamford Hill Road.

Geography

Windermere borders on Morningside to the north and west, Essenwood and Greyville to the south and Stamford Hill to the east.

Politics

Windermere is classed under Ward 27 in terms of IEC's demarcation which includes Essenwood, Morningside, Windermere and Stamford Hill.

The elected Councillor for this ward is Ernest Smith who represents the ward in the eThekwini Council & was elected in 2019 replacing former Councillor (now MPL) Martin Meyer who was elected to serve in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature on behalf of the Democratic Alliance.

Education

Windermere has two public primary schools including Gordon Road Girls’ School and Durban Preparatory High School. ^{[2] [3]}

Retail

Located along Lilian Ngoyi Road, Windermere Centre, is the main shopping centre in the neighbourhood and is located below a prominent apartment block. Completed in 1976, Windermere Centre recently had a facelift in 2014, introducing new tenants such as Woolworths Food, Willow, Anthology, joining the existing tenants of Checkers, Clicks and Mr Price amongst others. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Safety

Windermere is divided over two SAPS precincts. The section west of Lilian Ngoyi Road is covered by Berea SAPS (located in Musgrave) and the section east of Lilian Ngoyi Road is covered by Durban Central SAPS (located in North Beach). ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Transport

Roads

The two main roads intersecting Windermere include the R102 to the east and the M17 to the south. The R102 (Umgeni Road) connects Avoca to the north with Durban CBD to the south. The M17 (Sandile Thusi Road) connects Stamford Hill to the east with Springfield to the west.

Streets

Lilian Ngoyi Road (previously named Windermere Road) in the heart of Windermere is one of the main streets in the suburb and one of the longest streets in Durban. It stretches north–south from Anerley Road in neighbouring Morningside to the major intersection near Greyville Racecourse. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Sub Place Windermere". Census 2001.
2. "GORDON ROAD GIRLS' SCHOOL" . Retrieved 28 February 2025.
3. "DPHS". DPHS. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
4. "Suburb focus on Windermere, Durban". www.privateproperty.co.za. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
5. Media, Loud Crowd. "Home". windermerecentre.co.za. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
6. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2336287406636020/posts/3703504309914316/
7. "Crime Statisticts by Police Precinct in South Africa". www.crimestatssa.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
8. "Services | SAPS (South African Police Service)". www.saps.gov.za. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
9. "Services | SAPS (South African Police Service)". www.saps.gov.za. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
10. Reporter, I. O. L. "Lilian Ngoyi Rd: Paving way for big success". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
11. "Suburb focus on Windermere, Durban". www.privateproperty.co.za. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

External links

Media related to Windermere at Wikimedia Commons