Homestead Area Profile

Homestead, located on the Gauteng East Rand, is a suburb of Germiston and forms part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Homestead is a popular suburb, with neat tree lined streets, that offers mainly older type family homes. Homestead is a family orientated suburb, which caters mainly for middle income buyers and tenants.

Homestead is an established suburb that is situated close to excellent schools, medical facilities, shopping centres and transport routes.

Homestead is centrally located, close to Bedfordview, offers easy access to all major highways and is situated approximately 10km from OR Tambo International Airport.

Homestead has a moderate subtropical climate with little humidity. The winters are mild and sunny, but nights are cold. Summers are pleasantly warm and sunny with frequent late afternoon thunderstorms. Spring and Autumn are mild and sunny but cold snaps can occur in April and September. The average winter temperature is 16° Celsius, with the average summer temperature being 25° Celsius.

Homestead is located close to the following amenities:

Shopping Centres:

Village View Shopping Centre

Meadowdale Mall

Bedford Centre

Eastgate Shopping Centre

Park Meadows Shopping Centre

Hospitals and Medical Centres:

Life Roseacres Hospital

Life Bedford Gardens Hospital

Edenvale Hospital

Bertha Gxowa Hospital

Primrose Hill Medical Centre

Kloof Road Medical Centre

Schools:

Dawnview High School

Hoërskool Vryburger

Primrose Primary School

Sunnyridge Primary School

Laerskool Oosterkruin

Hoërskool Goudrif

Nursery Schools:

Homestead Nursery School

Smiley Kids Homestead

Cleverland Nursery School

Lynn's Pre-School

Butterfly Kisses Nursery School

Sporting Facilities:

Primrose Swimming Pool

Germiston City Sports Grounds

Mandeville Sports Club

Luso Africa Portuguese Club

Old Age Homes:

Elandsvallei

Primrose Villa

Primvilla

Rest-A-While Service Centre