CHATSWORTH
Category Area Review
For those who’ve lived in Chatsworth for generations – and many have – they’ve seen remarkable changes to the retail, sporting and other aspects of the landscape. But what hasn’t changed is the strong sense of community. It’s always been there, accentuated by the smaller properties and close proximity of neighbours. Residents in Chatsworth - whether first time homeowners or children who’ve taken over their parents or grandparents homes – live close enough to the neighbours to foster that great sense of care for each other and community.
It’s that which always draws South Africans to this well-established suburb, so perfectly positioned near the north-south arterial routes for those who work in the industrial or motor industry areas of southern Durban, or indeed, in Chatsworth itself, as entrepreneurs in a range of fields.
Today’s Chatsworth still has little spaza shops, but equally, a number of modern shopping centres, medical facilities such as the RK Kahn Hospital and Chatsmed Garden Hospital, superb sporting stadia – from football to cricket – and a wide range of places of worship. It’s home to the Temple of Understanding, acknowledged as one of South Africa’s finest Hare Krishna temples, also called Sri Sri Radhanath Temple. There’s little reason to leave the suburb, because everything is right there on site.
The Chatsworth property market offers something for everyone, from first-time homeowner apartments through to large palatial homes. Many sales are to those whose financial situation has improved, and they move up and up the ladder within Chatsworth. That’s the advantage of a suburb like Chatsworth – you establish ties, and by remaining in the community, never let them go. Speak to long-time residents about Chatsworth, and they’ll talk about the weekend sporting and social activities they’re been going to for decades.
Wakefields Real Estate has long been involved in the Chatsworth property market, and has sold properties repeatedly to the same families. Our property consultants are members of the community, so they know Chatsworth, its people, the lifestyle, and how much the residents value elements such as good schooling, leisure facilities and the sense of security in a tight-knit community.
Author: Anne Schauffer
