Midvaal at a glance
Midvaal at a glance
Province: Gauteng
Municipality: Midvaal
Popular suburbs: Meyerton, Eye Of Africa, Vaal Marina, Glen Donald Risiville, Blue Saddle Ranches
Coordinates: Longitude: 28° 1'1.57"E, Latitude 26°33'23.81"S
Population (census 2011): 111 600
Main attractions and recreation: Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Klipkraal Hiking Trail, Walkerville Farmer's Market, Bass Lake 4x4 Trails, Midvaal Tree Top Adventures, Deneys Croc Ranch, Deneysville, Meyerton Golf Course.
Leapfrog Office Contact Details
Owner: Isabel Lombard
Contact numbers: 010 141 3390 / 084 830 4864
Email address: meyerton@leapfrog.co.za
Overview
Midvaal is widely considered as one of Gauteng’s best kept secrets and covers 2 000 square km’s - stretching from Eikenhof in the north, to Vaal Marina in the east. It includes such areas as Henley on Klip, a quaint village established on the banks of the Klipriver in 1905; Walkerville, which still has an Agricultural Society and boasts the oldest farm school (Aloe Ridge, established in 1903) that still offers outstanding education to this day; Walker’s Fruit Farms, with its Iron Age ruins and profusion of rare Lepidochrysops praeterita butterflies; The Suikerbos mountain range, which offers a variety of hiking trails and fun for the family; and let us not forget the Vaal Dam for boating and fishing enthusiasts.
Real estate
Leapfrog offers a superb selection of Midvaal and Meyerton properties, with the opportunity to enjoy safe and relaxed living in one of the country’s best residential areas. In the not too distant past, children were able to ride their bikes in safety, play in their gardens and bake mud pies. Do you remember climbing trees, building forts or playing dress up? What about sitting quietly in the garden watching the animals, ants and birds? Do you remember a time when you still believed in fairies, and the memories that were made when the entire family spent time together? If so, then Midvaal is the place for you. Allow your children to make similar memories of their childhood and relive your own memories in this beautiful area that offers the ultimate lifestyle for families and those seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
Midvaal is an area steeped in history, with blockhouses, ghost houses, mountains and rivers, with everything in-between. Property in Meyerton offers the best of Midvaal with the ideal relaxed atmosphere and prime location.
The Midvaal area offers all types of real estate, from sectional titles to residential, commercial, and industrial plots as well as huge farms. Plots are available in the suburbs of Walker’s Fruit Farms, Apple Orchards, Boltonwold and Glen Donald to name but a few. For industrial and commercial property, you should consider Highbury and Meyerton. If farming is your preference, then Slangfontein Buyscelia, Van der Westhuizenshoogte or Nelsonia may be the area for you. No matter what your requirements are, you will find it in Midvaal at a fraction of the price you would pay anywhere else. There are plenty of shopping centres within short travelling distance, and Midvaal offers easy access to major highways, plus excellent schools, where discipline is still important and children respect their elders. This is what makes Midvaal one of the best places to buy property in South Africa.
Attractions and amenities
There is plenty to do in this beautiful area for Meyerton property owners. The Midvaal Makitie takes place on the first Saturday of December and is a huge street party with live entertainment, competitions and a variety of stalls for early Christmas shopping. Enter the Henley Regatta by building your own raft and “sailing” down the Klipriver without sinking. Visit De Deur and pick up bargains at the largest flea market in the southern hemisphere; or visit the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve to see wild animals or hike the nature trails. Take part in the annual ‘Round the Island’ yacht race on the Vaal Dam, which according to the Guinness Book of Records is the Largest Inland Yacht Race in the World. Play a round of golf on one of the area’s many excellent golf courses, or just relax with a picnic on the banks of the Klip River.
Dine at one of the area’s excellent restaurants; or take part in weekly fun events at the Walkerville Agricultural Society. If you feel the call of the ‘Rat Race’, the desire to shop till you drop, take in a movie, or gamble until the sun comes up, then all of these facilities are only 15 minutes away in the nearby city of Johannesburg. Meyerton offers a chance to enjoy all of this, and so much more.
Reasons to invest in property in Midvaal
The Midvaal Central Business District (CBD) is the primary business node within the municipal area and it currently holds an estimated 60 000 m² of retail floor space and 12 000 m² of office floor space. The CBD is surrounded by residential areas, highly accessible from the R59 freeway, and forms part of the R59 corridor. Several other smaller business nodes with collective capacity for about 16 000 m² of retail floor space are available at Walkerville, Sicelo, De Deur, Golf Park and Vaal Marina.
To cater for a wide range of housing typologies and tenure, alternatives within the municipal area by way of clearly defined Strategic Development Areas within the urban development boundary, and to manage residential densification within and outside the urban development boundary by way of the Midvaal Density Policy.
Several strategic development areas have been already been earmarked for residential development in the Midvaal area. These areas cater for low, middle and high-income housing typologies with ample opportunity for private sector involvement. A recent trend has been for middle to high-income developments to be established in and around the Eye of Africa area, which is easily accessible from the R59 development corridor and within 20 minutes’ drive from the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipalities
Midvaal Local Municipality boasts a vast array of awards, including:
- Three awards from PMR.africa for the following categories in 2017: most proactive mayor; municipalities doing the most for job creation, social upliftment and crime fighting; as well as one of the municipalities doing the most to attract local and foreign investment, to clean the environment and for infrastructure development
- A clean audit for the 2016/2017 and 2015/2016, 2014/2015, 2013/2014 financial years
- Award for Good Governance from SALGA in November 2017
- In 2016, Midvaal received two PMR.africa Awards - a Golden Arrow Award for excellence in the category “doing the most towards attracting investment and for job creation” and a Diamond Arrow Award for 1st place in the category “doing the most for social upliftment, to attract foreign investment, to fight crime, to develop and enhance infrastructure and to clean the environment'.
- Ranked as the top performing municipality in Gauteng in the 2014 and 2015 Annual Municipal Financial Sustainability Index compiled by Ratings Afrika
- 1st place award in the category ‘’Overall Service to Residents by Municipalities’’ for the 2015 PMR.africa awards
- Award for “The institution doing the most to clean the environment” in the 2014 Sedibeng Regional Survey Business Excellence Awards, conducted by PMR.africa
- Midvaal Local Municipality was awarded Blue Drop Status for 2014
Midvaal is the ideal place to relax and enjoy life, to rebuild lost family values and get back in touch with mother earth. For our full selection of Midvaal and Meyerton property options, contact your Leapfrog Trusted Property Advisor today.
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