Constantia Property

Why Buy Property in Constantia
The affluent suburb of Constantia lies around 15km south of the Cape Town City Bowl, at the foot of Constantiaberg Mountain. As one of the area’s oldest and most prestigious suburbs, the variety of properties in Constantia consists mainly of beautifully restored mansions and homesteads surrounded by large lush gardens. Exclusive high security estates make up some of the newer property developments in the area.

A meander through the historical Constantia Valley is a feast for all the senses and one is instantly welcomed by the natural tranquillity and beauty which charmed Simon van der Stel to establish his cherished estate here in 1685, and plant vineyards.  The excellent rainfall, good soils and moderate climate of the Valley soon combined to attract others to settle and develop further wine farms. Thus Constantia became the birthplace of the wine farming industry in the Cape and South Africa. The world-class Constantia wines were sought after by royalty and others in the 18th century. 

Today, Constantia is an area of exquisite charm, natural grace and beauty nestled in protected mountain, river and forest systems. The exceptional wine farms of the Constantia Valley boast award winning cultivars as well as elegant Manor houses, wine cellars and farmsteads some of which have become National Monuments, ensuring that the nature and history of Constantia property is kept alive. 

There are 4 world-class country hotels in the Valley, 2 situated on wine farms, and a host of award winning restaurants offering exceptional cuisine for all tastes and pockets. Although many of the wine farms have been sub-divided into smaller residential erven, the Constantia Ratepayers Association keeps an eagle eye over the minimum size of sub-divisions in any given area, thereby ensuring that real estate in Constantia will always retain its unique country character. 

The urban infrastructure of the Constantia Valley is excellent, with good civic amenities and services, both state and private. Constantia is a green belt area and has a vast spread of riverine and wetland conservancies, public parks and commonages.  There are a range of schools within the Valley, including 2 international schools being the American International School and the Waldorf School, as well as Reddam House School and a number of public schools.  The various schools generally have long-standing traditions and offer single sex and co-educational instruction via English-medium teaching.  (Click here to see a list of schools in the Southern Suburbs)

There are a number of gyms and sports clubs in the Constantia Valley offering both recreational and competitive activities.  There are various shopping complexes and malls within the Constantia Valley as well as cinema and entertainment centres.  A host of theatre and other entertainment opportunities in the greater city area are readily accessible from Constantia.

The Constantia Valley is a paradise for nature lovers from horse riders and hikers to birders.  The Tokai Forest offers a host of recreational activities for all ages and tastes from a single-track mountain bike ride to a picnic under the trees.  Constantia property are sided on 3 sides by the Constantia and Silvermine mountain ranges which have abundant walking, hiking, equestrian and cycling trails and are a mere 10 minutes drive away from the wonderful False Bay and Atlantic Ocean beaches.  The Rondevlei Nature Reserve caters for yachting, boardsailing and canoeing on the lake.  The freeway road network provides safe and easy travel linking Constantia to the Cape Town city centre, International Airport and beyond.