This upmarket estate in Centurion East offers top-notch security, an onsite school and numerous amenities.
Nestled in the hilly, southeastern countryside of Centurion, Cornwall Hill Country Estate in Irene ticks all the boxes for the main factors driving demand for homes in a¬ffluent lifestyle estates.
Foremost is residents’ fundamental need to feel safe and protected. Top-notch security systems, including biometric access control, a perimeter wall and electrified fencing, ensure residents feel protected.
Supplementary safety measures, such as internal security patrols and joint operations with sector policing, are in place and contribute to the prevention and early detection of crime-related activities in the estate.
Convenient access to one of Pretoria’s top private schools, Cornwall Hill College, can be obtained without leaving the estate, enabling pupils to safely participate in school and extracurricular activities. The school caters for children from Grade 000 to Grade 12 and offers boarding facilities from Grade 7 upwards.
Cornwall Hill was established on 318ha of land immediately east of the original village of Irene. This upper-class development lies adjacent to the R21 highway between Pretoria Central (17km north) and Kempton Park (35km south) with easy access to the N1. Via the R21, it’s a comfortable 20-minute drive to OR Tambo International Airport. The estate overlooks the upmarket Irene Village Mall offering comprehensive shopping and business facilities, movie theatres, a pleasant selection of restaurants and a full events calendar. Residents of Cornwall Hill have quick and easy access to all of Centurion’s offerings: shopping and lifestyle centres, medical facilities, a multitude of schools (pre-primary, primary and secondary), further education and training institutions and an array of religious establishments, to name a few.
Cornwall Hill is unique in Pretoria offering buyers gorgeous English farmhouse-style homes built on one of three stand sizes: 1,000m2, 4,000m2 and 10,000m2 (1ha). Houses are substantial in size and elegant, with prices ranging from just under R4m for a home built on a 1,000m2 stand to approximately R25m for a multibedroom country house on a 1ha plot. The latter allows residents to have a horse and stable on the property. Irene is regarded as one of Pretoria’s most serene, tree-filled suburbs. Cornwall Hill is surrounded by a greenbelt and its elevated position makes for spectacular skyline vistas and breath-taking sunsets in a tranquil and private countryside setting.
The Hennops River meanders along the estate’s southern border and a delightful riverine area with lush vegetation and abundant birdlife forms part of the estate.
One can take a walk along the river almost to the R21. There are braai facilities, jungle gyms and footpaths next to the river.
-Ivan Muller, resident.
Things to do in Cornwall Hills estate:
- Explore the banks of the river on foot, by bicycle or on horseback.
- Have a family picnic/braai in the riverine area.
- Treat the little ones to an outing to the children’s play park in the estate.
Attractions close to Cornwall Hills:
- Enjoy fishing, game viewing, hiking and cycling at Rietvlei Nature Reserve.
- Irene Dairy Farm offers an enchanting farm experience, restaurants, farm shop and kids’ play area.
- Irene Country Club offers golf, bowls, cricket, squash and tennis.
Medical facilities near Cornwall Hill
- Netcare Unitas Hospital
- Intercare Irene
- Mediclinic Midstream
This article originally appeared in Neighbourhood,Sunday Times.
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