Bishopscourt, Cape Town
Bishopscourt | |
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Top, the historic Bishopscourt residence of Anglican archbishop. Bottom left, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is located to the immediate west of Bishopscourt. Bottom right, remaining part of Van Riebeeck's Hedge that used to run through the area. | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′25″S 18°26′45″E / 33.99028°S 18.44583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,603 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 12.7% |
| • Coloured | 5.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.5% |
| • White | 74.0% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 85.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% |
| • Xhosa | 3.0% |
| • Other | 6.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7708 |
Bishopscourt is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Cape Town area. It has approximately 350 houses most of which are on more than 4,000 square metres (1 acre) of land.
The suburb includes the official residence of the Archbishop of Cape Town, which is known as Bishopscourt, whence comes the name of the suburb. It is also the location of a large number of foreign consulates and embassies. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Newlands and Claremont, Bishopscourt is located in an area at the foot of Table Mountain that attractions considerably more rainfall than the rest of the Cape Peninsula.
In 2015, it was ranked the sixth richest suburb in South Africa with an average property value of R11 million.