Paarl Property

Paarl Property is the third oldest town in South Africa. The Khoikhoi and San were the first people to live in the area. Abraham Gabemma was the first European settler to reach the area in 1657 in an effort to find more Khoi groups to barter with. He renamed a glistening granite rock which is part of the second-largest granite outcrop in the world, from Tortoise Mountain (named by the Khoikhoi) to Pearl (Paarl) Mountain. The first farms were given in 1687 to farmers. The French Huguenots (1688) also played a major role in the development of the town and the wine industry. The first municipality outside of Cape Town was established in the Paarl in 1840. Paarl was a major supplier of ox wagons and therefore played an important role in the Great Trek of 1838 and in the Boer War. Afrikaans as a language lies firmly rooted in the Paarl where the GRA (Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners) formalized the language in 1875 and founded the first Afrikaans school in the country, Paarl Gimnasium (1858), in reaction to the forced anglicization of schools in the Cape Colony. The only language monument in the world, the Afrikaans Language Monument, was inaugurated on Paarl Mountain on 10 October 1975. Just outside Paarl is Drakenstein Prison, where Nelson Mandela spent his last years of captivity and began his walk to freedom in 1994.

What the area region is like right now

Paarl property offers you the convenience of city amenities within 50 minutes of Cape Town International airport, 45 minutes from Cape Town's CBD & 45 minutes from the Strand or Blouberg beaches. Paarl is a town with oak-lined streets and vineyards. Many of the historic buildings currently house art galleries, restaurants, shops, guest houses and hotels. The 12km-long Main Road, the longest in the country, host some of the most superb examples of Cape Dutch, Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian and Art Deco architecture.

Paarl has a regional shopping centre, a variety of sports facilities including 2 golf courses (Boschenmeer & Pearl Valley) , a choice of some of the best secondary and primary schools in the country, top medical facilities (Paarl Medi-Clinic, Paarl Med24 and a revamped Paarl Provincial Hospital) with all national financial & commercial institutions represented.

Paarl accommodates the Headquarters of the South African wine industry, the Co-operative Wine Grower's Association, better known as the KWV. The Paarl Wine Route in the country includes some of the best wine producers in the world - including Nederburg and Fairview.

Types of Real Estate available

A growing corporate presence in the town and a lack of residential land due to the encircling vineyards of the historically "dominating" wine industry, has made Paarl a sought after property market. Pearl Valley Golf Estate is at present also one of the twenty most expensive suburbs in South Africa.

Paarl property varies between entry level bachelor apartments of +- R450 000 to houses up to R19,9 million. The biggest property growth points during the last 6 years has been the big choice of new estate developments catering for secure and up market living. Val de Vie Wine and Polo Estate, Pearl Valley Golf Estate, Winelands Estate, Sante Wine Estate, Boschenmeer Golf Estate and Klein Paryskloof are some of the prestigious country estates.

Paarl small holdings and wine farms are amongst the most expensive properties in South Africa.

General interest information

Paarl offers a variety of lifestyle choices - with activities as diverse as exploring the wine-, cheese- , brandy- and culinary routes. Paarl is also within 45 minutes of all the popular events and festivals hosted and places of interest in the Cape Town Metropolitan, Helderberg & Stellenbosch.

Conclusion

Paarl Property offers wonderful scenery and a great selection of amenities, and even though it is considered to be the main business centre of the winelands, it still has the feel of a village between the vineyards.

• Residential Sale Property Ranging from R249,000 to R19,500,000

• Residential Let Property Ranging from R2,800 to R9,000

• Developments Sale Property Ranging from R930,000 to R1,137,000

• Commercial Sale Property Ranging from R415,000 to R14,000,000