Moodie Hill is a small affluent suburb consisting of four roads; Springhill Road, Springhill Close, Van Meurs Avenue and a small section of Coleraine Drive. It is situated in Johannesburg, Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Sandton. South Africa.
History The suburb was originally a working farm before Sandton City began being built in the early 1970s. The original farmhouse is still standing albeit completely restored and renovated. Adjacent to the original plot is a stand which incorporates a house built by renowned Staatliches BauhausAhrends, Steffen, artefacts.co.za student and architect Steffen Ahrends.Muriel Emmanuel: Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. . NA 680-C625. p. 15-16
Location Situated between Riverclub, Benmore Gardens, Parkmore and Morningside, Gauteng. Moodie Hill is close to Lycée Jules Verne (South Africa), the Morningside Post Office and the River Club golf course.
Notable residents Johnny Clegg Mswati III, King of Swaziland Eddie KeizanEddie Keizan: The Tale of a Motorsport Tiger, dailymaverick.co.za
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