Pinewood Village is on land owned by the University of Cape Town. In 1993, the University made a 99-year lease agreement with the Pinewood Trust, which takes care of selling and maintaining the buildings.

Monthly fees cover things like municipal rates, water, sewerage, security, phone rental, catering costs, some garden maintenance, shared electricity, and weekly transport to Howard Centre.

The levy and mandatory charges cover all operational costs of the Village, including insurance of the dwelling units (not the contents – residents are required to insure their own possessions).

Excluded are the following:

• purchase of electricity cards – available from Pinewood Reception;
• cost of DSTV Retirement Village Package (optional);
• mandatory meals per month;
• cost of telephone calls;
• cost of data (fibre runs throughout the Village) (optional);
• Ombudsman’s levy.

For more information on levies, please click on the following link 

As at 1 March 2026 :

1. Bedroom Unit:  from R2 800 000.00
2. Bedroom Unit:  from R3 550 000.00
3. Bedroom Unit:  from R4 300 000.00

These are determined by the Pinewood Trust on an annual basis.

The village is fully secured with perimeter cameras, electric fencing, and 24-hour manned entrance and exit gates, and generator coverage is provided during load-shedding.

A comfortable lounge, a 150-seat restaurant offering daily luncheons (excluding Saturdays), a coffee shop, a library, a hair salon, a launderette, and the central administration offices are featured in the Community Centre.

Two Hospitality Suites are available, for residents’ family members or friends, at a daily rate per suite. Each unit sleeps a maximum of 4 guests (2 adults and 2 school-going children).
For more information, click here to visit our Facilities page.

Every Wednesday morning, transport to Howard Centre is provided for residents’ convenience.

Pets are not permitted on the property, except for special dogs that help blind or partially sighted people.

The residents can either make use of the cleaning service, provided by the outsourced housekeeping service provider (at a fee), or they can arrange for the cleaning of their unit and garden maintenance independently of the Village. A garden service provider is employed to maintain the cottage lawns and communal garden areas throughout the Village.

Every week, household rubbish is collected. Special bins are provided for recycling plastic, paper, cardboard, glass, and metal cans.

The Pinewood waiting list operates electronically through our website. Policies and procedures can be found under the ‘Applications’ tab.