| Hatfield | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.748°N 28.238°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Tshwane |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Pretoria |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.97 |
| Population Total: | 9274 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 50.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 5.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 43.9% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 33.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 28.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.0% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 6.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 25.0% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0002 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0028 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 012 |
Hatfield is a suburb in Pretoria, South Africa with a high density of students as well as student accommodation due to its close proximity to the University of Pretoria's main campus.
The suburb was proclaimed on a portion of land previously belonging to Koedoespoort, which was owned by Lourens Cornelius Bronkhorst in the nineteenth century. An heir to Bronkhorst's estate sold the farm in 1885 to the Wesleyan Methodist Society. The land was sold again in 1903, after the Second Boer War. It was purchased by the Colonial Secretary of the Transvaal, Patrick Duncan. The suburb is named after Hatfield House, an estate in Hertfordshire, England that belonged to William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, who became Governor of the Transvaal in 1905.
The first business in Hatfield was the Hatfield Bakery, which was opened by Sakkie Andrews in 1932. This was later followed by the Rissik Station Stores and the multi-storey Hatfield Galleries on Burnett Street. Since the late 1980s, the character of Hatfield has changed rapidly as more and more businesses have been established in the area and today it is a mixed-use neighborhood with only 18% of the surface area still residential in nature.[2]
The suburb is served by the Gautrain. The Hatfield Gautrain station is located within the Hatfield Business Node east of the Pretoria CBD.
The suburb is served by a number of educational institutions;
There are three parks situated in the suburbs;Richard Street Park, Belgrave Square and Springbokpark.[2]
The area is also home to the Pretoria East Bowling club on Burnett Street. It is the oldest sports club in Hatfield and was established in 1923. There is also a tennis club, Belgrave Tennis Club, also located on Burnett Street.[2]
The area is also home to Tuks Cricket Oval, which has 6 cricket fields, 3 Football fields, one rugby, and two hockey fields.