Bishopscourt is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in Cape Towns Southern Suburbs. 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 reside on more than 3000 square metres of land making it extremely difficult to find property for sale in the area as it is so sought after, as are most properties for sale in Cape Towns Southern Suburbs.