Much of the suburb is cordoned off as a gated settlement comprising resorts, golf courses and a retirement home.

[2][3] Mount Edgecombe, historically a prominent sugarcane growing region, is now the centre of South Africa's sugar industry.

[citation needed] The R102 is a north–south regional route connecting Verulam with Durban that by-passes Mount Edgecombe to the west as North Coast Road.

[citation needed] The Mount Edgecombe Interchange, recently upgraded in October 2018, serves as the connection between the N2 and M41 freeways.

It has become a prominent landmark in Mount Edgecombe, particularly due to one of its flyovers, which is the longest incrementally launched bridge in South Africa, spanning 948 meters.