Plumstead was first mentioned when, in 1762, a large portion of the land beyond Wynberg and the Constantia Valley was granted to the free burghers Hendrick Jergens and Johan Barrens, who were Dutch settlers.

[citation needed] After the decline of the Dutch East India Company, the British occupied the Cape.

The fairly large suburb of Plumstead, just south of Wynberg, divided into two by the Main Road and the railway line, could easily be mistaken for the English village after which it is named.

The ward councillors are Eddie Andrews, Emile Langenhoven and Carmen Siebritz, respectively, all members of the Democratic Alliance.

[5] The area hosts a City of Cape Town Municipal Office and walk-in Motor Vehicle Registration Center, on the corner of Victoria and Main Roads.