It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD.

It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

[2] It was purchased by Kalven Estates in 1948 and proclaimed on 14 April 1948 and would be named after the company's chairman Robert Shapiro.

[2] The word -ham, in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a suffix used in place names meaning farm or homestead.

Sir John Adamson Secondary School is located in the area.