The southern part of the street is characterized by large green spaces and attractive residential neighborhoods.

In contrast, its northern part, extending into the Nørrebro and North-West districts of Copenhagen, is marked by former industrial sites.

Søndre Fasanvej begins at Valby Langgade and continues along the western edge of Søndermarken and Frederiksberg Gardens to Smallegade, intersecting with Roskildevej along the route.

It then proceeds as Nordre Fasanvej, crossing several major arteries, including Nylandsvej, Godthåbsvej, Borups Allé, and Hillerødgade, before reaching Frederikssundsvej.

The oldest part of Søndre Fasanvej, north of Roskildevej, was established in 1682 as an access road to the royal pheasantry behind Frederiksberg Gardens.

The southern part of present-day Søndre Fasanvej, between Valby Langgade and Roskildevej, was created in approximately 1870 as a driveway to a small cluster of nurseries.

A few years later, Nordre Fasanvej continued to extend in stages by private landowner Niels Josefsen as part of his Mariendal estate to Hillerødgade, then Lyngbygade.

The west side of Søndre Fasanvej, opposite the big parks, is dominated by areas of single-family detached homes and apartment buildings from the 1880s.

In front of the former Royal Porcelain Factory Main Building on Søndre Fasanvej stands Georg Jensen's bronze sculpture En høstmand (1915).