The suburb comprises numerous townhouses, a living establishment commonly popular in new Johannesburg developments due to secured and often guarded boundaries and lower ownership cost than individual housing property.

Many residents are skilled young adults working in financial, legal, culinary or consulting type industries.

Many large corporations have offices in Sunninghill, including Acer, Eskom, PriceWaterhouseCoopers before moving to Waterfall, CA, Inc, AstraZeneca, RCI and Unisys.

There is an older centre, The Square, with anchor tenants Checkers and Cash Converters, and various food outlets and retailers.

St Peter's College is a secondary co-educational private school situated adjacent to Eskom Megawatt Park.