Assagay has excellent access to both the M13 and N3 freeway systems linking it directly with Durban and Pietermaritzburg. While Kassier Road links it via Old Main Road to the central commercial area of Hillcrest.

The suburb of Assagay had become known as a middle-income residential area containing a mixture of individual houses and small town house complexes; however the considerable development in the greater Hillcrest area, over the past 10 years, has tended to change this image of the area. Large secure gated estates such as Queensbridge, Silver Oaks, Highmead and the nearby Aintree Lane residential development at Shongweni surrounding the Assagay Hotel (previously known as the Polo Pony Hotel) have seen the character change to more of a high-income area. The PheZulu Safari Park and the currently developing Stoneford Equestrian Estate, although in Assagay, are separated from the rest of the area by the rural upmarket area of Alverstone situated on the plateau of that name.

The Assagay Valley is a spectacular area. It forms the original catchment area of the Umhlatuzana River which flows through the Madwala Reserves. The Assagay Conservancy has an academy program which offers a course to staff and residents that manage properties in the area. An initiative which is aimed to promote goodwill, conservation practices and sustainable land use is one of Assagay Conservancies innovative projects. “Working for Water” have made a great contribution towards clearing the area of invasive plants and remain committed to eradicate all alien flora with the assistance and cooperation of Assagay’s landowners.