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Emmaus

Moderate

Pietermaritzburg, Free State

Peri Urban

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

Safety — 871 reported incidents in the latest period

Affordability

Schools — 12 schools within range

Trade-offs

Lifestyle

Amenities — 2 amenities mapped nearby

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Plan to remove defiant KZN MEC for social development set in motion Mail & Guardian

The process to remove KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga is underway following a Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling upholding her expulsion from the National Freedom Party.

6 days ago Read article

Mbali Shinga faces losing KZN legislature seat as speaker moves to swear in Barnes News24

Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, Nontembeko Boyce, has confirmed she will comply with a KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg order compelling her to declare Mbali Shinga’s seat vacant and swear in her replacement, Ivan Barnes.

6 days ago Read article

High Court orders KZN legislature to swear in Ivan Barnes, but Mbali Shinga won’t go quietly News24

Embattled National Freedom Party member and KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development, Mbali Shinga, has suffered a legal setback after the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday paved the way for party president Ivan Barnes to be sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature.

1 week ago Read article

Vijayawada: AP Speaker Ayyannapatrudu Pays Homage to Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa Deccan Chronicle

Ayyannapatrudu described Pietermaritzburg as a “sacred ground” in world history.

1 week ago Read article

Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

12 pts

demographic alignment

Secondary · 4.6 km away

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Data sources

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Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Sep 2026 · modelled

Safety

Top 7%

2022-2023

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Top 32%

2020

Transport

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 24%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 2%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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AI neighbourhood summary

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Is this area good for families?

Emmaus scores 30/100 for schools and 80/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. Be mindful of weaker schools and transport scores before committing.

Generated by AI · 3 months ago

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,290 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

78%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

20%

Has electricity

96%

Regular refuse removal

65%

Water interruptions (past yr)

62%

Less happy than last year

39%

What residents are complaining about

% of households reporting each problem as present in their area.

Illegal rubbish dumping 60%

Littering 57%

Water pollution 29%

Air pollution 25%

Land degradation 51%

Noise pollution 24%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Bergville

Total incidents

871

Violent crime

353 -21

Burglary & robbery

128 -12

Property crime

332 -108

Vehicle crime

21 -6

Other

37 -25

Most reported crimes

Assault Gbh

109

Stock Theft

108

Other Theft

Sexual Offences

Shoplifting

Burglary Res

Burglary Nonres

Malicious Damage

Reporting history (2008–2023)

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Total Burglary share Latest period

Source: SAPS crime statistics, SAPACR dataset (2008–2023). South African Police Service.

Nearest police stations

Bergville 13.9 km

Straight-line distances from suburb centre. Source: OpenStreetMap.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

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Nearby schools

DBE National Masterlist 2020 · within 5km

Schools within 5 km

Closest school

559 m

School mix

12 public · 0 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Shops 0

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 0

Parks 0

Community 0

Transport 0

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Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

Affordability

Estimated

Estimated figures — modelled from NeighbourhoodIQ score and area type. No suburb-level Stats SA survey exists. Use as a rough planning guide, not a valuation.

Avg monthly rent

R7,020

Median income

R19,800

Avg property price

R702,000

Price trend YoY

+1.3%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Free State (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,960/mo

Official house price index — Free State Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 62.3, 2010-02: 62.4, 2010-03: 62.6, 2010-04: 62.9, 2010-05: 63.5, 2010-06: 64.1, 2010-07: 64.8, 2010-08: 65.4, 2010-09: 65.8, 2010-10: 66.0, 2010-11: 66.2, 2010-12: 66.6, 2011-01: 67.0, 2011-02: 67.8, 2011-03: 68.7, 2011-04: 69.7, 2011-05: 70.5, 2011-06: 70.9, 2011-07: 70.9, 2011-08: 70.8, 2011-09: 70.7, 2011-10: 70.7, 2011-11: 70.9, 2011-12: 71.3, 2012-01: 71.8, 2012-02: 72.3, 2012-03: 72.8, 2012-04: 73.1, 2012-05: 73.3, 2012-06: 73.4, 2012-07: 73.6, 2012-08: 73.9, 2012-09: 74.4, 2012-10: 75.0, 2012-11: 75.6, 2012-12: 75.9, 2013-01: 75.9, 2013-02: 75.7, 2013-03: 75.3, 2013-04: 74.9, 2013-05: 74.9, 2013-06: 75.2, 2013-07: 75.7, 2013-08: 76.4, 2013-09: 77.1, 2013-10: 77.8, 2013-11: 78.4, 2013-12: 78.8, 2014-01: 79.2, 2014-02: 79.3, 2014-03: 79.3, 2014-04: 79.4, 2014-05: 79.6, 2014-06: 79.8, 2014-07: 80.2, 2014-08: 80.4, 2014-09: 80.4, 2014-10: 80.1, 2014-11: 79.8, 2014-12: 79.7, 2015-01: 79.9, 2015-02: 80.5, 2015-03: 81.2, 2015-04: 81.8, 2015-05: 82.2, 2015-06: 82.4, 2015-07: 82.5, 2015-08: 82.7, 2015-09: 83.1, 2015-10: 83.6, 2015-11: 84.2, 2015-12: 84.7, 2016-01: 85.1, 2016-02: 85.3, 2016-03: 85.4, 2016-04: 85.3, 2016-05: 85.3, 2016-06: 85.3, 2016-07: 85.3, 2016-08: 85.2, 2016-09: 84.9, 2016-10: 84.7, 2016-11: 84.5, 2016-12: 84.5, 2017-01: 84.8, 2017-02: 85.5, 2017-03: 86.2, 2017-04: 86.9, 2017-05: 87.4, 2017-06: 87.8, 2017-07: 88.1, 2017-08: 88.6, 2017-09: 89.2, 2017-10: 90.0, 2017-11: 90.6, 2017-12: 91.0, 2018-01: 90.9, 2018-02: 90.6, 2018-03: 90.3, 2018-04: 90.0, 2018-05: 90.0, 2018-06: 90.2, 2018-07: 90.5, 2018-08: 90.8, 2018-09: 91.0, 2018-10: 91.3, 2018-11: 91.5, 2018-12: 91.8, 2019-01: 92.1, 2019-02: 92.4, 2019-03: 92.6, 2019-04: 93.0, 2019-05: 93.2, 2019-06: 93.3, 2019-07: 93.2, 2019-08: 93.0, 2019-09: 92.7, 2019-10: 92.4, 2019-11: 92.2, 2019-12: 92.2, 2020-01: 92.5, 2020-02: 93.0, 2020-03: 93.5, 2020-04: 94.1, 2020-05: 94.8, 2020-06: 95.4, 2020-07: 96.0, 2020-08: 96.6, 2020-09: 97.3, 2020-10: 98.1, 2020-11: 99.1, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.9, 2021-02: 101.7, 2021-03: 102.4, 2021-04: 103.1, 2021-05: 103.8, 2021-06: 104.5, 2021-07: 105.4, 2021-08: 106.2, 2021-09: 106.7, 2021-10: 107.1, 2021-11: 107.0, 2021-12: 107.5, 2022-01: 107.4, 2022-02: 107.5, 2022-03: 107.7, 2022-04: 107.9, 2022-05: 108.0, 2022-06: 108.2, 2022-07: 108.3, 2022-08: 108.3, 2022-09: 108.3, 2022-10: 108.3, 2022-11: 108.4, 2022-12: 108.5, 2023-01: 108.7

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