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Gaylee

Moderate

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Residential

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

Affordability

Schools — 53 schools within range

Property confidence

Trade-offs

Amenities — 36 amenities mapped nearby

Safety — 9,020 reported incidents in the latest period

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Why financial literacy matters for small business owners Mail & Guardian

A study by Stellenbosch University highlights how practical financial literacy workshops empower small business owners in South Africa, addressing key hurdles like budgeting, record-keeping, and cash flow management.

2 weeks ago Read article

From student digs to PSG buyout: How ButtaNutt was built News24

In his second year of studying mechanical engineering at Stellenbosch University, Antoine van Heerden started a health food brand that would go on to be sold in 1 500 stores around the country.

3 weeks ago Read article

SA’s first Einstein fellow: Stellenbosch lecturer’s journey from Delft to Germany News24

A Stellenbosch University lecturer has become the first South African academic to be selected for the prestigious Albert Einstein Fellowship in Germany – and she will use the opportunity to tell stories rooted in the lives, histories, and identities of people from communities such as the Cape Flats.

4 weeks 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

25 pts

demographic alignment

Primary · 2.3 km away

nearby

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Data sources

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school · verified 2026-09-22

Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Sep 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 9%

2022-2023

Affordability

Top 37%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Top 5%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 38%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Top 11%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Top 25%

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?

Gaylee scores 82/100 for schools and 35/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are affordability and schools. Be mindful of weaker safety and amenities scores before committing.

Generated by AI · 3 weeks ago

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,772 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

96%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

88%

Water interruptions (past yr)

22%

Less happy than last year

36%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 9%

Littering 27%

Water pollution 10%

Air pollution 11%

Land degradation 14%

Noise pollution 14%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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Load-shedding

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National status

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Mfuleni

Total incidents

9,020

Violent crime

4,130 +672

Burglary & robbery

997 +207

Property crime

2,165 +409

Vehicle crime

312 -46

Other

1,416 +394

Most reported crimes

Common Assault

1,431

Drug Crime

1,196

Other Theft

1,014

Aggr Robbery

962

Malicious Damage

819

Assault Gbh

673

Burglary Res

537

Murder

227

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

Mfuleni 1.4 km Police station 1.5 km Eerste River SAPS 2.1 km Kuils River Police Station 5.1 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

344 m

School mix

46 public · 7 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 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

R9,790

Median income

R30,260

Avg property price

R1,201,500

Price trend YoY

+3.2%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Western Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R9,475/mo

Official house price index — Western Cape Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 48.1, 2010-02: 48.0, 2010-03: 47.8, 2010-04: 47.7, 2010-05: 47.6, 2010-06: 47.5, 2010-07: 47.5, 2010-08: 47.5, 2010-09: 47.5, 2010-10: 47.5, 2010-11: 47.6, 2010-12: 47.8, 2011-01: 48.0, 2011-02: 48.2, 2011-03: 48.6, 2011-04: 48.8, 2011-05: 49.0, 2011-06: 49.0, 2011-07: 49.0, 2011-08: 49.0, 2011-09: 49.0, 2011-10: 49.1, 2011-11: 49.2, 2011-12: 49.3, 2012-01: 49.4, 2012-02: 49.4, 2012-03: 49.4, 2012-04: 49.5, 2012-05: 49.7, 2012-06: 50.0, 2012-07: 50.3, 2012-08: 50.7, 2012-09: 51.1, 2012-10: 51.5, 2012-11: 51.8, 2012-12: 52.1, 2013-01: 52.3, 2013-02: 52.6, 2013-03: 52.9, 2013-04: 53.2, 2013-05: 53.6, 2013-06: 54.1, 2013-07: 54.6, 2013-08: 55.0, 2013-09: 55.4, 2013-10: 55.8, 2013-11: 56.2, 2013-12: 56.7, 2014-01: 57.3, 2014-02: 57.9, 2014-03: 58.5, 2014-04: 59.1, 2014-05: 59.5, 2014-06: 60.0, 2014-07: 60.5, 2014-08: 61.0, 2014-09: 61.5, 2014-10: 62.1, 2014-11: 62.7, 2014-12: 63.2, 2015-01: 63.7, 2015-02: 64.3, 2015-03: 64.9, 2015-04: 65.4, 2015-05: 66.0, 2015-06: 66.5, 2015-07: 67.1, 2015-08: 67.7, 2015-09: 68.3, 2015-10: 69.0, 2015-11: 69.8, 2015-12: 70.8, 2016-01: 71.6, 2016-02: 72.4, 2016-03: 73.0, 2016-04: 73.5, 2016-05: 74.0, 2016-06: 74.4, 2016-07: 74.9, 2016-08: 75.5, 2016-09: 76.1, 2016-10: 76.8, 2016-11: 77.5, 2016-12: 78.3, 2017-01: 79.1, 2017-02: 80.1, 2017-03: 81.1, 2017-04: 82.1, 2017-05: 83.0, 2017-06: 83.9, 2017-07: 84.7, 2017-08: 85.4, 2017-09: 86.1, 2017-10: 86.7, 2017-11: 87.2, 2017-12: 87.6, 2018-01: 87.8, 2018-02: 88.0, 2018-03: 88.2, 2018-04: 88.5, 2018-05: 88.8, 2018-06: 89.3, 2018-07: 89.7, 2018-08: 90.2, 2018-09: 90.5, 2018-10: 90.8, 2018-11: 90.9, 2018-12: 91.1, 2019-01: 91.4, 2019-02: 91.7, 2019-03: 92.0, 2019-04: 92.2, 2019-05: 92.2, 2019-06: 92.0, 2019-07: 91.8, 2019-08: 91.8, 2019-09: 91.8, 2019-10: 92.1, 2019-11: 92.4, 2019-12: 92.7, 2020-01: 92.8, 2020-02: 93.1, 2020-03: 93.5, 2020-04: 94.3, 2020-05: 95.4, 2020-06: 96.6, 2020-07: 97.7, 2020-08: 98.5, 2020-09: 98.9, 2020-10: 99.1, 2020-11: 99.4, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.9, 2021-02: 101.9, 2021-03: 102.9, 2021-04: 103.7, 2021-05: 104.2, 2021-06: 104.5, 2021-07: 104.9, 2021-08: 105.3, 2021-09: 105.8, 2021-10: 106.6, 2021-11: 107.4, 2021-12: 107.9, 2022-01: 108.5, 2022-02: 109.0, 2022-03: 109.3, 2022-04: 109.6, 2022-05: 110.0, 2022-06: 110.5, 2022-07: 111.2, 2022-08: 112.1, 2022-09: 113.2, 2022-10: 114.2, 2022-11: 115.0, 2022-12: 115.8, 2023-01: 116.5

Official residential property price index (Dec 2020 = 100) — metro/province trend.

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