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Westridge

Moderate

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Residential

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Schools — 97 schools within range

Lifestyle

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Safety — 1,966 reported incidents in the latest period

Transport

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Tristan Stubbs axed for the second South Africa-Australia Test after a humiliating 214-defeat at Kingsmead Hindustan Times

The right-handed middle-order batsman scored 32 and 1 in the opening Test at Kingsmead, Durban as the Proteas were hammered by the Aussies. | Cricket

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Faf Du Plessis Slams CSA’s Durban Test Decision After Australia's Win, Says 'Why Start There?' Times Now

Faf du Plessis has criticised Cricket South Africa's choice to hold the first Test against Australia in Durban. He highlighted the venue's poor record against Australia and low attendance as significant concerns. , Cricket, Times Now

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After Durban drubbing, South Africa drop Stubbs from squad; call up player with two Test experience and eye Rabada return Times of India

South Africa have called up Matthew Breetzke and left Tristan Stubbs out of their squad for the second Test against Australia in Gqeberha, coach Shukri

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Faf du Plessis puts Cricket South Africa administration under scrutiny after Durban Test loss vs AUS Cricket Addictor

Faf du Plessis questions Cricket South Africa’s administration following the Proteas’ 214-run defeat to Australia in the Durban Test.

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“We need to show composure”: Conrad urges South Africa to bounce back after 214-run defeat to Australia Devdiscourse

Following South Africa’s crushing 214-run defeat to Australia in the opening ICC World Test Championship clash in Durban, head coach Shukri Conrad stressed the need to address the team’s shortcomings while remaining committed to the approach that has served them well, rather than resorting to sweeping changes.

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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

Combined · Inside suburb

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Data sources

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Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Oct 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 1%

2022-2023

Affordability

Top 37%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Bottom 43%

Oct 2026

Amenities

Top 3%

Oct 2026

Lifestyle

Top 2%

Oct 2026

Property Confidence

Top 40%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

4,121,285 people in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 71%

Coloured 3%

Indian or Asian 20%

White 6%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,026 households surveyed in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

76%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

21%

Has electricity

99%

Regular refuse removal

81%

Water interruptions (past yr)

84%

Less happy than last year

45%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 39%

Littering 37%

Water pollution 19%

Air pollution 13%

Land degradation 19%

Noise pollution 12%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 80,245 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

66%

Flush toilet

77%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

98%

Regular refuse removal

78%

Home internet access

14%

No internet access

13%

Owns a motor car

30%

Food security

% of households reporting hunger at least sometimes in the past year.

Adult hunger 21%

Child hunger 18%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Mayville Kzn

Total incidents

1,966

Violent crime

678 +113

Burglary & robbery

458 +22

Property crime

483 -24

Vehicle crime

279 +79

Other

68 +2

Most reported crimes

Aggr Robbery

281

Other Theft

249

Burglary Res

195

Vehicle Theft

150

Common Robbery

145

Common Assault

137

Theft From Vehicle

129

Malicious Damage

116

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

Mayville Kzn 550 m Police station 1.8 km Police station 1.8 km Police station 1.8 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

831 m

School mix

67 public · 30 independent

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Amenities & transport

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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

R10,560

Median income

R32,640

Avg property price

R1,296,000

Price trend YoY

+3.2%

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Monthly income

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Median household income in KwaZulu-Natal (Stats SA GHS 2022) R4,800/mo

Official house price index — eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 61.0, 2010-02: 61.5, 2010-03: 61.8, 2010-04: 62.1, 2010-05: 62.1, 2010-06: 61.9, 2010-07: 61.5, 2010-08: 61.1, 2010-09: 61.0, 2010-10: 61.1, 2010-11: 61.4, 2010-12: 61.9, 2011-01: 62.3, 2011-02: 62.6, 2011-03: 62.9, 2011-04: 63.1, 2011-05: 63.3, 2011-06: 63.6, 2011-07: 63.8, 2011-08: 64.0, 2011-09: 64.2, 2011-10: 64.2, 2011-11: 64.0, 2011-12: 63.8, 2012-01: 63.6, 2012-02: 63.4, 2012-03: 63.3, 2012-04: 63.3, 2012-05: 63.6, 2012-06: 64.2, 2012-07: 65.0, 2012-08: 65.8, 2012-09: 66.6, 2012-10: 67.1, 2012-11: 67.5, 2012-12: 67.7, 2013-01: 67.8, 2013-02: 67.9, 2013-03: 68.0, 2013-04: 68.1, 2013-05: 68.1, 2013-06: 68.3, 2013-07: 68.5, 2013-08: 68.8, 2013-09: 69.3, 2013-10: 69.9, 2013-11: 70.5, 2013-12: 71.3, 2014-01: 72.1, 2014-02: 72.9, 2014-03: 73.8, 2014-04: 74.5, 2014-05: 75.1, 2014-06: 75.5, 2014-07: 75.6, 2014-08: 75.4, 2014-09: 75.2, 2014-10: 75.2, 2014-11: 75.4, 2014-12: 76.0, 2015-01: 76.7, 2015-02: 77.3, 2015-03: 77.8, 2015-04: 78.2, 2015-05: 78.5, 2015-06: 78.9, 2015-07: 79.5, 2015-08: 80.2, 2015-09: 80.9, 2015-10: 81.5, 2015-11: 81.9, 2015-12: 82.1, 2016-01: 82.2, 2016-02: 82.2, 2016-03: 82.3, 2016-04: 82.4, 2016-05: 82.6, 2016-06: 82.8, 2016-07: 83.0, 2016-08: 83.3, 2016-09: 83.7, 2016-10: 84.1, 2016-11: 84.3, 2016-12: 84.6, 2017-01: 84.7, 2017-02: 84.8, 2017-03: 84.9, 2017-04: 85.1, 2017-05: 85.2, 2017-06: 85.4, 2017-07: 85.7, 2017-08: 86.0, 2017-09: 86.3, 2017-10: 86.6, 2017-11: 87.0, 2017-12: 87.2, 2018-01: 87.5, 2018-02: 87.7, 2018-03: 87.9, 2018-04: 88.2, 2018-05: 88.5, 2018-06: 88.7, 2018-07: 88.8, 2018-08: 88.9, 2018-09: 89.0, 2018-10: 89.1, 2018-11: 89.1, 2018-12: 89.2, 2019-01: 89.4, 2019-02: 89.6, 2019-03: 89.9, 2019-04: 90.4, 2019-05: 90.9, 2019-06: 91.4, 2019-07: 91.7, 2019-08: 91.8, 2019-09: 92.0, 2019-10: 92.2, 2019-11: 92.7, 2019-12: 93.3, 2020-01: 94.0, 2020-02: 94.6, 2020-03: 95.0, 2020-04: 95.2, 2020-05: 95.5, 2020-06: 95.9, 2020-07: 96.4, 2020-08: 97.0, 2020-09: 97.8, 2020-10: 98.5, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.8, 2021-02: 101.5, 2021-03: 102.4, 2021-04: 103.2, 2021-05: 103.8, 2021-06: 104.3, 2021-07: 104.5, 2021-08: 104.7, 2021-09: 104.7, 2021-10: 104.8, 2021-11: 104.9, 2021-12: 105.3, 2022-01: 105.5, 2022-02: 105.9, 2022-03: 106.3, 2022-04: 106.7, 2022-05: 107.0, 2022-06: 107.3, 2022-07: 107.4, 2022-08: 107.5, 2022-09: 107.6, 2022-10: 107.9, 2022-11: 108.2, 2022-12: 108.6, 2023-01: 108.9

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