South African public data — province-aware views

Property Prices & Rental

Median prices, rental yields, affordability, and market velocity — drill down: province → metro → suburb. Built for buy vs rent decisions.

Median price (National)

R1.32M

FNB/Lightstone barometer & metro estimates

Est. monthly bond

R12k

90% loan · 10.5% prime · 20 years

Rent cheaper than bond

Est. monthly rent

R9k

Gross yield 8.2%

Rental yield

8.2%

Income-friendly market

Rent vs bond ratio

76%

Rent as % of bond payment — under 100% favours buying

Strong buy signal

Affordability index

100

Local median vs national (100 = national average)

Near national average

Price-to-income

4.7x

Median vs household income (~R282 000)

Cap rate vs prime

-2.3pp

Gross yield 8.2% vs prime 10.5%

Prime exceeds gross yield

Est. annual rental

R108k

R9k/month gross income

Days on market

72

Bond approval ~62% nationally

Prices +2.8% YoY

YoY price growth

2.8%

Above inflation target

Transfer duty threshold

R1.21M

Median above zero-duty band

Bond approval rate

62%

National mortgage approval proxy

Property map

Median price (R thousands) by province — blue markers scale with price — click markers to drill down

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Median price by province (R thousands)

Click a bar or map marker to drill into province metros

Click a bar to drill down into that province

Rental yield by area

Gross yield — click bars to drill when at national or provincial view

Click a bar to drill down into that province

Yield vs growth by province

Higher yield often trades off with slower capital growth

Price index trend (R thousands)

Sources: Lightstone · FNB Property Barometer · PayProp · Cape Town Open Data· Updated 01 Aug 2026