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Ashbury

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Bloemfontein, Free State

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Affordability

Schools — 55 schools within range

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Madagascar vs. South Africa - Kick-off time, team news, how to watch Banyana's second Olympic qualifier ESPN

South Africa have all but secured their place in the third round of CAF's Women's Olympic qualifying after a 4-0 first leg win over Madagascar, but the reverse fixture in Bloemfontein can give Desiree Ellis a useful opportunity to experiment.

3 weeks ago Read article

Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashes Chris Gayle's T20 record score The Economic Times

Lhuan-dre Pretorius achieved an unbeaten 188 runs while playing for the Titans against the Knights. His performance included 13 sixes and 14 fours, breaking Chris Gayle's previous record of 175 runs. The match took place during the South African CSA Challenge in Bloemfontein. The Titans finished with a total of 267-3 and won by 124 runs after bowling out the Knights.

1 month ago Read article

Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle's record for highest individual T20 score with unbeaten 188 Devdiscourse

South Africa's Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed an unbeaten 188 off 79 balls to break Chris Gayle's record for the highest individual score in men's T20 cricket during the CSA T20 Challenge match between Titans and Knights in Bloemfontein.

1 month ago Read article

Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayles record for highest individual T20 score with unbeaten 188 Livemint

1 month ago Read article

History! Lhuan-dre Pretorius registers highest-individual score in T20 history NewsBytes

Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored an unbeaten 188, surpassing Chris Gayle's record for the highest men's T20 score during the CSA T20 Challenge in Bloemfontein.

1 month ago Read article

Data confidence

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

geography

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source authority

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freshness

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record coverage

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0 inside · 35 nearby

7 within 3 km · 35 within 5 km

Nearest: Shell (0.6 km)

outdoor recreation

5 inside · 21 nearby

16 within 3 km · 26 within 5 km

Nearest: Parks and play (1.2 km)

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2 inside · 18 nearby

4 within 3 km · 20 within 5 km

Nearest: Shoprite (0.9 km)

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0 inside · 13 nearby

5 within 3 km · 13 within 5 km

Nearest: Community places (1.5 km)

essential services

4 inside · 3 nearby

4 within 3 km · 7 within 5 km

Nearest: Community places (0.8 km)

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0 inside · 5 nearby

4 within 3 km · 5 within 5 km

Nearest: Heidedal Police Station (0.9 km)

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0 inside · 4 nearby

0 within 3 km · 4 within 5 km

Nearest: KFC (3.1 km)

healthcare

0 inside · 3 nearby

1 within 3 km · 3 within 5 km

Nearest: Pelonomi Hospital (1.5 km)

education

0 inside · 1 nearby

0 within 3 km · 1 within 5 km

Nearest: Mangaung Public Library (5.0 km)

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Score dashboard

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Safety

Bottom 43%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Bottom 45%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 44%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 42%

pending

Property Confidence

Bottom 28%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

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

790,709 people in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 88%

Coloured 4%

Indian or Asian 0%

White 8%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 381 households surveyed in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

65%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

30%

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

57%

Water interruptions (past yr)

63%

Less happy than last year

37%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 68%

Littering 57%

Water pollution 27%

Air pollution 28%

Land degradation 54%

Noise pollution 34%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 19,997 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

47%

Flush toilet

70%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

95%

Regular refuse removal

60%

Home internet access

10%

No internet access

20%

Owns a motor car

27%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 20%

Child hunger 18%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Load-shedding

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National status

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Safety & crime

Safety is estimated

Not matched to a SAPS station yet — the safety score (77/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

Nearest police stations

Heidedal 940 m

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

260 m

School mix

52 public · 3 independent

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Amenities & transport

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Amenity data is being gathered from OpenStreetMap.

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

R6,942

Median income

R19,580

Avg property price

R694,200

Price trend YoY

+1.3%

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Monthly income

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

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 63.5, 2010-02: 63.7, 2010-03: 64.3, 2010-04: 64.9, 2010-05: 65.7, 2010-06: 66.6, 2010-07: 67.4, 2010-08: 68.0, 2010-09: 68.2, 2010-10: 68.0, 2010-11: 67.9, 2010-12: 67.9, 2011-01: 68.3, 2011-02: 69.1, 2011-03: 70.2, 2011-04: 71.4, 2011-05: 72.4, 2011-06: 72.9, 2011-07: 72.8, 2011-08: 72.5, 2011-09: 72.3, 2011-10: 72.3, 2011-11: 72.6, 2011-12: 73.2, 2012-01: 73.7, 2012-02: 74.2, 2012-03: 74.6, 2012-04: 74.7, 2012-05: 74.6, 2012-06: 74.6, 2012-07: 74.7, 2012-08: 74.9, 2012-09: 75.4, 2012-10: 76.0, 2012-11: 76.6, 2012-12: 77.0, 2013-01: 77.1, 2013-02: 76.9, 2013-03: 76.4, 2013-04: 76.1, 2013-05: 76.2, 2013-06: 76.6, 2013-07: 77.3, 2013-08: 78.1, 2013-09: 78.9, 2013-10: 79.5, 2013-11: 80.1, 2013-12: 80.5, 2014-01: 80.8, 2014-02: 80.9, 2014-03: 80.8, 2014-04: 80.8, 2014-05: 80.8, 2014-06: 81.0, 2014-07: 81.4, 2014-08: 81.7, 2014-09: 81.8, 2014-10: 81.6, 2014-11: 81.3, 2014-12: 81.0, 2015-01: 81.0, 2015-02: 81.3, 2015-03: 81.9, 2015-04: 82.4, 2015-05: 82.8, 2015-06: 83.0, 2015-07: 83.0, 2015-08: 83.1, 2015-09: 83.4, 2015-10: 83.9, 2015-11: 84.5, 2015-12: 85.2, 2016-01: 85.8, 2016-02: 86.2, 2016-03: 86.4, 2016-04: 86.5, 2016-05: 86.7, 2016-06: 86.7, 2016-07: 86.7, 2016-08: 86.4, 2016-09: 86.0, 2016-10: 85.6, 2016-11: 85.3, 2016-12: 85.3, 2017-01: 85.7, 2017-02: 86.3, 2017-03: 87.0, 2017-04: 87.7, 2017-05: 88.2, 2017-06: 88.8, 2017-07: 89.4, 2017-08: 90.3, 2017-09: 91.3, 2017-10: 92.2, 2017-11: 92.7, 2017-12: 92.8, 2018-01: 92.4, 2018-02: 92.0, 2018-03: 91.7, 2018-04: 91.6, 2018-05: 91.7, 2018-06: 92.0, 2018-07: 92.4, 2018-08: 92.7, 2018-09: 93.0, 2018-10: 93.3, 2018-11: 93.7, 2018-12: 94.1, 2019-01: 94.5, 2019-02: 94.8, 2019-03: 95.0, 2019-04: 95.1, 2019-05: 95.0, 2019-06: 94.8, 2019-07: 94.4, 2019-08: 93.9, 2019-09: 93.5, 2019-10: 93.2, 2019-11: 93.1, 2019-12: 93.4, 2020-01: 93.8, 2020-02: 94.3, 2020-03: 94.9, 2020-04: 95.4, 2020-05: 95.9, 2020-06: 96.5, 2020-07: 97.0, 2020-08: 97.5, 2020-09: 98.0, 2020-10: 98.7, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.7, 2021-02: 101.4, 2021-03: 102.0, 2021-04: 102.7, 2021-05: 103.3, 2021-06: 103.8, 2021-07: 104.4, 2021-08: 105.0, 2021-09: 105.4, 2021-10: 105.7, 2021-11: 105.7, 2021-12: 106.2, 2022-01: 106.0, 2022-02: 106.4, 2022-03: 106.7, 2022-04: 107.0, 2022-05: 107.3, 2022-06: 107.6, 2022-07: 107.9, 2022-08: 108.2, 2022-09: 108.3, 2022-10: 108.5, 2022-11: 108.5, 2022-12: 108.5, 2023-01: 108.6

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