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Bergendal

Moderate

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

Residential

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Affordability

Schools — 16 schools within range

Safety

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Lifestyle

Amenities — 11 amenities mapped nearby

Unknowns

Safety — based on limited evidence

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Australia keep faith in Marnus Labuschagne as Test squad for South Africa tour named The Guardian

The under-pressure batter has been included on a 16-man list for the three-Test series in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town

2 weeks ago Read article

Gqeberha Flying Squad cops probed; AfriForum’s theatre sold out: Today’s top 7 stories News24

News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.

2 weeks ago Read article

Deadly virus stalks South Africa's sardines Phys.org

The tide came in last week carrying thousands of dead sardines onto South Africa's south coast, and by dawn, stretches of Gqeberha's shoreline were flecked with silver.

3 weeks ago Read article

Data confidence

High coverage

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geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

21 pts

demographic alignment

Primary · 3.1 km away

nearby

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Data sources

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school · verified 2026-09-22

Source

Score dashboard

OSM Sep 2026 · modelled

Safety

Top 36%

estimated

Affordability

Top 37%

modelled

Schools

Top 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 45%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 35%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 25%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Top 37%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

1,187,335 people in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 63%

Coloured 19%

Indian or Asian 1%

White 16%

Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 461 households surveyed in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

96%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

87%

Water interruptions (past yr)

70%

Less happy than last year

30%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 35%

Littering 42%

Water pollution 15%

Air pollution 11%

Land degradation 2%

Noise pollution 4%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 1,518 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

64%

Flush toilet

96%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

96%

Regular refuse removal

92%

Home internet access

No internet access

30%

Owns a motor car

25%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 13%

Child hunger 11%

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 (78/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

Nearest police stations

Graaff Reinet 1.6 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

650 m

School mix

16 public · 0 independent

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Amenities & transport

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Healthcare 0

Restaurants 0

Parks 0

Community 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

R10,780

Median income

R33,320

Avg property price

R1,323,000

Price trend YoY

+2%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Eastern Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,770/mo

Official house price index — Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 62.9, 2010-02: 62.8, 2010-03: 62.8, 2010-04: 63.0, 2010-05: 63.3, 2010-06: 63.7, 2010-07: 64.1, 2010-08: 64.1, 2010-09: 63.8, 2010-10: 63.4, 2010-11: 63.2, 2010-12: 63.3, 2011-01: 63.8, 2011-02: 64.7, 2011-03: 65.7, 2011-04: 66.5, 2011-05: 67.1, 2011-06: 67.3, 2011-07: 67.1, 2011-08: 66.8, 2011-09: 66.5, 2011-10: 66.5, 2011-11: 66.7, 2011-12: 67.0, 2012-01: 67.2, 2012-02: 67.1, 2012-03: 66.7, 2012-04: 66.2, 2012-05: 65.6, 2012-06: 65.3, 2012-07: 65.4, 2012-08: 65.9, 2012-09: 66.6, 2012-10: 67.3, 2012-11: 67.8, 2012-12: 68.0, 2013-01: 68.0, 2013-02: 67.9, 2013-03: 68.0, 2013-04: 68.2, 2013-05: 68.7, 2013-06: 69.2, 2013-07: 69.6, 2013-08: 69.9, 2013-09: 70.1, 2013-10: 70.0, 2013-11: 69.9, 2013-12: 69.7, 2014-01: 69.7, 2014-02: 69.9, 2014-03: 70.2, 2014-04: 70.5, 2014-05: 70.9, 2014-06: 71.3, 2014-07: 71.8, 2014-08: 72.3, 2014-09: 72.8, 2014-10: 73.2, 2014-11: 73.5, 2014-12: 73.6, 2015-01: 73.6, 2015-02: 73.7, 2015-03: 73.9, 2015-04: 74.3, 2015-05: 74.8, 2015-06: 75.2, 2015-07: 75.3, 2015-08: 75.2, 2015-09: 74.9, 2015-10: 74.8, 2015-11: 74.9, 2015-12: 75.3, 2016-01: 75.8, 2016-02: 76.3, 2016-03: 76.7, 2016-04: 76.8, 2016-05: 76.8, 2016-06: 77.0, 2016-07: 77.3, 2016-08: 77.7, 2016-09: 78.0, 2016-10: 78.2, 2016-11: 78.2, 2016-12: 78.1, 2017-01: 78.2, 2017-02: 78.3, 2017-03: 78.6, 2017-04: 79.0, 2017-05: 79.1, 2017-06: 79.0, 2017-07: 78.6, 2017-08: 78.5, 2017-09: 78.7, 2017-10: 79.4, 2017-11: 80.3, 2017-12: 81.3, 2018-01: 82.1, 2018-02: 82.6, 2018-03: 82.7, 2018-04: 82.6, 2018-05: 82.8, 2018-06: 83.0, 2018-07: 83.3, 2018-08: 83.5, 2018-09: 83.6, 2018-10: 83.6, 2018-11: 83.8, 2018-12: 84.3, 2019-01: 85.2, 2019-02: 86.2, 2019-03: 87.3, 2019-04: 87.9, 2019-05: 88.2, 2019-06: 88.3, 2019-07: 88.6, 2019-08: 89.2, 2019-09: 90.1, 2019-10: 91.3, 2019-11: 92.2, 2019-12: 92.7, 2020-01: 92.9, 2020-02: 93.1, 2020-03: 93.5, 2020-04: 94.3, 2020-05: 95.7, 2020-06: 97.2, 2020-07: 98.6, 2020-08: 99.6, 2020-09: 100.0, 2020-10: 100.0, 2020-11: 99.9, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.3, 2021-02: 100.9, 2021-03: 101.7, 2021-04: 102.5, 2021-05: 103.1, 2021-06: 103.5, 2021-07: 103.8, 2021-08: 104.2, 2021-09: 104.8, 2021-10: 105.5, 2021-11: 106.2, 2021-12: 106.7, 2022-01: 107.0, 2022-02: 106.9, 2022-03: 106.7, 2022-04: 106.6, 2022-05: 106.8, 2022-06: 107.1, 2022-07: 107.4, 2022-08: 107.8, 2022-09: 108.2, 2022-10: 108.8, 2022-11: 109.4, 2022-12: 110.3, 2023-01: 111.2

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

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