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Neighbourhoods Northern Cape Hopetown
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Hopetown

Moderate

Kimberley, Northern Cape

Mixed Use
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74
Safety
61
Schools
18
Transport
15
Amenities
Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
94
Affordability
91
Property confidence
74
Safety
Trade-offs
12
Lifestyle
15
Amenities — 2 amenities mapped nearby
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Score dashboard
OSM Jun 2026 · modelled
74
Safety
estimated
94
Affordability
modelled
61
Schools
2020
18
Transport
Jun 2026
15
Amenities
Jun 2026
12
Lifestyle
Jun 2026
91
Property Confidence
RPPI 2010-2023
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 834 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
71%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
24%
Has electricity
94%
Regular refuse removal
60%
Water interruptions (past yr)
79%
Less happy than last year
30%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 38%
Littering 46%
Water pollution 26%
Air pollution 26%
Land degradation 40%
Noise pollution 20%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 394 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
47%
Flush toilet
68%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
2%
Electricity for lighting
88%
Regular refuse removal
50%
Home internet access
14%
No internet access
36%
Owns a motor car
29%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 9%
Child hunger 9%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Data sources
What each score is built from, and how current it is
Safety
74 Seeded
No SAPS station data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby.
Estimated from nearby areas ·estimated
Affordability
94 Moderate
Average rent as a share of median monthly income.
Stats SA income & rental index ·modelled
Schools
61 Moderate
Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary.
DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) ·2020
Transport
18 Strong
Density of public-transport stops and stations.
OpenStreetMap transport nodes ·Jun 2026
Amenities
15 Strong
Daily-convenience density: shops, food, healthcare, community.
OpenStreetMap & Google Places ·Jun 2026
Lifestyle
12 Strong
Parks, food culture, and community sentiment once reviews accrue.
OSM green space + resident sentiment ·Jun 2026
Property Confidence
91 Strong
Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation.
Stats SA Residential Property Price Index ·RPPI 2010-2023