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Hotazel

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Upington, North West

Peri Urban

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Safety — based on limited evidence

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Tenders Closing Today, 16 October 2026: Deadlines and Closing Times Ebnewsdaily

96 South African government tenders are scheduled to close today. Suppliers should confirm the requirements and submit before the exact deadline shown for each opportunity.

3 weeks ago Read article

WEATHER TODAY: Richards Bay hits 39°C as heat wave holds Eastern Cape and KZN South African

Weather for Friday: Thunderstorms bring a 30% chance of rain to Johannesburg and Pretoria, while Cape Town stays dry and mild under high cloud at 20°C.

3 weeks ago Read article

NWU’s objective is to dodge axe this season Sowetanlive

NWU earned promotion to the MFC after winning their way through the ABC Motsepe League National playoffs.

3 weeks ago Read article

Tenders Closing Today, 15 October 2026: Deadlines and Closing Times Ebnewsdaily

60 South African government tenders are scheduled to close today. Suppliers should confirm the requirements and submit before the exact deadline shown for each opportunity.

3 weeks ago Read article

WEATHER TODAY: Afternoon storms for Thabazimbi and Bela-Bela, Richards Bay 40°C South African

Weather for Thursday: Musina climbs to 37°C under a veld fire warning from 10:00, while Cape Town stays dry and mild at 21°C under high cloud.

3 weeks ago Read article

Data confidence

Moderate 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

4 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Verified schools

2 inside · 0 nearby

Laerskool Hotazel

Combined · Inside suburb

inside

Directions official_schools

Hotazel Combined School

Combined · Inside suburb

inside

Directions official_schools

Data sources

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official_schools

school · verified 2026-09-22

Source

Score dashboard

modelled

Safety

Bottom 42%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Top 48%

2020

Transport

Bottom 45%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 44%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 42%

pending

Property Confidence

Top 18%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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AI neighbourhood summary

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Is this area good for families?

Hotazel scores 61/100 for schools and 77/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. No dimension scores in the concerning range.

Generated by AI · 3 months ago

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,244 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

49%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

49%

Has electricity

92%

Regular refuse removal

46%

Water interruptions (past yr)

73%

Less happy than last year

54%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 32%

Littering 32%

Water pollution 20%

Air pollution 31%

Land degradation 56%

Noise pollution 15%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 2,222 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

17%

Flush toilet

15%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

10%

Electricity for lighting

94%

Regular refuse removal

13%

Home internet access

No internet access

44%

Owns a motor car

18%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 37%

Child hunger 34%

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 (76/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

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

225 m

School mix

2 public · 0 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

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

R8,580

Median income

R24,200

Avg property price

R858,000

Price trend YoY

+0.9%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in North West (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,550/mo

Official house price index — North West Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 84.3, 2010-02: 83.5, 2010-03: 82.8, 2010-04: 82.2, 2010-05: 82.1, 2010-06: 82.4, 2010-07: 83.3, 2010-08: 84.5, 2010-09: 85.7, 2010-10: 86.8, 2010-11: 87.9, 2010-12: 89.0, 2011-01: 90.0, 2011-02: 90.7, 2011-03: 90.8, 2011-04: 90.5, 2011-05: 89.8, 2011-06: 89.0, 2011-07: 88.2, 2011-08: 87.7, 2011-09: 87.5, 2011-10: 87.5, 2011-11: 87.5, 2011-12: 87.3, 2012-01: 87.1, 2012-02: 87.1, 2012-03: 87.2, 2012-04: 87.5, 2012-05: 88.1, 2012-06: 89.0, 2012-07: 90.0, 2012-08: 91.0, 2012-09: 91.7, 2012-10: 92.0, 2012-11: 91.8, 2012-12: 91.5, 2013-01: 91.3, 2013-02: 91.5, 2013-03: 92.3, 2013-04: 93.5, 2013-05: 94.5, 2013-06: 95.0, 2013-07: 94.9, 2013-08: 94.3, 2013-09: 93.6, 2013-10: 93.1, 2013-11: 93.2, 2013-12: 93.9, 2014-01: 94.8, 2014-02: 95.6, 2014-03: 96.0, 2014-04: 95.9, 2014-05: 95.5, 2014-06: 95.0, 2014-07: 94.6, 2014-08: 94.6, 2014-09: 95.0, 2014-10: 95.5, 2014-11: 95.9, 2014-12: 96.3, 2015-01: 96.5, 2015-02: 96.6, 2015-03: 96.5, 2015-04: 96.6, 2015-05: 96.7, 2015-06: 96.8, 2015-07: 96.8, 2015-08: 96.6, 2015-09: 96.1, 2015-10: 95.4, 2015-11: 94.6, 2015-12: 93.8, 2016-01: 93.1, 2016-02: 92.5, 2016-03: 92.0, 2016-04: 91.9, 2016-05: 92.0, 2016-06: 92.5, 2016-07: 93.2, 2016-08: 93.8, 2016-09: 94.2, 2016-10: 94.3, 2016-11: 94.1, 2016-12: 93.7, 2017-01: 93.4, 2017-02: 93.3, 2017-03: 93.3, 2017-04: 93.2, 2017-05: 93.0, 2017-06: 92.9, 2017-07: 92.9, 2017-08: 93.1, 2017-09: 93.5, 2017-10: 94.0, 2017-11: 94.7, 2017-12: 95.4, 2018-01: 96.0, 2018-02: 96.3, 2018-03: 96.4, 2018-04: 96.4, 2018-05: 96.3, 2018-06: 95.8, 2018-07: 95.3, 2018-08: 95.2, 2018-09: 95.5, 2018-10: 96.3, 2018-11: 97.3, 2018-12: 98.5, 2019-01: 99.6, 2019-02: 100.4, 2019-03: 101.0, 2019-04: 101.4, 2019-05: 101.7, 2019-06: 102.1, 2019-07: 102.2, 2019-08: 101.9, 2019-09: 101.2, 2019-10: 100.1, 2019-11: 98.7, 2019-12: 97.3, 2020-01: 95.9, 2020-02: 94.8, 2020-03: 94.3, 2020-04: 94.6, 2020-05: 95.6, 2020-06: 96.9, 2020-07: 98.1, 2020-08: 99.0, 2020-09: 99.6, 2020-10: 99.7, 2020-11: 99.8, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.6, 2021-02: 101.5, 2021-03: 102.4, 2021-04: 103.0, 2021-05: 103.3, 2021-06: 103.7, 2021-07: 104.2, 2021-08: 104.8, 2021-09: 105.8, 2021-10: 107.0, 2021-11: 108.0, 2021-12: 109.5, 2022-01: 111.5, 2022-02: 112.5, 2022-03: 113.3, 2022-04: 114.1, 2022-05: 114.7, 2022-06: 115.5, 2022-07: 116.5, 2022-08: 117.7, 2022-09: 118.8, 2022-10: 119.7, 2022-11: 120.3, 2022-12: 120.5, 2023-01: 120.4

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