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Westernburg

Moderate

Polokwane, Limpopo

Residential

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

100

Property confidence

Affordability

Transport

Trade-offs

Safety — 2,626 reported incidents in the latest period

Amenities — 16 amenities mapped nearby

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Zim bus drivers face charges in SA after 65 passengers found without passports South African

Two Zimbabwean bus drivers face charges after their overloaded buses were intercepted in Limpopo with passengers without passports.

2 weeks ago Read article

ActionSA to contest 11 municipalities in Limpopo: Mashaba The South African Broadcasting Corporation

Mashaba was addressing scores of supporters at the party's "Mashupa Tsela" rally.

3 weeks ago Read article

JUST IN: Double change for Sundowns' next fixture Kickoff

Mamelodi Sundowns have been forced to make both venue and date changes to their next league match.

3 weeks ago Read article

Four Betway Premiership matches this weekend The South African Broadcasting Corporation

There will be four Betway Premiership matches this weekend.

3 weeks ago Read article

Two buses intercepted on N1 with 65 passengers without passports Timeslive

Two buses travelling from Zimbabwe have been intercepted on the N1 near Polokwane

3 weeks ago Read article

Data confidence

High 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

25 pts

demographic alignment

Primary · 2.5 km away

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Data sources

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Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Nov 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 1%

2022-2023

Affordability

Top 37%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Top 3%

Nov 2026

Amenities

Bottom 24%

Nov 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 33%

Nov 2026

100

Property Confidence

Top 8%

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?

Westernburg scores 30/100 for schools and 76/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. Be mindful of weaker schools and amenities scores before committing.

Generated by AI · 4 months ago

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 2,295 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

29%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

69%

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

18%

Water interruptions (past yr)

71%

Less happy than last year

33%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 11%

Littering 24%

Water pollution 10%

Air pollution 11%

Land degradation 36%

Noise pollution 8%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 19,405 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

37%

Flush toilet

43%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

95%

Regular refuse removal

43%

Home internet access

10%

No internet access

24%

Owns a motor car

29%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 14%

Child hunger 12%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Westenburg

Total incidents

2,626

Violent crime

808 +44

Burglary & robbery

638 +19

Property crime

821 +53

Vehicle crime

257 +18

Other

102 +1

Most reported crimes

Other Theft

451

Burglary Res

331

Aggr Robbery

257

Theft From Vehicle

210

Common Assault

174

Assault Gbh

172

Burglary Nonres

156

Malicious Damage

151

Reporting history (2008–2023)

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Total Burglary share Latest period

Source: SAPS crime statistics, SAPACR dataset (2008–2023). South African Police Service.

Nearest police stations

Westenburg 230 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

200 m

School mix

20 public · 16 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Healthcare 0

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 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

R12,210

Median income

R37,740

Avg property price

R1,498,500

Price trend YoY

+4%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Limpopo (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,560/mo

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 66.4, 2010-02: 65.4, 2010-03: 64.4, 2010-04: 63.5, 2010-05: 62.8, 2010-06: 62.2, 2010-07: 62.1, 2010-08: 62.3, 2010-09: 62.4, 2010-10: 62.6, 2010-11: 62.7, 2010-12: 62.9, 2011-01: 63.0, 2011-02: 63.3, 2011-03: 63.6, 2011-04: 63.9, 2011-05: 64.3, 2011-06: 64.8, 2011-07: 65.6, 2011-08: 66.8, 2011-09: 68.4, 2011-10: 69.9, 2011-11: 71.1, 2011-12: 72.0, 2012-01: 72.6, 2012-02: 73.1, 2012-03: 73.6, 2012-04: 74.4, 2012-05: 75.4, 2012-06: 76.1, 2012-07: 76.3, 2012-08: 76.1, 2012-09: 75.6, 2012-10: 75.3, 2012-11: 75.2, 2012-12: 75.3, 2013-01: 75.3, 2013-02: 75.2, 2013-03: 74.6, 2013-04: 73.5, 2013-05: 72.3, 2013-06: 71.5, 2013-07: 71.4, 2013-08: 71.7, 2013-09: 72.3, 2013-10: 72.9, 2013-11: 73.3, 2013-12: 73.6, 2014-01: 73.8, 2014-02: 74.2, 2014-03: 75.0, 2014-04: 76.2, 2014-05: 77.7, 2014-06: 78.9, 2014-07: 79.5, 2014-08: 79.2, 2014-09: 78.3, 2014-10: 77.1, 2014-11: 76.3, 2014-12: 76.2, 2015-01: 77.0, 2015-02: 78.1, 2015-03: 79.1, 2015-04: 79.8, 2015-05: 80.1, 2015-06: 80.3, 2015-07: 80.5, 2015-08: 80.7, 2015-09: 81.1, 2015-10: 81.3, 2015-11: 81.2, 2015-12: 80.6, 2016-01: 79.8, 2016-02: 79.2, 2016-03: 79.1, 2016-04: 79.2, 2016-05: 79.4, 2016-06: 79.2, 2016-07: 78.9, 2016-08: 78.8, 2016-09: 79.2, 2016-10: 80.4, 2016-11: 82.4, 2016-12: 85.0, 2017-01: 87.0, 2017-02: 87.9, 2017-03: 87.6, 2017-04: 86.6, 2017-05: 85.7, 2017-06: 85.5, 2017-07: 86.5, 2017-08: 88.3, 2017-09: 90.3, 2017-10: 91.4, 2017-11: 91.5, 2017-12: 90.5, 2018-01: 89.4, 2018-02: 88.7, 2018-03: 89.1, 2018-04: 90.3, 2018-05: 91.6, 2018-06: 92.2, 2018-07: 92.2, 2018-08: 91.8, 2018-09: 91.4, 2018-10: 91.5, 2018-11: 92.2, 2018-12: 93.1, 2019-01: 93.9, 2019-02: 94.1, 2019-03: 93.6, 2019-04: 92.7, 2019-05: 92.3, 2019-06: 92.6, 2019-07: 93.3, 2019-08: 94.0, 2019-09: 94.2, 2019-10: 93.9, 2019-11: 93.4, 2019-12: 93.0, 2020-01: 93.3, 2020-02: 94.5, 2020-03: 96.2, 2020-04: 98.0, 2020-05: 99.0, 2020-06: 99.3, 2020-07: 99.0, 2020-08: 98.4, 2020-09: 98.0, 2020-10: 98.0, 2020-11: 98.7, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 101.4, 2021-02: 102.8, 2021-03: 103.9, 2021-04: 104.7, 2021-05: 105.2, 2021-06: 105.3, 2021-07: 105.4, 2021-08: 105.6, 2021-09: 106.3, 2021-10: 107.5, 2021-11: 108.0, 2021-12: 109.3, 2022-01: 111.7, 2022-02: 112.9, 2022-03: 113.8, 2022-04: 114.7, 2022-05: 116.0, 2022-06: 117.8, 2022-07: 120.5, 2022-08: 123.6, 2022-09: 126.4, 2022-10: 128.2, 2022-11: 128.8, 2022-12: 128.5, 2023-01: 127.7

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