South Africa: housing price and price/m²
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The median price of an apartment for sale is ZAR 14,215/m². That means there are as many properties more expensive than ZAR 14,215/m² as cheaper. As for houses for sale, the median price is ZAR 11,609/m².Apartments
Number of roomsMedian price
StudioZAR 14,071/m²
2 piècesZAR 12,858/m²
3 piècesZAR 26,675/m²
4 piècesNot enough listings
5 piècesNot enough listings
Houses
Number of roomsMedian price
4 piècesZAR 18,340/m²
5 piècesZAR 12,540/m²
6 piècesZAR 13,893/m²
7 piècesZAR 15,377/m²
8 piècesZAR 16,118/m²
South Africa: all details of housing price
| Location | Price per m² – apartments | Price per m² – houses |
|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | ZAR 12,155/m² -2% | ZAR 10,236/m² -1% |
| Western Cape | ZAR 26,787/m² | ZAR 17,124/m² -2% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | ZAR 13,504/m² -1% | ZAR 11,293/m² -4% |
| Mpumalanga | ZAR 10,613/m² -4% | ZAR 9,321/m² -4% |
| Eastern Cape | ZAR 12,382/m² -2% | ZAR 9,937/m² -1% |
| Free State | ZAR 7,414/m² -7% | ZAR 5,377/m² -3% |
| North West | ZAR 8,759/m² -1% | ZAR 8,653/m² -2% |
| Limpopo | ZAR 12,524/m² | ZAR 9,315/m² |
| Northern Cape | Not enough listings | ZAR 7,074/m² +11% |
The most expensive locations in South Africa
| Location | Price per m² – apartments | Price per m² – houses |
|---|---|---|
| Umhlanga | ZAR 57,903/m² | ZAR 27,691/m² +9% |
| Cape Town | ZAR 28,221/m² +2% | ZAR 17,544/m² |
| Dolphin Coast | ZAR 23,014/m² -3% | ZAR 22,739/m² -1% |
| Umdloti | ZAR 22,803/m² -1% | Not enough listings |
| Paarl | ZAR 21,904/m² -2% | ZAR 20,846/m² +2% |
| Sandton | ZAR 14,868/m² -3% | ZAR 13,424/m² -2% |
| Midrand | ZAR 13,661/m² -4% | ZAR 14,086/m² -2% |
| Edenvale | ZAR 13,576/m² -1% | ZAR 9,947/m² -5% |
| Lethabong | ZAR 13,206/m² -1% | ZAR 12,348/m² -7% |
| East London | ZAR 13,154/m² -2% | ZAR 10,104/m² |
The most affordable locations in South Africa
| Location | Price per m² – apartments | Price per m² – houses |
|---|---|---|
| Brakpan | ZAR 8,577/m² -1% | ZAR 7,042/m² -4% |
| Roodepoort | ZAR 9,033/m² | ZAR 7,943/m² +4% |
| Kempton Park | ZAR 9,280/m² -3% | ZAR 8,737/m² +3% |
| Pietermaritzburg | ZAR 9,403/m² -3% | ZAR 7,879/m² -1% |
| Port Elizabeth | ZAR 9,459/m² -6% | ZAR 9,231/m² -2% |
| Boksburg | ZAR 9,535/m² | ZAR 9,715/m² +10% |
| Phoenix | ZAR 9,712/m² -1% | ZAR 9,659/m² -1% |
| Pretoria | ZAR 10,025/m² -4% | ZAR 10,594/m² -4% |
| Johannesburg South | ZAR 10,071/m² -1% | ZAR 9,675/m² -1% |
| Germiston | ZAR 10,374/m² +9% | ZAR 9,591/m² +1% |
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