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Neighbourhoods Eastern Cape Alice
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Alice

Strong

East London, Eastern Cape

Mixed Use 2 months ago
69
Safety
80
Schools
31
Transport
61
Amenities
Score dashboard
OSM Jun 2026 · modelled
69
Safety
estimated
94
Affordability
modelled
80
Schools
2020
31
Transport
Jun 2026
61
Amenities
Jun 2026
74
Lifestyle
Jun 2026
92
Property Confidence
RPPI 2010-2023
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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Population (Census 2022)

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

968,651 people in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Black African 85%
Coloured 5%
Indian or Asian 1%
White 8%
Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 322 households surveyed in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
76%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
24%
Has electricity
93%
Regular refuse removal
66%
Water interruptions (past yr)
73%
Less happy than last year
56%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 31%
Littering 38%
Water pollution 34%
Air pollution 43%
Land degradation 54%
Noise pollution 31%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history
GDACS
No significant hazards on record
No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

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