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Brakfontein

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Bloemfontein, Free State

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OSM Jun 2026 · modelled

Safety

estimated

Affordability

modelled

Schools

2020

Transport

Jun 2026

Amenities

Jun 2026

Lifestyle

Jun 2026

Property Confidence

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

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

790,709 people in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 88%

Coloured 4%

Indian or Asian 0%

White 8%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 381 households surveyed in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

65%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

30%

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

57%

Water interruptions (past yr)

63%

Less happy than last year

37%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 68%

Littering 57%

Water pollution 27%

Air pollution 28%

Land degradation 54%

Noise pollution 34%

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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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 (77/100) 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

No schools from the DBE National Masterlist found within 5km.

Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Healthcare 0

Shops 0

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 0

Parks 0

Community 0

Transport 0

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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

R8,346

Median income

R23,540

Avg property price

R834,600

Price trend YoY

+2.5%

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Median household income in Free State (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,960/mo

Official house price index — Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Official residential property price index (Dec 2020 = 100) — metro/province trend.

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