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Grootmis

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Upington, Northern Cape

Residential

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Schools — 1 schools within range

Transport

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Safety — based on limited evidence

Transport — no source available yet

Amenities — no source available yet

What's happening

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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.

2 days 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.

2 days 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.

2 days 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 days 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 days 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

2 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Verified schools

1 inside · 0 nearby

Laerskool Kleinzee

Special needs · Inside suburb

inside

Directions official_schools

Data sources

Report incorrect data

official_schools

school · verified 2026-09-22

Source

Score dashboard

modelled

Safety

Bottom 42%

estimated

Affordability

Top 37%

modelled

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 45%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 44%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 42%

pending

Property Confidence

Top 14%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 834 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

71%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

24%

Has electricity

94%

Regular refuse removal

60%

Water interruptions (past yr)

79%

Less happy than last year

30%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 38%

Littering 46%

Water pollution 26%

Air pollution 26%

Land degradation 40%

Noise pollution 20%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 832 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

86%

Flush toilet

89%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

97%

Regular refuse removal

87%

Home internet access

15%

No internet access

17%

Owns a motor car

42%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 6%

Child hunger 5%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Load-shedding

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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.

Nearest police stations

Kleinsee 3.5 km

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

3.3 km

School mix

1 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

R9,680

Median income

R29,920

Avg property price

R1,188,000

Price trend YoY

+2.8%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Northern Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R4,730/mo

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 51.6, 2010-02: 51.4, 2010-03: 51.1, 2010-04: 50.8, 2010-05: 50.3, 2010-06: 50.1, 2010-07: 50.2, 2010-08: 51.1, 2010-09: 52.6, 2010-10: 54.2, 2010-11: 55.6, 2010-12: 56.4, 2011-01: 56.8, 2011-02: 56.9, 2011-03: 56.9, 2011-04: 57.2, 2011-05: 57.7, 2011-06: 58.4, 2011-07: 58.9, 2011-08: 59.1, 2011-09: 59.2, 2011-10: 59.4, 2011-11: 59.9, 2011-12: 60.5, 2012-01: 61.1, 2012-02: 61.5, 2012-03: 61.6, 2012-04: 61.5, 2012-05: 61.3, 2012-06: 61.3, 2012-07: 61.4, 2012-08: 61.5, 2012-09: 61.5, 2012-10: 61.4, 2012-11: 61.5, 2012-12: 62.0, 2013-01: 62.8, 2013-02: 64.0, 2013-03: 65.1, 2013-04: 65.8, 2013-05: 66.1, 2013-06: 66.1, 2013-07: 66.1, 2013-08: 66.3, 2013-09: 66.9, 2013-10: 67.8, 2013-11: 68.8, 2013-12: 69.5, 2014-01: 69.9, 2014-02: 70.4, 2014-03: 71.2, 2014-04: 72.1, 2014-05: 73.2, 2014-06: 74.5, 2014-07: 76.1, 2014-08: 77.6, 2014-09: 78.8, 2014-10: 79.7, 2014-11: 80.3, 2014-12: 80.6, 2015-01: 80.8, 2015-02: 80.9, 2015-03: 81.2, 2015-04: 81.8, 2015-05: 82.7, 2015-06: 83.3, 2015-07: 83.6, 2015-08: 83.8, 2015-09: 83.9, 2015-10: 84.0, 2015-11: 83.9, 2015-12: 84.0, 2016-01: 84.3, 2016-02: 84.8, 2016-03: 85.6, 2016-04: 86.4, 2016-05: 87.1, 2016-06: 87.5, 2016-07: 87.6, 2016-08: 87.1, 2016-09: 86.2, 2016-10: 85.5, 2016-11: 85.5, 2016-12: 86.3, 2017-01: 87.6, 2017-02: 88.8, 2017-03: 89.5, 2017-04: 89.7, 2017-05: 89.6, 2017-06: 89.4, 2017-07: 89.7, 2017-08: 90.8, 2017-09: 92.4, 2017-10: 94.2, 2017-11: 95.1, 2017-12: 95.2, 2018-01: 94.5, 2018-02: 93.7, 2018-03: 93.1, 2018-04: 92.9, 2018-05: 93.3, 2018-06: 93.9, 2018-07: 94.4, 2018-08: 94.4, 2018-09: 93.9, 2018-10: 92.9, 2018-11: 92.0, 2018-12: 91.5, 2019-01: 91.2, 2019-02: 91.3, 2019-03: 91.9, 2019-04: 92.6, 2019-05: 93.3, 2019-06: 93.7, 2019-07: 94.1, 2019-08: 94.2, 2019-09: 94.2, 2019-10: 94.4, 2019-11: 94.8, 2019-12: 95.5, 2020-01: 96.2, 2020-02: 96.2, 2020-03: 95.6, 2020-04: 94.7, 2020-05: 94.0, 2020-06: 93.6, 2020-07: 93.8, 2020-08: 94.9, 2020-09: 96.5, 2020-10: 98.1, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.5, 2021-02: 101.2, 2021-03: 101.8, 2021-04: 102.1, 2021-05: 102.2, 2021-06: 102.0, 2021-07: 101.4, 2021-08: 100.5, 2021-09: 99.7, 2021-10: 99.3, 2021-11: 100.2, 2021-12: 99.9, 2022-01: 99.4, 2022-02: 100.6, 2022-03: 102.1, 2022-04: 103.9, 2022-05: 105.3, 2022-06: 106.2, 2022-07: 106.5, 2022-08: 106.5, 2022-09: 106.7, 2022-10: 107.4, 2022-11: 108.4, 2022-12: 109.3, 2023-01: 109.6

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

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