Laerskool Hotazel
Combined · Inside suburb
Worth shortlisting
Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
86
Affordability
84
Property confidence
76
Safety
Trade-offs
50
Transport
50
Amenities
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
Is Hotazel right for you?
Hotazel stands out for steady property prices, with the trade-off of high prices for local incomes. We do not have figures yet for transport, amenities and lifestyle, so this is a partial picture.
What is good here
- Property prices have held up better than in most areas.
Things to weigh up
- Homes are expensive compared with local incomes.
Who it suits
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Families with children Partly known
About average on safety and schools. Not known yet: amenities.
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Young professionals and renters Not known yet
Not enough figures yet to say.
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Retirees and a quieter life Partly known
About average on safety. Not known yet: amenities.
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Living without a car Not known yet
Not enough figures yet to say.
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Buying on a budget Could work
Steady property prices, but high prices for local incomes.
Compared with nearby areas
| In Upington | In South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | Below most | About average |
| Affordability | Below most | Below most |
| Schools | Better than most | About average |
| Property Confidence | Among the lowest | Among the best |
Still being collected: Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.
What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
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Data confidence
Moderate coverage
74
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
4 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Verified schools
2 inside · 0 nearby
inside
Hotazel Combined School
Combined · Inside suburb
Data sources
Report incorrect data
Official school register
School · verified 2026-09-22
Score dashboard
modelled
76
Safety
Good
estimated
86
Affordability
Excellent
modelled
61
Schools
About average
2020
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Transport
No data yet
pending
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Amenities
No data yet
pending
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Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
84
Property Confidence
Good
RPPI 2010-2023
What these scores mean for Hotazel
Each score is out of 100. Higher is better for you: a high affordability score means cheaper relative to local incomes, and a high safety score means less crime. Comparisons are with other areas in the same country.
- Safety: 76/100 · Good
- Scores 76 out of 100, which is good and lower than 58% of areas in South Africa. In practice, reported crime is low for its size. What it measures: How safe the area is, from reported crime adjusted for population, with burglary and robbery counting most. How it is worked out: No SAPS station data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Estimated from nearby areas (estimated).
- Affordability: 86/100 · Excellent
- Scores 86 out of 100, which is excellent and lower than 99% of areas in South Africa. In practice, rent takes a reasonable share of local incomes. What it measures: How average rent compares with what households here typically earn. How it is worked out: Average rent as a share of median monthly income. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: Stats SA income & rental index (modelled).
- Schools: 61/100 · About average
- Scores 61 out of 100, which is about average and better than 52% of areas in South Africa. What it measures: How many primary and secondary schools are within reach. How it is worked out: Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) (2020).
- Property Confidence: 84/100 · Good
- Scores 84 out of 100, which is good and better than 82% of areas in South Africa. In practice, property data is plentiful and prices look steady. What it measures: How much reliable property data we have and how stable prices look. How it is worked out: Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation. This is based on strong, recent official data. Source: Stats SA Residential Property Price Index (RPPI 2010-2023).
Flood & earthquake history
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Flood:
None on record
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Earthquake:
None on record
AI neighbourhood summary
AI-powered
Is this area good for families?
Hotazel scores 61/100 for schools and 76/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. No dimension scores in the concerning range.
Generated by AI · 10 hours ago
Municipal service delivery
Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,244 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.
Flush toilet access
49%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
49%
Has electricity
92%
Regular refuse removal
46%
Water interruptions (past yr)
73%
Less happy than last year
54%
What residents are complaining about
% of households reporting each problem as present in their area.
Illegal rubbish dumping
32%
Littering
32%
Water pollution
20%
Air pollution
31%
Land degradation
56%
Noise pollution
15%
Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.
Households (Census 2022)
Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 2,222 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.
Piped water inside dwelling
17%
Flush toilet
15%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
10%
Electricity for lighting
94%
Regular refuse removal
13%
Home internet access
1%
No internet access
44%
Owns a motor car
18%
Food security
% of households reporting hunger at least sometimes in the past year.
Adult hunger
37%
Child hunger
34%
Source: Stats SA Census 2022.
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Local services in Hotazel
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Visiting Hotazel
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Load-shedding
No load-shedding
National status
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