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Schoolplaats

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Bloemfontein, Free State

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
86
Affordability
77
Safety
Trade-offs
12
Schools
50
Transport
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
Is Schoolplaats right for you?

Schoolplaats is held back by high prices for local incomes and few schools nearby. We do not have figures yet for transport, amenities and lifestyle, so this is a partial picture.

Things to weigh up

  • Homes are expensive compared with local incomes.
  • There are few schools nearby, so check the school run.
  • Property prices have been weaker than in most areas.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    Few schools nearby. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Young professionals and renters Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Retirees and a quieter life Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Living without a car Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Buying on a budget Less suited

    High prices for local incomes and weak property prices.

Compared with nearby areas

In Bloemfontein In South Africa
Safety About average About average
Affordability About average Below most
Schools About average Below most
Property Confidence About average Below most

Still being collected: Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.

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Data confidence
Moderate coverage
60

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography
15 pts
source authority
20 pts
freshness
20 pts
record coverage
0 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.
Score dashboard
modelled
77
Safety
Good
estimated
86
Affordability
Excellent
modelled
12
Schools
Weak
2020
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Transport
No data yet
pending
—
Amenities
No data yet
pending
—
Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
67
Property Confidence
About average
RPPI 2010-2023
What these scores mean for Schoolplaats

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: 77/100 · Good
Scores 77 out of 100, which is good and lower than 57% 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: 12/100 · Weak
Scores 12 out of 100, which is weak and lower than 99% of areas in South Africa. In practice, there are few schools nearby, so check travel times to the ones you want. 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: 67/100 · About average
Scores 67 out of 100, which is about average and lower than 72% of areas in South Africa. 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).
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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.

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