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Wavecrest

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Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
94
Affordability
89
Safety — 1,519 reported incidents in the latest period
83
Schools — 11 schools within range
Trade-offs
50
Transport
50
Amenities
Unknowns
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
Lifestyle — no source available yet
Is Wavecrest right for you?

Wavecrest stands out for low crime and affordable homes. We do not have figures yet for transport, amenities and lifestyle, so this is a partial picture.

What is good here

  • Crime is lower than in most areas.
  • Homes cost less than in most areas, compared with local incomes.
  • There are more schools within reach than in most areas.
  • Property prices have held up better than in most areas.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    Low crime and 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

    Low crime. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Living without a car Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Buying on a budget Suits well

    Affordable homes and steady property prices.

Compared with nearby areas

In Gqeberha In South Africa
Safety Among the best Among the best
Affordability Better than most Among the best
Schools About average Among the best
Property Confidence About average Better than most

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
Defeat for Garden Route Badgers Colts The Gremlin
After a promising start a few weeks ago in the Cricket South Africa Colts competition, the Garden Route Badgers, suffered back-to-back defeats in this weekend’s fixtures against Eastern Province in Oudtshoorn. In the three-day competition the Badgers went down by an innings and 167 runs. In the one-day competition fixture after being bowled out for […] The post Defeat for Garden Route Badgers Colts appeared first on The Gremlin.
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WEATHER TODAY: Upington 40°C and Kimberley 39°C as the heat wave holds South African
Weather for Wednesday: Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Klerksdorp and Kroonstad reach 36°C, while Cape Town stays cloudy and mild at 24°C and Durban settles at 27°C.
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Proteas vs Bangladesh Tests: Squad, dates, where to watch South African
South Africa host Bangladesh in November and December, including two clashes that could shape the World Test Championship.
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Businesses pool funds for Gqeberha substation’s R1m security upgrades Daily Maverick
In an effort to prevent power outages from crippling businesses in the industrial areas of Deal Party and Struandale, several Gqeberha firms have banded together to install security upgrades at the crucial Swartkops Substation, including a fence worth nearly R1-million.
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Cancer patient turns to crowdfunding after Gqeberha hospital’s scanners fail Daily Maverick
Broken CT scanners at Livingstone Hospital left patients facing uncertainty over access to essential diagnostic services. For 70-year-old breast cancer patient Charmaine van den Berg, the breakdown meant turning to public crowdfunding to afford a private scan.
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Data confidence
High coverage
80

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
10 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Verified schools
0 inside · 11 nearby
Data sources
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Official school register
School · verified 2026-09-22
Source
Score dashboard
SAPS 2022-2023 · modelled
89
Safety
Excellent
2022-2023
94
Affordability
Excellent
modelled
83
Schools
Good
2020
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Transport
No data yet
pending
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Amenities
No data yet
pending
—
Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
72
Property Confidence
Good
RPPI 2010-2023
What these scores mean for Wavecrest

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: 89/100 · Excellent
Scores 89 out of 100, which is excellent and better than 91% 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: Severity-weighted reported crime per 1,000 residents vs the urban benchmark. Burglary and robbery are weighted heavily. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: SAPS crime statistics (SAPACR 2008–2023) (2022-2023).
Affordability: 94/100 · Excellent
Scores 94 out of 100, which is excellent and better than 63% 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: 83/100 · Good
Scores 83 out of 100, which is good and better than 99% of areas in South Africa. In practice, there is a good choice of schools nearby. 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: 72/100 · Good
Scores 72 out of 100, which is good and better than 63% 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).
Full scoring method
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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AI neighbourhood summary
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Is this area good for families?

Wavecrest scores 83/100 for schools and 89/100 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 · 4 months ago

Population (Census 2022)

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

1,187,335 people in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Black African 63%
Coloured 19%
Indian or Asian 1%
White 16%
Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 461 households surveyed in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
96%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
3%
Has electricity
98%
Regular refuse removal
87%
Water interruptions (past yr)
70%
Less happy than last year
30%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 35%
Littering 42%
Water pollution 15%
Air pollution 11%
Land degradation 2%
Noise pollution 4%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 1,967 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
69%
Flush toilet
83%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
10%
Electricity for lighting
94%
Regular refuse removal
91%
Home internet access
18%
No internet access
26%
Owns a motor car
34%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 14%
Child hunger 13%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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