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Wittekleifontein

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Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
86
Affordability
73
Safety
Trade-offs
50
Transport
50
Amenities
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
Is Wittekleifontein right for you?

Wittekleifontein is held back by higher crime and high prices for local incomes. We do not have figures yet for transport, amenities and lifestyle, so this is a partial picture.

Things to weigh up

  • Crime is higher than in most areas, so read the safety section before deciding.
  • Homes are expensive compared with local incomes.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    Higher crime. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Young professionals and renters Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Retirees and a quieter life Partly known

    Higher crime. 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.

Compared with nearby areas

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

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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South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, has announced a dramatic switch of sporting allegiance ahead of the LA 2028 Games.
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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
7 inside · 0 nearby
Official school register
School · verified 2026-09-23
Source
Score dashboard
modelled
73
Safety
Good
estimated
86
Affordability
Excellent
modelled
69
Schools
About average
2020
—
Transport
No data yet
pending
—
Amenities
No data yet
pending
—
Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
68
Property Confidence
About average
RPPI 2010-2023
What these scores mean for Wittekleifontein

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: 73/100 · Good
Scores 73 out of 100, which is good and lower than 70% 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: 69/100 · About average
Scores 69 out of 100, which is about average and better than 56% 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: 68/100 · About average
Scores 68 out of 100, which is about average and lower than 52% 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).
Full scoring method
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 3,124 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
44%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
52%
Has electricity
98%
Regular refuse removal
41%
Water interruptions (past yr)
78%
Less happy than last year
42%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 21%
Littering 29%
Water pollution 20%
Air pollution 12%
Land degradation 25%
Noise pollution 9%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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