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Cambridge

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East London, Eastern Cape

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Data confidence

High coverage

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geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

25 pts

demographic alignment

Primary · 2.2 km away

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Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Nov 2026 · modelled

Safety

Top 9%

2022-2023

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Top 3%

Nov 2026

Amenities

Top 1%

Nov 2026

Lifestyle

Top 1%

Nov 2026

Property Confidence

Top 13%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

968,651 people in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 85%

Coloured 5%

Indian or Asian 1%

White 8%

Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 322 households surveyed in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

76%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

24%

Has electricity

93%

Regular refuse removal

66%

Water interruptions (past yr)

73%

Less happy than last year

56%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 31%

Littering 38%

Water pollution 34%

Air pollution 43%

Land degradation 54%

Noise pollution 31%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 21,116 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

59%

Flush toilet

77%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

92%

Regular refuse removal

67%

Home internet access

No internet access

24%

Owns a motor car

26%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 32%

Child hunger 29%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Cambridge

Total incidents

4,761

Violent crime

967 +44

Burglary & robbery

1,062 -63

Property crime

1,952 +149

Vehicle crime

611 -5

Other

169 -5

Most reported crimes

Other Theft

956

Burglary Res

715

Theft From Vehicle

560

Commercial Crime

537

Common Assault

325

Malicious Damage

257

Aggr Robbery

245

Assault Gbh

201

Reporting history (2008–2023)

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Total Burglary share Latest period

Source: SAPS crime statistics, SAPACR dataset (2008–2023). South African Police Service.

Nearest police stations

Cambridge 690 m

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

754 m

School mix

46 public · 16 independent

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Amenities & transport

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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

R8,658

Median income

R24,420

Avg property price

R865,800

Price trend YoY

+0.9%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Eastern Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,770/mo

Official house price index — Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 59.1, 2010-02: 58.8, 2010-03: 58.7, 2010-04: 58.6, 2010-05: 58.7, 2010-06: 58.9, 2010-07: 59.2, 2010-08: 59.5, 2010-09: 59.5, 2010-10: 59.4, 2010-11: 59.1, 2010-12: 59.0, 2011-01: 59.1, 2011-02: 59.4, 2011-03: 59.8, 2011-04: 60.3, 2011-05: 60.7, 2011-06: 61.1, 2011-07: 61.3, 2011-08: 61.4, 2011-09: 61.3, 2011-10: 61.3, 2011-11: 61.5, 2011-12: 61.8, 2012-01: 62.2, 2012-02: 62.5, 2012-03: 62.8, 2012-04: 63.2, 2012-05: 63.6, 2012-06: 64.1, 2012-07: 64.7, 2012-08: 65.5, 2012-09: 66.3, 2012-10: 67.0, 2012-11: 67.5, 2012-12: 67.8, 2013-01: 68.1, 2013-02: 68.3, 2013-03: 68.2, 2013-04: 67.8, 2013-05: 67.3, 2013-06: 66.7, 2013-07: 65.9, 2013-08: 65.4, 2013-09: 65.4, 2013-10: 65.8, 2013-11: 66.7, 2013-12: 67.8, 2014-01: 68.8, 2014-02: 69.7, 2014-03: 70.2, 2014-04: 70.6, 2014-05: 71.0, 2014-06: 71.5, 2014-07: 72.0, 2014-08: 72.7, 2014-09: 73.4, 2014-10: 74.0, 2014-11: 74.4, 2014-12: 74.6, 2015-01: 74.6, 2015-02: 74.5, 2015-03: 74.4, 2015-04: 74.3, 2015-05: 74.5, 2015-06: 74.7, 2015-07: 75.0, 2015-08: 75.3, 2015-09: 75.3, 2015-10: 75.2, 2015-11: 75.1, 2015-12: 74.9, 2016-01: 75.0, 2016-02: 75.5, 2016-03: 76.4, 2016-04: 77.2, 2016-05: 77.8, 2016-06: 78.2, 2016-07: 78.4, 2016-08: 78.5, 2016-09: 78.8, 2016-10: 79.2, 2016-11: 79.7, 2016-12: 80.4, 2017-01: 81.2, 2017-02: 82.2, 2017-03: 83.1, 2017-04: 84.2, 2017-05: 85.1, 2017-06: 85.8, 2017-07: 86.6, 2017-08: 87.2, 2017-09: 87.7, 2017-10: 88.3, 2017-11: 89.2, 2017-12: 89.9, 2018-01: 90.3, 2018-02: 90.6, 2018-03: 90.9, 2018-04: 91.2, 2018-05: 91.5, 2018-06: 91.9, 2018-07: 92.3, 2018-08: 92.9, 2018-09: 93.3, 2018-10: 93.4, 2018-11: 93.4, 2018-12: 93.6, 2019-01: 93.8, 2019-02: 93.9, 2019-03: 93.9, 2019-04: 94.1, 2019-05: 94.4, 2019-06: 94.6, 2019-07: 94.5, 2019-08: 94.1, 2019-09: 93.5, 2019-10: 92.6, 2019-11: 91.3, 2019-12: 90.4, 2020-01: 90.2, 2020-02: 91.0, 2020-03: 92.3, 2020-04: 93.7, 2020-05: 94.8, 2020-06: 95.5, 2020-07: 95.9, 2020-08: 96.3, 2020-09: 97.0, 2020-10: 98.0, 2020-11: 99.2, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.1, 2021-02: 99.3, 2021-03: 98.3, 2021-04: 97.4, 2021-05: 97.1, 2021-06: 97.3, 2021-07: 97.9, 2021-08: 98.7, 2021-09: 99.3, 2021-10: 100.1, 2021-11: 100.8, 2021-12: 101.8, 2022-01: 102.6, 2022-02: 104.0, 2022-03: 105.5, 2022-04: 106.6, 2022-05: 107.1, 2022-06: 107.0, 2022-07: 106.8, 2022-08: 106.9, 2022-09: 107.7, 2022-10: 109.1, 2022-11: 110.9, 2022-12: 112.6, 2023-01: 113.6

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