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Faerie Glen

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Pretoria, Gauteng

Residential 10,000–20,000

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Recommended Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

100

Affordability

Safety — 3,378 reported incidents in the latest period

Amenities — 66 amenities mapped nearby

Trade-offs

Transport

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Sundowns beat Al Ahli to win FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup The Nation

PRETORIA - Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli 2-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium to win the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup and advance to

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Soccer-African champions beat Asian counterparts to advance in Inter Continental Cup The Star

PRETORIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - African ⁠champions Mamelodi Sundowns edged their Asian counterparts Al Ahli ⁠of Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the Inter Continental ‌Cup on Saturday, with a double strike from Portuguese import Nuno Santos.

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African champions beat Asian counterparts to advance in Inter Continental Cup The Straits Times

PRETORIA, Sept 19 - African champions Mamelodi Sundowns edged their Asian counterparts Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the Inter Continental Cup on Saturday, with a double strike from Portuguese import Nuno Santos. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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US imposes travel curbs on South African officials over anti-white claims India Today

The Trump administration has imposed visa restrictions on South African officials over policies it says discriminate against white minorities. Pretoria has rejected the allegations and the move signals a sharper diplomatic confrontation with Washington.

5 days ago Read article

Woman raped and strangled, man stabbed to death in Pretoria News24

Police are investigating two separate murders that occurred within 24 hours in Pretoria West, including the rape and strangulation of a 25-year-old woman.

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Data confidence

High coverage

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

25 pts

demographic alignment

Primary · 3.3 km away

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Data sources

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school · verified 2026-09-22

Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Sep 2026 · Stats SA 2024

Safety

Top 3%

2022-2023

100

Affordability

Top 2%

Stats SA 2024

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Bottom 38%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Top 2%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Top 3%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 1%

RPPI 2010-2023

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?

Faerie Glen scores 82/100 for schools and 94/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. Be mindful of weaker transport scores before committing.

Generated by AI · 3 weeks ago

Population (Census 2022)

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

3,966,170 people in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 83%

Coloured 2%

Indian or Asian 2%

White 13%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,031 households surveyed in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

78%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

19%

Has electricity

94%

Regular refuse removal

57%

Water interruptions (past yr)

33%

Less happy than last year

37%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 14%

Littering 24%

Water pollution 13%

Air pollution 10%

Land degradation 20%

Noise pollution 14%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 90,787 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

69%

Flush toilet

79%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

89%

Regular refuse removal

79%

Home internet access

21%

No internet access

15%

Owns a motor car

40%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 22%

Child hunger 19%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Quality of life

GCRO Survey · 2023-2024

/ 100 overall quality-of-life index

19 residents surveyed

Service delivery 10.0/10

Government satisfaction 3.9/10

Life satisfaction 6.8/10

Health 7.2/10

Perceived safety 6.3/10

Civic participation 7.1/10

Source: GCRO, person-weighted. Perceived safety ≠ measured crime data (see Safety tab).

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Load-shedding

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Garsfontein

Total incidents

3,378

Violent crime

503 +3

Burglary & robbery

614 -159

Property crime

1,549 +111

Vehicle crime

598 -167

Other

114 -2

Most reported crimes

Commercial Crime

717

Other Theft

636

Burglary Res

394

Theft From Vehicle

310

Vehicle Theft

288

Common Assault

189

Aggr Robbery

151

Shoplifting

116

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

Garsfontein 3.2 km Police station 3.2 km Tshwane Metro Police Satellite station 3.3 km

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

1.2 km

School mix

11 public · 21 independent

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Amenities & transport

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Restaurants 0

Community 0

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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

Official

Avg monthly rent

R15,500

Median income

R52,000

Avg property price

R2,400,000

Price trend YoY

+5%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Gauteng (Stats SA GHS 2022) R5,607/mo

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 58.2, 2010-02: 58.0, 2010-03: 57.8, 2010-04: 57.5, 2010-05: 57.3, 2010-06: 57.2, 2010-07: 57.2, 2010-08: 57.5, 2010-09: 57.9, 2010-10: 58.4, 2010-11: 58.8, 2010-12: 59.3, 2011-01: 59.6, 2011-02: 59.9, 2011-03: 60.0, 2011-04: 60.0, 2011-05: 60.0, 2011-06: 60.0, 2011-07: 60.1, 2011-08: 60.1, 2011-09: 60.3, 2011-10: 60.5, 2011-11: 60.8, 2011-12: 61.1, 2012-01: 61.3, 2012-02: 61.6, 2012-03: 62.1, 2012-04: 62.5, 2012-05: 63.1, 2012-06: 63.7, 2012-07: 64.3, 2012-08: 64.8, 2012-09: 65.2, 2012-10: 65.5, 2012-11: 65.6, 2012-12: 65.6, 2013-01: 65.6, 2013-02: 65.7, 2013-03: 65.9, 2013-04: 66.1, 2013-05: 66.5, 2013-06: 67.0, 2013-07: 67.5, 2013-08: 68.0, 2013-09: 68.5, 2013-10: 68.9, 2013-11: 69.3, 2013-12: 69.7, 2014-01: 70.3, 2014-02: 70.9, 2014-03: 71.4, 2014-04: 71.6, 2014-05: 71.5, 2014-06: 71.2, 2014-07: 70.9, 2014-08: 70.7, 2014-09: 70.9, 2014-10: 71.2, 2014-11: 71.8, 2014-12: 72.4, 2015-01: 72.9, 2015-02: 73.4, 2015-03: 74.0, 2015-04: 74.5, 2015-05: 75.1, 2015-06: 75.5, 2015-07: 75.8, 2015-08: 75.9, 2015-09: 76.0, 2015-10: 76.0, 2015-11: 76.1, 2015-12: 76.2, 2016-01: 76.4, 2016-02: 76.7, 2016-03: 77.1, 2016-04: 77.6, 2016-05: 78.1, 2016-06: 78.7, 2016-07: 79.2, 2016-08: 79.6, 2016-09: 80.0, 2016-10: 80.3, 2016-11: 80.4, 2016-12: 80.4, 2017-01: 80.4, 2017-02: 80.6, 2017-03: 80.9, 2017-04: 81.3, 2017-05: 81.8, 2017-06: 82.3, 2017-07: 82.8, 2017-08: 83.3, 2017-09: 83.8, 2017-10: 84.5, 2017-11: 85.3, 2017-12: 86.2, 2018-01: 86.9, 2018-02: 87.4, 2018-03: 87.8, 2018-04: 88.2, 2018-05: 88.8, 2018-06: 89.4, 2018-07: 90.1, 2018-08: 90.7, 2018-09: 91.2, 2018-10: 91.4, 2018-11: 91.5, 2018-12: 91.6, 2019-01: 91.7, 2019-02: 91.9, 2019-03: 92.0, 2019-04: 92.1, 2019-05: 92.2, 2019-06: 92.3, 2019-07: 92.3, 2019-08: 92.0, 2019-09: 91.6, 2019-10: 91.4, 2019-11: 91.4, 2019-12: 91.7, 2020-01: 92.1, 2020-02: 92.7, 2020-03: 93.2, 2020-04: 93.7, 2020-05: 94.2, 2020-06: 94.8, 2020-07: 95.6, 2020-08: 96.5, 2020-09: 97.5, 2020-10: 98.4, 2020-11: 99.2, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.8, 2021-02: 101.5, 2021-03: 102.2, 2021-04: 102.8, 2021-05: 103.4, 2021-06: 104.0, 2021-07: 104.6, 2021-08: 105.5, 2021-09: 106.4, 2021-10: 107.2, 2021-11: 108.1, 2021-12: 108.6, 2022-01: 109.1, 2022-02: 109.2, 2022-03: 109.4, 2022-04: 109.6, 2022-05: 109.9, 2022-06: 110.0, 2022-07: 109.9, 2022-08: 109.6, 2022-09: 109.3, 2022-10: 109.0, 2022-11: 108.9, 2022-12: 109.0, 2023-01: 109.4

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