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Neighbourhoods Gauteng Hopefield
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Hopefield

Moderate

Vereeniging, Gauteng

Residential
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30
Safety
82
Schools
18
Transport
15
Amenities
Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
94
Affordability
82
Schools — 39 schools within range
Trade-offs
12
Lifestyle
15
Amenities — 4 amenities mapped nearby
Score dashboard
SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Jun 2026 · modelled
30
Safety
2022-2023
94
Affordability
modelled
82
Schools
2020
18
Transport
Jun 2026
15
Amenities
Jun 2026
12
Lifestyle
Jun 2026
68
Property Confidence
RPPI 2010-2023
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 4,714 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
85%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
11%
Has electricity
91%
Regular refuse removal
77%
Water interruptions (past yr)
39%
Less happy than last year
42%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 16%
Littering 30%
Water pollution 15%
Air pollution 17%
Land degradation 21%
Noise pollution 19%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 128,969 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
73%
Flush toilet
90%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
3%
Electricity for lighting
91%
Regular refuse removal
88%
Home internet access
18%
No internet access
14%
Owns a motor car
30%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 22%
Child hunger 20%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Data sources
What each score is built from, and how current it is
Safety
30 Moderate
Severity-weighted reported crime per 1,000 residents vs the urban benchmark. Burglary and robbery are weighted heavily.
SAPS crime statistics (SAPACR 2008–2023) ·2022-2023
Affordability
94 Moderate
Average rent as a share of median monthly income.
Stats SA income & rental index ·modelled
Schools
82 Moderate
Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary.
DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) ·2020
Transport
18 Strong
Density of public-transport stops and stations.
OpenStreetMap transport nodes ·Jun 2026
Amenities
15 Strong
Daily-convenience density: shops, food, healthcare, community.
OpenStreetMap & Google Places ·Jun 2026
Lifestyle
12 Strong
Parks, food culture, and community sentiment once reviews accrue.
OSM green space + resident sentiment ·Jun 2026
Property Confidence
68 Strong
Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation.
Stats SA Residential Property Price Index ·RPPI 2010-2023