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Meer en See

Moderate

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

Residential

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

Affordability

Safety — 4,622 reported incidents in the latest period

Schools — 9 schools within range

Trade-offs

Lifestyle

Transport

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Zwane tells Usuthu players to take the burden off Ngwenya’s shoulders Timeslive

AmaZulu coach Arthur Zwane doesn’t want Usuthu to only rely on on-form striker Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya for goals, calling for other players to come to the party

20 hours ago Read article

Zwane tells Usuthu players to take the burden off Ngwenya’s shoulders Sowetanlive

AmaZulu coach Arthur Zwane doesn’t want Usuthu to only rely on on-form striker Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya for goals, calling for other players to come to the party

20 hours ago Read article

Da Cruz warned: 'That's not Chiefs' style' Kickoff

Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Thabiso Malatsi has cast a doubt over the formation of head coach...

1 day ago Read article

ANDILE SANGQU | Transnet’s recovery is a milestone, not a destination Timeslive

Sustained discipline and collaboration key to long-term logistics recovery, writes Andile Sangqu

1 day ago Read article

Sekhukhune United edge Richards Bay 3-2 with late winner Ebnewsdaily

Ellis Rammala scored a late winner as Sekhukhune United beat Richards Bay 3-2 after surrendering a two-goal lead.

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Data confidence

Moderate 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

10 pts

record coverage

15 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Sep 2026 · modelled

Safety

Top 32%

2022-2023

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Top 36%

2020

Transport

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 35%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 25%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 48%

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?

Meer en See scores 30/100 for schools and 68/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are affordability. Be mindful of weaker schools and transport scores before committing.

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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.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 8,208 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

53%

Flush toilet

57%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

99%

Regular refuse removal

50%

Home internet access

10%

No internet access

12%

Owns a motor car

35%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 25%

Child hunger 23%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Load-shedding

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National status

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Richards Bay

Total incidents

4,622

Violent crime

1,225 +122

Burglary & robbery

626 +117

Property crime

1,804 +220

Vehicle crime

629 +245

Other

338 +73

Most reported crimes

Other Theft

685

Commercial Crime

612

Theft From Vehicle

525

Shoplifting

327

Aggr Robbery

316

Burglary Res

301

Common Assault

293

Drug Crime

225

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

Richards Bay 6.3 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

7 public · 2 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Healthcare 0

Restaurants 0

Parks 0

Community 0

Transport 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

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

R7,722

Median income

R21,780

Avg property price

R772,200

Price trend YoY

+2.5%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in KwaZulu-Natal (Stats SA GHS 2022) R4,800/mo

Official house price index — KwaZulu-Natal Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 57.6, 2010-02: 58.0, 2010-03: 58.3, 2010-04: 58.5, 2010-05: 58.6, 2010-06: 58.5, 2010-07: 58.2, 2010-08: 58.0, 2010-09: 58.0, 2010-10: 58.2, 2010-11: 58.6, 2010-12: 59.1, 2011-01: 59.6, 2011-02: 60.1, 2011-03: 60.4, 2011-04: 60.7, 2011-05: 61.0, 2011-06: 61.2, 2011-07: 61.5, 2011-08: 61.7, 2011-09: 61.9, 2011-10: 61.9, 2011-11: 61.8, 2011-12: 61.7, 2012-01: 61.6, 2012-02: 61.6, 2012-03: 61.7, 2012-04: 61.9, 2012-05: 62.3, 2012-06: 62.8, 2012-07: 63.4, 2012-08: 64.1, 2012-09: 64.7, 2012-10: 65.2, 2012-11: 65.6, 2012-12: 65.9, 2013-01: 66.0, 2013-02: 66.1, 2013-03: 66.1, 2013-04: 66.1, 2013-05: 66.2, 2013-06: 66.4, 2013-07: 66.6, 2013-08: 67.0, 2013-09: 67.5, 2013-10: 67.9, 2013-11: 68.4, 2013-12: 68.8, 2014-01: 69.3, 2014-02: 69.9, 2014-03: 70.6, 2014-04: 71.4, 2014-05: 72.0, 2014-06: 72.6, 2014-07: 72.9, 2014-08: 72.9, 2014-09: 72.9, 2014-10: 73.1, 2014-11: 73.4, 2014-12: 73.9, 2015-01: 74.6, 2015-02: 75.3, 2015-03: 76.0, 2015-04: 76.5, 2015-05: 76.9, 2015-06: 77.2, 2015-07: 77.6, 2015-08: 78.0, 2015-09: 78.6, 2015-10: 79.2, 2015-11: 79.8, 2015-12: 80.3, 2016-01: 80.6, 2016-02: 80.8, 2016-03: 80.7, 2016-04: 80.7, 2016-05: 80.8, 2016-06: 81.0, 2016-07: 81.2, 2016-08: 81.7, 2016-09: 82.1, 2016-10: 82.5, 2016-11: 82.8, 2016-12: 83.2, 2017-01: 83.5, 2017-02: 83.7, 2017-03: 84.0, 2017-04: 84.2, 2017-05: 84.4, 2017-06: 84.5, 2017-07: 84.6, 2017-08: 84.9, 2017-09: 85.2, 2017-10: 85.7, 2017-11: 86.3, 2017-12: 86.8, 2018-01: 87.1, 2018-02: 87.3, 2018-03: 87.5, 2018-04: 87.6, 2018-05: 87.8, 2018-06: 88.1, 2018-07: 88.4, 2018-08: 88.8, 2018-09: 89.0, 2018-10: 89.1, 2018-11: 88.9, 2018-12: 88.7, 2019-01: 88.5, 2019-02: 88.5, 2019-03: 88.8, 2019-04: 89.4, 2019-05: 90.1, 2019-06: 90.8, 2019-07: 91.3, 2019-08: 91.6, 2019-09: 91.8, 2019-10: 92.1, 2019-11: 92.6, 2019-12: 93.2, 2020-01: 94.0, 2020-02: 94.8, 2020-03: 95.4, 2020-04: 95.9, 2020-05: 96.3, 2020-06: 96.7, 2020-07: 97.2, 2020-08: 97.7, 2020-09: 98.2, 2020-10: 98.8, 2020-11: 99.4, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.6, 2021-02: 101.2, 2021-03: 101.9, 2021-04: 102.6, 2021-05: 103.3, 2021-06: 103.8, 2021-07: 104.2, 2021-08: 104.5, 2021-09: 104.7, 2021-10: 104.9, 2021-11: 105.2, 2021-12: 105.7, 2022-01: 106.1, 2022-02: 106.7, 2022-03: 107.3, 2022-04: 107.7, 2022-05: 108.1, 2022-06: 108.3, 2022-07: 108.4, 2022-08: 108.4, 2022-09: 108.3, 2022-10: 108.3, 2022-11: 108.5, 2022-12: 108.7, 2023-01: 109.0

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