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Neighbourhoods KwaZulu-Natal Mid Illovo
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Mid Illovo

Moderate

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Residential
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73
Safety
23
Schools
18
Transport
15
Amenities
Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
86
Affordability
73
Safety
Trade-offs
12
Lifestyle
15
Amenities — 2 amenities mapped nearby
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Score dashboard
OSM Sep 2026 · modelled
73
Safety
Bottom 30%
estimated
86
Affordability
Bottom 1%
modelled
23
Schools
Bottom 41%
2020
18
Transport
Bottom 1%
Sep 2026
15
Amenities
Bottom 24%
Sep 2026
12
Lifestyle
Bottom 1%
Sep 2026
68
Property Confidence
Bottom 48%
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 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 1,128 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
19%
Flush toilet
20%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
1%
Electricity for lighting
93%
Regular refuse removal
12%
Home internet access
4%
No internet access
21%
Owns a motor car
22%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 14%
Child hunger 14%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Data sources
What each score is built from, and how current it is
Safety
73 Seeded
No SAPS station data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby.
Estimated from nearby areas ·estimated
Affordability
86 Moderate
Average rent as a share of median monthly income.
Stats SA income & rental index ·modelled
Schools
23 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 ·Sep 2026
Amenities
15 Strong
Daily-convenience density: shops, food, healthcare, community.
OpenStreetMap & Google Places ·Sep 2026
Lifestyle
12 Strong
Parks, food culture, and community sentiment once reviews accrue.
OSM green space + resident sentiment ·Sep 2026
Property Confidence
68 Strong
Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation.
Stats SA Residential Property Price Index ·RPPI 2010-2023