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Presidents dam

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Ekurhuleni, Gauteng

Residential

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Affordability

Schools — 16 schools within range

Property confidence

Trade-offs

Transport

Amenities — 3 amenities mapped nearby

Unknowns

Safety — based on limited evidence

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Psychology congress to tackle GBVF Mail & Guardian

As outrage over femicide mounts, the Psychological Society of South Africa convenes in Ekurhuleni to explore evidence-based, psychological approaches to…

3 days ago Read article

Murder first or femicide? Ekurhuleni killings open debate over how cases should be understood Mail & Guardian

The discovery of 11 women's bodies in Ekurhuleni has sparked community fear and opened a debate on whether the cases should be investigated as isolated…

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South Africa announces measures to tackle violence against women after series of killings The Morning Star

SOUTH AFRICAN President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new measures to combat gender-based violence following the killing of at least 11 women in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July.Admitting the government has not done enough, he announced an audit of women’s safety to be completed within 60 days, requiring local authorities to identify dangerous and high-risk areas, including places with broken streetlights and abandoned buildings.

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South Africa announces measures to tackle violence against women after series of killings Japan Today

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new measures Tuesday to combat gender-based violence following the killing of at least 11 women in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July. The measures include an audit of women’s safety to be completed within 60 days, requiring local authorities across the country to identify…

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Ramaphosa orders urgent action as Ekurhuleni killings put GBVF response under scrutiny Mail & Guardian

Following the recent murders of women in Ekurhuleni, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced four decisive national measures to tackle gender-based violence,…

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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

15 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

13 pts

demographic alignment

Combined · 4.1 km away

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school · verified 2026-09-23

Source

Score dashboard

OSM Oct 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 22%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Top 32%

2020

Transport

Bottom 1%

Oct 2026

Amenities

Bottom 30%

Oct 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 32%

Oct 2026

Property Confidence

Top 35%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

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

4,020,641 people in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 85%

Coloured 3%

Indian or Asian 2%

White 10%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,629 households surveyed in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

87%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

Has electricity

90%

Regular refuse removal

87%

Water interruptions (past yr)

46%

Less happy than last year

41%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 14%

Littering 27%

Water pollution 10%

Air pollution 17%

Land degradation 15%

Noise pollution 15%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 98,214 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

71%

Flush toilet

88%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

90%

Regular refuse removal

87%

Home internet access

16%

No internet access

15%

Owns a motor car

33%

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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Load-shedding

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Safety & crime

Safety is estimated

Not matched to a SAPS station yet — the safety score (69/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

Nearest police stations

Springs 4.5 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

1.3 km

School mix

14 public · 2 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Shops 0

Restaurants 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

R8,502

Median income

R23,980

Avg property price

R850,200

Price trend YoY

+3.3%

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Monthly income

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

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 58.5, 2010-02: 58.7, 2010-03: 59.0, 2010-04: 59.2, 2010-05: 59.5, 2010-06: 59.7, 2010-07: 59.9, 2010-08: 60.2, 2010-09: 60.5, 2010-10: 60.9, 2010-11: 61.3, 2010-12: 61.6, 2011-01: 61.9, 2011-02: 62.0, 2011-03: 62.0, 2011-04: 62.0, 2011-05: 62.1, 2011-06: 62.3, 2011-07: 62.5, 2011-08: 62.7, 2011-09: 62.8, 2011-10: 62.8, 2011-11: 62.9, 2011-12: 63.1, 2012-01: 63.4, 2012-02: 63.9, 2012-03: 64.5, 2012-04: 65.0, 2012-05: 65.5, 2012-06: 65.7, 2012-07: 65.9, 2012-08: 65.9, 2012-09: 66.0, 2012-10: 66.2, 2012-11: 66.4, 2012-12: 66.7, 2013-01: 67.0, 2013-02: 67.1, 2013-03: 67.1, 2013-04: 67.0, 2013-05: 67.0, 2013-06: 67.1, 2013-07: 67.5, 2013-08: 68.0, 2013-09: 68.6, 2013-10: 69.1, 2013-11: 69.7, 2013-12: 70.1, 2014-01: 70.6, 2014-02: 71.1, 2014-03: 71.6, 2014-04: 72.2, 2014-05: 72.7, 2014-06: 73.3, 2014-07: 73.6, 2014-08: 73.7, 2014-09: 73.7, 2014-10: 73.6, 2014-11: 73.5, 2014-12: 73.5, 2015-01: 73.7, 2015-02: 74.0, 2015-03: 74.5, 2015-04: 75.0, 2015-05: 75.4, 2015-06: 75.8, 2015-07: 76.2, 2015-08: 76.5, 2015-09: 76.9, 2015-10: 77.3, 2015-11: 77.6, 2015-12: 77.8, 2016-01: 77.7, 2016-02: 77.4, 2016-03: 77.2, 2016-04: 77.1, 2016-05: 77.1, 2016-06: 77.4, 2016-07: 77.8, 2016-08: 78.2, 2016-09: 78.7, 2016-10: 79.0, 2016-11: 79.1, 2016-12: 79.3, 2017-01: 79.4, 2017-02: 79.7, 2017-03: 80.1, 2017-04: 80.6, 2017-05: 81.2, 2017-06: 81.8, 2017-07: 82.2, 2017-08: 82.7, 2017-09: 83.2, 2017-10: 83.8, 2017-11: 84.5, 2017-12: 85.4, 2018-01: 86.2, 2018-02: 86.9, 2018-03: 87.4, 2018-04: 87.6, 2018-05: 87.5, 2018-06: 87.3, 2018-07: 87.1, 2018-08: 87.0, 2018-09: 87.0, 2018-10: 87.2, 2018-11: 87.5, 2018-12: 87.9, 2019-01: 88.4, 2019-02: 88.9, 2019-03: 89.3, 2019-04: 89.5, 2019-05: 89.6, 2019-06: 89.6, 2019-07: 89.7, 2019-08: 90.0, 2019-09: 90.5, 2019-10: 91.0, 2019-11: 91.5, 2019-12: 91.8, 2020-01: 91.9, 2020-02: 92.1, 2020-03: 92.5, 2020-04: 93.3, 2020-05: 94.4, 2020-06: 95.6, 2020-07: 96.9, 2020-08: 97.9, 2020-09: 98.5, 2020-10: 99.0, 2020-11: 99.4, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.8, 2021-02: 101.6, 2021-03: 102.4, 2021-04: 103.1, 2021-05: 103.6, 2021-06: 103.9, 2021-07: 104.2, 2021-08: 104.4, 2021-09: 104.8, 2021-10: 105.3, 2021-11: 105.9, 2021-12: 106.6, 2022-01: 106.5, 2022-02: 107.0, 2022-03: 107.6, 2022-04: 108.2, 2022-05: 108.9, 2022-06: 109.5, 2022-07: 110.1, 2022-08: 110.6, 2022-09: 111.2, 2022-10: 111.6, 2022-11: 112.0, 2022-12: 112.4, 2023-01: 112.7

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