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Umhlanga

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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Commercial Residential 20,000–50,000

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Recommended Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

100

Affordability

Safety — 3,204 reported incidents in the latest period

Schools — 12 schools within range

Trade-offs

Transport

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Kay: Shame on the UN for commemorating 25 years of toxic antizionism National Post

The UN's disastrous Durban conference in 2001 was a weeks-long orgy of Jew hate. Canada should boycott the upcoming anniversary event

1 day ago Read article

19 years on, Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes still echo from that unforgettable Durban night The Economic Times

Yuvraj Singh achieved a historic feat by hitting six sixes in one over. This remarkable performance occurred during the inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in 2007. He reached his fifty in just twelve balls, setting a new T20 international record. This explosive innings helped India post a strong total against England. The team later won the World Twenty20 trophy, with Yuvraj playing a key role.

2 days ago Read article

Tembisa driver in court for rape; Mudslides collapse Durban homes: Today’s top 7 stories News24

News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.

3 days ago Read article

Steve Smith speaks on "camera anxiety" developed after traumatic 'Sandpaper Gate' episode in South Africa The Tribune

As Australia gears up for the Tests against South Africa away from home starting from October 9 at Durban, Steve, in an interview with CODE Sports, went back to one of the darkest chapters of his cricketing career, the 'Sandpapergate', which put a massive dent in his legacy as a leader and put Australia's 'win at all costs' mentality under a massive scanner.

4 days ago Read article

Steve Smith speaks on "camera anxiety" developed after traumatic 'Sandpaper Gate' episode in South Africa ANI (Asian News International)

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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

Secondary · 4.9 km away

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Source

Score dashboard

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

Safety

Top 9%

2022-2023

100

Affordability

Top 2%

Stats SA 2024

Schools

Top 32%

2020

Transport

Bottom 38%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Top 7%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Top 4%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Top 40%

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?

Umhlanga scores 80/100 for schools and 89/100 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)

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

4,121,285 people in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 71%

Coloured 3%

Indian or Asian 20%

White 6%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,026 households surveyed in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

76%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

21%

Has electricity

99%

Regular refuse removal

81%

Water interruptions (past yr)

84%

Less happy than last year

45%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 39%

Littering 37%

Water pollution 19%

Air pollution 13%

Land degradation 19%

Noise pollution 12%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 80,245 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

66%

Flush toilet

77%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

98%

Regular refuse removal

78%

Home internet access

14%

No internet access

13%

Owns a motor car

30%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 21%

Child hunger 18%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Durban North

Total incidents

3,204

Violent crime

553 +195

Burglary & robbery

409 +70

Property crime

1,794 +215

Vehicle crime

375 +94

Other

73 0

Most reported crimes

Commercial Crime

665

Other Theft

642

Shoplifting

406

Burglary Res

261

Theft From Vehicle

232

Common Assault

227

Vehicle Theft

143

Aggr Robbery

136

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

Durban North 6.6 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

8 public · 4 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

R22,000

Median income

R78,000

Avg property price

R4,200,000

Price trend YoY

+6.5%

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Monthly income

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

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 61.0, 2010-02: 61.5, 2010-03: 61.8, 2010-04: 62.1, 2010-05: 62.1, 2010-06: 61.9, 2010-07: 61.5, 2010-08: 61.1, 2010-09: 61.0, 2010-10: 61.1, 2010-11: 61.4, 2010-12: 61.9, 2011-01: 62.3, 2011-02: 62.6, 2011-03: 62.9, 2011-04: 63.1, 2011-05: 63.3, 2011-06: 63.6, 2011-07: 63.8, 2011-08: 64.0, 2011-09: 64.2, 2011-10: 64.2, 2011-11: 64.0, 2011-12: 63.8, 2012-01: 63.6, 2012-02: 63.4, 2012-03: 63.3, 2012-04: 63.3, 2012-05: 63.6, 2012-06: 64.2, 2012-07: 65.0, 2012-08: 65.8, 2012-09: 66.6, 2012-10: 67.1, 2012-11: 67.5, 2012-12: 67.7, 2013-01: 67.8, 2013-02: 67.9, 2013-03: 68.0, 2013-04: 68.1, 2013-05: 68.1, 2013-06: 68.3, 2013-07: 68.5, 2013-08: 68.8, 2013-09: 69.3, 2013-10: 69.9, 2013-11: 70.5, 2013-12: 71.3, 2014-01: 72.1, 2014-02: 72.9, 2014-03: 73.8, 2014-04: 74.5, 2014-05: 75.1, 2014-06: 75.5, 2014-07: 75.6, 2014-08: 75.4, 2014-09: 75.2, 2014-10: 75.2, 2014-11: 75.4, 2014-12: 76.0, 2015-01: 76.7, 2015-02: 77.3, 2015-03: 77.8, 2015-04: 78.2, 2015-05: 78.5, 2015-06: 78.9, 2015-07: 79.5, 2015-08: 80.2, 2015-09: 80.9, 2015-10: 81.5, 2015-11: 81.9, 2015-12: 82.1, 2016-01: 82.2, 2016-02: 82.2, 2016-03: 82.3, 2016-04: 82.4, 2016-05: 82.6, 2016-06: 82.8, 2016-07: 83.0, 2016-08: 83.3, 2016-09: 83.7, 2016-10: 84.1, 2016-11: 84.3, 2016-12: 84.6, 2017-01: 84.7, 2017-02: 84.8, 2017-03: 84.9, 2017-04: 85.1, 2017-05: 85.2, 2017-06: 85.4, 2017-07: 85.7, 2017-08: 86.0, 2017-09: 86.3, 2017-10: 86.6, 2017-11: 87.0, 2017-12: 87.2, 2018-01: 87.5, 2018-02: 87.7, 2018-03: 87.9, 2018-04: 88.2, 2018-05: 88.5, 2018-06: 88.7, 2018-07: 88.8, 2018-08: 88.9, 2018-09: 89.0, 2018-10: 89.1, 2018-11: 89.1, 2018-12: 89.2, 2019-01: 89.4, 2019-02: 89.6, 2019-03: 89.9, 2019-04: 90.4, 2019-05: 90.9, 2019-06: 91.4, 2019-07: 91.7, 2019-08: 91.8, 2019-09: 92.0, 2019-10: 92.2, 2019-11: 92.7, 2019-12: 93.3, 2020-01: 94.0, 2020-02: 94.6, 2020-03: 95.0, 2020-04: 95.2, 2020-05: 95.5, 2020-06: 95.9, 2020-07: 96.4, 2020-08: 97.0, 2020-09: 97.8, 2020-10: 98.5, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.8, 2021-02: 101.5, 2021-03: 102.4, 2021-04: 103.2, 2021-05: 103.8, 2021-06: 104.3, 2021-07: 104.5, 2021-08: 104.7, 2021-09: 104.7, 2021-10: 104.8, 2021-11: 104.9, 2021-12: 105.3, 2022-01: 105.5, 2022-02: 105.9, 2022-03: 106.3, 2022-04: 106.7, 2022-05: 107.0, 2022-06: 107.3, 2022-07: 107.4, 2022-08: 107.5, 2022-09: 107.6, 2022-10: 107.9, 2022-11: 108.2, 2022-12: 108.6, 2023-01: 108.9

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