Rankings

Top neighbourhoods — Worldwide

The best-scoring suburbs by category. 9,327 neighbourhoods ranked.

🌍 All 🇿🇦 ZA 9,327 🇬🇧 UK 41,395 🇺🇸 USA 29,585 🇩🇪 DE 10,813 🇳🇱 NL 7,684

Overall

9,327 ranked

14	Haumannshof Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	89
19	Bridgebank Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	88
3	Plumstead Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5%	88
5	Audas Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	87
2	Maitland Garden Village Cape Town, Western Cape 8.9%	87
21	Bizweni Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	86
18	Bridgewater Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	86
15	Carey Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	86
20	Carwick Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	86
7	Deurdrif Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5%	86
16	Garden Village Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	86
4	La Colline Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	86
27	Les Marais Pretoria, Gauteng 26.1%	86
30	Riviera Pretoria, Gauteng 6.2% QoL 71	86
17	Silvertas Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	86
11	Van Ryneveld Stellenbosch, Western Cape 25.9%	86
25	Alphenpark Pretoria, Gauteng 6%	85
10	Arauna Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6%	85
22	Birdhaven Johannesburg, Gauteng 19.1%	85
6	Bracken Heights Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6%	85
8	Dieprivier Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5%	85
26	Eloffsdal Pretoria, Gauteng 26.1%	85
13	Gants Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	85
12	George Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 25.9%	85
9	Longdown Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	85
23	Lynnwood Park Pretoria, Gauteng 6%	85
24	Maroelana Pretoria, Gauteng 6%	85
28	Mayville Pretoria, Gauteng 26.1% QoL 71	85
1	Menlo Park Pretoria, Gauteng 6% QoL 74	85
29	Menlyn Pretoria, Gauteng 6%	85

How these rankings are calculated

Rankings are sorted by the metric selected above — overall score, safety, schools or affordability — computed the same way for every suburb in our database, so the ordering reflects the underlying data rather than editorial judgement. Overall score is a weighted blend across all scored dimensions; each individual metric (e.g. safety) is scored independently on its own 0-100 scale.

Safety scores for South African suburbs are built from official SAPS crime statistics at police-precinct level, weighted toward violent and property crime categories. International safety scores use the equivalent national source — data.police.uk reports in the UK, BKA and Landeskriminalamt statistics in Germany, and CBS data in the Netherlands.

School scores weigh the number and proximity of nearby primary and secondary schools, drawn from the Department of Basic Education's National Masterlist; affordability compares typical rent against local median household income. Filter by country or province above to compare rankings within a specific region, or open any suburb to see the full seven-dimension breakdown behind its rank.