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

865	Heatherpark George, Western Cape 17.6%	73
842	Helena Heights Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	73
856	Heuwelkruin George, Eastern Cape	73
867	Hill 60 Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	73
864	Hillside Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.4%	73
853	Hornlee George, Eastern Cape	73
847	Houghton Stellenbosch, Western Cape 5.5%	73
843	Hout Bay Cape Town, Western Cape	73
854	Hunter's Home George, Eastern Cape	73
859	Hunter's Village George, Eastern Cape	73
868	Irenepark Klerksdorp, North West	73
862	Jamestown Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.7%	73
852	Jim Fouche Park Welkom, North West 13.4%	73
869	Ka-Mohi ABA Tzaneen, Limpopo	73
870	Ka-Siandana Tzaneen, Limpopo	73
841	Kaapzicht Cape Town, Western Cape 17%	73
860	Kagiso Heights Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 31.1%	73
861	Kareedouw Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 31.1%	73
846	Kelderhof Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 15.5%	73
850	Kelland Johannesburg, Gauteng 3.6% QoL 77	73
851	Kengies Ext 21 Johannesburg, Gauteng 4.9%	73
866	King George Park George, Western Cape 17.6%	73
863	Klein-Drakenstein Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.4%	73
849	Klipheuvel Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.7%	73
857	Knysna George, Eastern Cape	73
855	Knysna Heights George, Eastern Cape	73
858	Knysna Industrial George, Eastern Cape	73
848	Kuyasa Stellenbosch, Western Cape 8.3%	73
844	La Rochelle Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6%	73
845	Labiance Stellenbosch, Western Cape 4.8%	73

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.