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

1023	Gersham Stellenbosch, Western Cape 6.9%	72
1048	Ghandlanani Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1024	Gleemoor Cape Town, Western Cape 4.3%	72
1022	Glencairn Cape Town, Western Cape 18.9%	72
1025	Glenhaven Stellenbosch, Western Cape 4.8%	72
1050	Gogogo Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1026	Golden Hill Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2%	72
1044	Golf View Mahikeng, North West	72
1049	Govhu Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1029	Grosvenor Durban, KwaZulu-Natal	72
1041	Hani Park Welkom, North West	72
1027	Helderberg Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 26.8%	72
1046	Helenvale Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	72
1043	Helikonpark Johannesburg, Gauteng QoL 72	72
1037	Hex Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	72
1028	High Places Stellenbosch, Western Cape 5.5%	72
1021	Hillcrest Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4.8%	72
1034	Hillcrest Pretoria, Gauteng 7.9% QoL 73	72
1030	Hillcrest Park Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4.8%	72
1038	Hospitaalpark Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	72
1039	Hospital Hill Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	72
1036	Hoveni Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1033	Hughes Exts Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 5.2%	72
1047	Humulani Tzaneen, Limpopo	72
1032	Illiondale Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 3.8% QoL 68	72
1045	Imperial Reserve Mahikeng, North West	72
1042	Industria Welkom, North West	72
1040	Industria Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4%	72
1035	Ivy Park Polokwane, Limpopo 6.6%	72
1031	Jacobs Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4.8%	72

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.