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Greenfields

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East London, Eastern Cape

Residential 2 months ago

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SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Jun 2026 · modelled

Safety

2022-2023

Affordability

modelled

Schools

2020

Transport

Jun 2026

Amenities

Jun 2026

Lifestyle

Jun 2026

Property Confidence

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

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

968,651 people in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 85%

Coloured 5%

Indian or Asian 1%

White 8%

Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 322 households surveyed in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

76%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

24%

Has electricity

93%

Regular refuse removal

66%

Water interruptions (past yr)

73%

Less happy than last year

56%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 31%

Littering 38%

Water pollution 34%

Air pollution 43%

Land degradation 54%

Noise pollution 31%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 21,116 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

59%

Flush toilet

77%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

92%

Regular refuse removal

67%

Home internet access

No internet access

24%

Owns a motor car

26%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 32%

Child hunger 29%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

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Load-shedding

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National status

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Buffalo Flats

Total incidents

1,585

Violent crime

713 +1

Burglary & robbery

256 +3

Property crime

482 +45

Vehicle crime

84 +22

Other

50 -8

Most reported crimes

Assault Gbh

330

Malicious Damage

201

Other Theft

193

Burglary Res

191

Aggr Robbery

Commercial Crime

Theft From Vehicle

Common Assault

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

Buffalo Flats 1.0 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

Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Restaurants 0

Transport 0

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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

R7,332

Median income

R20,680

Avg property price

R733,200

Price trend YoY

+1.3%

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Monthly income

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Median household income in Eastern Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,770/mo

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

Official residential property price index (Dec 2020 = 100) — metro/province trend.

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