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Scottburgh

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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

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Amenities

Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Lifestyle

Amenities — 20 amenities mapped nearby

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Safety — based on limited evidence

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OSM Jun 2026 · modelled

Safety

estimated

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)

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 2,870 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

36%

Flush toilet

38%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

Electricity for lighting

89%

Regular refuse removal

32%

Home internet access

No internet access

21%

Owns a motor car

23%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 18%

Child hunger 16%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Safety & crime

Safety is estimated

Not matched to a SAPS station yet — the safety score (65/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

Nearest police stations

Scottburgh 220 m

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

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Parks 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

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

R7,722

Median income

R21,780

Avg property price

R772,200

Price trend YoY

+3.3%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

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

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

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