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Setsing

Moderate

Bloemfontein, Free State

Peri Urban

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Safety

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Amenities — 1 amenities mapped nearby

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Safety — based on limited evidence

What's happening

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Jobless baker’s lockdown success now employs 7 in his township, trains many more News24

In the township of Botshabelo, 53km from Bloemfontein, a formerly unemployed man has created jobs for himself and many people in his community using water, flour, yeast and a desire to lead an impactful life.

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Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

15 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

25 pts

demographic alignment

School · 4.6 km away

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outdoor recreation

0 inside · 9 nearby

1 within 3 km · 9 within 5 km

Nearest: Parks and play (2.3 km)

transport

0 inside · 5 nearby

2 within 3 km · 5 within 5 km

Nearest: Ha Lesole (2.4 km)

shopping

0 inside · 5 nearby

0 within 3 km · 5 within 5 km

Nearest: Shops (4.1 km)

lifestyle

0 inside · 3 nearby

1 within 3 km · 3 within 5 km

Nearest: Community places (2.7 km)

healthcare

0 inside · 1 nearby

1 within 3 km · 1 within 5 km

Nearest: Makhoathi Clinic (2.8 km)

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Score dashboard

OSM Sep 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 43%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 1%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 28%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

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

790,709 people in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 88%

Coloured 4%

Indian or Asian 0%

White 8%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 381 households surveyed in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

65%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

30%

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

57%

Water interruptions (past yr)

63%

Less happy than last year

37%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 68%

Littering 57%

Water pollution 27%

Air pollution 28%

Land degradation 54%

Noise pollution 34%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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Load-shedding

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National status

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Safety & crime

Safety is estimated

Not matched to a SAPS station yet — the safety score (77/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

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Nearby schools

DBE National Masterlist 2020 · within 5km

No schools from the DBE National Masterlist found within 5km.

Amenities & transport

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Healthcare 0

Shops 0

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 0

Parks 0

Community 0

Transport 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

R7,254

Median income

R20,460

Avg property price

R725,400

Price trend YoY

+1.3%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Free State (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,960/mo

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

Price index by period: 2010-01: 63.5, 2010-02: 63.7, 2010-03: 64.3, 2010-04: 64.9, 2010-05: 65.7, 2010-06: 66.6, 2010-07: 67.4, 2010-08: 68.0, 2010-09: 68.2, 2010-10: 68.0, 2010-11: 67.9, 2010-12: 67.9, 2011-01: 68.3, 2011-02: 69.1, 2011-03: 70.2, 2011-04: 71.4, 2011-05: 72.4, 2011-06: 72.9, 2011-07: 72.8, 2011-08: 72.5, 2011-09: 72.3, 2011-10: 72.3, 2011-11: 72.6, 2011-12: 73.2, 2012-01: 73.7, 2012-02: 74.2, 2012-03: 74.6, 2012-04: 74.7, 2012-05: 74.6, 2012-06: 74.6, 2012-07: 74.7, 2012-08: 74.9, 2012-09: 75.4, 2012-10: 76.0, 2012-11: 76.6, 2012-12: 77.0, 2013-01: 77.1, 2013-02: 76.9, 2013-03: 76.4, 2013-04: 76.1, 2013-05: 76.2, 2013-06: 76.6, 2013-07: 77.3, 2013-08: 78.1, 2013-09: 78.9, 2013-10: 79.5, 2013-11: 80.1, 2013-12: 80.5, 2014-01: 80.8, 2014-02: 80.9, 2014-03: 80.8, 2014-04: 80.8, 2014-05: 80.8, 2014-06: 81.0, 2014-07: 81.4, 2014-08: 81.7, 2014-09: 81.8, 2014-10: 81.6, 2014-11: 81.3, 2014-12: 81.0, 2015-01: 81.0, 2015-02: 81.3, 2015-03: 81.9, 2015-04: 82.4, 2015-05: 82.8, 2015-06: 83.0, 2015-07: 83.0, 2015-08: 83.1, 2015-09: 83.4, 2015-10: 83.9, 2015-11: 84.5, 2015-12: 85.2, 2016-01: 85.8, 2016-02: 86.2, 2016-03: 86.4, 2016-04: 86.5, 2016-05: 86.7, 2016-06: 86.7, 2016-07: 86.7, 2016-08: 86.4, 2016-09: 86.0, 2016-10: 85.6, 2016-11: 85.3, 2016-12: 85.3, 2017-01: 85.7, 2017-02: 86.3, 2017-03: 87.0, 2017-04: 87.7, 2017-05: 88.2, 2017-06: 88.8, 2017-07: 89.4, 2017-08: 90.3, 2017-09: 91.3, 2017-10: 92.2, 2017-11: 92.7, 2017-12: 92.8, 2018-01: 92.4, 2018-02: 92.0, 2018-03: 91.7, 2018-04: 91.6, 2018-05: 91.7, 2018-06: 92.0, 2018-07: 92.4, 2018-08: 92.7, 2018-09: 93.0, 2018-10: 93.3, 2018-11: 93.7, 2018-12: 94.1, 2019-01: 94.5, 2019-02: 94.8, 2019-03: 95.0, 2019-04: 95.1, 2019-05: 95.0, 2019-06: 94.8, 2019-07: 94.4, 2019-08: 93.9, 2019-09: 93.5, 2019-10: 93.2, 2019-11: 93.1, 2019-12: 93.4, 2020-01: 93.8, 2020-02: 94.3, 2020-03: 94.9, 2020-04: 95.4, 2020-05: 95.9, 2020-06: 96.5, 2020-07: 97.0, 2020-08: 97.5, 2020-09: 98.0, 2020-10: 98.7, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.7, 2021-02: 101.4, 2021-03: 102.0, 2021-04: 102.7, 2021-05: 103.3, 2021-06: 103.8, 2021-07: 104.4, 2021-08: 105.0, 2021-09: 105.4, 2021-10: 105.7, 2021-11: 105.7, 2021-12: 106.2, 2022-01: 106.0, 2022-02: 106.4, 2022-03: 106.7, 2022-04: 107.0, 2022-05: 107.3, 2022-06: 107.6, 2022-07: 107.9, 2022-08: 108.2, 2022-09: 108.3, 2022-10: 108.5, 2022-11: 108.5, 2022-12: 108.5, 2023-01: 108.6

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

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