Western Cape property guide

Province Overview

Arguably one of the most picturesque landscapes in the world, the Western Cape province not only offers chic city living apartments but also breathtaking agricultural properties. Young professionals prefer Cape Town CBD living, whilst the larger family homes scattered throughout the Northern and Southern Suburbs of the city attract family buyers. If you are in the market for retirement and holiday properties the Garden Route is the destination for you with gems like George and Knysna to chose from. The various rental property options available in the Western Cape ensure that prospective tenants will be able to find exactly what they are looking for. Cape Town’s City Bowl is a hotspot for young professional tenants, while the Atlantic Seaboard is known for its movie-worthy rental properties. With its sweeping vistas of mountains, vineyards, and ocean it is easy to see why people fall in love with this picturesque South African province. From young creatives to the older generation - everyone will find their slice of paradise here - whether it is in the buzzing City Bowl or the laid-back Knysna! Those in the market for a holiday home also flock to this province in the hopes of finding an escape from city life, which sees many eventually retiring to their previous holiday destinations.

Interesting Facts

• With a total area of 129 370 square kilometres, the Western Cape is roughly the size of Greece. It’s the country’s fourth-largest province, only slightly smaller than the Free State, taking up 10.6% of South Africa’s land area and with a mid-2006 population of 4.7-million people. • Visitors to the Western Cape can disembark at international airports in Cape Town and the city of George, or at the ports of Cape Town, Mossel Bay or Saldanha. • Saldanha, north of Cape Town, is South Africa’s only natural harbour, and notable harbour for iron exports and the fishing industry. Other towns include Worcester and Stellenbosch in the heart of the winelands, George, a centre for indigenous timber and vegetable production, Oudtshoorn, known for its ostrich products and the world-famous Cango caves, and Beaufort West on the dry, sheep-farming plains of the Great Karoo. • The Western Cape is home to the smallest of the world’s six floral kingdoms, the Cape Floral Kingdom, which is characterised by fynbos and the protea family, and contains more plant species than the whole of Europe.

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Agulhas (4), Albertinia (45), Arniston (1), Ashton (10), Atlantis (6), Aurora (1), Beaufort West (1), Bellville (237), Bettys Bay (37), Blackheath (81), Blouberg (449), Blue Downs (94), Bonnievale (7), Bot River (24), Brackenfell (112), Bredasdorp (5), Breede Rivier (1), Caledon (12), Calitzdorp (18), Cape Town (2365), Ceres (4), Citrusdal (2), Clanwilliam (4), Darling (10), Delft (32), Durbanville (65), Eersterivier (66), Elands Bay (1), Elsies River (9), Fish Hoek (60), Franschhoek (9), Gansbaai (119), George (535), Glentana (3), Goodwood (98), Gordons Bay (112), Gouritsmond (24), Grabouw (15), Grassy Park (5), Great Brak River (101), Greyton (3), Grotto Bay (17), Hartenbos (276), Heidelberg (14), Hermanus (133), Hopefield (24), Hout Bay (46), Khayelitsha (73), Kleinmond (31), Knysna (283), Kommetjie (7), Kraaifontein (111), Kuils River (121), Ladismith (66), Laingsburg (1), Lamberts Bay (3), Langebaan (207), Macassar (5), Malmesbury (90), Matroosfontein (1), Mcgregor (28), Melkbosstrand (31), Milnerton (424), Mitchells Plain (186), Montagu (45), Moorreesburg (17), Mossel Bay (955), Muizenberg (58), Murraysburg (1), Napier (16), Noordhoek (17), Oudtshoorn (56), Paarl (284), Parow (224), Paternoster (1), Philadelphia (1), Piketberg (18), Plettenberg Bay (138), Porterville (12), Prince Albert (7), Pringle Bay (8), Riversdale (46), Robertson (31), Saldanha (187), Sedgefield (71), Simons Town (21), Sir Lowrys Pass (1), Somerset West (206), St Helena Bay (266), Stanford (5), Stellenbosch (140), Still Bay (207), Strand (124), Strandfontein (1), Struisbaai (17), Suiderstrand (5), Swellendam (6), Touws River (4), Tulbagh (4), Uniondale (21), Velddrif (53), Villiersdorp (52), Vleesbaai (16), Vredenburg (24), Wellington (23), Wilderness (86), Witsand (3), Wolseley (1), Worcester (12), Yzerfontein (37)
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Foreign Buyers Flock to Franschhoek as Luxury Demand Surges
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Foreign Buyers Flock to Franschhoek as Luxury Demand Surges
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High-end properties in the scenic Franschhoek Valley are attracting a wave of international buyers, with homes, hotels, and wine estates fetching premium prices and selling within days, often without any formal marketing.
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National Rent Growth Hits 5.6% as Landlords Regain Lost Ground
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National Rent Growth Hits 5.6% as Landlords Regain Lost Ground
17 Jun 2025
South Africa’s residential rental market kicked off 2025 with its best performance in years, according to the latest PayProp Rental Index. Average national rental growth reached 5.6% in Q1, the strongest quarterly increase since Q3 2017, pushing the average rent to R9 132.  Growth peaked in February, which saw a year-on-year increase of 6%, the highest monthly growth recorded since August 2017.
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South Africa's house prices are rising - but what does that really mean?
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South Africa's house prices are rising - but what does that really mean?
12 Jun 2025
After several years of uncertainty, the South African property market is gradually regaining its footing. In a trend that may be encouraging for sellers, investors, and first-time buyers, we’re starting to see house prices creep upward. 
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Western Cape Leads South Africa’s Property Investment Boom as Buyer Demand Surges
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Western Cape Leads South Africa’s Property Investment Boom as Buyer Demand Surges
24 Mar 2025
With South Africa’s economic landscape shifting, property investment is gaining momentum—particularly in the Western Cape, where demand for investment properties has surged by 17% in just a year, outpacing the national average.
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