Median asking rent
R 16 500
Active listings
8 379
Median days on market
31d
Median rent per m²
R 205
P25 — P75
R12k – R25k
Listings with a price cut
23%
The average asking rent across the Western Cape is R16 500 a month (Oct 2026), up 4.1% since November 2025. The cheapest suburb with 10 or more listings is Maitland at R5 100; the most expensive is Clifton at R125 000. Half of the 8 379 live listings ask between R11 500 and R25 000; a typical 2-bed is R15 407 and a 3-bed R24 534. Homes take about 21 days to let, and 1 in 4 has cut its asking price since listing.
Like-for-like: the line moves only when asking rents move, not when the mix of what is listed changes.
| Month | House-share | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov '25 | R 7 000 | R 12 000 | R 12 000 |
| Rent band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| <10k | 1 416 | 17% |
| 10–15k | 2 069 | 25% |
| 15–22k | 2 205 | 26% |
| 22–32k | 1 406 | 17% |
| 32–50k | 756 | 9% |
| 50k+ | 527 | 6% |
| Bedrooms | Listings |
|---|
| Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | Cape Town | R 125 000 | 658 | 92d | 15 |
| Ruyteplaats | Hout Bay | R 95 000 | — | 23d | 6 |
| Stonehurst Mountain Estate | Cape Town | R 90 000 | 150 | 18d | 4 |
| Fresnaye | Cape Town | R 85 000 | 446 | 22d | 17 |
| Kenrock Country Estate | Hout Bay | R 80 000 | 79 | 21d | 4 |
| Llandudno | Cape Town | R 79 000 | 778 | 83d | 21 |
| Crofters Valley | Noordhoek | R 79 000 | 37 | 76d | 4 |
| Lake Michelle Security and Eco Estate | Noordhoek | R 78 500 | 94 | 36d | 4 |
| Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate | Paarl | R 75 000 | 225 | 74d | 27 |
| De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate | Stellenbosch | R 70 000 | 231 | 25d | 5 |
| Higgovale | Cape Town | R 70 000 | 245 | 86d | 4 |
| Fancourt | George | R 68 500 | 257 | 28d | 8 |
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Asking rents from live listings since 14 Nov 2025 · updated 05 Oct 2026 · how these figures are measured.
| R 15 000 |
| R 23 000 |
| R 42 004 |
| Dec '25 | R 7 114 | R 12 035 | R 12 198 | R 15 008 | R 22 790 | R 45 744 |
|---|
| Jan '26 | R 7 308 | R 12 319 | R 12 343 | R 15 212 | R 23 614 | R 44 859 |
|---|
| Feb '26 | R 7 087 | R 12 453 | R 12 426 | R 15 450 | R 23 475 | R 45 559 |
|---|
| Mar '26 | R 6 849 | R 12 678 | R 12 271 | R 15 487 | R 23 815 | R 44 707 |
|---|
| Apr '26 | R 7 167 | R 12 196 | R 12 175 | R 15 565 | R 23 440 | R 41 437 |
|---|
| May '26 | R 7 060 | R 12 387 | R 12 116 | R 15 733 | R 23 541 | R 41 675 |
|---|
| Jun '26 | R 6 941 | R 12 299 | R 12 143 | R 15 649 | R 23 983 | R 39 718 |
|---|
| Jul '26 | R 6 990 | R 11 843 | R 12 129 | R 15 219 | R 23 096 | R 42 950 |
|---|
| Aug '26 | R 7 841 | R 11 830 | R 12 287 | R 15 240 | R 23 013 | R 43 884 |
|---|
| Sep '26 | R 7 711 | R 12 424 | R 12 206 | R 15 382 | R 23 886 | R 44 844 |
|---|
| Oct '26 | R 7 540 | R 12 120 | R 12 391 | R 15 407 | R 24 534 | R 48 538 |
|---|
| Share |
|---|
| House-share | 335 | 4% |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 571 | 7% |
| 1 bed | 1 883 | 22% |
| 2 bed | 2 882 | 34% |
| 3 bed | 2 015 | 24% |
| 4+ bed | 693 | 8% |
| Property type | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment / Flat | 5 062 | 60% |
| House | 2 771 | 33% |
| Townhouse | 430 | 5% |
| Unknown | 116 | 1% |
