Median asking rent
R 17 500
Active listings
2 613
Median days on market
27d
Median rent per m²
R 300
P25 — P75
R12k – R28k
Listings with a price cut
21%
The average asking rent across Cape Town's 123 suburbs is R17 500 a month (Nov 2026), up 3.9% since November 2025. The cheapest suburb with 10 or more listings is Belhar at R6 000; the most expensive is Clifton at R125 000. Half of the 2 613 live listings ask between R12 420 and R28 000; a typical 1-bed is R15 071 and a 2-bed R20 609. Homes take about 24 days to let, and 1 in 5 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 6 850 |
| Rent band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| <10k | 397 | 15% |
| 10–15k | 553 | 21% |
| 15–22k | 680 | 26% |
| 22–32k | 447 | 17% |
| 32–50k | 255 | 10% |
| 50k+ | 281 | 11% |
| Bedrooms | Listings |
|---|
| Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | Cape Town | R 125 000 | 576 | 39d | 15 |
| Stonehurst Mountain Estate | Cape Town | R 86 250 | 125 | 40d | 6 |
| Fresnaye | Cape Town | R 80 000 | 424 | 27d | 17 |
| Constantia | Cape Town | R 80 000 | 270 | 54d | 21 |
| Camps Bay | Cape Town | R 75 000 | 368 | 60d | 51 |
| Bantry Bay | Cape Town | R 75 000 | 429 | 26d | 15 |
| Higgovale | Cape Town | R 72 500 | 280 | 11d | 4 |
| Waterfront | Cape Town | R 65 000 | 622 | 66d | 27 |
| Devils Peak Estate | Cape Town | R 55 000 | 140 | 61d | 3 |
| Meadowridge | Cape Town | R 45 000 | 55 | 5d | 3 |
| Llandudno | Cape Town | R 37 000 | 746 | 45d | 15 |
| Constantia Heights | Cape Town | R 34 000 | 220 | 73d | 4 |
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Asking rents from live listings since 14 Nov 2025 · updated 09 Nov 2026 · how these figures are measured.
| R 12 000 |
| R 14 974 |
| R 20 000 |
| R 33 000 |
| R 65 000 |
| Dec '25 | R 7 064 | R 12 061 | R 15 101 | R 20 272 | R 32 143 | R 71 064 |
|---|
| Jan '26 | R 7 118 | R 12 409 | R 15 274 | R 20 639 | R 33 000 | R 71 822 |
|---|
| Feb '26 | R 7 005 | R 12 522 | R 15 611 | R 20 903 | R 31 253 | R 71 309 |
|---|
| Mar '26 | R 6 875 | R 12 631 | R 15 336 | R 20 931 | R 32 592 | R 68 840 |
|---|
| Apr '26 | R 6 942 | R 12 448 | R 15 125 | R 20 598 | R 32 302 | R 63 003 |
|---|
| May '26 | R 7 030 | R 12 707 | R 14 910 | R 20 666 | R 32 093 | R 60 239 |
|---|
| Jun '26 | R 6 928 | R 12 523 | R 15 075 | R 20 639 | R 32 596 | R 60 023 |
|---|
| Jul '26 | R 6 943 | R 12 096 | R 15 046 | R 20 089 | R 32 317 | R 62 909 |
|---|
| Aug '26 | R 7 079 | R 11 976 | R 15 034 | R 20 102 | R 32 382 | R 64 939 |
|---|
| Sep '26 | R 7 152 | R 12 612 | R 14 894 | R 20 271 | R 34 656 | R 68 872 |
|---|
| Oct '26 | R 7 010 | R 12 523 | R 14 946 | R 20 040 | R 32 808 | R 76 991 |
|---|
| Nov '26 | R 7 051 | R 12 678 | R 15 071 | R 20 609 | R 34 832 | R 81 934 |
|---|
| Share |
|---|
| House-share | 213 | 8% |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 358 | 14% |
| 1 bed | 696 | 27% |
| 2 bed | 877 | 34% |
| 3 bed | 318 | 12% |
| 4+ bed | 151 | 6% |
| Property type | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment / Flat | 1 989 | 76% |
| House | 555 | 21% |
| Townhouse | 69 | 3% |
