Median asking rent
R 16 000
Active listings
15
Median days on market
19d
Median rent per m²
R 222
P25 — P75
R9k – R23k
Listings with a price cut
27%
The average asking rent in Bo Kaap is R16 000 a month (Nov 2026), down 13.5% since November 2025. Half of the 15 live listings ask between R9 125 and R23 000; a typical 1-bed is R15 500 and a 2-bed R21 000. Homes take about 37 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 6 150 | R 10 750 | R 10 000 | R 18 500 |
| Rent band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| <10k | 5 | 33% |
| 10–15k | 2 | 13% |
| 15–22k | 4 | 27% |
| 22–32k | 1 | 7% |
| 32–50k | 2 | 13% |
| 50k+ | 1 | 7% |
| Bedrooms | Listings |
|---|
| Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Kaap | Cape Town | R 16 000 | 222 | 19d | 15 |
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Asking rents from live listings since 15 Nov 2025 · updated 09 Nov 2026 · how these figures are measured.
| R 34 000 |
| R 30 000 |
| Dec '25 | R 6 150 | R 14 000 | R 12 500 | R 18 500 | R 32 000 | R 30 000 |
|---|
| Jan '26 | R 6 475 | R 14 000 | R 12 000 | R 20 000 | R 32 000 | — |
|---|
| Feb '26 | R 6 475 | R 14 000 | R 22 000 | R 19 000 | R 27 500 | — |
|---|
| Mar '26 | R 6 475 | R 12 000 | R 18 250 | R 29 500 | — | — |
|---|
| Apr '26 | R 6 400 | R 12 000 | R 17 000 | R 28 000 | R 33 000 | — |
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| May '26 | R 6 075 | R 9 000 | R 16 250 | R 29 445 | R 29 500 | R 32 750 |
|---|
| Jun '26 | R 6 150 | R 9 000 | R 19 500 | R 29 000 | R 29 500 | R 32 750 |
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| Jul '26 | R 6 150 | — | R 19 975 | R 29 445 | R 29 500 | R 37 500 |
|---|
| Aug '26 | R 6 000 | — | R 20 000 | R 24 000 | R 30 000 | R 37 500 |
|---|
| Sep '26 | R 6 000 | — | R 18 000 | R 23 000 | R 30 000 | R 28 000 |
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| Oct '26 | R 6 075 | R 9 500 | R 18 000 | R 19 250 | — | R 46 250 |
|---|
| Nov '26 | R 6 000 | R 9 500 | R 15 500 | R 21 000 | R 39 500 | R 55 000 |
|---|
| Share |
|---|
| House-share | 3 | 20% |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1 | 7% |
| 1 bed | 6 | 40% |
| 2 bed | 2 | 13% |
| 3 bed | 2 | 13% |
| 4+ bed | 1 | 7% |
| Property type | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| House | 7 | 47% |
| Apartment / Flat | 7 | 47% |
| Townhouse | 1 | 7% |
