Median asking rent
R 9 050
Active listings
10
Median days on market
32d
Median rent per m²
R 27
P25 — P75
R8k – R10k
Listings with a price cut
20%
The average asking rent in Kensington is R9 050 a month (Nov 2026), up 33.9% since December 2025. Half of the 10 live listings ask between R7 582 and R10 275; a typical studio is R7 582 and a 2-bed R10 050. That is R8 450 below the Cape Town median. Homes take about 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec '25 | R 5 000 | R 6 750 | R 6 500 | R 8 500 | R 15 000 | — |
| Jan '26 | — | R 7 020 | R 5 450 | — | R 15 000 | — |
| Rent band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| <10k | 7 | 70% |
| 10–15k | 3 | 30% |
| 15–22k | 0 | 0% |
| 22–32k | 0 | 0% |
| 32–50k | 0 | 0% |
| 50k+ | 0 | 0% |
| Bedrooms | Listings | Share |
|---|
| Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | Cape Town | R 9 050 | 27 | 32d | 10 |
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Asking rents from live listings since 02 Dec 2025 · updated 09 Nov 2026 · how these figures are measured.
| Feb '26 | — | R 6 900 | R 5 000 | — | R 14 500 | — |
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| Mar '26 | — | — | R 5 000 | R 8 990 | R 11 000 | R 16 000 |
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| Apr '26 | — | — | R 6 900 | — | — | — |
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| May '26 | — | R 6 900 | R 7 700 | R 8 500 | — | — |
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| Jun '26 | — | — | R 7 500 | R 8 500 | — | — |
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| Jul '26 | — | — | R 7 500 | — | R 16 000 | — |
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| Aug '26 | R 5 000 | — | R 7 000 | — | — | — |
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| Sep '26 | R 5 750 | — | R 6 900 | R 12 500 | R 12 000 | — |
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| Oct '26 | R 6 500 | R 7 582 | R 7 000 | R 9 600 | R 11 790 | — |
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| Nov '26 | R 6 500 | R 7 582 | R 8 500 | R 10 050 | R 13 580 | — |
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| House-share | 1 | 10% |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | 30% |
| 1 bed | 1 | 10% |
| 2 bed | 4 | 40% |
| 3 bed | 1 | 10% |
| Property type | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment / Flat | 7 | 70% |
| House | 3 | 30% |
