Median asking rent
R 15 000
Active listings
54
Median days on market
18d
Median rent per m²
R 180
P25 — P75
R12k – R22k
Listings with a price cut
22%
The average asking rent in Plumstead is R15 000 a month (Nov 2026), up 8.7% since November 2025. Half of the 54 live listings ask between R11 500 and R22 000; a typical 1-bed is R10 250 and a 2-bed R15 375. That is R2 500 below the Cape Town median. Homes take about 18 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 6 200 | R 9 200 |
| Rent band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| <10k | 7 | 13% |
| 10–15k | 18 | 33% |
| 15–22k | 14 | 26% |
| 22–32k | 15 | 28% |
| 32–50k | 0 | 0% |
| 50k+ | 0 | 0% |
| Bedrooms | Listings |
|---|
| Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumstead | Cape Town | R 15 000 | 180 | 18d | 54 |
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Asking rents from live listings since 15 Nov 2025 · updated 09 Nov 2026 · how these figures are measured.
| R 14 000 |
| R 25 000 |
| R 26 000 |
| Dec '25 | R 4 000 | R 6 300 | R 11 000 | R 14 000 | R 25 500 | R 21 000 |
|---|
| Jan '26 | R 13 500 | R 6 300 | R 11 000 | R 14 600 | R 25 000 | R 19 900 |
|---|
| Feb '26 | R 18 000 | R 6 300 | R 9 250 | R 15 250 | R 24 000 | R 18 000 |
|---|
| Mar '26 | R 18 000 | — | R 9 500 | R 16 000 | R 22 000 | R 35 000 |
|---|
| Apr '26 | R 12 875 | — | R 10 000 | R 14 500 | R 22 250 | R 25 750 |
|---|
| May '26 | R 5 500 | R 9 475 | R 10 750 | R 16 250 | R 24 000 | R 25 750 |
|---|
| Jun '26 | — | R 9 000 | R 10 000 | R 17 000 | R 26 250 | R 30 000 |
|---|
| Jul '26 | — | R 10 000 | R 10 000 | R 14 650 | R 26 000 | R 30 000 |
|---|
| Aug '26 | R 4 500 | R 8 650 | R 9 999 | R 14 800 | R 22 000 | R 47 000 |
|---|
| Sep '26 | R 7 950 | — | R 10 250 | R 16 000 | R 25 800 | R 31 000 |
|---|
| Oct '26 | R 7 950 | R 11 000 | R 10 000 | R 15 000 | R 25 800 | R 30 000 |
|---|
| Nov '26 | R 7 950 | R 10 375 | R 10 250 | R 15 375 | R 27 475 | R 26 000 |
|---|
| Share |
|---|
| House-share | 1 | 2% |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 4% |
| 1 bed | 10 | 19% |
| 2 bed | 32 | 59% |
| 3 bed | 6 | 11% |
| 4+ bed | 3 | 6% |
| Property type | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment / Flat | 34 | 63% |
| House | 16 | 30% |
| Townhouse | 4 | 7% |
