Median asking rent
R 11 450
Active listings
26
Median days on market
32d
Median rent per m²
R 46
P25 — P75
R8k – R15k
Listings with a price cut
8%
The average asking rent across Swellendam's 2 suburbs is R11 450 a month (Nov 2026), down 8.4% since March 2026. Half of the 26 live listings ask between R7 738 and R14 962; a typical 1-bed is R7 700 and a 3-bed R16 520. That is R4 550 below the Western Cape median. Homes take about 22 days to let, and 8% has cut its asking price since listing, against 1 in 5 province-wide.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar '26 | — | — | R 7 500 | R 11 550 | R 15 998 | R 16 225 |
| Apr '26 | — | — | R 7 560 | R 10 800 | R 14 495 |
| Rent band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| <10k | 12 | 46% |
| 10–15k | 7 | 27% |
| 15–22k | 6 | 23% |
| 22–32k | 1 | 4% |
| 32–50k | 0 | 0% |
| 50k+ | 0 | 0% |
| Bedrooms | Listings | Share |
|---|
| Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swellendam | Swellendam | R 11 450 | 46 | 32d | 24 |
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Asking rents from live listings since 23 Mar 2026 · updated 09 Nov 2026 · how these figures are measured.
| R 16 750 |
| May '26 | — | — | R 8 070 | R 11 000 | R 15 000 | R 22 500 |
|---|
| Jun '26 | — | — | R 9 000 | R 10 750 | R 14 748 | R 16 460 |
|---|
| Jul '26 | — | — | R 7 500 | R 10 200 | R 17 650 | R 15 850 |
|---|
| Aug '26 | — | R 7 000 | R 7 500 | R 11 150 | R 16 800 | R 15 950 |
|---|
| Sep '26 | R 26 325 | R 7 000 | R 6 700 | R 12 300 | R 16 760 | R 15 700 |
|---|
| Oct '26 | R 25 000 | R 7 000 | R 6 850 | R 12 400 | R 16 520 | R 15 700 |
|---|
| Nov '26 | R 12 500 | R 7 000 | R 7 700 | R 11 450 | R 16 520 | — |
|---|
| House-share | 1 | 4% |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1 | 4% |
| 1 bed | 9 | 35% |
| 2 bed | 6 | 23% |
| 3 bed | 9 | 35% |
| Property type | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| House | 14 | 54% |
| Apartment / Flat | 9 | 35% |
| Townhouse | 3 | 12% |
