Turquoise water and a white beach on the Atlantic Seaboard, from the slopes of Lion’s Head

Property guide · Cape Town

Where Cape Town lives: a property guide

Where people buy in Cape Town, from Clifton and Bantry Bay to Constantia and the City Bowl, and in the Winelands and Hermanus beyond, and how buying works in South Africa. We never publish prices or yields.

Where people live

  1. Where people live

    Clifton and Bantry Bay

    Clifton·Neighbourhood

    Villas and apartments above the Atlantic.

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  2. Where people live

    Camps Bay and Bakoven

    Camps Bay·Neighbourhood

    Houses below the Twelve Apostles.

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  3. Where people live

    Sea Point and Fresnaye

    Sea Point·Neighbourhood

    Apartments by the promenade, houses on the slope.

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  4. Where people live

    The City Bowl: Oranjezicht, Higgovale and Tamboerskloof

    Oranjezicht·Neighbourhood

    Victorian and modern houses under the mountain.

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  5. Where people live

    Constantia and Bishopscourt

    Constantia·Neighbourhood

    Large houses on big plots, among oaks and vineyards.

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  6. Where people live

    The V&A Marina

    V&A Waterfront·Neighbourhood

    Apartments on the water.

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  7. Where people live

    Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Hermanus

    Stellenbosch·Neighbourhood

    Wine farms, village houses and the coast.

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