Rate a small town

[KiLRoy]

What are the options between Knysna and PE?

[2StrokeDan]

Valkerie, there's a good ISP in that area named Rapid Networks. I was looking at building a home in Brittania Bay which is next to St Helena a while back , was very surprised at the plot pricing, you can pick up roughly 400 squares for R200k, see link below.

https://www.property24.com/vacant-land-for-sale/britannia-bay/st-helena-bay/western-cape/7977?sp=pt%3d250000

Just note that most of these plots are in "estate" developments, with accompanying rules and levies.

[Heimer]

What are the options between Knysna and PE?

No sane  person moves to Knysna unless you miss rich arse Vaalies

PE is not too expensive and has its monents. It is not a small town, though

[KiLRoy]

What are the options between Knysna and PE?

No sane  person moves to Knysna unless you miss rich arse Vaalies

PE is not too expensive and has its monents. It is not a small town, though

And the area inbetween?

[Heimer]

What are the options between Knysna and PE?

No sane  person moves to Knysna unless you miss rich arse Vaalies

PE is not too expensive and has its monents. It is not a small town, though

And the area inbetween?

Jeffries baai. Lekker place but very windy.
Humansdorp. Bit of a dump nowadays

Plett. Worse than Knysna

The are numerous smaller coastal places that you can search for. Not all are towns though.

Buffelsbaai is very very nice. You shop at Plett and go home to peace and quiet

[DavidMorrisXp]

"Humansdorp. Bit of a dump nowadays" - but down the road is St Francis which is stunning

[KiLRoy]

I have broken my search down to 3 areas

Knysna to PE
PE to Kei river mouth
Around Port Edward

Smaller less busy seaside towns, with decent internet connectivity. Low overheads like rates and taxes, land prices, etc. Would prefer to build rather than buy.

[Heimer]

I have broken my search down to 3 areas

Knysna to PE
PE to Kei river mouth
Around Port Edward

Smaller less busy seaside towns, with decent internet connectivity. Low overheads like rates and taxes, land prices, etc. Would prefer to build rather than buy.

Be aware that local municipalities use coastal towns as cash cows and milk them for rates and taxes to get money for the politically correct communities.

Compare. Stilbaai where we pay around 2.5k per month for a house before it is occupied and any services consumed.

Prince Albert. R800 per month.

So go ahead and find your pozzie, but do proper research on municipal rates.

[KiLRoy]

Best idea is to go visit - take a month or 3

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

Be aware that local municipalities use coastal towns as cash cows and milk them for rates and taxes to get money for the politically correct communities.


Nee sodat die munisipaliteit belaglike salarisse kan betaal en minimaal aan infrastruktuur kan spandeer, want daar is mos nooit genoeg geld daarvoor.!!

[RobC]

Graafwater... goedkoop R&T... baie oop erwe.

MD will nie byt nie sy eye vir Villiersdorp.

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

Graafwater... goedkoop R&T... baie oop erwe.

MD will nie byt nie sy eye vir Villiersdorp.

Groot voordeel van Graafwater is dat jy nooit hel toe kan gaan nie, want jy bly alreeds in hom!!!
Dit raak baie warm daar Rob.
Ek sal Rawsonville kies voor Villiersdorp.

[2StrokeDan]

Yzerfontein.

Soos die agent vir my vrou se; "Daar is drie goed wat tel in eiendom, location, location, location!" There is no location in or near Yzerfontein!!!!

[grim101]

Een keer by st Francis gebly so 3 blokke van die see en eerste ding wat ek hoor toe ons instap... Hou deure gesluit, hier is hoe die paniek knoppies werk, sekuriteitshekke voor elke deur...nie dit verwag nie.

Gepraat van Knysna en Plett. Dit voel as jy van die kaap af beweeg na PE, is dit of dinge begin verander na sleg vanaf Knysna af, Plett raak dit afdraand. Dis net die gevoel wat ek kry.

Gereeld in Knysna dit voel beknop, rykgatte en gym tannies met range rovers

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[2StrokeDan]

I’ve travelled a bit and seen most of the options but being on holiday and living there are two different things hence the thread

Dwerg as jy kan, moenie Kaapstad toe trek nie.
Duur plek.
Baie mooi, maar min mooi plekke om  te woon wat bekostigbaar is.

Ek het my lewenskoste halveer deur weg te trek

Eks mal oor Kalkbaai tot Simonstad en Scarborough maar die res van Kaapstad en voorstede doen nie veel vir my nie

Jy sien, ons bly heel lekker in Muizenberg, maar Kalkbaai gaan jy hoes pappie. Die plek is vervuil van Vaalies wat ingetrek het en prise opgejaagd het.

Die groot rede vir die hoe pryse is AirB+B, vriende van ons het 3 huise in Kalkbaai wat hulle uit-AirB+B. Bietjie knock gevat met Covid, maar gaan steeds aan.

Kalkbaai se verkeer is elke naweek soos Mosselbaai met kerstyd.

[2StrokeDan]

Wie het ondervinding van woon in St. Helena/ Brittania baai, sou graag wou hoor hoe die wind waai, hoe warm die wereld daar raak, en hoe misdaad daar uitsien?

[Heimer]

Wie het ondervinding van woon in St. Helena/ Brittania baai, sou graag wou hoor hoe die wind waai, hoe warm die wereld daar raak, en hoe misdaad daar uitsien?

Ek dink misdaad sien daar goed uit 

Ek weet van een WD. NigelX wat baie happy afgetree is in Port Owen

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

Wie het ondervinding van woon in St. Helena/ Brittania baai, sou graag wou hoor hoe die wind waai, hoe warm die wereld daar raak, en hoe misdaad daar uitsien?

Ek weet net as die wind verkeerd waai ruik jy net vis ve dae aaneen daar!!!

[KiLRoy]

Die wind waai maar daar en dis kak warm in die somer. Maar lekker.  Ek soek bome en groen, dis hoekom ek oos kyk.  Groen, bome minder wind, maar meer bedompigheid en donder.

[Neo_za]

I have broken my search down to 3 areas

Knysna to PE
PE to Kei river mouth
Around Port Edward

Smaller less busy seaside towns, with decent internet connectivity. Low overheads like rates and taxes, land prices, etc. Would prefer to build rather than buy.

Be aware that local municipalities use coastal towns as cash cows and milk them for rates and taxes to get money for the politically correct communities.

Compare. Stilbaai where we pay around 2.5k per month for a house before it is occupied and any services consumed.

Prince Albert. R800 per month.

So go ahead and find your pozzie, but do proper research on municipal rates.

Very true this. My father retired to Stilbaai when it was still a small place. Was comfortable at first, but over time the increasingly high rates and taxes destroyed his pension rands. Rather stay a little distance inland from the sea.