Buying a house? Here’s how to see what it’s worth and what houses around it are worth, and more…

What if you could type in any address in Cape Town and find out how much that property is worth – for free?
What if you wanted to find out who currently owns the property – for free?
What if you wanted to find out how large the property is – for free?
What if you wanted to find out how large the living space is – for free?
What if you wanted to find out who owns the property – for free?
What if you wanted to find out what the ERF number is – for free?
What if you wanted to find out the market value (as of 01 July 2009) - for free?
What if you wanted to find out the type of property, the roof covering (eg: tile), common walls, type of walls (eg: plastered) – for free? 
What if you wanted to find out how many stories, and bedrooms there are – for free?
What if you wanted to find out when the residence was built – for free?
What if you wanted to find out if there’s a garage and how big it is – for free?
What if you wanted to find out if there’s a swimming pool and how big it is – for free?
What if you wanted to find out if there are any other attached structures and how large – for free?
What if you wanted to find out how much the residences around the property were last sold for – for free?



You guessed it – all the above info is available for free on the City of Cape Town’s GV2009 Provisional Valuation Roll – just click here, enter the number of the residence, then the street name (don’t enter “road” or “Street” or “Way”, etc.), then hit enter.
Click on the link in the “Valuation Reference” column to view the property’s data.
Look out for page ‘2’ on “DETACHED STRUCTURE DETAILS” to see more details eg: Pool or Maid’s Quarters

Other search types are also possible: by ERF, by Farm, by Sectional Title, by Reference.