The Bitou municipal valuation roll (general valuation roll, 2025-2029) values 21 594 properties in the Garden Route district of the Western Cape. The median value is R400k and the total is R44bn.
Values are municipal valuations as at the roll’s valuation date: the municipal valuer’s market value, set for calculating rates. A property can sell for more or less than its roll value today.
Rank among the 7 municipalities in Garden Route; in brackets, among all 25 in the Western Cape
| Median value | #4 of 7 (#13 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Total roll value | #3 of 7 (#10 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Home price per m² | #1 of 7 (#6 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Vacant-land share | #5 of 7 (#14 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Biggest suburb by value | Plettenberg Bay (R30bn) |
| Largest category by value | Residential (R32bn) |
| Category | Parcels | Share | Median | Share of value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13 655 | 63% | R472k | 72% |
| Business | 92 | 0% | R1.75m | 0% |
| Agricultural | 59 | 0% | R3.46m | 1% |
| State / municipal | 306 | 1% | R432k | 2% |
| Vacant | 636 | 3% | R1.00m | 2% |
| Other | 6 846 | 32% | R215k | 23% |
By number of parcels on the roll
| Suburb / town | Parcels | Median value | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plettenberg Bay | 12 780 | R386k | R30bn |
| Knysna Rd | 1 959 | R2.62m | R7.3bn |
| Kranshoek | 1 849 | R130k | R375.47m |
| Kurland | 794 | R90k | R117.61m |
| Keurboomstrand | 633 | R3.40m | R2.9bn |
| Natures Valley | 427 | R3.80m | R1.7bn |
| Knysna Rd Ss G | 401 | R2.18m | R610.09m |
| Wittedrift | 347 | R159k | R226.86m |
| Knysna Rd Ss | 258 | R2.27m | R494.39m |
| Knysna Rd Ss F | 52 | R533k | R95.31m |
| Enberg Bay | 29 | R660k | R171.69m |
| Knysna Rd Ss | 27 | R2.30m | R90.30m |
| Knysna Rd Ss T | 6 | R2.62m | R11.09m |
| Knysna Rd Blue | 3 | R2.55m | R7.65m |
Illustrative, on the median home of R320k; excludes service charges and any further rebates. Official tariff ↗
A rough guide to the bond only. It excludes transfer duty, bond registration and legal fees; your actual rate depends on credit, deposit and bank. Prime 10.5% eff. 2026-05-28.
Gaps in the published roll itself — counted, not estimated. Affected parcels are excluded from the relevant stats.
General valuation roll, rating cycle 2025-2029.
Municipal valuations estimate each property’s open-market value on a set past date (mass appraisal under the Municipal Property Rates Act). They are calculated to charge rates and are not a floor or a live sale price. How valuations work
The valuer who set these values, and who to contact about them
| Municipal valuer | Qhawekazi Global (Pty) Ltd t/a Suid Kaap Waardeerders (GV2025–2029) |
| Valuations office | Revenue Division (Rates/Valuations) |
| Contact | 044 501 3000, rates@plett.gov.za |
| Address | 4 Sewell Street, Plettenberg Bay, 6600 |
| Official page | Valuations page ↗ |
| Lodge an objection with | The Municipal Manager (Revenue Division) |
| Municipal manager | Mr Mbulelo Memani |
| How to object | Objection Form A/B/C emailed to rates@plett.gov.za or lodged at municipal offices/libraries during inspection; enquiries go to rates@plett.gov.za, not the valuer. |
| Objection form | Get the form ↗ |
Other role-players: Western Cape Valuation Appeal Board ↗, Western Cape Department of Local Government ↗, CoGTA (Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs) ↗. Appeals against the valuer’s decision go to the Valuation Appeal Board.