The Stellenbosch municipal valuation roll (general valuation roll, 2025-2029) values 36 680 properties in the Cape Winelands district of the Western Cape. The median value is R1.43m and the total is R121bn.
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 5 municipalities in Cape Winelands; in brackets, among all 25 in the Western Cape
| Median value | #1 of 5 (#2 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Total roll value | #2 of 5 (#3 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Home price per m² | #1 of 5 (#1 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Vacant-land share | #2 of 5 (#15 of 25 in the Western Cape) |
| Biggest suburb by value | SB Stellenbosch (R65bn) |
| Largest category by value | Residential (R71bn) |
| Category | Parcels | Share | Median | Share of value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 29 144 | 79% | R1.38m | 59% |
| Business | 3 229 | 9% | R1.77m | 18% |
| Agricultural | 1 874 | 5% | R8.83m | 20% |
| State / municipal | 1 353 | 4% | R10k | 2% |
| Vacant | 1 074 | 3% | R1.00m | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 0% | — | 0% |
By number of parcels on the roll
| Suburb / town | Parcels | Median value | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB Stellenbosch | 19 275 | R1.82m | R65bn |
| FH Franschhoek | 3 113 | R500k | R11bn |
| KM Kaya Mandi | 2 656 | R323k | R1.5bn |
| KL Klapmuts | 2 586 | R370k | R1.9bn |
| SBP Stellenbosch Plase | 1 546 | R6.74m | R17bn |
| JT Jamestown | 1 164 | R2.00m | R2.9bn |
| KY Kylemore | 846 | R923k | R1.2bn |
| PP Paarl Plase | 722 | R4.96m | R7.2bn |
| LQ Lanquedoc | 638 | R290k | R208.42m |
| PN Pniel | 591 | R1.26m | R834.78m |
| DZ De Zalze | 509 | R12.25m | R6.5bn |
| KP Koelpark | 439 | R2.73m | R1.4bn |
| LR Le Roux (Groendal) | 400 | R817k | R374.73m |
| LM La Motte | 306 | R422k | R137.41m |
| RB Raithby | 258 | R2.26m | R1.1bn |
…and 7 more suburbs in the interactive atlas.
Illustrative, on the median home of R1.35m; 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, values as at 1 July 2025, 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 | The municipality does not publish its appointed valuer's name. (GV2025–2029) |
| Valuations office | Valuation Office |
| Contact | 021 808 8515, valuations.income@stellenbosch.gov.za |
| Address | Valuation Office, Plein Street, Stellenbosch, 7600 / PO Box 17, Stellenbosch, 7599 |
| Official page | Valuations page ↗ |
| Lodge an objection with | The Municipal Manager |
| Municipal manager | G. Mettler |
| How to object | Prescribed objection form for a specific property, emailed to valuations.income@stellenbosch.gov.za or posted to PO Box 17, Stellenbosch, 7599, during inspection. |
| 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.
Who runs the council, and how they were elected
1 Nov 2021: DA won (28/45), outright majority
Now: DA majority (as of 2026)
Executive Mayor: Jeremy Fasser (DA)
| DA | 28 seats (62.1%) |
| ANC | 8 seats (16.6%) |
| GOOD | 3 seats (6.4%) |
| EFF | 2 seats (4.2%) |
| ACDP | 1 seat (2.4%) |
| FF+ | 1 seat (2.1%) |
| PA | 1 seat (1.1%) |
| PDM | 1 seat (0.9%) |