Ups: Cheery Cape clone that’s Jo’burg’s current favourite. Colourful, clean, safe to walk around at night. Great restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs and some interesting shopping.
Downs: The people. Rich hippies, media kids and ever-so-slightly-smug residents. More cool than culture ensures an empty- headed experience.
What the Estate Agents say: “Melville’s looking good. High demand and rising prices,” says Damon Jawitz from Eskel Jawitz. Expect to pay R250E000 to R450E000 for three-bed houses, around R150E000 for two-bed flats. Rentals are few and far between; R2E000 to R2E500 pm for two-bed flats.
Most likely to overhear: “I just can’t get used to this ‘no mountain, no bay’ thing.”