Summerstrand is top suburb

A recent survey, the Quality of Life survey by Finweek financial magazine and market researcher Ask Afrika, found that the Port Elizabeth beachfront suburb of Summerstrand is the best suburb in South Africa. Cape Town‘s Goodwood was second, Durban‘s Hillcrest and Kloof third and fourth, and Cape Town‘s Constantia fifth. The least desirable place to live was the southern suburbs of Polokwane in Limpopo. The survey polled more than 1 200 residents. The survey measured perceptions on issues affecting the overall well-being of communities, such as pollution, the standard of roads and pavements, access to parks, shopping centres, schools, sport and medical facilities. Safety and crime and the extent to which residents felt a sense of community and whether or not suburbs offered value for money were also measured.