City of Cape Town
Selling your home in Bothasig
Bothasig sits neatly between the coast and the Tygerberg suburbs, which makes it one of the better-value entry points into the area. Solid older homes on proper plots, many of them extended over the years, with easy access to the N7 and Plattekloof Road.
- Housing stock
- Freestanding homes on full plots, many extended or with flatlets
- Who buys here
- First-time family buyers, extended families, value-driven upgraders
Bothasig market data
Verified Bothasig sales data — median price, days on market and price per square metre — is added here monthly from registered transfers. Until that feed is live this section stays empty rather than showing an estimate. If you want the current numbers for your street, ask and I’ll send them.
Recently sold in Bothasig
Real sales, with the real numbers.
30 Kasteel Street, Bothasig
- Asking
- R 3 500 000
- Achieved
- R 3 250 000
- Days on market
- 14
Highest price achieved in the street by R700 000
4 Tierberg Close, Bothasig
- Asking
- R 2 395 000
- Achieved
- R 2 625 000
- Days on market
- 14
R 230 000 above asking
Sold for R230 000 above the asking price
What selling in Bothasig costs
Bothasig falls inside the City of Cape Town, which means a water installation certificate is required on transfer in addition to the electrical Certificate of Compliance — a requirement that does not apply in most other South African municipalities.
Selling in Bothasig: common questions
- Do I need a water certificate to sell my house in Bothasig?
- Yes. Bothasig falls inside the City of Cape Town, and the City's water by-law requires a plumbing certificate confirming the water installation complies before any property in the metro can transfer. Sellers in most other South African municipalities do not need one, which is why it catches people who have sold elsewhere before. You will also need an electrical Certificate of Compliance, which is required nationally.
- What does it cost to sell a house in Bothasig?
- The main costs are agent commission plus 15% VAT, the compliance certificates, your bond settlement and cancellation fee, and rates clearance paid in advance. Capital gains tax applies only if your gain exceeds the R2 000 000 primary residence exclusion, which most sellers here do not reach. The net proceeds calculator on this site works out your actual figure.
- How long does it take to sell in Bothasig?
- Finding a buyer depends almost entirely on whether the asking price is right — a correctly priced home in this area moves, an overpriced one sits and then gets discounted twice. Once an offer is accepted, expect roughly three months for the conveyancing and registration of transfer, regardless of how quickly it sold.
- Who buys property in Bothasig?
- First-time family buyers, extended families, value-driven upgraders. The housing stock is mainly freestanding homes on full plots, many extended or with flatlets, which shapes both who views the property and what they are comparing it against.