A data-led look at ownership, buyer demand and ten years of price growth in Kenmare — compiled from Lightstone property intelligence to help homeowners make confident, informed decisions.
Kenmare is one of Krugersdorp's most established, freehold-dominated suburbs — nearly three in four homes are standalone freehold, with a modest sectional title footprint. Household incomes sit in a solid middle-income bracket, and ten years of price data show a suburb where freehold values have grown steadily.
Nearly half of Kenmare's current owners (47%) have been in their homes more than 11 years, and 40% of recent sellers had held for 11+ years too — a suburb where people put down roots, rather than one defined by quick turnover.
Freehold median values in Kenmare have grown from R1.13M in 2016 to R1.49M in 2025 (the last complete year of data) — a gain of roughly 32% over ten years. Sectional title has moved from R635K to R750K over the same period — up about 18%. Vacant land medians are volatile because so few plots transfer each year, so the headline figures here focus on freehold and sectional.
The figures below are aggregated across every registered transfer in the past 12 months — a clear, reliable read on where genuine buyer demand is concentrated in Kenmare right now.
How the headline numbers moved between our previous report (pulled 23–24 July 2026, covering Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) and this one (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026).
| Measure | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total transfers (12-month window) | 83 | 68 | ▼ 15 |
| Total transfer value | R120.5M | R104.6M | ▼ R15.9M |
| Average sale price | R1.45M | R1.54M | ▲ R88K |
| Freehold national rank (lower = higher) | #2,080 | #2,014 | ▲ 66 places |
| Sectional national rank (lower = higher) | #1,657 | #1,641 | ▲ 16 places |
Transfer counts have softened since Q2, while the average sale price edged up (R1.45M → R1.54M) — fewer deals, but at slightly firmer prices. Total stock is unchanged at 1,772 units. Both reports use rolling 12-month windows that overlap by nine months, and deeds-office registrations lag sales, so the most recent months are still filling in — read the changes as direction of travel, not precise movements. National ranks follow Lightstone's median valuations, which it re-estimates between pulls.
Lightstone ranks every suburb in South Africa by median property value. Kenmare's freehold market holds a solid position inside the top third; its sectional scheme market sits below the national midpoint.
Kenmare's own R1.80M freehold median sits just below Range View (R1.85M) and comfortably ahead of Silverfields (R1.60M) — a solid mid-pack position among its closest neighbours.
Only 3 distress (sales-in-execution) sales were recorded in 2025, against a long-run peak of 13 in 2000 and 2010 — a healthy, low-distress market.
Kenmare doesn't move in isolation — national interest rates and buyer sentiment shape every local decision. Here's the context worth knowing if you're weighing up a sale this year.
Kenmare's freehold market has a strong ten-year track record and a broad, settled owner base — the fundamentals for a confident sale are in place. Sectional title has quietly kept pace too. Either way, evidence-based pricing is what turns a listing into a sale.
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