{"id":810987,"date":"2025-02-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=810987"},"modified":"2025-02-10T11:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T09:07:34","slug":"r33-5-million-for-a-small-piece-of-land-in-a-popular-south-african-coastal-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/810987\/r33-5-million-for-a-small-piece-of-land-in-a-popular-south-african-coastal-town\/","title":{"rendered":"R33.5 million for a small piece of land in a popular South African coastal town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 990-square-meter plot of land in Hermanus is on the market for R33.5 million, making it one of the most expensive pieces of land in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plot is located in Voelklip in Hermanus and offers views and easy access to the nearby beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermanus is a town on the southern coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa, known for Southern Right whale watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town is stretched along a narrow ribbon of land between mountains and a shoreline with great beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It boasts the most diverse floral kingdom in the world, mountain walks, world-class beaches, secluded forests, and lagoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the once-quiet town has experienced an influx of wealthy South Africans and international property buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The once small fishing community on the rugged South Cape coastline has become one of South Africa\u2019s most well-known and loved tourist destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermanus offers tourists numerous activities, like whale watching, safaris, marine Big 5 tours, and mountain trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People can also enjoy the Hermanus Cliff Path, scenic walking areas, Grotto Beach, a country market, and visiting wine farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town\u2019s rise in popularity has caused house and land prices to rapidly increase over the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermanus boasts two of the most expensive streets and suburbs in South Africa \u2013 Eastcliff and Kwaaiwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that property prices in this coastal town exceed areas like Sandton shows just how expensive house there have become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A perfect example is the 990-square-meter plot of land in Vo\u00eblklip, a popular holiday destination situated between mountain and sea on the outer reaches of Hermanus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voelklip\u2019s property landscape is still somewhat reminiscent of the past but has evolved into a modern residential and holiday destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Large contemporary homes replaced the small fishermen-like cottages. However, it has been shielded from overdevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It still possesses a sense of natural splendour and is close to a wealth of world-class amenities, including restaurants and shopping areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West of Voelklip, there are boutique shopping centres and medical facilities, such as the Hermanus Medical Centre and Ipic Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a cliff path that stretches from Voelklip to the New Harbour and the lagoon close by offers sailing, canoeing and even waterskiing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 990-square-meter plot in Voelklip is on the market for R33.5 million. It is stretched between two large properties and right on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high price of this property shows that Hermanus can be viewed in the same light as South Africa\u2019s most sought-after addresses, like Camps Bay and Clifton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The images below show the 990-square-meter plot in Voelklip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 990-square-meter plot of land in Hermanus is on the market for R33.5 million, making it one of the most expensive pieces of land in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":810989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12755],"tags":[21676],"class_list":["post-810987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-property","tag-hermanus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810987"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":810999,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810987\/revisions\/810999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}