Port Elizabeth Central at a glance
Port Elizabeth at a glance
Province: Eastern Cape
Municipality: Nelson Mandela
Popular suburbs:
- Summerstrand/bay area
- Lorraine
- Humewood
- Newton park
- Milpark
- Sunridge Park
- Marigold Park
- Fairview
- Walmer (Including upper Walmer)
- Mount Pleasant
- Bluewater bay
- Charlo
- PE Central
- Kwamagxaki/Motherwell
- Mount Road
- Northern Areas
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Admin & Marketing Manager: Celine van Antwerpen
Contact number: 041 450 8800
Email: celine.vanantwerpen@leapfrog.co.za
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Port Elizabeth calls for laid-back city living and affordable property prices ideal for young families and retirees wanting to scale down.
Wikipedia describes Port Elizabeth also called (Ibhayi in Xhosa or Die Baai in Afrikaans) or it's in many colloquial references such as " The friendly city " or "The Windy City "as the major seaport city and most populous city in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Port Elizabeth is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan municipality. Locals simple call it PE after its initials.
In economic strength terms, economists often describe Port Elizabeth as a major city among second tier South African cities. This all because it presents a huge potential for future economic and industrial growth of the region and the country. Its situated along the Algo Bay with magnificent warm beaches along the Indian ocean coast line. The IDZ, under the stewardship of the Coega Development Corporation (CDC), since inception has managed to attract to its investment account in excess of R140-billion into the economy of the Eastern Cape and has enabled the creation of over 45 000 jobs. This is significant for the sustainability of the IDZ, Nelson Mandela Bay, and the economy of the Eastern Cape.
In respect of lifestyle , Port Elizabeth boasts a range of shopping malls from the smallest local suburbia options to the top end three regional shopping centers namely Walmer Park , Greenacres and the recently built Bay West shopping Centre on the N2 giving its own contribution to the beauty of the famous Garden route as you enter PE from Jeffers bay north of the city. Added to that modern lifestyle, the city boasts of some of the best medical centers and the magnificent campus of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan university which will include a medical school from 2020. The city has facilities catering for cricket, rugby union, athletics, association football, field hockey and many other sports. Its coastal location also makes it a base for many watersports. It is also a busy hub for tourism and including amongst other thiings, game viewingand whale watching.
Port Elizabeth has an oceanic climate (Cfb). The area lies between the winter rainfall, Mediterranean climate zones of the Western Cape and the summer rainfall regions of eastern South Africa. Winters are cool but mild and summers are warm but considerably less humid and hot than more northerly parts of South Africa's east coast.[57] The climate is very even throughout the year with extreme heat or moderate cold rare.
A recent Private Property Report dated February 2019 , which covered a range of topical issues as a factual guide to the PE property market concludes by stating that whether you are looking for a property to buy for investment purposes or your dream home , you are likely to make a purchase that will bring you years of happiness in the friendly city of Port Elizabeth.
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