Erf number lookup

Type a street address and ErfCheck finds the erf registered there: its number, portion and township, as the Deeds Office, the Surveyor-General and the municipality record it. Free, no account. It is the same search as the free erf number search on the home page, which also takes an erf number and finds the property.

Free: erf number, township, last registered sale and imagery. No owner names.

What the lookup returns

• Erf number, portion and township, for example "Erf 575, Sandown", or for a farm "Portion 5 of the farm Olifantshoek 387 KT".
• The Surveyor-General parcel: its 21-character SG code, extent and outline on the map, and a link to the Chief Surveyor-General's own list of diagrams for it.
• The last registered transfer: the year and the price, from the Deeds Office.
• The municipal value where the council's valuation roll is one ErfCheck reads (50 councils, listed here), in the R99 report.

From an erf number to the property

It works the other way too: type "Erf 575, Sandown" or "Erf 3214, Kenton-on-Sea" and the lookup finds the parcel on the Surveyor-General register, with its street address where the council's roll gives one. Erf numbers repeat from township to township, so add the township or town.

Farms and flats

• Farm portions: "Portion 4 of farm 191, George". Farm numbers repeat in every registration division, so add the town, the farm name or the division.
• Sectional title: the unit number, the complex name and its street address, for example "Unit 12, Complex name, 5 Main Road, Suburb". A unit has a section number in its scheme rather than an erf of its own; the scheme stands on an erf.

More on how erf numbers work, and where yours is printed: What is an erf number?

Questions

Is the erf number lookup free?

Yes. The erf number, portion, township, SG code, diagram link and the last registered sale are free for any address. The R99 report adds the municipal value, sales on the street or in the scheme, and a rates check.

Does it show the owner?

No. ErfCheck shows no owner names. To find a registered owner you need a Deeds Office search; here is how.

Why does my erf number appear in more than one place?

Each township numbers its own erven from 1, so "Erf 575" exists in many townships. The township (and any extension) is part of the identifier: search "Erf 575, Sandown", not "Erf 575".

The lookup found nothing. What now?

Check the spelling of the street and suburb, try the erf number with its township, or the address as it is printed on your rates account. A new development may not be on the registers yet.