How to check what a house sold for
When a property changes hands, the transfer is registered at the Deeds Office together with the price in the deed. That registration is a public record, so the last sale price of almost any South African property can be checked.
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Free: erf number, township, last registered sale and imagery. No owner names.
ErfCheck shows the year and price of the last registered transfer for the address, with the erf number, township and imagery, free. The R99 report adds every last sale on the same street or in the same sectional scheme, suburb medians by year, and the municipal value.
Other ways to see sale prices
- A Deeds Office search (in person or through DeedsWeb) returns the registered transfers for a property, including older ones, for a search fee.
- Paid property reports from data providers and portals combine deeds data with estimated values.
- Suburb pages. ErfCheck's suburb pages list recent transfers and median last-sale prices by year for every suburb on file.
Reading the figure correctly
- It is the registered price, not the asking price. It is what was written into the deed of transfer.
- Registration lags the sale. Transfer usually takes two to three months after the offer is signed, so the year on record can be later than the deal.
- Some transfers carry no price or a token one. Inheritances, divorces, donations and transfers between related parties or into a trust are registered without a market price, so they say little about value.
- Old sales reflect old markets. A 2004 price says nothing about 2026; compare recent sales on the street instead.
Questions
- Are house sale prices public in South Africa?
- Yes. The price is part of the registered transfer at the Deeds Office, which is a public register.
- Can I check what a house sold for for free?
- Yes. Type the address into ErfCheck to see the last registered transfer year and price, with the erf number and township, at no cost.
- Why does a property show no sale price?
- It was transferred without a market price (an inheritance, divorce, donation or related-party transfer), or the price has not been extracted for that property yet.
- How recent are the prices?
- Prices appear once the transfer is registered, usually two to three months after the sale. ErfCheck re-checks every record every 30 days.