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Repossessed & repo houses for sale in Cape Town

Cape Town sale-in-execution notices appear in both the National Legal Gazette and the Western Cape Provincial Gazette. RepoLens cross-checks both and dedupes by case number plus address plus auction date.

23 active listings in Cape TownRead weekly from the Government Gazette

Cheapest repossessed houses in Cape Town right now

From
R150 000
  • 1under R 250 000
  • 7under R 500 000
  • 11under R 1 000 000

Looking for a house from R 50 000? None of the current listings is that low: the cheapest is R 150 000.

House

2-bed house in 5 Madikane Crescent, Khayelitsha

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 150 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 78 m² erf
Absa · Auction 03 Dec 2026
House

2-bed house in 11 Zanaxolo Street, Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha, 7784

Ilitha Park · Western Cape
R 345 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 139 m² erf
Other · Auction 24 Nov 2026
House

house in 71 Leerdam Crescent, Belhar

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 400 000
reserve
216 m² erf
Standard Bank · Auction 03 Dec 2026

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Cape Town repossessions
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House

3-bed house in being 18 Shaw Crescent, Edgemead, Cape Town

Edgemead · Western Cape
R 1 810 745
reserve
3 bed · 2 bath · 617 m² erf
FNB · Auction 17 Nov 2026
Sectional title

3-bed sectional title in 43 Anderson Street, Townsend Estate, Goodwood

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 1 300 000
reserve
3 bed · 1 bath · 496 m² erf
Absa · Auction 17 Nov 2026
House

4-bed house in 10 JOE SIMON STREET, MONTE VISTA

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 2 370 000
reserve
4 bed · 2 bath · 750 m² erf
Absa · Auction 17 Nov 2026
House

3-bed house in 1 Dakota Close, Kensington, Cape Town

Kensington · Western Cape
R 1 100 000
reserve
3 bed · 1 bath · 339 m² erf
Absa · Auction 18 Nov 2026
House

3-bed house in 52 Gladstone Street, Churchill East, Parow, Cape Town

Churchill East · Western Cape
R 1 250 000
reserve
3 bed · 2 bath · 496 m² erf
Standard Bank · Auction 19 Nov 2026
House

house in 28 Fourteenth Avenue, Parow

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 511 000
reserve
248 m² erf
Absa · Auction 19 Nov 2026
House

2-bed house in 20 Smarag Street, Forest Heights, Kleinvlei

Forest Heights · Western Cape
R 529 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 472 m² erf
Absa · Auction 19 Nov 2026
Sectional title

sectional title in Unit 2 Pearl Court, 107 Cloete Street, Parow

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 400 000
reserve
75 m² erf
Absa · Auction 19 Nov 2026
Sectional title

1-bed sectional title in 120 MAIN ROAD, STRAND, of the immovable property described as: A unit

Strand · Western Cape
R 1 057 500
reserve
1 bed · 1 bath · 58 m²
Other · Auction 19 Nov 2026
House

3-bed house in 5 Beech Close, Acorn Creek, 501 Main Road, Macassar

Acorn Creek · Western Cape
R 2 240 000
reserve
3 bed · 2 bath · 170 m² erf
Absa · Auction 24 Nov 2026
Sectional title

2-bed sectional title in 3 Ruyterwacht Mews, Livingstone Avenue, Ruyterwacht

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 500 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 69 m²
Absa · Auction 24 Nov 2026
House

3-bed house in 19A Fayker Street, Grassy Park, 7941

Grassy Park · Western Cape
R 1 200 000
reserve
3 bed · 2 bath · 420 m² erf
Standard Bank · Auction 24 Nov 2026
House

2-bed house in 11 Zanaxolo Street, Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha, 7784

Ilitha Park · Western Cape
R 345 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 139 m² erf
Other · Auction 24 Nov 2026
Sectional title

sectional title in Cape Town, Western Cape

Cape Town · Western Cape
Reserve not stated in the notice
Absa · Auction 24 Nov 2026
Farm / smallholding

farm in 1 Glencairn Expressway, Noordhoek

Cape Town · Western Cape
Reserve not stated in the notice
Auction 26 Nov 2026
House

3-bed house in 26 Dwesa Lane, Sherwood Park, Atlantis

Sherwood Park · Western Cape
R 500 000
reserve
3 bed · 340 m² erf
Absa · Auction 27 Nov 2026
Sectional title

2-bed sectional title in Unit 1303, Door G303, The Quadrant, 25 Wilderness Avenue, Claremont

The Quadrant · Western Cape
R 1 800 000
reserve
2 bed · 2 bath · 86 m²
Other · Auction 30 Nov 2026
House

3-bed house in 26 La Rochelle Crescent, Eesteriver

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 520 000
reserve
3 bed · 1 bath
Standard Bank · Auction 01 Dec 2026
Sectional title

3-bed sectional title in 26 Manchester Street, Portlands

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 400 000
reserve
3 bed · 1 bath · 176 m² erf
Absa · Auction 02 Dec 2026
House

house in 71 Leerdam Crescent, Belhar

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 400 000
reserve
216 m² erf
Standard Bank · Auction 03 Dec 2026
House

2-bed house in 5 Madikane Crescent, Khayelitsha

Cape Town · Western Cape
R 150 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 78 m² erf
Absa · Auction 03 Dec 2026
Sectional title

2-bed sectional title in Unit 1208 The Block, 2 Prosperity Crescent, Bellville South, Bellville

Bellville South · Western Cape
R 600 000
reserve
2 bed · 1 bath · 46 m²
Other · Auction 03 Dec 2026
House

house in Cape Town, Western Cape

Cape Town · Western Cape
Reserve not stated in the notice
1 bath · 1071 m² erf

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In Cape Town, the reserve is not the price you pay.

Cape Town sales in execution are run by a sheriff and an attorney, not an agent. Every listing names the foreclosing creditor and what you must have ready on auction day, and a plan adds the attorney and their reference.

who to call
On a plan: the attorney and their reference
The firm running the sale and the file reference to quote. They hold the conditions of sale, the document that decides who pays the arrears.
what's owing
Levy sales flagged, creditor named
Not every sale in execution is a bank repo. Where the creditor is a body corporate we say so, because arrear levies gate transfer and can land on the buyer.
your numbers
A bond calculator on every listing
Estimate your monthly instalment, transfer duty and total buy-in at the current prime rate, so you bid with a number you can defend. Open the bond calculator.
Know the cost before you bid

Sheriff auctions scare people off with the admin, not the price.

FICA registration, a 10% deposit on the day, the balance by bank guarantee within 21 days. We spell out the full cost to bid on every listing, so the process is the only thing you have to learn, never the price.

About repossessed houses in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality covers the Cape Peninsula, the Cape Flats, Atlantic Seaboard suburbs, Northern Suburbs (Bellville, Durbanville, Brackenfell) and Helderberg basin. Property pricing varies more inside this single metro than across most entire SA provinces.

Cape Town reserve prices range from under R600 000 for sectional-title units in older Cape Flats suburbs to R10m+ for sea-facing properties in Camps Bay, Clifton or Bantry Bay. Most listings sit in the R1m–R3m bracket, entry-level family homes in the Northern Suburbs and middle suburbs.

Cape Town High Court divisions cover sheriff-sale jurisdictions across the metro. The most active sheriff offices on RepoLens include Mitchells Plain South, Cape Town East, Bellville and Goodwood. Each listing names the office and venue.

Buying at a sheriff sale for the first time? The buyer's guide walks through the reserve price, the costs on top, the bond window and the arrears you inherit. Using a housing subsidy? Read buying a repossessed house with FLISP, including how to find the erf number and the conveyancer.

FAQ

How many repossessed houses are for sale in Cape Town?
The number changes weekly, sale-in-execution notices for Cape Town are published in the Government Gazette and ingested by RepoLens every Monday. The hero card on this page shows the current active count. Numbers also depend on bank foreclosure activity, which has historically been highest in Gauteng followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Where do Cape Town repossessed houses get listed?
In two channels. (1) Government Gazette sale-in-execution notices, the public sheriff-sale stream that RepoLens aggregates on this page. (2) Bank partner portals (myroof.co.za for FNB/Absa/Standard Bank/Nedbank) for private-treaty mandated sales before the auction stage. Capitec does not run a partner portal, all Capitec Cape Town repossessions go through the Gazette route on this page.
How do I attend a sheriff sale in Cape Town?
Each listing shows the auction date, the sheriff office handling the sale, and the venue address. You must FICA-register with the sheriff before bidding (ID, proof of address, small cash registration fee), pay a 10% deposit on demand if you win, and settle the balance via approved bank guarantee within 21 days. Bring cash for the deposit, sheriffs do not accept card payments at auction.
Can I get a home loan for a Cape Town repossessed property?
Yes. All major SA banks finance sheriff-sale acquisitions across Cape Town. Pre-approval before the auction is strongly recommended. Use the RepoLens bond calculator on each listing to estimate monthly instalments at current prime. Banks may decline visibly distressed properties, visit before bidding where possible.
How current are the Cape Town listings on this page?
RepoLens reads each new Government Gazette as it is published every week and adds the new sale-in-execution notices for Cape Town. A listing stays on this page while its auction is still ahead and comes off once the auction day has passed, so you are not chasing sales that already happened. Notices with no auction date are dropped after a few weeks.
Are "repo houses" in Cape Town the same as repossessed houses?
Yes, "repo house", "repo home" and "repo property" are everyday shorthand for a repossessed house. Whether you search "repo houses for sale in Cape Town" or "repossessed houses for sale in Cape Town", you mean the same thing: a home a bank or the sheriff is selling after a home-loan default. Every repo house on this Cape Town page is a real sale-in-execution or bank-repossessed property from the Government Gazette, carrying the auction date, the reserve and the attorney handling it.

Browse repossessed houses by suburb

Every suburb with live sale-in-execution inventory has its own page, the repo houses, reserve prices and auction dates for that area, updated weekly from the Gazette.