Neighbourhoods with the fastest Internet in South Africa

Flaming Speedometer

The Q4 2017 MyBroadband Speed Test app results show that Midstream Estate, Cornwall Hill Country Estate, and Country Lane Estate have the highest broadband speeds in South Africa.

To calculate the average speed in an area, results from speed tests performed by MyBroadband Speed Test app users were compiled.

MyBroadband’s Speed Test app for Android and iOS gives smartphone users the ability to test their Wi-Fi and mobile data connections.

In Q4 2017, over 200,000 Wi-Fi tests were performed by iOS and Android users.

The average download speed over Wi-Fi in South Africa was 11.59Mbps, while the average upload speed was 6.99Mbps.

These speeds are closely linked to the average broadband speeds in the country, as most Wi-Fi connections are linked to a fixed broadband connection.

Highest speeds

The results show that Midstream Estate was the suburb with the highest average download speed, at 42.57Mbps.

Cornwall Hill Country Estate and Country Lane Estate were second on 36.42Mbps, and Durbanville and Bellville third on 34.70Mbps.

The table below shows the suburb results. Only suburbs where a large number of tests from multiple devices were performed are listed.

Broadband Speeds in South Africa
Postal Code Suburb Area Download (Mbps) Upload (Mbps) Latency (ms)
1692 Midstream Estate Centurion 42.574 29.407 67
0178 Cornwall Hill Country Estate, Country Lane Estate Pretoria 36.417 25.771 27
7550 Durbanville, Bellville Cape Town 34.704 21.175 37
7351 Yzerfontein Western Cape 33.544 17.271 45
2158 Sharonlea Randburg 31.003 46.408 52
0169 Highveld Techno Park Centurion 30.358 28.426 28
0166 Eldo Park Centurion 29.799 23.530 60
6060 Schauderville, Parkside, Adcockvale Extension, Holland Park Port Elizabeth 29.727 14.159 68
1668 Olifantsfontein East Rand 29.631 26.309 18
2122 Parkview Johannesburg 29.306 30.267 14
2109 Mayfair, Melville Johannesburg 27.635 19.458 12
0172 Hennopspark Pretoria 27.191 11.684 64
1590 Dunnottar Nigel 27.112 10.937 27
8001 Cape Town CBD Cape Town 27.062 18.481 62
7490 Matroosfontein, Elsies Rivier, Durbanville Cape Town 26.588 15.261 65
4420 Salt Rock, Ballito, Sheffield Manor, Umhlali Beach KwaZulu-Natal 26.466 13.916 127
2034 Greenside Johannesburg 26.067 8.186 25
1612 Dowerglen East Rand 25.537 24.587 33
2132 Randburg Johannesburg 24.352 18.478 9
2192 Glenhazel, Lyndhurst, Sandringham, Fairwood, Mountain View, Maryvale, Orchards Johannebsurg 24.306 15.153 37
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Neighbourhoods with the fastest Internet in South Africa