KwaZulu-Natal · North Coast · Town guide
Umhlanga Ridge, Mount Edgecombe, Sibaya, Umdloti, Ballito, Salt Rock and Zimbali: the newest estates in KZN, with care centres on site and King Shaka 25 minutes away.
Why families look here
The North Coast is where KwaZulu-Natal's retirement market has moved. In ten years the strip from Umhlanga Ridge to Ballito has gained Evergreen Umhlanga Ridge, Shoreline Sibaya with its TotalCare centre, the 260-unit Mount Edgecombe Retirement Village with a R100 million care centre, Twilanga and Pioneer Park in Umhlanga, and Palm Lakes and Coral Cove at Ballito. Salt Rock now has the third-highest average retirement property value in the country.
Hospitals are excellent and close: Netcare Umhlanga, Gateway Private and Busamed Gateway at Umhlanga Ridge, and Netcare Alberlito in Ballito. King Shaka International is 15 minutes from Umdloti and 25 from both Umhlanga and Ballito, which makes it the easiest part of KZN for children flying in from Gauteng.
Prices are the highest in the province. Studios at Shoreline Sibaya were launched at R1.55 million, two-bedrooms from R2.55 million and three-bedrooms from R4.8 million; Mount Edgecombe units start around R2 million to R2.5 million. Summer humidity is real. For the full comparison with Durban and the South Coast, read where to retire in KwaZulu-Natal.
The directory
Retirement Villages · Zululami, Ballito, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
Retirement and assisted-living village inside the Zululami Luxury Coastal Estate at Ballito, with estate facilities and Netcare Alberlito ten minutes away.
Retirement Villages · Umhlanga Ridge, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
Evergreen's life-right village on Umhlanga Ridge, planned for about 640 homes and apartments with a lifestyle centre and care centre, next to Gateway and King Shaka.
Retirement Villages · Mount Edgecombe, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
260-unit village inside Kindlewood Estate with a R100 million TotalCare centre offering assisted living, frail care and dementia care, five minutes from Netcare Umhlanga.
Retirement Villages · Tinley Manor, Ballito, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
Retirement section of the Palm Lakes family estate north of Ballito, with lakes, a clubhouse and homes priced around R1.7 to R3.8 million, 25 minutes from King Shaka.
Retirement Villages · Prestondale, Umhlanga, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
Umhlanga retirement village in Prestondale sold on share block or life rights from about R1.4 million, with on-site nursing support and daily caregivers.
Retirement Villages · Sibaya, Umdloti, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
Over-50s apartments in the Sibaya Coastal Precinct between Umhlanga and Umdloti, sectional title from R1.55 million, with an on-site TotalCare centre for frail care and assisted living.
Retirement Villages · Umhlanga Rocks, Umhlanga, Ballito & the North Coast
Established retirement village in Umhlanga Rocks with cottages and apartments and care on site, within walking distance of the Umhlanga village and promenade.
Questions families ask
Mount Edgecombe Retirement Village has a TotalCare centre offering assisted living, frail care and dementia care. Shoreline Sibaya has an on-site TotalCare centre with frail care and assisted living. Twilanga in Umhlanga Rocks and Pioneer Park in Prestondale have care on site, and Evergreen Umhlanga Ridge has a care centre.
Launch prices at Shoreline Sibaya were R1.55 million for a studio, from R2.55 million for two bedrooms and R4.8 million for three. Mount Edgecombe Retirement Village units start around R2 million to R2.5 million, and estate stock in Ballito averages above R3.5 million.
King Shaka International is about 25 minutes from Ballito and from Umhlanga, and 15 minutes from Umdloti and Sibaya.