The Atlantic Seaboard region begins to the west of Cape Town CBD, in Green Point. The region wraps in a southwesterly direction around the coastline of the South Atlantic, ending in Llandudno, to the south of Oudekraal Nature Reserve.
The region is therefore located within close proximity to the CBD, Cape Town's main economic hub, but is detached from it, for a more peaceful living environment.[2]
Notably, the region is the location of many of South Africa's most scenic beaches, and arguably its most pristine coastline. Numerous blue flag-grade, white sand beaches meet the clear, blue shoreline stretching from Three Anchor Bay through Clifton and Camps Bay, all the way to Llandudno. Clifton 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th beaches, as well as Camps Bay Beach, are all well-known amongst locals and tourists, and offer postcard-quality, Mediterranean environments.[4]
The Atlantic Seaboard region is also home to many recreational, entertainment, and tourist sites, including the Cape Town Stadium, Green Point Athletic Stadium, Green Point Park, and Metropolitan Golf Club in Green Point; many restaurants and cafes along Beach Road in Sea Point and Clifton; and numerous hiking trails that begin above Camps Bay.[1]
The Sea Point Promenade is a 7 km-long oceanfront walkway, popular amongst local joggers and dog-walkers. It is lined with dedicated bicycle lanes.[5]
The Atlantic Seaboard commands some of the highest property prices in South Africa. With proximity to the CBD, and views across the Atlantic, many houses and apartments in the region fetch prices well above the average in Cape Town, which itself already has an average property price significantly above the South African average.[6]
Sea Point, one of the largest suburbs in the region, houses many high-riseapartment buildings. In contrast, the suburbs of Camps Bay, Clifton, Fresnaye, Llandudno, Bantry Bay, and Bakoven comprise mainly detached houses, many of which are multiple stories tall, and built along the cliffs of the Atlantic coastline.
In 2022, an apartment in Bantry Bay sold for R72 million.[7] In 2025, the Pentagon, a house situated in a prestigious road in Clifton, set a record for the entire country for that year, selling for R157 million.[8]
In a single month in 2025, the average price of the 329 apartments sold in the Atlantic Seaboard was R7.2 million, an increase of 14.2% from the year before. At the same time, there had been a 30% year-over-year increase in the number of apartments in the region selling for over R20 million, and only 7.7% of sales taking place were below R2 million.[9]
In October 2025, the cheapest detached house for sale in the Atlantic Seaboard was R8 million (for a home in Sea Point), while the most expensive, aside from those listed as price on application, was R160 million (for a home in Fresnaye).[3]
While there are some commercially-zoned properties in the Atlantic Seaboard, especially in Sea Point and Green Point, most property is residential in nature. Homes are popular amongst Capetonians, semigrants (those moving from other cities in South Africa), as well as foreign buyers. Some are rented to those visiting Cape Town on holiday.
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