Rates and levies in Marloth Park

Property rates for 2026/27

Marloth Park falls under the Nkomazi Local Municipality, which sets a rate in the rand for each kind of property every year. The rates below apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. You pay them in twelve monthly instalments on your municipal account.

Category	2026/27	2025/26
ResidentialHouses used as homes, including holiday homes	0.0112	0.01067
Vacant land	0.0028	0.00267
Business and commercial	0.0225	0.02134
Illegal use or use not permitted	0.0253	0.02401

Last checked 26 October 2026

The residential rate went up by about 5% on last year. The first R15,000 of a residential property's value isn't rated. If you fall behind, the arrears attract interest at the bank's prime rate plus 1%.

How to work out your rates

Rates are based on the value in the municipality's valuation roll. That's usually different from the asking price or what you paid. Nkomazi publishes its valuation roll for 2022-2027 and the supplementary rolls on its website, and the value should show on the seller's municipal account.

For a house, take the municipal value, subtract R15,000 and multiply by 0.0112. That's your rates for the year.

Property	Per year	Per month
House valued at R2,000,000(R2,000,000 - R15,000) x 0.0112	R22,232	R1,853
Vacant stand valued at R500,000R500,000 x 0.0028	R1,400	R117

Last checked 26 October 2026

The municipality's notice also has an extra 15% rebate for improved residential property. Most rebates need an application, so ask the municipality whether yours is already on your account.

Rebates for pensioners and others

If you're 60 or older, get a disability grant or were medically boarded, you can apply for a rebate on a sliding scale. You must live in the house permanently, and it can have only one dwelling with no part sub-let. You also can't already get the indigent rebate. Apply with your ID and a sworn affidavit or your latest tax assessment.

Average monthly income over the past 12 months	Rebate
Up to R4,840	100%
R4,840.01-R7,260	85%
R7,260.01-R9,680	70%
R9,680.01-R12,100	55%
R12,100.01-R14,520	40%

Last checked 26 October 2026

There's also a rebate of 20% to 40% for two to four residential stands that have been consolidated or notarially tied.

Water, refuse and electricity on the account

Your municipal account covers services as well as rates. In Marloth Park the water basic charge went up from R46,07 to R100 a month on 1 July 2026, before VAT.

Service	Charge
Water basic charge, Marloth ParkBefore VAT	R100
Residential water, first 6 kl	Free
Residential water, 7-12 kl, per klBefore VAT	R11,43
Residential water, 13-20 kl, per klBefore VAT	R12,93
Residential water, 21-40 kl, per klBefore VAT	R14,29
Refuse removal once a weekBefore VAT	R124
Prepaid electricity, per kWhVAT included; subject to NERSA approval	R4,49

Last checked 26 October 2026

When you open new accounts, the municipality asks for a deposit of R782,07 for water and R2,346,22 for electricity, before VAT.

Levies and the owners' association

Marloth Park isn't a security estate, so there's no body corporate or homeowners' association that can charge every owner a levy. Its property owners' association is voluntary.

The municipality's tariff list does have a Marloth Park entrance levy for property owners. It's R37,24, or R15,96 if you own a vacant stand, before VAT. The notice doesn't say how often it's charged, so check your account. The same list gives owners their first Lionspruit season ticket free, plus free entry to Henk van Rooyen Park. Visitors who don't own property pay R142,69 before VAT to get into Lionspruit.

Questions

Are rates in Marloth Park charged on what I paid for the house?

No. They're charged on the value in the municipality's valuation roll. If you think that value is wrong, you can object while a new roll or supplementary roll is open for inspection. The municipality posts these notices on its valuation roll page.

Do I pay rates on a holiday home I only use a few weeks a year?

Yes, at the residential rate. There's a separate, higher rate of 0.0253 for property used illegally or in a way that isn't permitted, so check the zoning before you let the house to guests.

When do the rates change?

Every 1 July, with the municipality's new budget. We update this page when the 2027/28 notice is published.