The plumber map of South Africa
Every one of the 3 651 plumbers we list, grouped by province. Switch the measure to see where the trade is concentrated, how it is rated, and how established it is.
Review-weighted. Every province lands between 4.5 and 4.8, so the shading is stretched across that narrow band.
| Province | Average rating |
|---|---|
| Gauteng | 4.76★ |
| Western Cape | 4.74★ |
| North West | 4.70★ |
| Eastern Cape | 4.66★ |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4.64★ |
| Northern Cape | 4.62★ |
| Limpopo | 4.58★ |
| Free State | 4.58★ |
| Mpumalanga | 4.53★ |
What the map shows
Rating barely moves
Every province sits between 4.53 and 4.76 stars. South Africans rate their plumbers well almost everywhere, so rating alone is a poor way to choose between provinces. It is the review count that separates them.
The trade is concentrated
Gauteng holds 1 733 of the plumbers we list. Northern Cape has 23, despite covering a large share of the country. Fewer plumbers does not mean worse ones, but it does mean less choice and longer travel.
Experience varies six-fold
A plumber in Western Cape carries about 22.5 Google reviews on average. In Limpopo it is 3.8. That gap says more about how much evidence you have to go on than any rating does.
Province boundaries are simplified from public district municipality data. Figures come from public Google Business Profiles and change as businesses are added and reviewed.