Retail to Let in Cape Town
Browse retail to let in Cape Town, Western Cape. We have 34 listings on record here since 2010 across 17 named buildings, with an average asking rental of about R264/m² (2020–2023). 6 units are available right now.
Retail space to let in Cape Town right now ranges from 63 to 277 m² with asking rentals from R250 to R300/m², across 3 buildings.
- Area
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Space type
- Retail — to let
- Average asking rental
- ~R264/m² (2020–2023, asking not transacted)
- Unit sizes on record
- 22 – 600 m²
- History
- 34 to let listings across 17 buildings, 2010–2026
- Data updated
About Cape Town
Cape Town sits in the Western Cape, linked to the wider region by established arterial routes and major national highways. Cape Town International Airport is located roughly twenty kilometres away, providing air connectivity for freight and business travel. Public transport infrastructure includes commuter rail lines, municipal bus services, and minibus taxi networks operating throughout the area.
Commercial property here consists largely of smaller and mid-sized office and retail premises, suiting local service providers, professional firms, and ground-floor retail tenants. The building stock is varied, featuring established multi-tenant properties such as The Box, The Felix, Equity House, Speakers Corner, Regis House, CCMA House, Pepper Club, and ICG House. This location sits alongside other commercial nodes covered by our listings, including the Cape Town CBD, Durbanville, Bellville, Claremont, Parklands, Somerset West, Wynberg, and Tygervalley.
Looking at market conditions, historical asking rentals for retail space to let here—drawn from records covering about thirty-four listings across seventeen named buildings with unit sizes from twenty-two to six hundred square metres—sit at around two hundred and one rand per square metre per month, having moved about forty-three percent between two thousand and ten and two thousand and twenty-three.
What's on offer in Cape Town
Units marketed here run from about 22 m² to 600 m², with most between 71 and 164 m² (a typical unit is around 107 m²).
Based on 34 listings marketed here since 2010. How we compile this »
What has Cape Town actually been enquiring about? — a demand profile built from 106 real historical enquiries.
Asking rental trends
Average asking rental (R/m²) by space type, from To Let listings marketed here. Figures are asking rates, not transacted.
View the numbers
| 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R187 | R104 | R130 | R80 | R108 | R275 | R216 | R288 | R235 | R290 | R267 |
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Retail available now in Cape Town
Buildings in Cape Town
21 listings tracked · 10 available 11 Adderley Street
18 listings tracked · 10 available The Box
41 listings tracked · 9 available The Halyard
7 listings tracked · 7 available Convention Tower
9 listings tracked · 5 available Speakers Corner
7 listings tracked · 5 available 33 Waterkant
2 listings tracked · 1 available Equity House
9 listings tracked Regis House
7 listings tracked CCMA House
6 listings tracked ICG House
4 listings tracked Dover House
4 listings tracked Pepper Club
4 listings tracked Pioneer Road
3 listings tracked R-Data House
3 listings tracked
Other space types in Cape Town
Retail in nearby areas
Cape Town CBD (21) Durbanville (9) Bellville (4) Claremont (18) Parklands (22) Somerset West (7) Wynberg (1) Tygervalley Plettenberg Bay Mitchells Plain (1) Woodstock (7) Milnerton (3) Brackenfell (15) Kuils River (4)
Frequently asked questions
How much does retail space cost to rent in Cape Town?
The average asking rental for retail space in Cape Town is about R264/m² per month (2020–2023 listings, asking not transacted), up roughly 41% from about R187/m² in 2010. This is drawn from 34 listings marketed here since 2010.
How much retail space is to let in Cape Town right now?
6 listings are currently to let in Cape Town. Across the full history, 34 to let listings have been recorded here across 17 named buildings.
What size units are available in Cape Town?
Retail space units marketed in Cape Town have ranged from 22 m² to 600 m².
Which buildings offer retail space in Cape Town?
Buildings with listings on record in Cape Town include The Felix, 11 Adderley Street, The Box, The Halyard, Convention Tower and Speakers Corner — see the full building list, each with its own rental history and current availability.
Where is Cape Town?
Cape Town is a commercial node in Western Cape, South Africa. Commercial Property tracks 17 named buildings here.
Cape Town in the news
- Cape Town office space: the CBD, Century City and the price gap between them 2026
- SA’s first biophilic building meets Cape Town’s first-ever urban street art gallery 2019
- Amdec unveils Cape Town Foreshore’s mixed-use The Yacht Club 2019
- How Cape Towns industrial rentals have grown 2019
- Cape Town’s Foreshore may welcome new office tower 2017
See also: Retail in Western Cape All commercial property in Cape Town
