Is your business viable in Durban CBD?
Durban CBD has 313 mapped businesses and 11 transport hubs within 3km, and 3 wholesale hubs (nearest 0.1km). Here's the competitive landscape, by category.
Updated June 9, 2026 · public data, cleaned by Raptview.
| Category | Within 3km | Read |
|---|---|---|
| restaurants & cafés | 90 | saturated |
| clothing & retail | 44 | saturated |
| fast food / takeaways | 42 | saturated |
| grocery & spaza shops | 39 | saturated |
| salons & beauty | 12 | competitive |
| pharmacies | 9 | competitive |
| liquor / bottle stores | 5 | validated demand with room to enter |
| electronics & phones | 3 | validated demand with room to enter |
| hardware & building | 2 | validated demand with room to enter |
Counts are mapped businesses (OpenStreetMap) within a 3km radius. "Open gap" means low competition — validate demand before assuming it's untapped.
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