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title: "DigsConnect: Student Housing in South Africa"
description: "Book student accommodation near SA campuses; filter by price, type, amenities, within 8 km; chat to landlords, track booking status."
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markdown_url: "https://liners.com/digsconnect.md"
type: "product"
language: "en"
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published_at: "2026-02-26T21:36:01.779Z"
updated_at: "2026-08-24T03:03:43.675Z"
---

# DigsConnect: Student Housing in South Africa

Book student accommodation near SA campuses; filter by price, type, amenities, within 8 km; chat to landlords, track booking status.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Real Estate & Property](/categories/real-estate-property)
- [DigsConnect](/digsconnect)

## Summary

Find verified student accommodation near campus

A web marketplace for students to find and book accommodation near universities, and for landlords, agents, and property managers to list student housing in South Africa.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.digsconnect.com/ |
| Tagline | Find verified student accommodation near campus |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

DigsConnect is a **web-based student accommodation marketplace** for students looking for housing near universities and colleges, and for **landlords, estate agents, and property managers** who want to list available properties.

Key capabilities include:
- **Search and filtering** for student housing by **price**, **accommodation type**, **location**, and **campus proximity** (for example, within an 8 km radius), plus amenities.
- **Direct booking chat** that lets students message landlords and track booking progress with statuses such as **Pending**, **Connected**, **Confirmed**, **Cancelled**, and **Expired**.
- **Property vetting and verification** focused on safety, with listings that can include practical context such as **amenities**, **nearby transport**, and whether **bills are included**.
- **Housemate advertising** to help students find roommates.

Available on **Web**.

Target users include **students** searching for accommodation and **property listers** (landlords, agents, property managers) marketing student-ready rentals.

The platform is notable in South Africa for its focus on accommodation around major student hubs (including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Midrand, Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth, Durban, Tyger Valley, and Bloemfontein), and for reporting **over 145,000 student-to-landlord connections** and **over 1 million beds listed worldwide**, alongside partnerships such as **Varsity College** and **Student.com**.

## Features

- [Real Estate & Property](/categories/real-estate-property): Category
- [B2B2C](/tags/b2b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Marketplace](/tags/marketplace): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/digsconnect/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/digsconnect/reviews)
- [Transparency](/digsconnect/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/digsconnect)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)