Neot Afeka, Tel Aviv.

Where it is

Neot Afeka lies in north Tel Aviv, north of the Yarkon. For statistics and planning it is split into two parts, A and B.

Neot Afeka B covers about 330 dunams. It is bounded by Bnei Efraim Street to the north and west, Moshe Sneh and Pinchas Rosen streets to the east, and Avraham Shlonsky Street to the south. Neot Afeka A lies across Shlonsky. The neighbours are Tzahala, Ravivim, Tel Baruch and Tel Baruch North, with Ramat Aviv and Tel Aviv University a short drive west.

Road access is good. The Kfar HaYarok junction, Route 5, Route 2 and Route 20 are all close. The Atidim employment hub and the Ramat HaHayal business district are nearby.

A 1970s neighbourhood north of the river

Neot Afeka was built in the early 1970s, as Tel Aviv expanded north across the Yarkon. Most of the stock is dense three- and four-storey housing blocks, with some detached houses and older low-rise estates, including the Czech Housing estate.

Unlike many housing estates of the period, flats here are often large. A city planning review found that about 60% of homes in Neot Afeka B are over 106 m². That is one reason families have favoured the area for decades.

For years, little was built. That changed with renewal. In 2024, more than 20 buildings in Neot Afeka B filed TAMA 38 demolition-and-rebuild permit requests, shortly before Tel Aviv's deadline for new filings. One joint developer alone is reported to be advancing 16 projects there, and a pinui-binui project covering hundreds of homes in Neot Afeka A.

What it is actually like today

Neot Afeka is calm, green and residential. Streets are wide, buildings are set back among gardens and trees, and traffic inside the neighbourhood is light. It feels more like a well-kept suburb than central Tel Aviv.

The weakness is services. Schools and community centres are scarce inside the neighbourhood, and most families travel to them. The main shopping centres, Golf-Kitan and Mikado, lie just outside. The four small commercial hubs inside are scattered and not well connected for walkers.

That makes the area car-dependent. Buses run on the main roads, but there is no rail or light rail inside the neighbourhood today. A station on the planned M3 metro line, near Glickson and Moshe Sneh, has been proposed. It is many years away and should not drive a purchase.

Park HaYarkon is close to the south, and small local gardens such as Gan Weiss and Givat HaPrachim add green space. Cycle routes link to the park network.

The original 1970s blocks often have no lift and no mamad. New renewal buildings have both. Construction is now a fixture on many streets and will be for years.

Renewal: the policy for Neot Afeka B

In July 2026, the city's planners recommended approval of a new policy document for Neot Afeka B. It sets the rules for renewal over the coming years.

The headline numbers are large. The neighbourhood has about 1,900 homes and 5,240 residents today. Under the policy, combined with TAMA 38 projects already in train and the national renewal plan TAMA/5555, it would grow to about 3,565 homes and close to 10,000 residents.

Heights would rise accordingly. The policy allows up to 20 storeys at central junctions such as Moshe Sneh and Glickson, up to 10 along Bnei Efraim and Shlonsky, and generally up to 8 within the neighbourhood. The Czech Housing estate would see lower, moderate densification. New projects would have to include a share of small flats.

It also tries to fix the services gap. Sites are earmarked for a 24-classroom primary school, kindergartens, a community centre and a synagogue. Leah Goldberg and Glickson would become tree-lined boulevards, and a new square is proposed near the planned metro station.

Not everyone is happy. Residents have objected to proposed traffic changes on Glickson and to the loss of the neighbourhood's intimate character. Buyers should expect the plan to change as it moves through approval.

Who lives here

Neot Afeka is mainly a family neighbourhood. Many owners have lived here for decades, and younger families have bought in for the space and quiet. The nearby employment hubs at Ramat HaHayal and Atidim make it a practical base for commuters.

We found no organised Anglo community here. Some English-speaking families choose the area for larger flats at a lower price per metre than Ramat Aviv or the New North. Most connect through schools and nearby synagogues.

Prices and what you get

Neot Afeka is one of the more affordable parts of north Tel Aviv per metre. The flats are large, so its median prices are still above the city's.

Registered sales, Jan 2023 – Aug 2026 (Neot Afeka B, Ganei Tzahala and Ramat Aviv to Jul 2026).

Per metre, Neot Afeka A sits about 8% below the city average and Neot Afeka B about 14% below. Both are well below Ramat Aviv. The medians imply typical flats of about 93–97 m², much larger than in central Tel Aviv.

The trend has been steady. Neot Afeka A's median per metre was about ₪44,900 in 2023, ₪47,900 in 2024 and ₪48,500 in 2025, and stands at about ₪45,500 in 2026 to date. Neot Afeka B moved from about ₪41,600 in 2023 to about ₪44,200 in 2026. That is broadly flat in real terms since 2024.

Recent registered deals show how renewal splits the market. A four-room, 65 m² flat at Shlonsky 28 sold in August 2026 for ₪4,957,000, around ₪76,300 per m², the price of new stock. A three-room, 54 m² flat on Shlonsky sold in June 2026 for ₪2,178,000, around ₪40,300 per m². In Neot Afeka B, a four-room, 80 m² flat on Bnei Efraim sold in July 2026 for ₪2,850,000, and a five-room, 150 m² flat on Avigdor HaMeiri sold in June 2026 for ₪7,650,000.

At the median of about ₪4.6 million, expect a four-room flat of 90–100 m² in an older block. A similar flat in a new renewal building will cost far more per metre.

Purchase tax at the ₪4,620,000 median works out as follows. A buyer of a single home pays about ₪126,500. An oleh within the Reg 12A window pays about ₪13,200. A foreign resident or buyer of an additional home pays ₪369,600.

So what is the discount pricing in? Older stock, few services within walking distance, no rail, and years of construction as renewal proceeds. It is not a bargain; it is a fair price for those trade-offs.

As a rental, the numbers are typical of north Tel Aviv. At the city's gross yield of about 1.9%, the median flat implies rent of roughly ₪7,300 a month. Net of vacancy, repairs, management and tax, the real return is lower. Large family flats let steadily but turn over slowly.

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