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Bellville Teachers College

A suburb with responsive municipal services and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Bellville Teachers College
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Schools383% matric pass rateHealthcare7 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilBelow avg complaints1d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bellville Teachers College is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Bellville Teachers College, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

Bellville Teachers College is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit below the city average. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.

Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Bellville Teachers College safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. bellville-teachers-college makes up a very small share of the Kuilsrivier police precinct, so we cannot reliably separate its crime data from the rest of the precinct. Rather than show a score that could be misleading, we have withheld it.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Bellville Teachers College?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Bellville Teachers College?

Utility billing data is not available for Bellville Teachers College. This area is not individually billed by the City of Cape Town - services may be delivered through communal infrastructure, prepaid meters, or Eskom supply.More about data coverage

Monthly cost per account from City of Cape Town billing data. Water coverage: 647 suburbs. Electricity coverage: 384 suburbs.

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Bellville Teachers College?

3 schools nearby

Bellville Teachers College has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 83.2%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Rouxville Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate
83.2%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
72 candidates
Median quintile
Q4
Q4-Q5
  • Q4
    Rouxville Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 904 learners · 30.1:1 learner-educator ratio
  • Q4
    Highbury Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,065 learners · 33.3:1 learner-educator ratio
  • Q4
    Western Cape Sport School
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 664 learners · 26.6:1 learner-educator ratio
    Favourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Bellville Teachers College?

Private vehicle dominant

Bellville Teachers College has 18 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (84%).

Taxi connectivityRanks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown.Full methodology ›

Moderate connectivity
18 routes
57th percentile · 16 destinations
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Brentwood park, Industrial area, Industrial area,kuilsriver, Kalkfontein +10 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Bellville Teachers College needs a car. The 84% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
84%
Walking
11%
MyCiTi bus
2%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode
Private vehicle (84%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bellville Teachers College?

Full municipal services

Bellville Teachers College has a service delivery index of 96 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Bellville Park survey group (33 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R7,064) is 4.2× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 94% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

96City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
97.0%
Weekly refuse
87.9%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

100City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
12.1%
Rented
66.7%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
3.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
19.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 95th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
3.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R3,606
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.9%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.1%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
3.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
9.1%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.0 people
Avg children per household
0.3

Asset ownership

Computer access
81.8%
Fridge ownership
93.9%
Property ownership
3.0%
Geyser ownership
87.9%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
12.1%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
3.0%
WFH part-time
6.1%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Bellville Park. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bellville Teachers College?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bellville Teachers College in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 17 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Bellville Teachers College residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
53rd
Percentile
across Cape Town
15%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (18%)Street lights out (18%)Power outage (12%)Non-Collection of 240L Bin (12%)Damaged Treated Effluent Pump (6%)
Service requests logged
17
Requests resolved
76% (13 of 17)
75% resolved within
2 days
90% resolved within
16 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
17
Unresolved
24.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (3), Street lights out (3), Power outage (2)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Bellville Teachers College

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Bellville Teachers College is R349K as of Apr 2026.

R349K
total
Breakdown as of Apr 2026
Property rates
R0
Electricity
R117 845
Water
R112 212
Refuse
R13 246
Sewerage
R105 521
City-wide cleaning
R0
Improvement district
R0

Outstanding municipal arrears from City of Cape Town financial records. Coverage: 741 suburbs. Per-account figures available for 582 suburbs.

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bellville Teachers College?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public
Sarepta Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.1 km
Nearest private
Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 2.5 km
Public facilities
6
Private facilities
1

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Bellville Teachers College is Kuilsriver, 0.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 4.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Sarepta Clinic, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic
Sarepta Clinic · 1.1 km
Nearest library
Pd Paulse · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space
Fredericks Pos · 0.38 km

Fire station

0.5
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

4.6
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
7
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Bellville South Swimming Pool

Cape Town operates 35 public swimming pools. Source: CCT open data.

Distances straight-line from suburb centroid.

Source: City of Cape Town facility registry

Nearby suburbs

Danarand398m · R1.1M
→
Oakdene462m · R1.5M
100→
Gersham798m · R1.1M
46→
Highbury810m · R1.3M
38→
Silveroaks1.0km · R1.8M
→
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Bordering suburbs

4 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Bellville Teachers College. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

DanarandGershamHighburyOakdene

Data as of: Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Municipal arrears: Jan 2025 - May 2026

Next refresh: when SAPS publishes Q1 2026/2027 (typically about 3 months after the period closes).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SADBE SchoolsCCT Household SurveyCCT Service Requests

South African Police Service, via DataFirst (UCT). SAPS crime statistics, 2019-2026 [dataset]. DOI: 10.25828/5MAW-4H90. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town open data, 2022–2025 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

Statistics South Africa. Stats SA Census 2022, 2022 [dataset]. Stats SA standard terms (permissive). Analysis is the user's own and not endorsed by Stats SA.

Department of Basic Education, EMIS (Western Cape Q2 2025; Gauteng Q3 2025). DBE EMIS masterlist and public school data, 2023-2025 [dataset]. Source. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. CCT Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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