Des Hampden
A suburb with below-average property values and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Des Hampden is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area.
How is the area changing?
In Des Hampden, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
School and matric pass rate data is limited for Des Hampden. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Des Hampden safe?
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Des Hampden?
The median property value in Des Hampden is R1.4M. Property values have grown by 6.2% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R1,400,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +6.2% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 40th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 1-1.5M
- Source
- CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
- Vintage
- General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)
Source: City of Cape Town GV2022
What do utilities cost in Des Hampden?
Development activity in Des Hampden
Des Hampden had 8 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were other approvals.
- 3-year approvals
- 8
- Annual average
- 3/yr
- Avg project value
- R281K
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Des Hampden?
Des Hampden has 26 minibus taxi routes.
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Des Hampden?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Des Hampden in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 566 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 566
- Requests resolved
- 80% (453 of 566)
- 75% resolved within
- 8 days
- 90% resolved within
- 21 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 0.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 566
- Unresolved
- 20.0%
Top issues: Sewerage overflow (61), Power outage (44), Street lights out (34)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Des Hampden
Municipal debt in Des Hampden averages R7 346 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R430 854
- Electricity
- R580 207
- Water
- R423 343
- Refuse
- R120 668
- Sewerage
- R177 804
- City-wide cleaning
- R20 605
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Des Hampden?
Healthcare access
8 within 5km- Nearest public
- Sarepta Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
- Nearest private
- Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.2 km
- Public facilities
- 7
- Private facilities
- 1
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Des Hampden is Kuilsriver, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 3.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Sarepta Clinic, 0.4 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Sarepta Clinic · 0.4 km
- Nearest library
- Pd Paulse · 0.3 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Samuel Street Park · 0.03 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Bellville South Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
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Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Des Hampden. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Water billing: Dec 2020 - Feb 2026 | Electricity billing: Dec 2020 - Feb 2026 | Municipal arrears: Jan 2025 - May 2026
Next refresh: when SAPS publishes Q1 2026/2027 (typically about 3 months after the period closes).
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.
City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
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Des Hampden, Cape Town