Heideveld
A suburb with higher reported crime, more affordable property values, and good school access relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Heideveld is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi.
How is the area changing?
In Heideveld, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
Heideveld is well-served by schools, and matric results sit below the city average. 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 Heideveld safe?
22nd percentile among 744 suburbs · precinct-level data, may not reflect this suburb · based on precinct-level data shared with 6 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure
Detailed data
- Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
- 31 / 100
- Contact crime rate
- 470,625 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 84 716
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 29/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 33/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Because precinct-level data does not reliably represent Heideveld, this suburb has been excluded from safety-dependent rankings (Safest Suburbs, Best for Families, Affordable & Safe, Best for Investment, Most Improved). The safety index shown above reflects the Manenberg precinct as a whole and should not be taken as representative of Heideveld specifically.
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Manenberg precinct, which covers Heideveld and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Heideveld?
Planned development
2 hectares of land in Heideveld are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily High Density Residential (2ha).
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
The median property value in Heideveld is R480K. Property values have grown by 1.6% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R480,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +1.6% per year
- City-wide value percentile
- 14th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 4-600k
- 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 Heideveld?
Development activity in Heideveld
Heideveld had 24 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 8 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 24
- Annual average
- 8/yr
- Avg project value
- R1.7M
How are schools in Heideveld?
Heideveld has 6 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 75.2%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Dagbreek Primary School.
- Adjusted pass rate
- 75.2%
- City median: 90.0%
- Schools contributing
- 2
- 295 candidates
- Median quintile
- Q4
- Q4-Q5
- Q4Dagbreek Primary School
- Q4Heideveld Primary School
- Q4Willows Primary School
- Q4Woodlands Primary School
- Q4Cathkin Secondary School
- Q4Heideveld Sekondêr
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
Read more: Cape Town schools and education data 2026
How connected is Heideveld?
Heideveld has 40 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (44%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Minibus taxi (44%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Heideveld?
Heideveld has a service delivery index of 97 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 83% of dwellings are formal structures.
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 20.6%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 2.0%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 28.5%
- City median: 22.3%
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 90.7%
- Flush toilet
- 96.0%
- Weekly refuse
- 100.0%
- Grid electricity
- 100.0%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 82.7%
- Owner-occupied
- 27.6%
- Rented
- 47.4%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 2.9%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 0.0%
- Non-violent crime
- 0.0%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 34.1%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 61st percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 2
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 53.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R336
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 39.1%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 57.7%
- No access
- 3.2%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 4.3 people
- Avg children per household
- 1.5
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 31.3%
- Fridge ownership
- 94.0%
- Property ownership
- 0.0%
- Geyser ownership
- 52.8%
- Borehole access
- 2.5%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 3.9%
- of households operate a home-based business
67% of electricity connections in Heideveld receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.
Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 11,486 connections.
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Heideveld?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Heideveld in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 16,329 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 16 329
- Requests resolved
- 66% (10 738 of 16 329)
- 75% resolved within
- 9 days
- 90% resolved within
- 29 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 2521.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 16 284
- Unresolved
- 34.0%
Top issues: Power outage (2 268), Sewerage overflow (1 886), Suspect Tampering (1 128)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Heideveld
Municipal debt in Heideveld averages R8 962 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R1 523 492
- Electricity
- R12 487 304
- Water
- R4 437 247
- Refuse
- R1 289 576
- Sewerage
- R2 199 125
- City-wide cleaning
- R27 632
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Heideveld?
Healthcare access
23 within 5km- Nearest public
- Heideveld Clinic · Clinic · 0.2 km
- Nearest private
- Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 2.1 km
- Public facilities
- 22
- Private facilities
- 1
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Heideveld is Guguletu, 4.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Vulindlela Swimming Pool, 1.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Heideveld Clinic, 0.2 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Heideveld Clinic · 0.2 km
- Nearest library
- Heideveld · 0.1 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Cockscomb Park · 0.47 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Vulindlela Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
Similar suburbs
Bordering suburbs
Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Heideveld. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 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.
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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Heideveld, Cape Town