Helderberg Village
A suburb with lower reported crime, among the highest property values in Cape Town, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Helderberg Village is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.
How is the area changing?
In Helderberg Village, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
Helderberg Village is served by schools within reach. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has a healthcare facility within reach.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Helderberg Village safe?
83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 91 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?
- 99+ / 100
- Contact crime rate
- 385,899 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 67 476
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 99+/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 99+/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Somerset West precinct, which covers Helderberg Village 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 Helderberg Village?
The median property value in Helderberg Village is R4M. Property values have grown by 5.7% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R4,000,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +5.7% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 88th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 4-4.5M
- 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 Helderberg Village?
Development activity in Helderberg Village
Helderberg Village had 83 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 28 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 83
- Annual average
- 28/yr
- Avg project value
- R521K
How are schools in Helderberg Village?
Helderberg Village has 1 school within reach. Schools include The Dreamtree School.
- INDThe Dreamtree SchoolPrivateSpecialist provision
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Helderberg Village?
Helderberg Village has 2 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (92%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Private vehicle (92%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Helderberg Village?
Helderberg Village has a service delivery index of 98 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 99% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 99.0%
- Flush toilet
- 94.4%
- Weekly refuse
- 99.7%
- Grid electricity
- 99.7%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 98.6%
- Owner-occupied
- 64.3%
- Rented
- 21.9%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 10.1%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 2.1%
- Non-violent crime
- 2.2%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 35.8%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 56th percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 0
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 16.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R498
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 78.4%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 10.8%
- No access
- 4.3%
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 4.2%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 0.0%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 6.8%
- City median: 22.3%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 2.7 people
- Avg children per household
- 0.5
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 79.7%
- Fridge ownership
- 95.4%
- Property ownership
- 1.1%
- Geyser ownership
- 87.3%
- Borehole access
- 8.9%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 17.3%
- of households operate a home-based business
- WFH full-time
- 1.9%
- WFH part-time
- 2.0%
0% of electricity connections in Helderberg Village 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. 980 connections.
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Helderberg Village?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Helderberg Village in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 834 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 834
- Requests resolved
- 79% (659 of 834)
- 75% resolved within
- 6 days
- 90% resolved within
- 17 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 3438.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 832
- Unresolved
- 21.0%
Top issues: Meter Replacement Project (134), Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (54), Debit Order - Changes / Terminations (48)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Helderberg Village
Municipal debt in Helderberg Village averages R8 841 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R1 682 921
- Electricity
- R1 571 481
- Water
- R1 556 333
- Refuse
- R122 783
- Sewerage
- R929 726
- City-wide cleaning
- R166 429
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Helderberg Village?
Healthcare access
1 within 5km- Nearest public
- Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 4.9 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 6.3 km
- Public facilities
- 1
- Private facilities
- 0
This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Helderberg Village is Macassar, 4.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 8.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 4.9 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Macassar Clinic · 4.9 km
- Nearest library
- Macassar · 5 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Riesling Park 1 · 0.69 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Strand Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Nearby suburbs
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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Helderberg Village. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | 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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Helderberg Village, Cape Town