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Heritage Park

A suburb with moderate reported crime, above-average property values, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Safety52/100Precinct estimate only · ↓ ImprovingProperty1.5-2MTop 30%Schools1nearbyHealthcare8 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilNear avg complaints1d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Heritage Park is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Heritage Park, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Heritage Park is served by schools within reach. 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 Heritage Park safe?

Moderate reported crime

83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

LowAbsolute crime volume
3 828 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 17.0% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
52 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
385,899 per 100k residents
Station population
67 476
Harm rate (per resident)
41/100
Harm volume (absolute)
66/100
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 Heritage Park and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Heritage Park?

70th percentile

Planned development

10 hectares of land in Heritage Park are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Low Density Residential (10ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Heritage Park is R2.6M. Property values have grown by 4.7% per year since 2018.

A 4.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Heritage Park properties (GV2022)

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022
R2,640,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+4.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
70th percentile
Dominant value band
1.5-2M
Source
CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
Vintage
General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Heritage Park?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 146 / month
74% above city median
Electricity
R749 / month
61% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Based on a small number of accounts
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 201Jan 2026: R1 146Feb 2026: R945
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R876Jan 2026: R749Feb 2026: R687

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Heritage Park

↑ Increasing

Heritage Park had 120 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 40 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
120
Annual average
40/yr
Avg project value
R928K

Building plans approved by the City of Cape Town (2014-2025). Approvals indicate planned investment, not completed construction. This data reflects formal building activity only and does not capture informal construction, backyard dwellings, or building work undertaken without a formal plan submission. In areas with high informality, actual construction activity may be substantially higher than these figures suggest. Source: CoCT Building Development Management (DAMS).

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Heritage Park?

1 school nearby

Heritage Park has 1 school within reach. Schools include Ies International Heldeberg School (Pty.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Heritage Park will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • IND
    Ies International Heldeberg School (Pty
    Independent · Grades R–12 · 139 learners · 6:1 learner-educator ratio
    PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable 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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Heritage Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Heritage Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 989 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 Heritage Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
68th
Percentile
across Cape Town
37%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (11%)E - Billing Invoices (7%)No supply (6%)Debit Order - Changes / Terminations (4%)Sewerage overflow (4%)
Service requests logged
989
Requests resolved
76% (754 of 989)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
14 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
1350.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
986
Unresolved
24.0%

Top issues: Power outage (110), E - Billing Invoices (66), No supply (53)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Heritage Park

147% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Heritage Park averages R21 785 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R21 785
per account
147% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R21 464Apr 2026: R21 785May 2026: R23 716
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R6 099 398
Electricity
R1 156 986
Water
R1 146 304
Refuse
R225 802
Sewerage
R911 035
City-wide cleaning
R255 379
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 Heritage Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Ikwezi CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 1.2 km
Public facilities
6
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Heritage Park is Sir Lowrys Pass, 1.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 3.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Vergelegen, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic
Mediclinic Vergelegen · 1.2 km
Nearest library
Lwandle · 2 km
Nearest park / open space
Boskloof Dam Greenbelt · 0.65 km

Fire station

1.6
km to nearest
fire station
Sir Lowrys Pass
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Strand 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

Somerset West Business Park637m
→
Olive Grove812m · R3.2M
→
Asla Park862m
→
Onverwacht Village999m · R2M
→
Van Der Stel1.0km · R1.8M
100→
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Bordering suburbs

10 adjacent

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

AsandaBizweniDennegeurFernwoodNomzamoOlive GroveOnverwacht VillageSomerset WestSomerset West Business ParkVan Der Stel
Further reading

Related articles

Is Nomzamo Safe? 20/100 Safety Index (2026)
2026-04-24

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | 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).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SADBE SchoolsCCT 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 Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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