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Hydepark

A suburb with below-average property values and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Hydepark
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Property6-800kTop 69%Healthcare14 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

There is also a Hydepark in Johannesburg. See Hydepark, Johannesburg

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

For home buyers & families

Is Hydepark safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. hyde-park makes up a very small share of the Lentegeur 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 Hydepark?

31st percentile

The median property value in Hydepark is R980K. Property values have grown by 5.2% per year since 2018.

A 5.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Hydepark 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
R980,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+5.2% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
31st percentile
Dominant value band
6-800k
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 Hydepark?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R391 / month
41% below city median
Electricity
Insufficient billing data for this suburb.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R433Jan 2026: R290Feb 2026: R391

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Hydepark

↑ Increasing

Hydepark had 2 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
2
Annual average
1/yr
Avg project value
R65K

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).

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Hydepark?

Moderate connectivity

Hydepark has 12 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

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
12 routes
51st percentile · 14 destinations · CBD-connected
Cape town, Cape town (highlands dr, vanguard, n2), Claremont (via merrydale, lansdowne, jan smuts dr & turfhall), Claremont (via rocklands, westgate mall, old lansdowne, heins & turfhall), Grootte schuur hospital, Hanover park +8 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

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

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Hydepark?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Hydepark in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 176 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 Hydepark residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
69th
Percentile
across Cape Town
38%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (7%)Duplicate (7%)Customer reconnection request (6%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)
Service requests logged
176
Requests resolved
81% (142 of 176)
75% resolved within
6 days
90% resolved within
13 days
Source
CCT service request database

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Hydepark

143% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Hydepark averages R21 394 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R21 394
per account
143% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R21 394Apr 2026: R21 956May 2026: R19 282
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R472 425
Electricity
R344 698
Water
R276 171
Refuse
R117 060
Sewerage
R121 554
City-wide cleaning
R17 814
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 Hydepark?

Well served

Healthcare access

14 within 5km
Nearest public
Weltevreden Valley Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private
Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 4.2 km
Public facilities
13
Private facilities
1

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

The nearest fire station to Hydepark is Mitchells Plain, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Lentegeur Swimming Pool, 2.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Weltevreden Valley Clinic, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic
Weltevreden Valley Clinic · 1.8 km
Nearest library
Weltevreden · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space
Liverpool Park · 0.11 km

Fire station

1.5
km to nearest
fire station
Mitchells Plain
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.2
km to nearest
public pool
4
pools
within 5 km
14
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Lentegeur 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

Wildwood225m · R1.1M
→
Rondevlei Park472m · R820K
→
Highlands Village477m · R740K
→
Weltevreden Valley871m · R780K
→
Colorado Park915m · R970K
50→
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Bordering suburbs

3 adjacent

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

Rondevlei ParkWeltevreden ValleyWildwood

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | Water 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 SACCT 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.

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

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