Is Jacques Hill affordable?

Jacques Hill is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.3M places it in the 80th percentile, above most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Jacques Hill?

The median monthly water cost per account in Jacques Hill is R1,137, 73% above the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Jacques Hill?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Jacques Hill is R8,893, 1% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Jacques Hill

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

Neighbourhood data for Jacques Hill

Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.

Property2.5-3MTop 20%Healthcare6 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilAbove avg complaints0d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coverage5 routes serving the area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Jacques Hill 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.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Jacques Hill. 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 Jacques Hill safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. jacques-hill makes up a very small share of the Somerset West 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 Jacques Hill?

80th percentile

The median property value in Jacques Hill is R3.3M. 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 – Jacques Hill properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

5-6M

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: R3,250,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +4.7% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 80th percentile
Dominant value band: 2.5-3M
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 Jacques Hill?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 137 / month

73% above city median

Electricity

R2 046 / month

8% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 526Jan 2026: R1 137Feb 2026: R1 016

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 046Jan 2026: R2 122Feb 2026: R1 590

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Jacques Hill

↑ Increasing

Jacques Hill had 5 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 2 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 5
Annual average: 2/yr
Avg project value: R720K

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 Jacques Hill?

Limited connectivity

Jacques Hill has 5 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

5 routes

25th percentile · 9 destinations

Firgrove, Hottentots holland hospital, Lourensford, Rue mount pellar(somerset west), Sir lowrys pass town, Somerset west +3 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 Jacques Hill?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Jacques Hill in a median of 0 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 280 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 Jacques Hill residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

100th

Percentile
across Cape Town

52%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (19%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Burst pipe (6%)No water 20mm and below (4%)Low pressure (4%)

Service requests logged: 280
Requests resolved: 75% (211 of 280)
75% resolved within: 3 days
90% resolved within: 10 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Christian

Places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data, supplemented with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Coverage: 373 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 4690.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 280
Unresolved: 25.0%

Top issues: Power outage (53), Sewerage overflow (22), Burst pipe (16)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Jacques Hill

1% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Jacques Hill averages R8 893 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R8 893

per account

1% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R8 402Apr 2026: R9 461May 2026: R8 893

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R181 407
Electricity: R184 013
Water: R104 982
Refuse: R25 584
Sewerage: R61 984
City-wide cleaning: R11 209
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 Jacques Hill?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public: Helderberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.3 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 1.6 km
Public facilities: 4
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Jacques Hill is Somerset West, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 5.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Helderberg Hospital, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic: Helderberg Hospital · 0.3 km
Nearest library: Somerset West · 1 km
Nearest park / open space: Geelslootpark · 0.48 km

Fire station

1.4

km to nearest
fire station

Somerset West

community station

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.3

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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

Bene Township208m · R3.5M

→

Stuart's Hill335m · R2.9M

Similar safety & property profile

Similar suburbs

5 matches

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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Bene Township Golden Acre Parel Vallei Roundhay Stuarts Hill

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).

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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