Is Jonkers Hoogte affordable?

Jonkers Hoogte is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.5M places it in the 83rd 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.

Jonkers Hoogte

A suburb with among the highest property values in Cape Town and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Jonkers Hoogte

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

Property3-3.5MTop 17%Healthcare2 facilitieswithin 5 km CouncilBelow avg complaints3d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Jonkers Hoogte 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.

How is the area changing?

In Jonkers Hoogte, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Jonkers Hoogte. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Jonkers Hoogte safe?

Safety index suppressed

Insufficient data. jonkers-hoogte 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 Jonkers Hoogte?

83rd percentile

The median property value in Jonkers Hoogte is R3.5M. Property values have grown by 3.9% per year since 2018.

A 3.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Jonkers Hoogte properties (GV2022)

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

3-3.5M ◀

3.5-4M

4.5-5M

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: R3,500,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +3.9% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 83rd percentile
Dominant value band: 3-3.5M
Source: CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
Vintage: General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Jonkers Hoogte?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 327 / month

102% above city median

Based on a small number of accounts

Electricity

R2 561 / month

35% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Based on a small number of accounts

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 570Jan 2026: R1 327Feb 2026: R940

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 634Jan 2026: R2 561Feb 2026: R2 491

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Jonkers Hoogte

→ Stable

Jonkers Hoogte had 1 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 0 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 1
Annual average: 0/yr
Avg project value: R1.0M

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 Jonkers Hoogte?

Limited connectivity

Jonkers Hoogte has 9 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

9 routes

35th percentile · 13 destinations

Firgrove, Firgrove (r102), Helderberg (via heldervue), Heldervue (somerset wes), Heldervue (somerset west), Lourensford,somerset west +7 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 Jonkers Hoogte?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Jonkers Hoogte in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 102 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

10th

Percentile
across Cape Town

24%

Resolved
same day

Water leak (12%)Burst pipe (8%)Power outage (8%)Fallen Tree (7%)No water 20mm and below (6%)

Service requests logged: 102
Requests resolved: 69% (70 of 102)
75% resolved within: 9 days
90% resolved within: 33 days
Source: CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 101
Unresolved: 32.0%

Top issues: Water leak (12), Burst pipe (8), Power outage (8)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Jonkers Hoogte

Data available

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Jonkers Hoogte is R147K as of May 2026.

R147K

total

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R50 781
Electricity: R48 000
Water: R25 391
Refuse: R5 790
Sewerage: R11 987
City-wide cleaning: R4 904
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 Jonkers Hoogte?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

2 within 5km

Nearest public: Helderberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 4 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 5.2 km
Public facilities: 2
Private facilities: 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Jonkers Hoogte is Somerset West, 4.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Helderberg Hospital, 4.0 km away.

Nearest clinic: Helderberg Hospital · 4 km
Nearest library: Somerset West · 4.2 km
Nearest park / open space: Berghoewe Park · 0.13 km

Fire station

4.2

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

7.6

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

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Bordering suburbs

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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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