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What's it like to live here?

Joubertpark is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Joubertpark, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Joubertpark. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Joubertpark safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
6 668 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 10.3% vs Q3 2024
A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
44 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
715,478 per 100k residents
Station population
78 711
Harm rate (per resident)
29/100
Harm volume (absolute)
68/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Joubertpark 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 Joubertpark?

42nd percentile

The median property value in Joubertpark is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 7.1% per year since 2018.

A 7.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Joubertpark 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
R1,500,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+7.1% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
42nd percentile
Dominant value band
1-1.5M
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 Joubertpark?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R453 / month
31% below city median
Electricity
R1 538 / month
19% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R503Jan 2026: R453Feb 2026: R384
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R1 695Jan 2026: R1 457Feb 2026: R1 538

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Joubertpark

→ Stable

Joubertpark had 6 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 2 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
6
Annual average
2/yr
Avg project value
R58K

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 Joubertpark?

Moderate connectivity

Joubertpark has 18 minibus taxi routes.

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
18 routes
57th percentile · 10 destinations
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Eikenfontein, Kraaifontein +4 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 Joubertpark?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Joubertpark in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 284 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
30th
Percentile
across Cape Town
37%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (9%)Damaged Bin - 240L (8%)Reconnect (Non - Payment) (6%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Power outage (4%)
Service requests logged
284
Requests resolved
79% (223 of 284)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
14 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
284
Unresolved
21.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (26), Damaged Bin - 240L (22), Reconnect (Non - Payment) (16)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Joubertpark

64% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Joubertpark averages R3 153 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R3 153
per account
64% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R3 143Apr 2026: R3 409May 2026: R3 153
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R94 601
Electricity
R145 264
Water
R66 830
Refuse
R30 700
Sewerage
R30 625
City-wide cleaning
R7 180
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 Joubertpark?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public
Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.5 km
Nearest private
Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.2 km
Public facilities
7
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Joubertpark is Bellville, 3.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 4.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic
Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 1.5 km
Nearest library
Brackenfell · 2.2 km
Nearest park / open space
Frans Conradie Greenbelt 2 · 0.44 km

Fire station

3.5
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.1
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
7
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Bellville South 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

Heemstede357m · R1.4M
Groenvallei409m · R1.2M
35
Oakglen592m · R1.9M
38
Ferndale1.1km · R1.9M
100
Stikland Hospitaal1.3km
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Bordering suburbs

2 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | 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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