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Kommetjie

A suburb with moderate reported crime, among the highest property values in Cape Town, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Kommetjie is a neighbourhood in Cape Town, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Kommetjie is served by schools within reach. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Kommetjie safe?

Moderate reported crime

14th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very lowAbsolute crime volume
1 080 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 6.2% 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?
43 / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
223,784 per 100k residents
Station population
28 232
Harm rate (per resident)
35/100
Harm volume (absolute)
54/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Ocean View precinct, which covers Kommetjie and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Kommetjie?

85th percentile

Planned development

66 hectares of land in Kommetjie are earmarked for new development across 6 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (57ha) and Mixed Use (9ha).

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

The median property value in Kommetjie is R3.7M. Property values have grown by 3.3% per year since 2018.

A 3.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Kommetjie 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
R3,710,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.3% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
85th 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 Kommetjie?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 285 / month
95% above city median
Electricity
R1 803 / month
5% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 384Jan 2026: R1 285Feb 2026: R992
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 064Jan 2026: R1 383Feb 2026: R1 803

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Kommetjie

↑ Increasing

Kommetjie had 304 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 101 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
304
Annual average
101/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).

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Kommetjie?

3 schools nearby

Kommetjie has 3 schools within reach. Schools include Imhoff Waldorf Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Kommetjie will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
  • IND
    Imhoff Waldorf Primary School
    Independent · Grades R–7 · 99 learners · 8.2:1 learner-educator ratio
    PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size
  • IND
    Generation Schools - Imhoff
    Independent · Grades R–12 · 298 learners · 8.8:1 learner-educator ratio
    PrivateFavourable class size
  • Q5
    Kommetjie Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 222 learners · 14.8:1 learner-educator ratio
    Quintile 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 COMMUTERS

How connected is Kommetjie?

Private vehicle dominant

Kommetjie has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (91%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 4 destinations
Fish hoek, Kommetjie, Masiphumelele, Ocean view
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Kommetjie needs a car. The 91% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
91%
Walking
9%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode
Private vehicle (91%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Kommetjie?

Full municipal services

Kommetjie has a service delivery index of 99 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Kommetjie/Scarborough survey group (76 households). direct.

› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,385) is 2.6× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 98% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
99.2%
Weekly refuse
98.3%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

100City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
78.4%
Rented
9.8%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

18risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.8%
Fire risk
3.3%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
2.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
28.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 76th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R2,164
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
97.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
1.6%
No access
0.8%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.5 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
92.2%
Fridge ownership
97.6%
Property ownership
4.1%
Geyser ownership
94.3%
Borehole access
30.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
27.2%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.9%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Kommetjie/Scarborough. direct.

Energy access
4%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

4% of electricity connections in Kommetjie receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 3,409 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Kommetjie?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kommetjie in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,751 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 Kommetjie residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
71st
Percentile
across Cape Town
33%
Resolved
same day
Water leak (8%)No supply (8%)Power outage (8%)Run to waste (5%)Broken leading (5%)
Service requests logged
4 751
Requests resolved
74% (3 534 of 4 751)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
17 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered
Christian
2

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

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
2252.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
4 736
Unresolved
26.0%

Top issues: Water leak (388), No supply (379), Power outage (362)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Kommetjie

6% above city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Kommetjie averages R9 347 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R9 347
per account
6% above city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R8 633Apr 2026: R9 669May 2026: R9 347
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R5 784 342
Electricity
R3 543 909
Water
R2 050 709
Refuse
R477 016
Sewerage
R803 020
City-wide cleaning
R445 865
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 Kommetjie?

Some services nearby

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public
Ocean View CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private
Melomed Tokai · Private Hospital · 13.6 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 Kommetjie is Kommetjie Road, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Muizenberg Swimming Pool, 12.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Ocean View Cdc, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic
Ocean View Cdc · 1.5 km
Nearest library
Kommetjie · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space
Wireless Road Greenbelt · 0.06 km

Fire station

3.6
km to nearest
fire station
Kommetjie Road
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

12.8
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Muizenberg 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

Ocean View1.8km · R590K
26
Sunnydale4.1km · R1.6M
42
Misty Cliffs5.5km · R7.2M
Sun Valley5.6km · R1.9M
56
Noordhoek5.8km · R5.5M
100
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Bordering suburbs

3 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | 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 Household SurveyCCT 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 Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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

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