Manenberg
A suburb with higher reported crime, more affordable property values, and good school access relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Manenberg is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi.
How is the area changing?
In Manenberg, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
Manenberg is well-served by schools, and matric results sit below the city average. 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.
Is Manenberg safe?
22nd percentile among 744 suburbs · precinct-level data, may not reflect this suburb · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure
Detailed data
- Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
- 28 / 100
- Contact crime rate
- 470,625 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 84 716
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 31/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 26/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Because precinct-level data does not reliably represent Manenberg, this suburb has been excluded from safety-dependent rankings (Safest Suburbs, Best for Families, Affordable & Safe, Best for Investment, Most Improved). The safety index shown above reflects the Manenberg precinct as a whole and should not be taken as representative of Manenberg specifically.
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Manenberg precinct, which covers Manenberg and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026
What do properties cost in Manenberg?
Planned development
5 hectares of land in Manenberg are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (2ha) and Low Density Residential (2ha).
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
The median property value in Manenberg is R480K. Property values have grown by 1.6% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R480,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +1.6% per year
- City-wide value percentile
- 14th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 4-600k
- Source
- CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
- Vintage
- General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)
Source: City of Cape Town GV2022
What do utilities cost in Manenberg?
Development activity in Manenberg
Manenberg had 30 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 10 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 30
- Annual average
- 10/yr
- Avg project value
- R710K
7% social housing7% of recent building plans in Manenberg were for RDP or low-cost housing projects.
How are schools in Manenberg?
Manenberg has 14 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 80.8%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Silverstream School Of Skills.
- Adjusted pass rate
- 80.8%
- City median: 90.0%
- Schools contributing
- 3
- 354 candidates
- Median quintile
- Q4
- Q4-Q5
- –Silverstream School Of SkillsSpecialist provision
- INDThe Leadership CollegePrivateFavourable class size
- Q4Downeville Primary School
- Q4Easter Peak Primary SchoolFavourable class size
- Q4Edendale Primêre SkoolFavourable class size
- Q4Manenberg Primary SchoolFavourable class size
- Q4Red River Primary School
- Q4Rio Grande Primary School
- Q4Saambou Primêre SkoolFavourable class size
- Q4Talfalah Primary School
- Q4Silverstream Primary School
- Q4Sonderend Primary School
- Q4Manenberg Sekondêr
- Q4Phoenix Sekondêr
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Manenberg?
Manenberg has 31 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (56%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Minibus taxi (56%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Manenberg?
Manenberg has a service delivery index of 95 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 82% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 92.7%
- Flush toilet
- 91.5%
- Weekly refuse
- 100.0%
- Grid electricity
- 97.5%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 81.9%
- Owner-occupied
- 21.0%
- Rented
- 54.5%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 2.4%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 0.0%
- Non-violent crime
- 0.0%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 55.9%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 9th percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 1
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 48.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R25
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 33.4%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 55.5%
- No access
- 9.9%
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 3.7%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 1.2%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 9.9%
- City median: 22.3%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 4.0 people
- Avg children per household
- 1.3
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 22.3%
- Fridge ownership
- 96.4%
- Property ownership
- 0.0%
- Geyser ownership
- 33.5%
- Borehole access
- 5.0%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 7.4%
- of households operate a home-based business
76% of electricity connections in Manenberg 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. 23,256 connections.
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Manenberg?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Manenberg in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 33,765 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 33 765
- Requests resolved
- 54% (18 299 of 33 765)
- 75% resolved within
- 9 days
- 90% resolved within
- 24 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 2432.8 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 33 674
- Unresolved
- 46.0%
Top issues: Sewerage overflow (5 560), Power outage (3 202), Plumbing (1 590)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Manenberg
Municipal debt in Manenberg averages R9 794 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R4 218 431
- Electricity
- R24 143 033
- Water
- R18 155 526
- Refuse
- R3 104 818
- Sewerage
- R7 806 555
- City-wide cleaning
- R71 887
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Manenberg?
Healthcare access
24 within 5km- Nearest public
- Manenburg Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
- Nearest private
- Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 2.6 km
- Public facilities
- 23
- Private facilities
- 1
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Manenberg is Guguletu, 2.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Manenberg Swimming Pool, 0.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Manenburg Clinic, 0.4 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Manenburg Clinic · 0.4 km
- Nearest library
- Manenberg · 0.7 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Marico Park · 0.31 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Manenberg Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
Read more: Cape Town swimming pools: which suburbs have access
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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Manenberg. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 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).
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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Manenberg, Cape Town