Modderdam
A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Modderdam is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety.
How is the area changing?
In Modderdam, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
Modderdam is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Modderdam safe?
37th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 7 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure
Detailed data
- Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
- 51 / 100
- Contact crime rate
- 437,375 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 58 979
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 37/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 69/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Ravensmead precinct, which covers Modderdam 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 Modderdam?
Planned development
18 hectares of land in Modderdam are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Industrial (18ha).
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
The median property value in Modderdam is R920K. Property values have grown by 2.9% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R920,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +2.9% per year
- City-wide value percentile
- 29th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 800k-1M
- 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 Modderdam?
How are schools in Modderdam?
Modderdam has 1 school within reach. Schools include St. Augustine'S Rc Primary School Parow.
- Q5St. Augustine'S Rc Primary School ParowQuintile 5School fees apply
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Modderdam?
Modderdam has 94 minibus taxi routes.
Taxi connectivity
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
How responsive are municipal services in Modderdam?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Modderdam in a median of 5 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 95 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 95
- Requests resolved
- 67% (64 of 95)
- 75% resolved within
- 17 days
- 90% resolved within
- 33 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 219.1 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 95
- Unresolved
- 33.0%
Top issues: Sewerage overflow (21), Street lights out (19), Customer : Reconnection Request (5)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Modderdam
Total outstanding municipal debt in Modderdam is R3.8M as of May 2026.
- Property rates
- R654 060
- Electricity
- R0
- Water
- R1 611 637
- Refuse
- R140 499
- Sewerage
- R1 325 108
- City-wide cleaning
- R46 850
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Modderdam?
Healthcare access
16 within 5km- Nearest public
- Uitsig Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.9 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt · Private Hospital · 5 km
- Public facilities
- 15
- Private facilities
- 1
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Modderdam is Belhar, 3.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Ravensmead Swimming Pool, 2.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Uitsig Clinic, 0.9 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Uitsig Clinic · 0.9 km
- Nearest library
- Belhar · 1.4 km
- Nearest park / open space
- 35Th Street Park · 0.32 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Ravensmead Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Modderdam. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.
Related articles
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | 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 Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.
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Modderdam, Cape Town