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Sabata Dalindyebo Square

A suburb with moderate reported crime and more affordable property values relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Sabata Dalindyebo Square 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.

How is the area changing?

In Sabata Dalindyebo Square, 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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square. 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.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Sabata Dalindyebo Square safe?

Moderate reported crime

75th 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

HighAbsolute crime volume
6 732 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 12.8% vs Q3 2024
Crime statistics here reflect decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and services, not the character of the community. Crime has decreased over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
44 / 100
Contact crime rate
1,827,806 per 100k residents
Station population
518 910
Harm rate (per resident)
41/100
Harm volume (absolute)
48/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Methodology note: The safety index combines harm-per-resident and absolute harm volume using a composite formula. In high-density precincts, population size dilutes the per-capita rate while absolute harm remains high. Both dimensions are reflected in the composite score.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Khayelitsha precinct, which covers Sabata Dalindyebo Square 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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

3rd percentile

The median property value in Sabata Dalindyebo Square is R211K. Property values have grown by 2.8% per year since 2018.

A 2.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Sabata Dalindyebo Square 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
R211,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+2.8% per year
City-wide value percentile
3rd percentile
Dominant value band
0-200k
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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R33 / month
95% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R48Jan 2026: R33Feb 2026: R28

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Sabata Dalindyebo Square

↑ Increasing

Sabata Dalindyebo Square had 5 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
5
Annual average
2/yr
Avg project value
R282K

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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Limited connectivity

Sabata Dalindyebo Square has 5 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 ›

Limited connectivity
5 routes
25th percentile · 7 destinations
Khayelitsha, Kuwait, Langa, Makhaza, Mfuleni, Vrygrond +1 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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sabata Dalindyebo Square in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 545 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
6th
Percentile
across Cape Town
11%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (36%)Stolen Bins - 240L (12%)Broken leading (8%)Water leak (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (4%)
Service requests logged
545
Requests resolved
76% (414 of 545)
75% resolved within
10 days
90% resolved within
25 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
544
Unresolved
24.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (194), Stolen Bins - 240L (63), Broken leading (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Sabata Dalindyebo Square

80% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Sabata Dalindyebo Square averages R1 778 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R1 778
per account
80% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R1 708Apr 2026: R1 778May 2026: R1 843
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R321 582
Electricity
R0
Water
R520 409
Refuse
R245 707
Sewerage
R157 290
City-wide cleaning
R2 969
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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Well served

Healthcare access

14 within 5km
Nearest public
Town 2 CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.1 km
Nearest private
Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 5.4 km
Public facilities
14
Private facilities
0

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

The nearest fire station to Sabata Dalindyebo Square is Khayelitsha, 1.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 1.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Town 2 Cdc, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic
Town 2 Cdc · 1.1 km
Nearest library
Khayelitsha · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space
Sizani Road Greenbelt · 0.65 km

Fire station

1.9
km to nearest
fire station
Khayelitsha
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.8
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Khayelitsha 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

Eyethu707m · R370K
Barnet Molokwana Corner1.2km
47
Silvertown - Khayelitsha1.3km · R255K
Nonqubela1.4km · R230K
29
Graceland1.5km · R670K
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Sabata Dalindyebo Square. 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 | 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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