Sercor Park has a safety index of 41 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Strand precinct recorded approximately 5,284 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Sercor Park affordable?

Sercor Park is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R370K, it falls in the 11th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Sercor Park?

The median monthly water cost per account in Sercor Park is R111, 83% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Sercor Park?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Sercor Park is R3,572, 59% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Sercor Park

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

Safety41/100Safer than 51% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property2-400kTop 89%Healthcare7 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coverage5 routes serving the area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sercor Park is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, 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 are several places of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Sercor Park, crime levels are stable 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 Sercor Park. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Sercor Park safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

49th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 12 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume

5 284 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 2.6% 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?: 41 / 100
Contact crime rate: 310,364 per 100k residents
Station population: 62 895
Harm rate (per resident): 32/100
Harm volume (absolute): 52/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Strand precinct, which covers Sercor Park 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 Sercor Park?

11th percentile

Planned development

1 hectares of land in Sercor Park are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel.

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

The median property value in Sercor Park is R370K. Property values have grown by 6.3% per year since 2018.

A 6.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Sercor Park properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k ◀

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

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: R370,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +6.3% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 11th percentile
Dominant value band: 2-400k
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 Sercor Park?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R111 / month

83% below city median

Electricity

Insufficient billing data for this suburb.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R128Jan 2026: R111Feb 2026: R108

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Sercor Park

↑ Increasing

Sercor Park had 14 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 5 per year. Most were new residential builds.

3-year approvals: 14
Annual average: 5/yr
Avg project value: R585K

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 Sercor Park?

Limited connectivity

Sercor Park has 5 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

5 routes

25th percentile · 7 destinations

Cassa blanca (strand), Cassablanca, Lourensford & vergelegen, Rusthof (strand), Sir lowrys pass town, Somerset west +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 Sercor Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sercor Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,323 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 Sercor Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

88th

Percentile
across Cape Town

39%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (20%)Power outage (10%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)Street lights out (5%)Indigent Application (4%)

Service requests logged: 2 323
Requests resolved: 85% (1 967 of 2 323)
75% resolved within: 5 days
90% resolved within: 15 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered

Christian

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?: 1361.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 2 313
Unresolved: 15.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (473), Power outage (237), Damaged Bin - 240L (125)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Sercor Park

59% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Sercor Park averages R3 572 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R3 572

per account

59% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R3 572Apr 2026: R3 614May 2026: R3 462

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R436 545
Electricity: R521 385
Water: R986 340
Refuse: R516 519
Sewerage: R503 650
City-wide cleaning: R23 223
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 Sercor Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km

Nearest public: Gustrouw Clinic · Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 3 km
Public facilities: 5
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Sercor Park is Strand, 2.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 3.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Gustrouw Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic: Gustrouw Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library: Lwandle · 1.8 km
Nearest park / open space: Gustrouw Johaar Adam POS · 0.31 km

Fire station

2.3

km to nearest
fire station

Strand

district hq - east

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.3

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Strand 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

Broadlands Park436m · R270K

39→

Helderberg Park749m · R1.1M

100→

Southfork780m · R1.5M

50→

Broadlands Village1.0km · R810K

32→

Fairview Golf Estate1.1km · R1.7M

100→

Similar safety & property profile

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5 matches

SherwoodR2-400k

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KalksteenfonteinR2-400k

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Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

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

Broadlands Broadlands Park Fairview Golf Estate Gordons Bay Helderberg Park Strand

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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