Signal Hill / Lions Head
A suburb with lower reported crime and among the highest property values in Cape Town relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Signal Hill / Lions Head is a neighbourhood in Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.
How is the area changing?
In Signal Hill / Lions Head, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
School and matric pass rate data is limited for Signal Hill / Lions Head. 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 Signal Hill / Lions Head safe?
76th 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?
- 94 / 100Limited data — why?
- Contact crime rate
- 111,731 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 37 472
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 89/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 99+/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Sea Point precinct, which covers Signal Hill / Lions Head 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 Signal Hill / Lions Head?
The median property value in Signal Hill / Lions Head is R11.3M. Property values have grown by 4.4% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R11,300,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +4.4% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 99th percentile
- Dominant value band
- 10-15M
- 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 Signal Hill / Lions Head?
Development activity in Signal Hill / Lions Head
Signal Hill / Lions Head had 3 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were other approvals.
- 3-year approvals
- 3
- Annual average
- 1/yr
- Avg project value
- R3.7M
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Signal Hill / Lions Head?
The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (71%).
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Private vehicle (71%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Signal Hill / Lions Head?
Signal Hill / Lions Head has a service delivery index of 99 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 96.0%
- Flush toilet
- 100.0%
- Weekly refuse
- 100.0%
- Grid electricity
- 100.0%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 100.0%
- Owner-occupied
- 21.6%
- Rented
- 70.4%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 4.0%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 1.4%
- Non-violent crime
- 1.4%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 21.0%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 94th percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 0
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 5.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R116
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 96.0%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 4.0%
- No access
- 0.0%
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 0.0%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 0.0%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 0.0%
- City median: 22.3%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 1.6 people
- Avg children per household
- 0.0
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 90.5%
- Fridge ownership
- 100.0%
- Property ownership
- 0.0%
- Geyser ownership
- 86.5%
- Borehole access
- 1.4%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 4.0%
- of households operate a home-based business
- WFH part-time
- 4.0%
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Signal Hill / Lions Head?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Signal Hill / Lions Head in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 229 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 229
- Requests resolved
- 66% (151 of 229)
- 75% resolved within
- 6 days
- 90% resolved within
- 18 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 0.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 229
- Unresolved
- 34.0%
Top issues: Burst pipe (18), Water leak (16), Sewerage overflow (16)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Signal Hill / Lions Head
Total outstanding municipal debt in Signal Hill / Lions Head is R826K as of May 2026.
- Property rates
- R123 104
- Electricity
- R629 069
- Water
- R29 413
- Refuse
- R6 603
- Sewerage
- R23 157
- City-wide cleaning
- R14 767
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Signal Hill / Lions Head?
Healthcare access
6 within 5km- Nearest public
- Schotscheskloof Satellite · Community Day Centre · 2.1 km
- Nearest private
- Mediclinic Cape Town · Private Hospital · 1.8 km
- Public facilities
- 3
- Private facilities
- 3
This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Signal Hill / Lions Head is Sea Point, 1.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Sea Point Swimming Pool, 1.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Cape Town, 1.8 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Mediclinic Cape Town · 1.8 km
- Nearest library
- Kloof Street · 1.4 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Ave Le Seur Pos · 1.03 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Sea Point Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
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Related articles
Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 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.
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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