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Stellenridge

A suburb with moderate reported crime, above-average property values, and responsive municipal services relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Stellenridge is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenridge, crime is rising 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 Stellenridge. 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 Stellenridge safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 45 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

HighAbsolute crime volume
6 668 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↑ 10.3% vs Q3 2024
A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
46 / 100
Contact crime rate
715,478 per 100k residents
Station population
78 711
Harm rate (per resident)
31/100
Harm volume (absolute)
68/100
Data period
Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source
SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Stellenridge 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 Stellenridge?

68th percentile

The median property value in Stellenridge is R2.5M. Property values have grown by 3.3% per year since 2018.

A 3.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Stellenridge 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
R2,520,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+3.3% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
68th percentile
Dominant value band
2-2.5M
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 Stellenridge?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R793 / month
20% above city median
Electricity
R1 815 / month
4% below median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R901Jan 2026: R793Feb 2026: R658
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 053Jan 2026: R1 815Feb 2026: R1 783

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Stellenridge

→ Stable

Stellenridge had 32 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 11 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
32
Annual average
11/yr
Avg project value
R270K

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 Stellenridge?

Limited connectivity

Stellenridge has 4 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
4 routes
20th percentile · 2 destinations
Bellville, Eversdal
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 Stellenridge?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenridge in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,374 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 Stellenridge residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
91st
Percentile
across Cape Town
32%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (15%)Sewerage overflow (9%)No supply (8%)Low pressure (8%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)
Service requests logged
1 374
Requests resolved
74% (1 020 of 1 374)
75% resolved within
4 days
90% resolved within
12 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
3942.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
1 357
Unresolved
25.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (205), Sewerage overflow (121), No supply (104)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Stellenridge

48% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Stellenridge averages R4 572 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R4 572
per account
48% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R4 204Apr 2026: R4 572May 2026: R4 733
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R550 926
Electricity
R672 348
Water
R397 538
Refuse
R85 637
Sewerage
R194 526
City-wide cleaning
R30 035
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 Stellenridge?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest private
Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 3.8 km
Public facilities
5
Private facilities
3

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

The nearest fire station to Stellenridge is Bellville, 3.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 4.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 1.7 km away.

Nearest clinic
Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 1.7 km
Nearest library
Tygervalley · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space
Shale Street Park · 0.07 km

Fire station

3.5
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.4
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Bellville 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

La Rochelle589m · R2.3M
44
Stellenberg751m · R2.7M
44
Ridgeworth815m · R2.7M
39
Bloemhof932m · R2.4M
40
Blomtuin976m · R1.9M
44
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Facilities: March 2026 | 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).

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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