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Stellenryk

A suburb with lower reported crime, above-average property values, and strong school performance relative to Cape Town.

Data current as of

What's it like to live here?

Stellenryk 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 well above the city average for reported safety.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenryk, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Stellenryk is served by schools within reach, and matric results exceed the city average by a comfortable margin. 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 Stellenryk safe?

Lower reported crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

LowAbsolute crime volume
3 996 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280
↓ 4.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
99+ / 100Limited data — why?
Contact crime rate
460,321 per 100k residents
Station population
66 873
Harm rate (per resident)
99+/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 Durbanville precinct, which covers Stellenryk and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Stellenryk?

74th percentile

The median property value in Stellenryk is R2.9M. Property values have grown by 2.9% per year since 2018.

A 2.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Stellenryk 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
R2,890,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+2.9% per year
City-wide value percentile
74th percentile
Dominant value band
2.5-3M
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 Stellenryk?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R1 179 / month
79% above city median
Electricity
R1 901 / month
0% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs
Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 783Jan 2026: R1 086Feb 2026: R1 179
Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 081Jan 2026: R1 875Feb 2026: R1 901

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Stellenryk

→ Stable

Stellenryk had 32 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 11 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals
32
Annual average
11/yr
Avg project value
R967K

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).

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Stellenryk?

1 school nearby

Stellenryk has 1 school within reach. The area matric pass rate is 98.2%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Stellenberg Hoërskool.

Adjusted pass rate
98.2%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
309 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
  • Q5
    Stellenberg Hoërskool
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,513 learners · 20.4:1 learner-educator ratio
    Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Stellenryk?

Low connectivity

Stellenryk has 3 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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th 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 Stellenryk?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenryk in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 962 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 Stellenryk 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
26%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (10%)Single street light out (8%)Street lights out (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)Power outage (6%)
Service requests logged
962
Requests resolved
71% (683 of 962)
75% resolved within
5 days
90% resolved within
14 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
3455.1 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
958
Unresolved
29.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (93), Single street light out (77), Street lights out (67)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Stellenryk

25% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Stellenryk averages R6 602 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R6 602
per account
25% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R6 602Apr 2026: R6 040May 2026: R8 358
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R714 629
Electricity
R938 191
Water
R790 800
Refuse
R78 337
Sewerage
R125 726
City-wide cleaning
R35 120
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 Stellenryk?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Brackenfell Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.4 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 3.5 km
Public facilities
6
Private facilities
2

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

The nearest fire station to Stellenryk is Durbanville, 3.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Brackenfell Clinic, 2.4 km away.

Nearest clinic
Brackenfell Clinic · 2.4 km
Nearest library
Brackenfell · 2.4 km
Nearest park / open space
Stellenryk Greenbelt · 0.13 km

Fire station

3.8
km to nearest
fire station
Durbanville
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
6
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Morning Star 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

Chantecler783m · R3.2M
Stellenberg897m · R2.7M
44
Hoogstede1.1km · R2.5M
Bethanie1.1km · R2.9M
Vredekloof1.2km · R2.4M
99
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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Data as of: Safety: Q4 2025/2026 | Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | 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 SADBE SchoolsCCT 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.

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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