Strandfontein
A suburb with below-average property values, responsive municipal services, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.
Data current as of
The neighbourhood
What's it like to live here?
Strandfontein is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.
How is the area changing?
In Strandfontein, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.
What should buyers know?
Strandfontein is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit below the city average. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.
Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.
Is Strandfontein safe?
0th percentile among 744 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure
The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (1 124) is below the city median.
Detailed data
- Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?
- 0 / 100
- Contact crime rate
- 97,120 per 100k residents
- Station population
- 19 871
- Harm rate (per resident)
- 0/100
- Harm volume (absolute)
- 37/100
- Data period
- Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
- Source
- SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Strandfontein precinct, which covers Strandfontein 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 Strandfontein?
Planned development
138 hectares of land in Strandfontein are earmarked for new development across 10 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (67ha) and Mixed Use (31ha), and 3 other categories.
Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.
The median property value in Strandfontein is R1.1M. Property values have grown by 7.1% per year since 2018.
- Median GV2022
- R1,082,000
- Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
- +7.1% per year↑ Growing
- City-wide value percentile
- 33rd percentile
- Dominant value band
- 800k-1M
- 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 Strandfontein?
Development activity in Strandfontein
Strandfontein had 352 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 117 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.
- 3-year approvals
- 352
- Annual average
- 117/yr
- Avg project value
- R1.6M
How are schools in Strandfontein?
Strandfontein has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 84.3%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Strandfontein Primary School.
- Adjusted pass rate
- 84.3%
- City median: 90.0%
- Schools contributing
- 1
- 170 candidates
- Median quintile
- Q5
- Q4-Q5
- Q5Strandfontein Primary SchoolQuintile 5School fees apply
- Q5Dennegeur Primary SchoolQuintile 5School fees apply
- Q5Strandfontein SekonderQuintile 5School fees apply
Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025
How connected is Strandfontein?
Strandfontein has 17 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (49%).
Taxi connectivity
Commute mode share
- Dominant mode
- Private vehicle (49%)
- Source
- CCT Household Survey 2024
Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024
What are living conditions in Strandfontein?
Strandfontein has a service delivery index of 98 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 68% of dwellings are formal structures.
Access to basic services
- Piped water
- 95.2%
- Flush toilet
- 98.6%
- Weekly refuse
- 99.1%
- Grid electricity
- 100.0%
Housing & tenure
- Formal dwellings
- 67.8%
- Owner-occupied
- 51.8%
- Rented
- 17.5%
Environmental risk
- Flooding risk
- 0.0%
- Fire risk
- 0.0%
- Violent crime
- 0.6%
- Non-violent crime
- 0.0%
Economic structure
- Food spending share
- 40.7%
- Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 44th percentile - Hardship dimensions
- 1
- Areas of material need (out of 8)
- Grant income share
- 42.0%
- of households receiving grants
- Monthly savings
- R58
- Weighted mean per household
Digital inclusion
- Home fibre
- 82.1%
- City median: 46.5%
- Mobile only
- 10.5%
- No access
- 4.3%
Food security
- Adult food insecurity
- 13.3%
- City median: 18.3%
- Child food insecurity
- 1.1%
- City median: 13.0%
- Food insecurity prevalence
- 16.4%
- City median: 22.3%
Demographics & community
- Avg household size
- 2.9 people
- Avg children per household
- 0.5
Asset ownership
- Computer access
- 68.5%
- Fridge ownership
- 96.2%
- Property ownership
- 0.0%
- Geyser ownership
- 57.0%
- Borehole access
- 2.2%
Home-based economy
- Home-based business
- 8.9%
- of households operate a home-based business
- WFH part-time
- 1.0%
13% of electricity connections in Strandfontein receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.
Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 18,003 connections.
Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024
How responsive are municipal services in Strandfontein?
The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Strandfontein in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 16,186 service requests to the City of Cape Town.
City median: 1
across Cape Town
same day
- Service requests logged
- 16 186
- Requests resolved
- 80% (12 992 of 16 186)
- 75% resolved within
- 5 days
- 90% resolved within
- 13 days
- Source
- CCT service request database
Places of worship
Complaints & top issues
- Complaint rate How is this calculated?
- 2436.0 per 1,000 households
- Total complaints
- 16 135
- Unresolved
- 20.0%
Top issues: Street lights out (1 939), Power outage (1 052), Single street light out (979)
Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests
Municipal debt in Strandfontein
Municipal debt in Strandfontein averages R8 092 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.
- Property rates
- R8 412 789
- Electricity
- R11 575 757
- Water
- R17 990 947
- Refuse
- R4 736 706
- Sewerage
- R6 660 379
- City-wide cleaning
- R282 049
- Improvement district
- R0
What services are near Strandfontein?
Healthcare access
3 within 5km- Nearest public
- Strandfontein Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2 km
- Nearest private
- Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 5.1 km
- Public facilities
- 3
- Private facilities
- 0
This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.
The nearest fire station to Strandfontein is Mitchells Plain, 3.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Westridge Swimming Pool, 3.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Strandfontein Clinic, 2.0 km away.
- Nearest clinic
- Strandfontein Clinic · 2 km
- Nearest library
- Strandfontein · 2 km
- Nearest park / open space
- Salerno Way Park · 0.53 km
Fire station
fire station
category
Public swimming pools
public pool
within 5 km
within 10 km
- Nearest pool
- Westridge Swimming Pool
Source: City of Cape Town facility registry
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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Strandfontein. 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 | Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | 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).
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 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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Strandfontein, Cape Town