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Umrhabulo Triangle

A suburb with more affordable property values, strong school performance, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Umrhabulo Triangle
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Property2-400kTop 94%Schools787% matric pass rateHealthcare10 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilBelow avg complaints3d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Umrhabulo Triangle is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

Crime trend data is not available for Umrhabulo Triangle. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Umrhabulo Triangle is well-served by schools, and matric results sit slightly below the city average. 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.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Umrhabulo Triangle safe?

Safety index suppressed
Makhaza SAPS station data not available in current DataFirst quarterly release. Score withheld: no data should not imply maximum safety.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Umrhabulo Triangle?

6th percentile

Planned development

16 hectares of land in Umrhabulo Triangle are earmarked for new development across 6 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (8ha) and Commercial (5ha), and 1 other category.

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

The median property value in Umrhabulo Triangle is R276K. Property values have grown by 5.1% per year since 2018.

A 5.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Umrhabulo Triangle 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
R276,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022)
+5.1% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile
6th 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 Umrhabulo Triangle?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data
Water
R60 / month
91% below city median
Electricity
This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.
Water trend:Dec 2025: R49Jan 2026: R60Feb 2026: R60

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Umrhabulo Triangle

↑ Increasing

Umrhabulo Triangle had 37 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 12 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
37
Annual average
12/yr
Avg project value
R1.0M

5% social housing5% of recent building plans in Umrhabulo Triangle were for RDP or low-cost housing projects.

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 Umrhabulo Triangle?

7 schools nearby

Umrhabulo Triangle has 7 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.4%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Harry Gwala Secondary School.

Adjusted pass rate
87.4%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
3
645 candidates
Median quintile
Q2
Q1-Q2
  • Q2
    Harry Gwala Secondary School
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,375 learners · 37.2:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school
  • Q2
    Noxolo Xauka Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,496 learners · 38.4:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school
  • Q2
    Impendulo Public Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,474 learners · 38.8:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school
  • Q2
    Nkazimlo Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,669 learners · 41.7:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee schoolStrained capacity
  • Q2
    Chris Hani Secondary School
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,308 learners · 31.1:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school
  • Q2
    Sinako High School
    Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,296 learners · 33.2:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school
  • Q2
    Masiphumelele Primary School
    Public · Grades R–7 · 1,385 learners · 38.5:1 learner-educator ratio
    No-fee school

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

Read more: Cape Town schools and education data 2026

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Umrhabulo Triangle?

Limited connectivity

Umrhabulo Triangle has 9 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
9 routes
35th percentile · 12 destinations
Bellville, Khayelitsha, Khayelitsha (makaya), Kuwait, Langa, Macassar +6 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 Umrhabulo Triangle?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Umrhabulo Triangle in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,537 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
13th
Percentile
across Cape Town
13%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (30%)Stolen Bins - 240L (11%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)Broken leading (6%)No water 20mm and below (5%)
Service requests logged
5 537
Requests resolved
81% (4 509 of 5 537)
75% resolved within
7 days
90% resolved within
18 days
Source
CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Islamic
1

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

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
5 528
Unresolved
19.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (1 672), Stolen Bins - 240L (610), Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (312)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Umrhabulo Triangle

51% below city median
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Umrhabulo Triangle averages R4 287 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R4 287
per account
51% below city median
Trend:Mar 2026: R4 118Apr 2026: R4 310May 2026: R4 287
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R4 939 890
Electricity
R0
Water
R19 935 096
Refuse
R5 251 084
Sewerage
R6 444 396
City-wide cleaning
R68 105
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 Umrhabulo Triangle?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public
Matthew Goniwe CDC · Community Day Centre · 0.3 km
Nearest private
Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 7.4 km
Public facilities
10
Private facilities
0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Umrhabulo Triangle is Khayelitsha, 2.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 2.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Matthew Goniwe Cdc, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic
Matthew Goniwe Cdc · 0.3 km
Nearest library
Nazeema Isaacs · 0.1 km
Nearest park / open space
Dibana Pos 2 · 0.28 km

Fire station

2
km to nearest
fire station
Khayelitsha
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.6
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
7
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Khayelitsha 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

Enkanini1.4km
→
Silvertown - Khayelitsha1.9km · R255K
→
Mandela Park1.9km · R300K
12→
Kuyasa2.0km · R200K
→
Dreamworld2.2km
→
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Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

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

DriftsandsEnkaniniKuyasaMacassarMandela ParkMonwabisi

Data as of: Property: GV2022 | Schools: EMIS Q2 2025 | Matric: NSC 2025 | Facilities: March 2026 | Development: DSDF January 2023 | Water 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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Umrhabulo Triangle, Cape Town

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