Welgelegen has a safety index of 42 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Parow precinct recorded approximately 4,748 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Welgelegen affordable?

Welgelegen is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R2.9M places it in the 75th percentile, above most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Welgelegen?

The median monthly water cost per account in Welgelegen is R1,159, 76% above the city median of R658. The median monthly electricity cost per account in Welgelegen is R2,204, 16% above the median of CoCT-billed suburbs of R1,900.

What is the municipal debt in Welgelegen?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Welgelegen is R8,043, 9% below the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Welgelegen

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

Safety42/100Safer than 54% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)Property2.5-3MTop 25%Schools1nearby Healthcare6 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilAbove avg complaints1d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coverage3 routes serving the area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Welgelegen is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Welgelegen, 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?

Welgelegen is served by schools within reach. 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 Welgelegen safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 28 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

ModerateAbsolute crime volume

4 748 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↓ 4.3% vs Q3 2024

Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 42 / 100
Contact crime rate: 451,206 per 100k residents
Station population: 60 881
Harm rate (per resident): 32/100
Harm volume (absolute): 55/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Parow precinct, which covers Welgelegen 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 Welgelegen?

75th percentile

The median property value in Welgelegen is R2.9M. Property values have grown by 2.3% per year since 2018.

A 2.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Welgelegen properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

4-4.5M

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: R2,940,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +2.3% per year
City-wide value percentile: 75th 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 Welgelegen?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R1 159 / month

76% above city median

Electricity

R2 204 / month

16% above median of CoCT-billed suburbs

Water trend:Dec 2025: R1 280Jan 2026: R1 159Feb 2026: R960

Electricity trend:Dec 2025: R2 306Jan 2026: R2 204Feb 2026: R2 155

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Welgelegen

↓ Decreasing

Welgelegen had 83 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 28 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals: 83
Annual average: 28/yr
Avg project value: R175K

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 Welgelegen?

1 school nearby

Welgelegen has 1 school within reach. Schools include Panorama Laerskool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Welgelegen will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›

Q5
Panorama Laerskool
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,547 learners · 21.8:1 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 Welgelegen?

Private vehicle dominant

Welgelegen has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (96%).

Taxi connectivity

Low connectivity

3 routes

15th percentile · 5 destinations

De la rey, Khayelitsha, Panorama, Panorama (via elsies river), Parow

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Welgelegen needs a car. The 96% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.

Private vehicle

96%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›

Dominant mode: Private vehicle (96%)
Source: CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Welgelegen?

Full municipal services

Welgelegen has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Panorama/Welgelegen survey group (80 households). direct.

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,886) is 1.7× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 92% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85

Piped water: 100.0%
Flush toilet: 100.0%
Weekly refuse: 98.4%
Grid electricity: 100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

100City median: 68

Formal dwellings: 100.0%
Owner-occupied: 70.6%
Rented: 16.8%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

13risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk: 5.0%
Fire risk: 0.0%
Violent crime: 1.8%
Non-violent crime: 2.9%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share: 33.1%; Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 64th percentile
Hardship dimensions: 0; Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share: 12.0%; of households receiving grants
Monthly savings: R1,310; Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre: 91.6%; City median: 46.5%
Mobile only: 6.8%
No access: 1.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity: 1.5%; City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity: 0.0%; City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence: 1.5%; City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size: 2.6 people
Avg children per household: 0.3

Asset ownership

Computer access: 83.8%
Fridge ownership: 93.6%
Property ownership: 5.2%
Geyser ownership: 95.2%
Borehole access: 16.9%

Home-based economy

Home-based business: 15.2%; of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time: 4.8%
WFH part-time: 2.4%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Panorama/Welgelegen. direct.

Energy access

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

2% of electricity connections in Welgelegen 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. 2,581 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Welgelegen?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Welgelegen in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,428 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 Welgelegen residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

96th

Percentile
across Cape Town

28%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (13%)Power outage (6%)Meter Replacement Project (4%)Sewerage overflow (4%)Tree Trimming (4%)

Service requests logged: 3 428
Requests resolved: 72% (2 482 of 3 428)
75% resolved within: 5 days
90% resolved within: 14 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered

Christian

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

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 6550.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 3 417
Unresolved: 28.0%

Top issues: Single street light out (455), Power outage (199), Meter Replacement Project (139)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Welgelegen

9% below city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Welgelegen averages R8 043 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R8 043

per account

9% below city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R7 398Apr 2026: R8 814May 2026: R8 043

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R4 105 090
Electricity: R2 017 439
Water: R1 633 233
Refuse: R521 154
Sewerage: R724 339
City-wide cleaning: R160 192
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 Welgelegen?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public: Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 2.8 km
Nearest private: Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 1.1 km
Public facilities: 4
Private facilities: 2

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

The nearest fire station to Welgelegen is Goodwood, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 2.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic: Mediclinic Panorama · 1.1 km
Nearest library: Bothasig · 2.3 km
Nearest park / open space: Malmesbury Road Park 5 · 0.06 km

Fire station

2.7

km to nearest
fire station

Goodwood

fire service head office

within-5km

response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.8

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Parow North 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

Panorama1.2km · R2.8M

41→

Kleinbosch1.2km · R3M

100→

Monte Vista1.4km · R2.5M

35→

Kaapzicht1.4km · R2.8M

81→

Plattekloof 31.4km · R4.2M

45→

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Bordering suburbs

9 adjacent

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

Baronetcy Estate De Grendel Farm Edgemead Kaapzicht Kleinbosch Monte Vista Panorama Plattekloof 3 Plattekloof Glen

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 Household SurveyCCT 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 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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Welgelegen

What's it like to live here?

How is the area changing?

What should buyers know?

Is Welgelegen safe?

What do properties cost in Welgelegen?

What do utilities cost in Welgelegen?

Development activity in Welgelegen

How are schools in Welgelegen?

How connected is Welgelegen?

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 ›

Commute mode share

What are living conditions in Welgelegen?

Access to basic services

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Food security

Demographics & community

Asset ownership

Home-based economy

How responsive are municipal services in Welgelegen?

Places of worship

Complaints & top issues

Municipal debt in Welgelegen

What services are near Welgelegen?

Healthcare access

Fire station

Public swimming pools

Nearby suburbs

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Bordering suburbs

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