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Belhar Ext 16

Safety 84/100 Safer than 84% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-400k Top 90% Schools 2 87% matric pass rate Healthcare 10 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Belhar Ext 16 is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Belhar SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Belhar Ext 16, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have remained relatively flat between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Belhar Ext 16 is served by schools within reach, 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 Belhar Ext 16 safe?

Lower reported crime

69th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
6 664 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 13.1% 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? 84 / 100
Contact crime rate 325,289 per 100k residents
Station population 70 237
Harm rate (per resident) 89/100
Harm volume (absolute) 79/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Belhar precinct, which covers Belhar Ext 16 and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Belhar Ext 16?

10th percentile

The median property value in Belhar Ext 16 is R340K. Property values have grown by 1.0% per year since 2018.

A 1.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Belhar Ext 16 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 R340,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.0% per year
City-wide value percentile 10th percentile
Dominant value band 2-400k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Belhar Ext 16?

2 schools nearby

Belhar Ext 16 has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 86.9%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Perseverance Junior High School.

Adjusted pass rate
86.9%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
84 candidates
Median quintile
Q4
Q4-Q5
Q4
Perseverance Junior High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 615 learners · 34.2:1 learner-educator ratio
Q4
Perseverance Sek
Public · Grades 8–12 · 465 learners · 27.4:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable 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 Belhar Ext 16?

Vehicle-led mix

Belhar Ext 16 has 70 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (57%).

Taxi connectivity Ranks 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 ›

Well connected
70 routes
92nd percentile · 40 destinations
Belhar, Belhar delft, Bellville, Bellville station, Delft, Delft south +34 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Belhar Ext 16 – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
57%
Walking
5%
MyCiTi bus
2%
Minibus taxi
35%
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 (57%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Belhar Ext 16?

Full municipal services

Belhar Ext 16 has a service delivery index of 98.5 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 78% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Belhar survey group (72 households). direct.

Violent crime victimisation reported by 15% of households
› Violent crime victimisation reported by 15% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
96.2%
Flush toilet
99.4%
Weekly refuse
98.5%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

78 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
77.8%
Owner-occupied
53.3%
Rented
20.5%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

21 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.6%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
14.6%
Non-violent crime
5.5%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
32.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 68th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
34.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R190
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
64.1%
of households prioritise
Food
64.0%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
41.6%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
13.4%
of households prioritise
School fees
11.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
58.3%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
37.6%
No access
4.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
9.3%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
4.7%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
12.7%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.4 people
Avg children per household
0.9

Asset ownership

Computer access
44.8%
Fridge ownership
96.9%
Property ownership
10.0%
Geyser ownership
56.0%
Borehole access
11.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.7%
of households operate a home-based business

How Belhar Ext 16 compares

Food insecurity 49% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 27% below the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 9% below the city average for food expenditure share
Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Belhar. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Belhar Ext 16?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Belhar Ext 16 in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 609 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
16th
Percentile
across Cape Town
22%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (19%)Single street light out (10%)Damaged Bin - 240L (10%)Street lights out (8%)Stolen Bins - 240L (6%)
Service requests logged 609
Requests resolved 83% (507 of 609)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered
Christian
3

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 589.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 608
Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (113), Street Lights - Single Light Out (60), Damaged Bin - 240L (60)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Belhar Ext 16?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public St Vincent CDC · Community Day Centre · 0.6 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 4.5 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Belhar Ext 16 is Belhar, 0.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Delft Swimming Pool, 2.7 km away. The nearest clinic is St Vincent Cdc, 0.6 km away.

Nearest clinic St Vincent Cdc · 0.6 km
Nearest library Huguenot Square · 0.4 km
Nearest park / open space Tafelberg Pos · 0.1 km

Fire station

0.9
km to nearest
fire station
Belhar
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.7
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
16
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Delft 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

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Bordering suburbs

11 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Belhar Ext 16. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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