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Bishopscourt

Safety 77/100 Safer than 79% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 10-15M Top 1% Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 1 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Bishopscourt is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Claremont SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Bishopscourt, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have remained relatively flat between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Bishopscourt. 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 Bishopscourt safe?

Lower reported crime

56th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
4 448 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 3.8% 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? 77 / 100
Contact crime rate 174,142 per 100k residents
Station population 28 040
Harm rate (per resident) 65/100
Harm volume (absolute) 92/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

Read more: Is Constantia safe? What the crime data shows

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Bishopscourt?

99th percentile

Planned development

13 hectares of land in Bishopscourt are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Low Density Residential (13ha).

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

The median property value in Bishopscourt is R11.4M. Property values have declined by 1.1% per year since 2018.

The -1.1% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is consolidation, not distress. Pricing has held across multiple market cycles – buyers are entering a position that has proven sticky at high absolute levels.
Value band distribution – Bishopscourt 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 R11,355,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) -1.1% per year → Consolidating
City-wide value percentile 99th percentile
Dominant value band 10-15M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Read more: Cape Town property values 2026: what the municipal data shows

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Bishopscourt?

Private vehicle dominant

Bishopscourt has 1 minibus taxi route. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (91%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
1 route
0th percentile · 2 destinations
Bishops court, Wynberg
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Bishopscourt needs a car. The 91% 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
91%
Walking
1%
Minibus taxi
7%
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 (91%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Bishopscourt?

Full municipal services

Bishopscourt has a service delivery index of 99.5 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 , Bishopscourt/Constantia survey group (75 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 94% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
98.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
72.1%
Rented
5.2%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

0 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
42.6%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 37th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
13.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R774
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
54.4%
of households prioritise
Electricity
53.9%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
48.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
17.1%
of households prioritise
School fees
13.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.8%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.2%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
7.5%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.0 people
Avg children per household
0.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
78.9%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
1.9%
Geyser ownership
69.1%
Borehole access
56.7%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
14.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.9%
WFH part-time
2.2%

How Bishopscourt compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 60% below the city average for material hardship
Income 8.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 21% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Bishopscourt/Constantia. direct.

Energy access
0%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

0% of electricity connections in Bishopscourt 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. 576 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Bishopscourt?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Bishopscourt in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,619 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 Bishopscourt residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
54th
Percentile
across Cape Town
35%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (25%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Street lights out (5%)Phase Missing (3%)Vagrants (3%)
Service requests logged 3 619
Requests resolved 76% (2 765 of 3 619)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 6652.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 610
Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: No Power (911), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (258), Street Lights - All Lights Out (169)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Bishopscourt?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public Maitland Cottage Children'S Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2.1 km
Nearest private Life Claremont Hospital · Private Hospital · 2 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Bishopscourt is Constantia, 3.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Newlands Swimming Pool, 2.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Life Claremont Hospital, 2.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Life Claremont Hospital · 2 km
Nearest library Claremont · 2.1 km
Nearest park / open space Chester Pos · 0.21 km

Fire station

3.3
km to nearest
fire station
Constantia
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
2
pools
within 5 km
11
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Newlands 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

5 adjacent

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

Claremont Constantia Newlands Wynberg Wynberg Nu
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