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De Kuilen

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 56% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near 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?

De Kuilen is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. 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. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In De Kuilen, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

De Kuilen is served by schools within reach. 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 De Kuilen safe?

Higher reported crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
12 316 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 2.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 793,277 per 100k residents
Station population 83 576
Harm rate (per resident) 29/100
Harm volume (absolute) 29/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers De Kuilen 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 De Kuilen?

44th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

De Kuilen is within the Kuils River development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

The median property value in De Kuilen is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 4.5% per year since 2018.

A 4.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – De Kuilen 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 R1,600,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.5% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 44th percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in De Kuilen?

1 school nearby

De Kuilen has 1 school within reach. Schools include Cornelius Schools.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. De Kuilen will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Cornelius Schools
Independent · Grades R–7 · 264 learners · 20.3:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable 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 De Kuilen?

Private vehicle dominant

De Kuilen has 39 minibus taxi routes. 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 ›

Well connected
39 routes
80th percentile · 24 destinations
Routes pass through De Kuilen but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Blackheath, Blackheath railway station, Bottelary rd,kuilsriver, Brentwood park +18 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to De Kuilen 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
8%
MyCiTi bus
2%
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 De Kuilen?

Full municipal services

De Kuilen has a service delivery index of 99.8 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 , Kuils River survey group (47 households). direct.

Home internet in 98% of households - among the top 4% in Cape Town
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R5,616) is 3.4× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 98% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
99.3%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
57.8%
Rented
25.0%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
9.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
24.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 88th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,092
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
72.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
71.9%
of households prioritise
Electricity
64.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
23.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
23.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
97.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
0.5%
No access
1.9%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.6%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.7%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
5.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
75.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.7%
Geyser ownership
86.3%
Borehole access
13.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.6%
WFH part-time
8.3%

How De Kuilen compares

Food insecurity 97% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 31% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access
3%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

3% of electricity connections in De Kuilen 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. 365 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in De Kuilen?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in De Kuilen in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,130 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
21st
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (13%)Street lights out (10%)Power outage (7%)Single street light out (6%)Stolen Bins - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged 1 130
Requests resolved 78% (877 of 1 130)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 17 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

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2801.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 127
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (143), Street Lights - All Lights Out (110), No Power (82)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near De Kuilen?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.5 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.3 km
Public facilities 6
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to De Kuilen is Kuilsriver, 0.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 3.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Kuilsriver Clinic · 0.5 km
Nearest library Kuilsriver · 0.3 km
Nearest park / open space Nooiensfontein Road Park · 0.12 km

Fire station

0.9
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.9
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Bellville South 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

7 adjacent

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

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