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De La Haye

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 35% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 13 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

De La Haye is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range 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. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In De La Haye, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

De La Haye 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 De La Haye safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% 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? 43 / 100
Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents
Station population 78 711
Harm rate (per resident) 43/100
Harm volume (absolute) 44/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers De La Haye 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 La Haye?

65th percentile

The median property value in De La Haye is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 7.8% per year since 2018.

A 7.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – De La Haye 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 R2,400,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +7.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 65th percentile
Dominant value band 1.5-2M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in De La Haye?

1 school nearby

De La Haye has 1 school within reach. Schools include Excelsior Primary School (Bellville).

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. De La Haye will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q5
Excelsior Primary School (Bellville)
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,018 learners · 24.8:1 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 De La Haye?

Moderate connectivity

De La Haye has 16 minibus taxi routes.

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 ›

Moderate connectivity
16 routes
54th percentile · 17 destinations
7th avenue mitchells plain, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Bellville railway station, Blackheath, Kalkfontein +11 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 De La Haye?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in De La Haye in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,893 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 De La Haye residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
60th
Percentile
across Cape Town
35%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (17%)Sewerage overflow (12%)Single street light out (6%)Street lights out (6%)Meter Replacement Project (5%)
Service requests logged 1 893
Requests resolved 77% (1 466 of 1 893)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 13 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

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 891
Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: No Power (323), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (229), Street Lights - Single Light Out (122)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near De La Haye?

Well served

Healthcare access

13 within 5km
Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1 km
Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.5 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to De La Haye is Bellville, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 2.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 1 km
Nearest library Bellville South · 1.8 km
Nearest park / open space Frans Hals Street Park · 0.01 km

Fire station

1.4
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
10
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

8 adjacent

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

Belgravia Bellville Chrismar Dunrobin Loumar Sanlamhof Stikland Stikland Hospitaal Triangle Farm
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De La Haye · -33.9006°S, 18.6517°E

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