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De Oude Spruit

Safety 87/100 Safer than 88% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 35% Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 1 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

De Oude Spruit 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 well above the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Brackenfell SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In De Oude Spruit, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for De Oude Spruit. 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 Oude Spruit safe?

Lower reported crime

90th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
5 308 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.0% 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? 87 / 100
Contact crime rate 250,434 per 100k residents
Station population 53 147
Harm rate (per resident) 86/100
Harm volume (absolute) 88/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Brackenfell precinct, which covers De Oude Spruit 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 Oude Spruit?

65th percentile

The median property value in De Oude Spruit is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 6.3% per year since 2018.

A 6.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – De Oude Spruit 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) +6.3% 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

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is De Oude Spruit?

Low connectivity

De Oude Spruit has 1 minibus taxi route.

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
Cape gate (via protea heights), Northpine
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 Oude Spruit?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in De Oude Spruit in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 913 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
25%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (9%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (7%)Power outage (6%)Broken leading (6%)Non-Collection of 240L Bin (5%)
Service requests logged 913
Requests resolved 75% (683 of 913)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 21 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2102.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 911
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (83), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (60), No Power (58)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near De Oude Spruit?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public Brackenfell Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.3 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to De Oude Spruit is Brackenfell, 2.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 5.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Brackenfell Clinic, 2.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Brackenfell Clinic · 2 km
Nearest library Brackenfell · 2 km
Nearest park / open space De Oude Spruit Populier · 0.04 km

Fire station

2.1
km to nearest
fire station
Brackenfell
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.7
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
5
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

4 adjacent

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

Brackenfell South Kaapsig Protea Heights Sonkring
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De Oude Spruit · -33.8935°S, 18.6943°E

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