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Eersterivier

Safety 14/100 Safer than 11% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 79% Schools 3 nearby Healthcare 6 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?

Eersterivier is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Kleinvlei SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Eersterivier, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Eersterivier 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 Eersterivier safe?

Higher reported crime

81st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
20 864 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 10.6% 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? 14 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,257,728 per 100k residents
Station population 107 810
Harm rate (per resident) 13/100
Harm volume (absolute) 15/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers Eersterivier 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 Eersterivier?

21st percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Eersterivier are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (1ha).

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

The median property value in Eersterivier is R690K. Property values have grown by 5.8% per year since 2018.

A 5.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Eersterivier 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 R690,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 21st percentile
Dominant value band 4-600k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Eersterivier?

3 schools nearby

Eersterivier has 3 schools within reach. Schools include Renaissance Private School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Eersterivier will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Renaissance Private School
Independent · Grades R–12 · 69 learners · 13.8:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size
–
Blue Downs High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 418 learners · 32.2:1 learner-educator ratio
Q5
Stratford Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,436 learners · 35.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply

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 Eersterivier?

Taxi-connected

Eersterivier has 11 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (36%).

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
11 routes
42nd percentile · 11 destinations
Blackheath, Blue downs, Devon park, Eerste river, Eersterivier, Electric city +5 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 Eersterivier – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
35%
Walking
12%
MyCiTi bus
17%
Minibus taxi
36%
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 Minibus taxi (36%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Eersterivier?

Partial service delivery

Eersterivier has a service delivery index of 91.6 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 83% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Eersterivier survey group (45 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 23% of households - 1.2× the city average
› Adult food insecurity (22.8%) is 1.2× the city average of 18.3%.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
22.8%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
10.8%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
13.8%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

92 City median: 85
Piped water
90.1%
Flush toilet
87.2%
Weekly refuse
93.8%
Grid electricity
95.3%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

83 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
82.6%
Owner-occupied
46.7%
Rented
25.9%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

5 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
1.7%
Violent crime
0.2%
Non-violent crime
2.5%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
51.7%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 18th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
46.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R10
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
55.2%
of households prioritise
Electricity
54.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
35.7%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
26.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
8.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
59.3%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
30.1%
No access
10.6%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.6 people
Avg children per household
1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
32.2%
Fridge ownership
73.5%
Property ownership
2.5%
Geyser ownership
40.7%
Borehole access
3.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
1.2%
of households operate a home-based business

How Eersterivier compares

Food insecurity 25% above the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 47% below the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 46% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Eersterivier?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Eersterivier in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 11,481 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
24th
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (23%)Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Street lights out (6%)Customer reconnection request (5%)Street Sweeping (5%)
Service requests logged 11 481
Requests resolved 79% (9 063 of 11 481)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 23 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

7 registered
Christian
7

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? 996.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 11 455
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (2 579), Customer : Reconnection Request (787), Street Lights - All Lights Out (639)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Eersterivier?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Eerste River Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.1 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 10.3 km
Public facilities 6
Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Eersterivier is Mfuleni, 3.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 4.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Eerste River Clinic, 0.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Eerste River Clinic · 0.1 km
Nearest library Eersteriver · 0.1 km
Nearest park / open space Loskopdam Park · 0.11 km

Fire station

3.4
km to nearest
fire station
Mfuleni
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.3
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
4
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Blue Downs 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 Eersterivier. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Eersterivier South Electric City Forest Heights Forest Village Rosedale Klein Vlei
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