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What's it like to live here?

Goedehoop is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, 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. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Strand SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Goedehoop, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

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

Lower reported crime

49th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
10 844 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 2.8% 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? 78 / 100
Contact crime rate 350,164 per 100k residents
Station population 62 895
Harm rate (per resident) 80/100
Harm volume (absolute) 76/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Strand precinct, which covers Goedehoop 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 Goedehoop?

72nd percentile

The median property value in Goedehoop is R2.8M. Property values have grown by 3.2% per year since 2018.

A 3.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Goedehoop 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 R2,760,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.2% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 72nd percentile
Dominant value band 2-2.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Goedehoop?

Limited connectivity

Goedehoop has 9 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 ›

Limited connectivity
9 routes
35th percentile · 11 destinations
Advanced medical technology(somerset west), Firgrove, Gordons bay, Macassar, Riverton street(somerset west), Sir lowrys pass town +5 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 Goedehoop?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Goedehoop in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 475 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 Goedehoop residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
65th
Percentile
across Cape Town
25%
Resolved
same day
Low pressure (7%)No supply (6%)Power outage (6%)No water 20mm and below (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)
Service requests logged 475
Requests resolved 73% (348 of 475)
75% resolved within 8 days
90% resolved within 23 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered
Christian
2

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 474
Unresolved 27.0%

Top issues: WAT: Low Pressure (32), WAT: No Supply (30), No Power (28)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Goedehoop?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Fagan Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 1.8 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Goedehoop is Somerset West, 1.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 2.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Strand, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Strand · 1.8 km
Nearest library Strand · 1.8 km
Nearest park / open space Jurgens Park · 0.18 km

Fire station

1.8
km to nearest
fire station
Somerset West
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.4
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Strand 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

3 adjacent

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

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Goedehoop · -34.0980°S, 18.8309°E

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