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Golden Acre

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 3-3.5M Top 13% Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 5 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Golden Acre is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Golden Acre, 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 Golden Acre. 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 Golden Acre safe?

Lower reported crime

83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
8 016 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 2.2% 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? 75 / 100
Contact crime rate 401,600 per 100k residents
Station population 67 476
Harm rate (per resident) 78/100
Harm volume (absolute) 72/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Somerset West precinct, which covers Golden Acre 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 Golden Acre?

87th percentile

The median property value in Golden Acre is R3.9M. Property values have grown by 3.5% per year since 2018.

A 3.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Golden Acre 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 R3,900,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.5% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 87th percentile
Dominant value band 3-3.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Golden Acre?

Private vehicle dominant

Golden Acre has 5 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (71%).

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
5 routes
25th percentile · 9 destinations
Drama street(somerset west), Firgrove, Hottentots holland hospital, Lourensford, Lourensford plaas, Sir lowrys pass town +3 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Golden Acre needs a car. The 71% 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
71%
Walking
13%
MyCiTi bus
3%
Minibus taxi
5%
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 (71%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Golden Acre?

Full municipal services

Golden Acre has a service delivery index of 99 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 , Cape Town CBD survey group (30 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R3,981) is 2.4× the city median of R1,674.› No material deprivation recorded across any of the 8 measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 96% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
96.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
21.6%
Rented
70.4%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

11 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
4.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
1.4%
Non-violent crime
1.4%

Economic structure – Low material stress

Food spending share
21.0%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 94th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
5.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R116
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
51.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
43.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
27.0%
of households prioritise
Electricity
23.0%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
8.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
96.0%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
4.0%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.0%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
1.6 people
Avg children per household
0.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
90.5%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
86.5%
Borehole access
1.4%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
4.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH part-time
4.0%

How Golden Acre compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 100% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 41% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Golden Acre?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Golden Acre in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,390 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 Golden Acre 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
33%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (12%)Sewerage overflow (11%)Burst pipe (10%)Re-instatement (6%)Water leak (5%)
Service requests logged 1 390
Requests resolved 69% (953 of 1 390)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 22 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2430.3 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 378
Unresolved 31.0%

Top issues: No Power (166), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (145), WAT: Burst Pipe (127)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Golden Acre?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public Helderberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.7 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 1.8 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Golden Acre is Somerset West, 2.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 5.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Helderberg Hospital, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Helderberg Hospital · 0.7 km
Nearest library Somerset West · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space Lichenstein Park · 0.41 km

Fire station

2.3
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

5.9
km to nearest
public pool
0
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

7 adjacent

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

Golden Hill Ext 1 Jacques Hill Land En Zeezicht Martinville Parel Vallei Roundhay Somerset West
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Golden Acre · -34.0746°S, 18.8636°E

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