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Heartland Historic Precinct

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 9% Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access 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?

Heartland Historic Precinct 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. Policing falls under the Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Heartland Historic Precinct, 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 Heartland Historic Precinct. 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 Heartland Historic Precinct 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 Heartland Historic Precinct 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 Heartland Historic Precinct?

91st percentile

The median property value in Heartland Historic Precinct is R4.6M. Property values have grown by 1.1% per year since 2018.

A 1.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Heartland Historic Precinct 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 R4,600,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.1% per year
City-wide value percentile 91st percentile
Dominant value band 2.5-3M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Heartland Historic Precinct?

Moderate connectivity

Heartland Historic Precinct has 10 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
10 routes
40th percentile · 10 destinations
Advanced medical technology(somerset west), Ae & ci strand, Firgrove, Gordons bay, Macassar, Somerset mall,somerset west +4 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 Heartland Historic Precinct?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Heartland Historic Precinct in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 112 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 Heartland Historic Precinct residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
67th
Percentile
across Cape Town
44%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (10%)Sectional Title Final Accounts (10%)Reconnect (Non - Payment) (8%)Power outage (7%)Ownership Details (6%)
Service requests logged 112
Requests resolved 77% (86 of 112)
75% resolved within 2 days
90% resolved within 4 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 112
Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (11), Sectional Title Final Accounts (11), Reconnect (Non - Payment) (9)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Heartland Historic Precinct?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km
Nearest public Fagan Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 3.1 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 3.3 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 Heartland Historic Precinct is Somerset West, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 3.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Fagan Street Clinic, 3.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Fagan Street Clinic · 3.1 km
Nearest library Strand · 3 km
Nearest park / open space Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary · 0.96 km

Fire station

2.7
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

3.4
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

4 adjacent

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

De Velde Firgrove Rural Heartland Beach Road Precinct Strand Golf Club
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Heartland Historic Precinct · -34.0911°S, 18.8147°E

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