Hoheizen has a safety index of 43 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Bellville precinct recorded approximately 11,888 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Hoheizen affordable?

Hoheizen is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R2.9M places it in the 75th percentile, above most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Hoheizen

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 25% Healthcare 11 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Hoheizen 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 below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Hoheizen, crime is declining 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 Hoheizen. 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 Hoheizen safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 1.6% vs Q3 2024

Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 43 / 100

Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents

Station population 78 711

Harm rate (per resident) 43/100

Harm volume (absolute) 44/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Hoheizen and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Hoheizen?

75th percentile

Planned development

7 hectares of land in Hoheizen are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Low Density Residential (7ha).

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

The median property value in Hoheizen is R2.9M. Property values have grown by 3.0% per year since 2018.

A 3.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Hoheizen properties (GV2022)

2-400k

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M ◀

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

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 R2,905,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.0% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 75th 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 Hoheizen?

Limited connectivity

Hoheizen has 8 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

8 routes

39th percentile · 10 destinations · CBD-connected

Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Century city (via n1), Gugulethu, Kensington +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 Hoheizen?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Hoheizen in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 753 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

29th

Percentile
across Cape Town

27%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (11%)No supply (11%)Run to waste (6%)Street lights out (5%)Re-instatement (4%)

Service requests logged 753

Requests resolved 74% (559 of 753)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 17 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3844.9 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 748

Unresolved 26.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (84), WAT: No Supply (84), WAT: Run to Waste (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Hoheizen?

Well served

Healthcare access

11 within 5km

Nearest public Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.3 km

Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 1.8 km

Public facilities 7

Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Hoheizen is Bellville, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 1.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Karl Bremmer Hospital, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Karl Bremmer Hospital · 1.3 km

Nearest library Tygervalley · 1.8 km

Nearest park / open space Hoheizen Park 2 · 0.07 km