Illaire has a safety index of 75 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Somerset West precinct recorded approximately 8,016 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Illaire affordable?

Illaire is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3M places it in the 77th 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.

Illaire

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 23% Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Near 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?

Illaire 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 Illaire, 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 Illaire. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Illaire safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower 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 Illaire 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 Illaire?

77th percentile

The median property value in Illaire is R3M. Property values have grown by 3.9% per year since 2018.

A 3.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Illaire properties (GV2022)

0-200k

4-600k

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 R3,035,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.9% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 77th 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 Illaire?

Limited connectivity

Illaire has 8 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

8 routes

33rd percentile · 12 destinations

Firgrove, Firgrove (r102), Helderberg (via heldervue), Heldervue (somerset wes), Lourensford,somerset west, Lwandle +6 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 Illaire?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Illaire in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 151 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

33%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (22%)Low pressure (7%)Power outage (5%)No supply (5%)Burst pipe (5%)

Service requests logged 151

Requests resolved 78% (118 of 151)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 29 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2152.2 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 150

Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (32), WAT: Low Pressure (10), No Power (8)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Illaire?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km

Nearest public Helderberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 4.2 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 5.4 km

Public facilities 2

Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Illaire is Somerset West, 4.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Helderberg Hospital, 4.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Helderberg Hospital · 4.2 km

Nearest library Somerset West · 4.4 km

Nearest park / open space Berghoewe Park · 0.08 km