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Joe Slovo Park

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 0-200k Top 92% Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

#3 Fastest Growing

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Joe Slovo Park is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Joe Slovo Park, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Joe Slovo Park. 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 Joe Slovo Park safe?

Higher reported crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
17 488 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 3.5% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 7 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,454,671 per 100k residents
Station population 87 344
Harm rate (per resident) 4/100
Harm volume (absolute) 13/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Milnerton precinct, which covers Joe Slovo Park 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 Joe Slovo Park?

8th percentile

The median property value in Joe Slovo Park is R320K. Property values have grown by 25.3% per year since 2018.

A 25.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Joe Slovo Park 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 R320,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +25.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 8th percentile
Dominant value band 0-200k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Joe Slovo Park?

Taxi-connected

Joe Slovo Park has 35 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (49%).

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 ›

Well connected
35 routes
83rd percentile · 32 destinations · CBD-connected
Atlantis, Cape town, Cape town station, Cape town station (via sandrift), Cape town station (via tableview), Century city +26 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 49% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
14%
Walking
28%
MyCiTi bus
7%
Minibus taxi
49%
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 Minibus taxi (49%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Joe Slovo Park?

Partial service delivery

Joe Slovo Park has a service delivery index of 77.4 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 45% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Joe Slovo Park survey group (39 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 27% of households - 1.5× the city average
› Adult food insecurity (26.9%) is 1.5× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R509) is 0.3× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 59% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› 39% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› 26% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
26.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
14.8%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
40.2%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

77 City median: 85
Piped water
40.6%
Flush toilet
96.8%
Weekly refuse
78.7%
Grid electricity
93.5%

Housing & tenure – Transient or rental-dominated

45 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
44.8%
Owner-occupied
27.9%
Rented
53.0%

Environmental risk – High risk exposure

61 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
39.2%
Fire risk
5.9%
Violent crime
7.4%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
42.3%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 38th percentile
Hardship dimensions
3
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
47.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R21
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
87.3%
of households prioritise
Electricity
73.5%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
36.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
32.2%
of households prioritise
School fees
26.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre
14.7%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
59.3%
No access
5.9%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.6 people
Avg children per household
1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
21.7%
Fridge ownership
91.1%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
7.4%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
5.9%
of households operate a home-based business

How Joe Slovo Park compares

Food insecurity 47% above the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 2.1× the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 20% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Joe Slovo Park. direct.

Energy access
53%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

53% of electricity connections in Joe Slovo Park receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 2,829 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

Read more: Cape Town household conditions 2026: what the survey data reveals

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Joe Slovo Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Joe Slovo Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,352 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 Joe Slovo Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
69th
Percentile
across Cape Town
34%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (42%)Sewerage overflow (21%)PPM Display Blank (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (2%)Wires Down (2%)
Service requests logged 4 352
Requests resolved 82% (3 553 of 4 352)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1858.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 4 343
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 806), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (905), PPM Display Blank (323)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Joe Slovo Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 3.2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Milnerton · Private Hospital · 0.9 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Joe Slovo Park is Milnerton, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 4.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Milnerton, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Milnerton · 0.9 km
Nearest library Milnerton · 1.3 km
Nearest park / open space Milky Way Drive Park · 0.26 km

Fire station

2.4
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.6
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
12
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Kensington 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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