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Klipkop

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 55% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 19 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near 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?

Klipkop is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Klipkop, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Klipkop is served by schools within reach. 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 Klipkop safe?

Moderate reported crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
10 468 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? 42 / 100
Contact crime rate 509,616 per 100k residents
Station population 60 881
Harm rate (per resident) 36/100
Harm volume (absolute) 49/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Parow precinct, which covers Klipkop 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 Klipkop?

45th percentile

The median property value in Klipkop is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 5.5% per year since 2018.

A 5.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Klipkop 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 R1,610,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.5% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 45th percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Klipkop?

1 school nearby

Klipkop has 1 school within reach. Schools include Saffier Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Klipkop will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q4
Saffier Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 990 learners · 28.3:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Klipkop?

Connected

Klipkop has 38 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 ›

Connected
38 routes
79th percentile · 29 destinations
Routes pass through Klipkop but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Atlantis(wesfleur), Belhar delft, Bellville, Delft, Delft south, Eindhoven delft +23 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 Klipkop?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Klipkop in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,910 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 Klipkop residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
71st
Percentile
across Cape Town
36%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (12%)Sewerage overflow (9%)Burst pipe (6%)Suspect Tampering (5%)No supply (4%)
Service requests logged 3 910
Requests resolved 75% (2 924 of 3 910)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

4 registered
Christian
4

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3043.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 890
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: No Power (450), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (340), WAT: Burst Pipe (222)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Klipkop?

Well served

Healthcare access

19 within 5km
Nearest public Tygerberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.9 km
Nearest private Cape Eye Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.4 km
Public facilities 14
Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Klipkop is Bellville, 3.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow Valley Swimming Pool, 0.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Tygerberg Hospital, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Tygerberg Hospital · 0.9 km
Nearest library Ravensmead · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space Coniston Park 3 · 0.17 km

Fire station

3.2
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

0.7
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
16
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow Valley 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

6 adjacent

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

Beaconvale Parow East Parow Valley Ravensmead Transnet Marshalling Yard Tygerberg Hospital
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Klipkop · -33.9116°S, 18.6037°E

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