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Kommetjie

Safety 57/100 Safer than 56% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 15% Schools 3 nearby Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 3 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Kommetjie is a neighbourhood in Cape Town, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Ocean View SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Kommetjie, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Kommetjie is served by schools within reach. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Kommetjie safe?

Moderate reported crime

14th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
3 452 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 16.6% 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? 57 / 100
Contact crime rate 245,682 per 100k residents
Station population 28 232
Harm rate (per resident) 37/100
Harm volume (absolute) 89/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Precinct population note: This suburb shares Ocean View police precinct with Ocean View, which accounts for 85% of the precinct's residential population. The safety index is based on the whole precinct, where Ocean View accounts for most of the population. This may not fully reflect conditions in Kommetjie specifically.

Household survey context: All 76 surveyed households reported no crime victimisation (2024 CCT Household Survey). In areas where precinct-level crime data suggests elevated risk, zero survey reporting may reflect reluctance to disclose rather than absence of crime.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Ocean View precinct, which covers Kommetjie 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 Kommetjie?

85th percentile

Planned development

66 hectares of land in Kommetjie are earmarked for new development across 6 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (57ha) and Mixed Use (9ha).

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

The median property value in Kommetjie is R3.7M. Property values have grown by 3.3% per year since 2018.

A 3.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Kommetjie 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 R3,710,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 85th percentile
Dominant value band 2.5-3M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Kommetjie?

3 schools nearby

Kommetjie has 3 schools within reach. Schools include Imhoff Waldorf Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Kommetjie will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Imhoff Waldorf Primary School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 99 learners · 8.2:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size
IND
Generation Schools - Imhoff
Independent · Grades R–12 · 298 learners · 8.8:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable class size
Q5
Kommetjie Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 222 learners · 14.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable 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 Kommetjie?

Private vehicle dominant

Kommetjie has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (91%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 4 destinations
Fish hoek, Kommetjie, Masiphumelele, Ocean view
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Kommetjie needs a car. The 91% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
91%
Walking
9%
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 Private vehicle (91%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Kommetjie?

Full municipal services

Kommetjie has a service delivery index of 99.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Kommetjie/Scarborough survey group (76 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,385) is 2.6× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 98% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
99.2%
Weekly refuse
98.3%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
78.4%
Rented
9.8%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

18 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.8%
Fire risk
3.3%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
2.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
28.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 76th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R2,164
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Petrol/transport

Petrol/transport
69.8%
of households prioritise
Food
69.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
61.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
15.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
12.0%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
97.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
1.6%
No access
0.8%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.5 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
92.2%
Fridge ownership
97.6%
Property ownership
4.1%
Geyser ownership
94.3%
Borehole access
30.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
27.2%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.9%

How Kommetjie compares

Food insecurity 100% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship
Income 8.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 20% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Kommetjie/Scarborough. direct.

Energy access
4%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

4% of electricity connections in Kommetjie 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. 3,409 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Kommetjie?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kommetjie in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,751 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 Kommetjie 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
33%
Resolved
same day
Water leak (8%)No supply (8%)Power outage (8%)Run to waste (5%)Broken leading (5%)
Service requests logged 4 751
Requests resolved 74% (3 534 of 4 751)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 17 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered
Christian
2

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? 2252.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 4 736
Unresolved 26.0%

Top issues: WAT: Leak in Road/Pavement/Undergr (388), WAT: No Supply (379), No Power (362)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Kommetjie?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Ocean View CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private Melomed Tokai · Private Hospital · 13.6 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 Kommetjie is Kommetjie Road, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Muizenberg Swimming Pool, 12.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Ocean View Cdc, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Ocean View Cdc · 1.5 km
Nearest library Kommetjie · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space Wireless Road Greenbelt · 0.06 km

Fire station

3.6
km to nearest
fire station
Kommetjie Road
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

12.8
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Muizenberg 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

3 adjacent

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