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Lakeside

Safety 26/100 Safer than 20% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 31% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 4 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Lakeside is a neighbourhood in False Bay, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Muizenberg SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Lakeside 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 Lakeside safe?

Higher reported crime

19th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
9 320 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 8.1% 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? 26 / 100
Contact crime rate 614,033 per 100k residents
Station population 52 856
Harm rate (per resident) 15/100
Harm volume (absolute) 45/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Muizenberg precinct, which covers Lakeside 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 Lakeside?

69th percentile

The median property value in Lakeside is R2.6M. Property values have grown by 2.6% per year since 2018.

A 2.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Lakeside 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 R2,600,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.6% per year
City-wide value percentile 69th percentile
Dominant value band 2-2.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Lakeside?

1 school nearby

Lakeside has 1 school within reach. Schools include Lakeside Education Academy.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Lakeside will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Lakeside Education Academy
Independent · Grades R–12 · 105 learners · 7.5:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable 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 Lakeside?

Private vehicle dominant

Lakeside has 4 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (76%).

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 ›

Limited connectivity
4 routes
20th percentile · 3 destinations
Fish hoek, Retreat, Wynberg
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Lakeside needs a car. The 76% 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
76%
Walking
9%
MyCiTi bus
2%
Minibus taxi
11%
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 (76%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Lakeside?

Full municipal services

Lakeside has a service delivery index of 98.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 90% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Lakeside/Marina da Gama/Westlake survey group (118 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 80% of households
› High digital connectivity: 80% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85
Piped water
97.0%
Flush toilet
99.2%
Weekly refuse
97.3%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

90 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
89.5%
Owner-occupied
53.2%
Rented
25.5%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

9 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.3%
Fire risk
0.8%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
6.1%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
36.7%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 53rd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
14.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R749
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
80.7%
of households prioritise
Electricity
71.8%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
60.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
23.2%
of households prioritise
School fees
12.9%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
80.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
15.8%
No access
4.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.3%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
1.9%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
6.8%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.5 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
68.3%
Fridge ownership
98.9%
Property ownership
0.8%
Geyser ownership
78.5%
Borehole access
10.9%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.4%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
6.6%

How Lakeside compares

Food insecurity 87% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 73% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Asset ownership 29% above the city average for household asset ownership

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Lakeside/Marina da Gama/Westlake. direct.

Energy access
4%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

4% of electricity connections in Lakeside 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. 3,730 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Lakeside?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Lakeside in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,234 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 Lakeside residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
72nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
32%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (10%)Single street light out (9%)Street lights out (6%)Sewerage overflow (4%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)
Service requests logged 4 234
Requests resolved 75% (3 190 of 4 234)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered
Christian
5

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 6159.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 4 221
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: No Power (434), Street Lights - Single Light Out (393), Street Lights - All Lights Out (258)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Lakeside?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Westlake Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.2 km
Nearest private Melomed Tokai · Private Hospital · 2.2 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Lakeside is Lakeside, 0.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Muizenberg Swimming Pool, 2.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Melomed Tokai, 2.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Melomed Tokai · 2.2 km
Nearest library Muizenberg · 2.4 km
Nearest park / open space Spoon Street Park · 0.26 km

Fire station

0.1
km to nearest
fire station
Lakeside
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.5
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
3
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

5 adjacent

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

Cape Farms District H Kirstenhof Muizenberg Steenberg Westlake
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