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Mamre

Safety 63/100 Safer than 65% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-400k Top 87% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 1 facilities within 5 km 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?

Mamre 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. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Atlantis SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Mamre, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Mamre is served by schools within reach. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has a healthcare facility within reach.

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 Mamre safe?

Moderate reported crime

78th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
15 720 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 5.8% 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? 63 / 100
Contact crime rate 378,846 per 100k residents
Station population 50 494
Harm rate (per resident) 53/100
Harm volume (absolute) 74/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Atlantis precinct, which covers Mamre 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 Mamre?

13th percentile

The median property value in Mamre is R460K. Property values have grown by 7.8% per year since 2018.

A 7.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Mamre 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 R460,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +7.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 13th percentile
Dominant value band 2-400k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Mamre?

1 school nearby

Mamre has 1 school within reach. Schools include Mamre Primêre Skool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Mamre will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q4
Mamre Primêre Skool
Public · Grades R–7 · 821 learners · 31.6:1 learner-educator ratio

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 Mamre?

Taxi-connected

Mamre has 14 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (33%).

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 ›

Moderate connectivity
14 routes
56th percentile · 13 destinations · CBD-connected
Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Cape town, Cape town (via killarney), Darling +7 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Mamre – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
27%
Walking
22%
MyCiTi bus
17%
Minibus taxi
33%
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 (33%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Mamre?

Full municipal services

Mamre has a service delivery index of 98.5 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 93% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Mamre survey group (44 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 33% of households - 1.8× the city average
› Adult food insecurity (33.1%) is 1.8× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R265) is 0.2× the city median of R1,674.› Social grants reach 59% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
33.1%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
18.9%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
40.8%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
94.1%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

93 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
93.0%
Owner-occupied
63.6%
Rented
9.0%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

4 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
3.9%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
47.5%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 26th percentile
Hardship dimensions
3
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
59.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R146
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
88.4%
of households prioritise
Electricity
84.6%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
40.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
18.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
18.0%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Limited digital access

Home fibre
26.2%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
43.8%
No access
22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
4.7 people
Avg children per household
0.9

Asset ownership

Computer access
21.5%
Fridge ownership
96.1%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
10.7%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
13.8%
of households operate a home-based business

How Mamre compares

Food insecurity 1.8× the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 1.7× the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 35% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Mamre. direct.

Energy access
58%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

58% of electricity connections in Mamre 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. 5,222 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Mamre?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Mamre in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,282 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 Mamre residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
75th
Percentile
across Cape Town
44%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (13%)Sewerage overflow (8%)Customer : Reconnection Request (8%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)Street lights out (6%)
Service requests logged 3 282
Requests resolved 86% (2 831 of 3 282)
75% resolved within 3 days
90% resolved within 9 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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? 1816.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 276
Unresolved 14.0%

Top issues: No Power (421), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (276), Customer : Reconnection Request (261)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Mamre?

Well served

Healthcare access

1 within 5km
Nearest public Saxon Sea Clinic · Clinic · 4.3 km
Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 32.3 km
Public facilities 1
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Mamre is Atlantis, 8.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 5.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Saxon Sea Clinic, 4.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Saxon Sea Clinic · 4.3 km
Nearest library Mamre · 0.3 km
Nearest park / open space Mamre Park · 0.44 km

Fire station

8
km to nearest
fire station
Atlantis
community station
5-10km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.2
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Atlantis or Wesfleur 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

1 adjacent

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

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Mamre · -33.5140°S, 18.4738°E

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