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Monte Sereno

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 16% Healthcare 3 facilities moderate access Council Near 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?

Monte Sereno is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Monte Sereno, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Monte Sereno. 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 Monte Sereno safe?

Lower reported crime

83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
8 016 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 2.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 75 / 100
Contact crime rate 401,600 per 100k residents
Station population 67 476
Harm rate (per resident) 78/100
Harm volume (absolute) 72/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Somerset West precinct, which covers Monte Sereno 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 Monte Sereno?

84th percentile

The median property value in Monte Sereno is R3.6M. Property values have grown by 3.8% per year since 2018.

A 3.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Monte Sereno 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 R3,600,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 84th percentile
Dominant value band 2.5-3M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Monte Sereno?

Limited connectivity

Monte Sereno has 4 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 ›

Limited connectivity
4 routes
20th percentile · 8 destinations
Helderberg (via heldervue), Hottentots holland hospital, Lourensford,somerset west, Lwandle, Macassar, Rue mount pellar(somerset west) +2 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 Monte Sereno?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Monte Sereno in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 302 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 Monte Sereno residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
76th
Percentile
across Cape Town
35%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (26%)Power outage (9%)No supply (5%)Water leak (4%)Low pressure (4%)
Service requests logged 302
Requests resolved 78% (235 of 302)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 36 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1474.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 286
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (64), No Power (28), WAT: No Supply (16)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Monte Sereno?

Well served

Healthcare access

3 within 5km
Nearest public Helderberg Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 3.4 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Monte Sereno is Somerset West, 2.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 6.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Helderberg Hospital, 2.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Helderberg Hospital · 2 km
Nearest library Somerset West · 2.4 km
Nearest park / open space Louis Botha Avenue Park · 0.14 km

Fire station

2.5
km to nearest
fire station
Somerset West
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6.4
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Strand 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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2 adjacent

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Monte Sereno · -34.0631°S, 18.8418°E

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