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Montevideo

Safety 31/100 Safer than 34% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 800k-1M Top 68% Schools 2 nearby Healthcare 23 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Montevideo 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 is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Bishop Lavis SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Montevideo, 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?

Montevideo is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Montevideo safe?

Higher reported crime

58th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
18 180 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 19.1% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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? 31 / 100
Contact crime rate 957,581 per 100k residents
Station population 118 121
Harm rate (per resident) 49/100
Harm volume (absolute) 19/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bishop Lavis precinct, which covers Montevideo 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 Montevideo?

32nd percentile

The median property value in Montevideo is R1.1M. Property values have grown by 3.6% per year since 2018.

A 3.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Montevideo 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 R1,050,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.6% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 32nd percentile
Dominant value band 800k-1M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Montevideo?

2 schools nearby

Montevideo has 2 schools within reach. Schools include St. Joseph'S School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Montevideo will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
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St. Joseph'S School
Public · Special needs · 212 learners · 11.2:1 learner-educator ratio
Specialist provision
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Astra Skool
Public · Special needs · 154 learners · 5.5:1 learner-educator ratio
Specialist provision

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 Montevideo?

Private vehicle dominant

Montevideo has 76 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (70%).

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 ›

Well connected
76 routes
95th percentile · 55 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Montevideo but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Athlone, Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Blaauwberg, Cape town, Cape town (station deck) +49 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Montevideo needs a car. The 70% 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
70%
Walking
6%
MyCiTi bus
7%
Minibus taxi
17%
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 (70%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Montevideo?

Full municipal services

Montevideo has a service delivery index of 99.2 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 , Montana/Montevideo survey group (40 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 81% of households
› High digital connectivity: 81% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
97.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

93 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
92.7%
Owner-occupied
45.0%
Rented
14.9%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
5.0%
Non-violent crime
4.6%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
38.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 50th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
31.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R374
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Electricity

Electricity
68.6%
of households prioritise
Food
61.4%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
59.0%
of households prioritise
School fees
37.4%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
26.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
81.0%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
17.5%
No access
1.6%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
9.7%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
4.6%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
7.5%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.5 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
69.0%
Fridge ownership
97.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
74.5%
Borehole access
14.1%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
14.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
3.0%

How Montevideo compares

Food insecurity 47% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 80% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 8% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Montana/Montevideo. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Montevideo?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Montevideo in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 481 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
34th
Percentile
across Cape Town
26%
Resolved
same day
Street lights out (13%)Single street light out (11%)Power outage (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)
Service requests logged 481
Requests resolved 77% (369 of 481)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 14 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? 1991.7 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 478
Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - All Lights Out (61), Street Lights - Single Light Out (50), No Power (32)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Montevideo?

Well served

Healthcare access

23 within 5km
Nearest public Vuyani Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1 km
Nearest private Melomed Gatesville · Private Hospital · 3.9 km
Public facilities 22
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Montevideo is Guguletu, 4.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Vulindlela Swimming Pool, 1.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Vuyani Clinic, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Vuyani Clinic · 1 km
Nearest library Valhalla Park · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space Pallotti Valhalla Pos · 0.27 km

Fire station

4.1
km to nearest
fire station
Guguletu
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.5
km to nearest
public pool
7
pools
within 5 km
22
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Vulindlela 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

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

Guguletu King David Country Club Montana
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Montevideo · -33.9651°S, 18.5744°E

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