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N1-Stad

Safety 24/100 Safer than 18% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 13 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below 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?

N1-Stad is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, 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 Goodwood SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In N1-Stad, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

N1-Stad 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 N1-Stad safe?

Higher reported crime

98th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
7 924 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 3.8% vs Q3 2024
Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (7 924) is below the city median.

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? 24 / 100
Contact crime rate 461,069 per 100k residents
Station population 39 709
Harm rate (per resident) 11/100
Harm volume (absolute) 52/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Goodwood precinct, which covers N1-Stad 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 N1-Stad?

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

N1-Stad is within the De Grendel Station / Parow Golf Course development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in N1-Stad?

1 school nearby

N1-Stad has 1 school within reach. Schools include King'S School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. N1-Stad will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
King'S School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 140 learners · 10.8:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 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 N1-Stad?

Private vehicle dominant

N1-Stad has 29 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (79%).

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 ›

Connected
29 routes
78th percentile · 24 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through N1-Stad but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Bothasig, Cape town, Cape town (via n1 city) +18 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to N1-Stad needs a car. The 79% 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
79%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
5%
Minibus taxi
12%
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 (79%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in N1-Stad?

Full municipal services

N1-Stad has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Parow survey group (46 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 93% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,835) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 93% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

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

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

97 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
97.2%
Owner-occupied
35.0%
Rented
36.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
2.2%
Violent crime
0.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
22.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 92nd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
10.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,196
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
63.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
60.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
52.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
25.4%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
23.3%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
93.4%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.6%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.2%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.2%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.1 people
Avg children per household
0.7

Asset ownership

Computer access
76.8%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
87.8%
Borehole access
14.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
6.7%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.8%

How N1-Stad compares

Food insecurity 88% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 35% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in N1-Stad?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in N1-Stad in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 346 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
35th
Percentile
across Cape Town
24%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (11%)Burst pipe (7%)Water leak (6%)Street lights out (6%)Other (Enter detailed Fault description) (4%)
Service requests logged 346
Requests resolved 61% (210 of 346)
75% resolved within 8 days
90% resolved within 22 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

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 342
Unresolved 39.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (39), WAT: Burst Pipe (24), WAT: Leak in Road/Pavement/Undergr (19)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near N1-Stad?

Well served

Healthcare access

13 within 5km
Nearest public Dirkie Uys Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 2.2 km
Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 0.2 km
Public facilities 9
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to N1-Stad is Goodwood, 0.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 1.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare N1 City Hospital, 0.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare N1 City Hospital · 0.2 km
Nearest library Edgemead · 2 km
Nearest park / open space K9 Park · 0.46 km

Fire station

0.5
km to nearest
fire station
Goodwood
fire service head office
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.3
km to nearest
public pool
7
pools
within 5 km
14
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Goodwood 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

7 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to N1-Stad. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Montague Parow Golf Course Parow North Plattekloof Glen Richmond Estate Tygerdal Vasco Estate
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N1-Stad · -33.8922°S, 18.5597°E

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