Newlands has a safety index of 77 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Claremont precinct recorded approximately 4,448 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Newlands affordable?

Newlands is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R6.4M places it in the 95th percentile, above most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Newlands

Safety 77/100 Safer than 79% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4.5-5M Top 5% Schools 4 97% matric pass rate Healthcare 15 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 1 routes serving the area

Data current as of March 2026

#15 Best for Families #16 Best Schools

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Newlands is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Claremont SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Newlands, 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?

Newlands is served by schools within reach, and matric results exceed the city average by a comfortable margin. 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 Newlands safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

56th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume

4 448 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 3.8% 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? 77 / 100

Contact crime rate 174,142 per 100k residents

Station population 28 040

Harm rate (per resident) 65/100

Harm volume (absolute) 92/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Claremont precinct, which covers Newlands and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Newlands?

95th percentile

Planned development

30 hectares of land in Newlands are earmarked for new development across 5 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (17ha) and Mixed Use (12ha), and 1 other category.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Newlands is R6.4M. Property values have grown by 1.4% per year since 2018.

A 1.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Newlands properties (GV2022)

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

4-4.5M

4.5-5M ◀

5-6M

6-7M

7-8M

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 R6,440,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.4% per year

City-wide value percentile 95th percentile

Dominant value band 4.5-5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Newlands?

4 schools nearby

Newlands has 4 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 96.9%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include S.A. College Junior School.

Adjusted pass rate

96.9%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

416 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

S.A. College Junior School

Public · Grades R–7 · 837 learners · 15.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Groote Schuur High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,086 learners · 21.3:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

S.A. College High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 913 learners · 15:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Sans Souci Girls' High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 455 learners · 16.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 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 Newlands?

Private vehicle dominant

Newlands has 1 minibus taxi route. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (95%).

Taxi connectivity

Low connectivity

1 route

0th percentile · 2 destinations

Bishops court, Wynberg

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Newlands needs a car. The 95% 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

95%

Walking

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 (95%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Newlands?

Full municipal services

Newlands has a service delivery index of 98 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Newlands survey group (38 households). direct.

Home internet in 97% of households - among the top 7% in Cape Town

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R3,795) is 2.3× the city median of R1,674.› No material deprivation recorded across any of the 8 measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 97% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85

Piped water

100.0%

Flush toilet

100.0%

Weekly refuse

92.1%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

100.0%

Owner-occupied

68.4%

Rented

18.4%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

0.0%

Violent crime

0.0%

Non-violent crime

2.6%

Economic structure – Low material stress

Food spending share

29.5%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 74th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

3.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R1,842

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

73.7%

of households prioritise

Electricity

71.1%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

65.8%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

21.1%

of households prioritise

School fees

18.4%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

97.4%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

2.6%

No access

0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

2.6%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

0.0%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

0.0%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

2.1 people

Avg children per household

0.2

Asset ownership

Computer access

86.8%

Fridge ownership

100.0%

Property ownership

5.3%

Geyser ownership

97.4%

Borehole access

36.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

13.2%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

2.6%

How Newlands compares

Food insecurity 86% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 100% below the city average for material hardship

Income 4.0× the city average for median household income

Food spend share 16% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access

14%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

14% of electricity connections in Newlands 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. 6,256 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Newlands?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Newlands in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 9,653 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 Newlands residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

78th

Percentile
across Cape Town

31%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (19%)Street lights out (6%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Single street light out (5%)Meter Replacement Project (4%)

Service requests logged 9 653

Requests resolved 76% (7 362 of 9 653)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 20 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered

Christian

Islamic

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? 2717.7 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 9 633

Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 829), Street Lights - All Lights Out (587), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (527)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Newlands?

Well served

Healthcare access

15 within 5km

Nearest public Maitland Cottage Children'S Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.3 km

Nearest private Life Claremont Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.6 km

Public facilities 9

Private facilities 6

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

The nearest fire station to Newlands is Wynberg, 3.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Newlands Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Maitland Cottage Children'S Hospital, 0.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Maitland Cottage Children'S Hospital · 0.3 km

Nearest library Claremont · 1.5 km

Nearest park / open space Liesbeek Greeneblt 1 · 0.33 km