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Oakdale

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 54% Schools 6 nearby Healthcare 10 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above 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?

Oakdale is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, 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 are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Oakdale, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

Oakdale is well-served by schools. 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 Oakdale safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% 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? 43 / 100
Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents
Station population 78 711
Harm rate (per resident) 43/100
Harm volume (absolute) 44/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Oakdale 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 Oakdale?

46th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Oakdale is within the Belville CBD / Tygervalley 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.

The median property value in Oakdale is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 3.7% per year since 2018.

A 3.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Oakdale 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 R1,630,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.7% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 46th percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Oakdale?

6 schools nearby

Oakdale has 6 schools within reach. Schools include Herbert Street Special School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Oakdale will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
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Herbert Street Special School
Public · Special needs · 83 learners · 5.5:1 learner-educator ratio
Specialist provision
IND
Bellville Christian Academy
Independent · Grades R–12 · 125 learners · 13.9:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Bellpark Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 807 learners · 21.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Bellville Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 630 learners · 30:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Bellville-Noord Primêre Skool
Public · Grades R–7 · 460 learners · 21.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
–
Chere Botha Skool
Public · Special needs · 326 learners · 10.5:1 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 Oakdale?

Private vehicle dominant

Oakdale has 24 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (95%).

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
24 routes
72nd percentile · 18 destinations · CBD-connected
Routes pass through Oakdale but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Century city (via n1), Du noon +12 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Oakdale 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
5%
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 Oakdale?

Full municipal services

Oakdale has a service delivery index of 100 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 , Durbanville survey group (44 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Violent crime victimisation reported by 12% of households
› High digital connectivity: 92% of households have home internet access.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 12% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).

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 – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
54.0%
Rented
26.5%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
1.7%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
11.9%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
11.9%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 9th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
5.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R6
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
78.4%
of households prioritise
Electricity
74.8%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
57.2%
of households prioritise
School fees
26.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
13.0%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
91.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
7.3%
No access
1.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.9%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.9%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.9 people
Avg children per household
0.5

Asset ownership

Computer access
92.6%
Fridge ownership
98.5%
Property ownership
4.7%
Geyser ownership
84.7%
Borehole access
4.4%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
11.1%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
5.3%
WFH part-time
1.1%

How Oakdale compares

Food insecurity 84% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 80% below the city average for material hardship
Income 8.0× the city average for median household income
Asset ownership 41% above the city average for household asset ownership
Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Durbanville. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Energy access
6%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

6% of electricity connections in Oakdale 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. 3,081 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Oakdale?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Oakdale in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 6,635 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
36th
Percentile
across Cape Town
26%
Resolved
same day
Street lights out (8%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Power outage (6%)Single street light out (6%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)
Service requests logged 6 635
Requests resolved 75% (4 988 of 6 635)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 17 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered
Christian
5

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 4176.9 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 6 605
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - All Lights Out (547), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (421), No Power (413)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Oakdale?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.6 km
Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 1.6 km
Public facilities 6
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Oakdale is Bellville, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 2.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Melomed Bellville , 1.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Melomed Bellville · 1.6 km
Nearest library Bellville · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space Postma Street Park · 0.38 km

Fire station

1.5
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.1
km to nearest
public pool
4
pools
within 5 km
11
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Bellville 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

10 adjacent

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

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Oakdale · -33.8917°S, 18.6365°E

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