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Onverwacht Village

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 43% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Onverwacht Village is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range 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 Onverwacht Village, 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?

Onverwacht Village is served by schools within reach. 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 Onverwacht Village 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 Onverwacht Village 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 Onverwacht Village?

57th percentile

The median property value in Onverwacht Village is R2M. Property values have grown by 1.8% per year since 2018.

A 1.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Onverwacht Village 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 R2,000,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.8% per year
City-wide value percentile 57th percentile
Dominant value band 1.5-2M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Onverwacht Village?

1 school nearby

Onverwacht Village has 1 school within reach. Schools include Generation Schools Somerset West.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Onverwacht Village will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Generation Schools Somerset West
Independent · Grades R–12 · 307 learners · 9.9:1 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 Onverwacht Village?

Connected

Onverwacht Village has 21 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 ›

Connected
21 routes
63rd percentile · 20 destinations
Routes pass through Onverwacht Village but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Cassablanca, Gordons bay, Helderberg (via heldervue), Heldervue (somerset wes), Heldervue (somerset west), Hottentots holland hospital +14 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 Onverwacht Village?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Onverwacht Village in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 282 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 Onverwacht Village residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
80th
Percentile
across Cape Town
39%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (14%)No supply (10%)Residential Bin Application - 240L (5%)Street lights out (5%)Sewerage overflow (4%)
Service requests logged 282
Requests resolved 78% (220 of 282)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 14 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 282
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: No Power (39), WAT: No Supply (27), Residential Bin Application - 240L (15)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Onverwacht Village?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public Ikwezi CDC · Community Day Centre · 0.5 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 2.2 km
Public facilities 6
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Onverwacht Village is Sir Lowrys Pass, 1.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 3.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Ikwezi Cdc, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Ikwezi Cdc · 0.5 km
Nearest library Lwandle · 1.1 km
Nearest park / open space Platinum Street Park · 0.38 km

Fire station

1.1
km to nearest
fire station
Sir Lowrys Pass
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
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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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

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