Ottery has a safety index of 33 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Grassy Park precinct recorded approximately 15,936 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Ottery affordable?

Ottery sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.8M, placing it in the 51st percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Ottery

Safety 33/100 Safer than 39% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 49% Schools 7 93% matric pass rate Healthcare 15 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Ottery is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, 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. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Grassy Park SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Ottery, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Ottery is well-served by schools, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. 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 Ottery safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

31st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

15 936 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 4.0% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. 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? 33 / 100

Contact crime rate 843,667 per 100k residents

Station population 108 019

Harm rate (per resident) 52/100

Harm volume (absolute) 21/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Grassy Park precinct, which covers Ottery 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 Ottery?

51st percentile

Planned development

145 hectares of land in Ottery are earmarked for new development across 7 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (89ha) and Mixed Use (56ha).

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

The median property value in Ottery is R1.8M. Property values have grown by 6.8% per year since 2018.

A 6.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Ottery properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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 R1,800,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.8% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 51st 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 Ottery?

7 schools nearby

Ottery has 7 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 93.1%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Otter'S Creek Junior School.

Adjusted pass rate

93.1%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

102 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Otter'S Creek Junior School

Independent · Grades R–7 · 100 learners · 12.5:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

Gateway High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 542 learners · 30.1:1 learner-educator ratio

IND

Christel House South Africa

Independent · Grades R–12 · 902 learners · 17.3:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

IND

Oracle Senior Secondary School (Npc)

Independent · Grades 8–12 · 199 learners · 15.3:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

Ferndale Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 645 learners · 32.2:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Hyde Park Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 765 learners · 30.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Battswood Oefen Ngk Primêre Skool

Public · Grades R–7 · 511 learners · 30.1:1 learner-educator ratio

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 Ottery?

Private vehicle dominant

Ottery has 11 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (83%).

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

11 routes

42nd percentile · 10 destinations

Athlone (via klip rd, plantation, wetton, lansdowne & jan smuts dr), Lotus river, Mitchells plain, Mitchells plain - town centre, Ottery, Parkwood +4 more

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

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Ottery needs a car. The 83% 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

83%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

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 (83%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Ottery?

Full municipal services

Ottery has a service delivery index of 96.8 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 92% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Ottery survey group (43 households). direct.

Food insecurity is low at 2.4% of households

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,582) is 1.5× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

97 City median: 85

Piped water

91.9%

Flush toilet

95.3%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

92 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

92.3%

Owner-occupied

60.4%

Rented

17.4%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

4.9%

Fire risk

0.0%

Violent crime

7.4%

Non-violent crime

3.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

39.2%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 46th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

36.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R106

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

61.5%

of households prioritise

Electricity

57.6%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

51.2%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

9.0%

of households prioritise

School fees

7.3%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

73.2%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

13.3%

No access

13.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

2.4%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

2.4%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

4.7%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.1 people

Avg children per household

0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access

62.3%

Fridge ownership

97.6%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

81.3%

Borehole access

6.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

27.3%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

5.0%

WFH part-time

2.4%

How Ottery compares

Food insecurity 87% 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 11% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access

12%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

12% of electricity connections in Ottery 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. 9,520 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Ottery?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Ottery in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 13,719 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

36th

Percentile
across Cape Town

30%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (11%)Single street light out (7%)Street lights out (7%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (3%)

Service requests logged 13 719

Requests resolved 79% (10 859 of 13 719)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 18 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

7 registered

Christian

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? 9372.3 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 13 671

Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: No Power (1 450), Street Lights - Single Light Out (1 001), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (885)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Ottery?

Well served

Healthcare access

15 within 5km

Nearest public Parkwood Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.1 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Constantiaberg · Private Hospital · 4 km

Public facilities 11

Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Ottery is Ottery, 1.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Wynberg Swimming Pool, 2.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Parkwood Clinic, 2.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Parkwood Clinic · 2.1 km

Nearest library Ottery · 2 km

Nearest park / open space Columbine Ave Pos 1 · 0.17 km