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Richmond Estate

Safety 24/100 Safer than 18% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 49% Schools 3 97% matric pass rate Healthcare 15 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

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The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Richmond Estate is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range 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. Policing falls under the Goodwood SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Richmond Estate, 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?

Richmond Estate 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 Richmond Estate 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 Richmond Estate 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 Richmond Estate?

51st percentile

The median property value in Richmond Estate is R1.8M. Property values have grown by 3.0% per year since 2018.

A 3.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Richmond Estate 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 R1,800,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.0% per year
City-wide value percentile 51st 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 Richmond Estate?

3 schools nearby

Richmond Estate has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 96.9%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include De Vrije Zee Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate
96.9%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
2
413 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
Q5
De Vrije Zee Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 833 learners · 26.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Fairbairn College
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,057 learners · 21.6:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
President Hoërskool
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,322 learners · 28.1:1 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 Richmond Estate?

Moderate connectivity

Richmond Estate has 10 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 ›

Moderate connectivity
10 routes
40th percentile · 13 destinations
Bellville, Bothasig, De la rey, Du noon, Edgemead, Elsies river +7 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 Richmond Estate?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Richmond Estate in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,576 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 Richmond Estate residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
84th
Percentile
across Cape Town
33%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (15%)Suspect Tampering (11%)Power outage (9%)Single street light out (4%)Burst pipe (3%)
Service requests logged 3 576
Requests resolved 70% (2 503 of 3 576)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 14 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered
Christian
3

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? 3252.5 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 557
Unresolved 30.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (534), Suspect Tampering (388), No Power (329)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Richmond Estate?

Well served

Healthcare access

15 within 5km
Nearest public Dirkie Uys Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 1.7 km
Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.1 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 Richmond Estate is Goodwood, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Goodwood Swimming Pool, 1.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare N1 City Hospital, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare N1 City Hospital · 1.1 km
Nearest library Goodwood · 1.8 km
Nearest park / open space Hanekom Park · 0.28 km

Fire station

0.8
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

1.1
km to nearest
public pool
8
pools
within 5 km
15
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 Richmond Estate. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Churchill Estate Glenlily N1 Stad Parow Golf Course Richmond Riverton Elsies River Vasco Estate
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Richmond Estate · -33.9021°S, 18.5663°E

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