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Rondebosch

Safety 98/100 Safer than 97% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 7% Schools 12 99% matric pass rate Healthcare 21 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of

#16 Safest Suburbs #1 Best for Families #1 Best Schools #9 Most Improved

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Rondebosch 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 well above 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 Rondebosch SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Rondebosch, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Rondebosch is well-served by schools, 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 Rondebosch safe?

Lower reported crime

2nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
1 376 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 16.4% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 98 / 100
Contact crime rate 40,158 per 100k residents
Station population 23 267
Harm rate (per resident) 98/100
Harm volume (absolute) 98/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Rondebosch precinct, which covers Rondebosch 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

Read more: Is Camps Bay safe? What the crime data shows

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Rondebosch?

93rd percentile

The median property value in Rondebosch is R5M. Property values have grown by 1.6% per year since 2018.

A 1.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Rondebosch 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 R5,000,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.6% per year
City-wide value percentile 93rd percentile
Dominant value band 2.5-3M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Rondebosch?

12 schools nearby

Rondebosch has 12 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 98.8%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Forres Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate
98.8%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
3
502 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
IND
Forres Primary School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 191 learners · 14.7:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
IND
Micklefield School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 221 learners · 11.6:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
IND
Bishops
Independent · Grades R–12 · 1,378 learners · 12.3:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Golden Grove Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 816 learners · 26.3:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Groote Schuur Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 477 learners · 22.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Oakhurst Girls' Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 238 learners · 14:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory
Public · Grades R–7 · 744 learners · 14.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Rosebank Junior
Public · Grades R–7 · 242 learners · 30.2:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Rustenburg Girls' Junior School
Public · Grades R–7 · 645 learners · 15.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Rondebosch Boys' High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 932 learners · 14.3:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
Q5
Westerford High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 952 learners · 16.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
–
Vista Nova-School
Public · Special needs · 440 learners · 9.8:1 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

Read more: Cape Town schools and education data 2026

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Rondebosch?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (82%).

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Rondebosch needs a car. The 82% 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
82%
Walking
7%
Minibus taxi
3%
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 (82%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Rondebosch?

Full municipal services

Rondebosch 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 , Rondebosch/Rosebank survey group (44 households). direct.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,817) is 2.9× the city median of R1,674.› No material deprivation recorded across any of the 8 measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 87% of households have home internet access.

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 – Informal or family-compound housing

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
31.7%
Rented
40.4%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

13 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.6%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
2.6%
Non-violent crime
2.6%

Economic structure – Low material stress

Food spending share
26.7%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 81st percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
7.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,638
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
69.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
50.6%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
48.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
14.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
9.3%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
86.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
9.3%
No access
4.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
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
2.0 people
Avg children per household
0.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
86.4%
Fridge ownership
94.5%
Property ownership
2.6%
Geyser ownership
97.1%
Borehole access
23.9%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
15.7%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
5.2%

How Rondebosch compares

Food insecurity 100% 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 24% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Rondebosch/Rosebank. direct.

Energy access
3%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

3% of electricity connections in Rondebosch 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. 11,828 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Rondebosch?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Rondebosch in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 18,693 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 Rondebosch 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
34%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (21%)Street lights out (8%)Single street light out (6%)Sewerage overflow (4%)Meter Replacement Project (3%)
Service requests logged 18 693
Requests resolved 79% (14 831 of 18 693)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 15 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

9 registered
Christian
7
Hindu
1
Jewish
1

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? 2314.6 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 18 645
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: No Power (3 975), Street Lights - All Lights Out (1 452), Street Lights - Single Light Out (1 142)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Rondebosch?

Well served

Healthcare access

21 within 5km
Nearest public Red Cross Children'S Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 1.4 km
Nearest private Rondebosch Medical Centre · Private Hospital · 1.6 km
Public facilities 15
Private facilities 6

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

The nearest fire station to Rondebosch is Salt River, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Newlands Swimming Pool, 1.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Red Cross Children'S Hospital, 1.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Red Cross Children'S Hospital · 1.4 km
Nearest library Rondebosch · 0.7 km
Nearest park / open space Rondebosch Park · 0.05 km

Fire station

3.6
km to nearest
fire station
Salt River
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.7
km to nearest
public pool
5
pools
within 5 km
16
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Newlands 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

Read more: Cape Town swimming pools: which suburbs have access

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7 adjacent

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