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Rondevlei Park

Safety 46/100 Safer than 54% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 73% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 14 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 6 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Rondevlei Park is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Lentegeur SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Rondevlei Park, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Rondevlei Park 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 Rondevlei Park safe?

Moderate reported crime

39th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
15 364 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 4.8% 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? 46 / 100
Contact crime rate 672,508 per 100k residents
Station population 88 238
Harm rate (per resident) 56/100
Harm volume (absolute) 37/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Lentegeur precinct, which covers Rondevlei Park 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 Rondevlei Park?

27th percentile

The median property value in Rondevlei Park is R820K. Property values have grown by 5.6% per year since 2018.

A 5.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Rondevlei Park 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 R820,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.6% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 27th percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Rondevlei Park?

1 school nearby

Rondevlei Park has 1 school within reach. Schools include Hyde Park College.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Rondevlei Park will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Hyde Park College
Independent · Grades R–12 · 246 learners · 27.3:1 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 Rondevlei Park?

Vehicle-led mix

Rondevlei Park has 6 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (33%).

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 ›

Limited connectivity
6 routes
28th percentile · 9 destinations
Claremont (via rocklands, westgate mall, old lansdowne, heins & turfhall), Hanover park, Hazeldene, London village, London village,mitchells plain, Mitchells plain +3 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Rondevlei Park – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
33%
Walking
28%
MyCiTi bus
19%
Minibus taxi
15%
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 (33%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Rondevlei Park?

Full municipal services

Rondevlei Park has a service delivery index of 98.6 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 67% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Retreat survey group (48 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Food takes 44% of household budgets - 1.4× the city median
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R437) is 0.3× the city median of R1,674.› Social grants reach 50% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
94.9%
Flush toilet
99.9%
Weekly refuse
99.9%
Grid electricity
99.9%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

67 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
67.4%
Owner-occupied
53.1%
Rented
21.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

1 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
1.3%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
44.3%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 33rd percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
50.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R14
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
60.6%
of households prioritise
Electricity
57.1%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
14.3%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
11.5%
of households prioritise
School fees
4.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
59.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
28.4%
No access
12.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
7.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
5.6%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
5.6%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.7 people
Avg children per household
1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
29.3%
Fridge ownership
89.3%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
47.5%
Borehole access
7.9%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
7.4%
of households operate a home-based business

How Rondevlei Park compares

Food insecurity 62% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 40% below the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 25% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access
3%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

3% of electricity connections in Rondevlei Park 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. 1,159 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Rondevlei Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Rondevlei Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,145 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 Rondevlei Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
85th
Percentile
across Cape Town
32%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (8%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (8%)Customer : Reconnection Request (6%)Customer reconnection request (5%)Water leak (5%)
Service requests logged 2 145
Requests resolved 81% (1 732 of 2 145)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 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 2 137
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: No Power (180), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (170), Customer : Reconnection Request (118)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Rondevlei Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

14 within 5km
Nearest public Weltevreden Valley Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.2 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 3.8 km
Public facilities 13
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Rondevlei Park is Mitchells Plain, 1.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Westridge Swimming Pool, 1.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Weltevreden Valley Clinic, 2.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Weltevreden Valley Clinic · 2.2 km
Nearest library Weltevreden · 2.1 km
Nearest park / open space Fulham Road Pos · 0.09 km

Fire station

1.1
km to nearest
fire station
Mitchells Plain
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.8
km to nearest
public pool
5
pools
within 5 km
11
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Westridge 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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8 adjacent

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

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