Sarepta has a safety index of 29 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Kuilsrivier precinct recorded approximately 12,316 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Sarepta affordable?

Sarepta is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R750K, it falls in the 24th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Sarepta

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 76% Schools 6 74% matric pass rate Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sarepta is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Sarepta, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Sarepta is well-served by schools, and matric results sit below the city average. 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 Sarepta safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

12 316 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 2.2% vs Q3 2024

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? 29 / 100

Contact crime rate 793,277 per 100k residents

Station population 83 576

Harm rate (per resident) 29/100

Harm volume (absolute) 29/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers Sarepta 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 Sarepta?

24th percentile

The median property value in Sarepta is R750K. Property values have grown by 4.3% per year since 2018.

A 4.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Sarepta properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

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 R750,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.3% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 24th 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 Sarepta?

6 schools nearby

Sarepta has 6 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 74.1%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Good Hope Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

74.1%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

261 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Good Hope Primary School

Independent · Grades R–7 · 159 learners · 19.9:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

IND

Good Hope High School

Independent · Grades R–12 · 251 learners · 16.7:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size

Kuils River Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,325 learners · 34.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Sarepta Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,283 learners · 29.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Irista Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,364 learners · 37.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Sarepta Sekondêr

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,472 learners · 30:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

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 Sarepta?

Limited connectivity

Sarepta has 8 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

8 routes

33rd percentile · 6 destinations

Bellville, Kalkfontein, Kuilsriver, Kuilsriver station, Sarepta, Tygerberg hospital

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

What are living conditions in Sarepta?

Full municipal services

Sarepta has a service delivery index of 98.2 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 80% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Kalkfontein/Highbury/Sarepta survey group (49 households). direct.

14% of households report adult food insecurity

› food spending share of 30.5% places households in the "comfortable" band (city median: 32.1%).› Adult food insecurity at 14.1% (above the city median of 2.9%).› Service delivery score of 98.2/100 indicates reliable access to municipal infrastructure.› 80% of dwellings are formal structures.› Fibre internet available to 57% of households.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85

Piped water

94.9%

Flush toilet

97.7%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

80 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

79.9%

Owner-occupied

65.5%

Rented

19.8%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

0.0%

Violent crime

7.6%

Non-violent crime

1.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

30.5%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 72nd percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

49.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R184

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

48.6%

of households prioritise

Electricity

32.4%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

23.9%

of households prioritise

School fees

10.6%

of households prioritise

Debt repayment

8.5%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre

56.8%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

29.1%

No access

9.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

14.1%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

13.2%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

13.2%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.4 people

Avg children per household

1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access

26.7%

Fridge ownership

90.9%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

36.4%

Borehole access

4.7%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

3.8%

of households operate a home-based business

How Sarepta compares

Food insecurity 23% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 53% below the city average for material hardship

Income 50% below the city average for median household income

Food spend share 14% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Kalkfontein/Highbury/Sarepta. direct.

Energy access

16%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

16% of electricity connections in Sarepta 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. 1,797 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Sarepta?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sarepta in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,107 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 Sarepta residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

86th

Percentile
across Cape Town

35%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (19%)Power outage (7%)Street lights out (6%)Customer : Reconnection Request (5%)Indigent Application (5%)

Service requests logged 4 107

Requests resolved 83% (3 399 of 4 107)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 19 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

8 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

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1147.3 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 4 086

Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (776), No Power (300), Street Lights - All Lights Out (254)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Sarepta?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km

Nearest public Sarepta Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.5 km

Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.9 km

Public facilities 8

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Sarepta is Kuilsriver, 1.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 3.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Sarepta Clinic, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Sarepta Clinic · 0.5 km

Nearest library Pd Paulse · 0.5 km

Nearest park / open space Palmieda POS · 0.33 km