Scottsdene has a safety index of 19 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Kraaifontein precinct recorded approximately 27,512 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Scottsdene affordable?

Scottsdene is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R670K, it falls in the 20th 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.

Scottsdene

Safety 19/100 Safer than 14% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 80% Schools 6 94% matric pass rate Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near 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?

Scottsdene is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Kraaifontein SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Scottsdene 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 Scottsdene safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

64th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

27 512 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 4.9% vs Q3 2024

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town but has been decreasing 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? 19 / 100

Contact crime rate 2,125,348 per 100k residents

Station population 258 291

Harm rate (per resident) 47/100

Harm volume (absolute) 8/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kraaifontein precinct, which covers Scottsdene 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 Scottsdene?

20th percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Scottsdene are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (2ha).

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

The median property value in Scottsdene is R670K. Property values have grown by 5.1% per year since 2018.

A 5.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Scottsdene properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k ◀

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M

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 R670,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.1% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 20th percentile

Dominant value band 4-600k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Scottsdene?

6 schools nearby

Scottsdene has 6 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 94.0%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Al-Hidaayah College.

Adjusted pass rate

94.0%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

495 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Al-Hidaayah College

Independent · Grades R–7 · 205 learners · 18.6:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size

Parkdene Primary School (Bellville)

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,299 learners · 36.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Cavalleria Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,386 learners · 34.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Watsonia Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,005 learners · 34.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Scottsdene High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,129 learners · 37.6:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Bernadino Heights Sekondêr

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,529 learners · 31.9:1 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 Scottsdene?

Taxi-connected

Scottsdene has 23 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (38%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

23 routes

65th percentile · 14 destinations

Bellville, Bloekombos, Bloekombos (via wallacedene), Brackenfell, Brackenfell station, Cape gate +8 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 Scottsdene – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

26%

Walking

25%

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

38%

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 Minibus taxi (38%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Scottsdene?

Partial service delivery

Scottsdene has a service delivery index of 93 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 77% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Scottsdene survey group (44 households). direct.

28% of households have no internet access

› Social grants reach 60% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Access to basic services

93 City median: 85

Piped water

86.5%

Flush toilet

88.4%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

97.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

77 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

76.8%

Owner-occupied

45.9%

Rented

37.5%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

5.9%

Violent crime

1.9%

Non-violent crime

3.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

43.5%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 34th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

60.0%

of households receiving grants

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

77.7%

of households prioritise

Electricity

72.6%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

34.3%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

18.5%

of households prioritise

School fees

10.6%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre

34.0%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

37.5%

No access

28.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

12.8%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

1.1%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

12.8%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

4.3 people

Avg children per household

1.2

Asset ownership

Computer access

36.1%

Fridge ownership

93.2%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

36.1%

Borehole access

0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

8.0%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

1.1%

WFH part-time

2.3%

How Scottsdene compares

Food insecurity 30% 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 23% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access

80%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

80% of electricity connections in Scottsdene 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. 1,294 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Scottsdene?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Scottsdene in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 8,995 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

40th

Percentile
across Cape Town

26%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (16%)Single street light out (7%)Street lights out (5%)Customer : Reconnection Request (4%)Plumbing (3%)

Service requests logged 8 995

Requests resolved 63% (5 711 of 8 995)

75% resolved within 8 days

90% resolved within 22 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

10 registered

Christian

Islamic

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? 1174.3 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 7 779

Unresolved 30.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (1 388), Street Lights - Single Light Out (623), Street Lights - All Lights Out (456)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Scottsdene?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km

Nearest public Scottsdene Clinic · Clinic · 0.5 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 3.5 km

Public facilities 7

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Scottsdene is Brackenfell, 1.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 7.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Scottsdene Clinic, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Scottsdene Clinic · 0.5 km

Nearest library Scottsdene · 0.5 km

Nearest park / open space Sydow Park · 0.37 km