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Scottsville

Safety 19/100 Safer than 14% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 74% Schools 3 87% matric pass rate Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Scottsville is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Kraaifontein SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Scottsville is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit slightly 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 Scottsville safe?

Higher reported 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 Scottsville 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 Scottsville?

26th percentile

Planned development

2 hectares of land in Scottsville 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 Scottsville is R790K. Property values have grown by 3.8% per year since 2018.

A 3.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Scottsville 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 R790,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 26th 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 Scottsville?

3 schools nearby

Scottsville has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 87.0%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Scottsville Sekondêr.

Adjusted pass rate
87.0%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
100 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
Q5
Scottsville Sekondêr
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,364 learners · 32.5:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Scottsville Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,118 learners · 32.9:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply
Q5
Petunia Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 774 learners · 28.7:1 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 Scottsville?

Moderate connectivity

Scottsville has 15 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
15 routes
53rd percentile · 14 destinations
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Cape gate, Cape gate (via maroela rd & n1) +8 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 Scottsville?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Scottsville in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,924 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 Scottsville residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
87th
Percentile
across Cape Town
41%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (14%)Power outage (9%)Single street light out (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (5%)Indigent Application (4%)
Service requests logged 3 924
Requests resolved 81% (3 190 of 3 924)
75% resolved within 4 days
90% resolved within 10 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

9 registered
Christian
9

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? 2651.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 904
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (548), No Power (361), Street Lights - Single Light Out (282)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Scottsville?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public Harmonie Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.6 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 1.2 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 Scottsville is Kraaifontein, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 5.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Harmonie Clinic, 0.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Harmonie Clinic · 0.6 km
Nearest library Eikendal · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space Frans Conradie Pos · 0.08 km

Fire station

1.5
km to nearest
fire station
Kraaifontein
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
3
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Morning Star 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

5 adjacent

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

Cape Gate Eikendal Okavango Park Peerless Park West Windsor Estate
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Scottsville · -33.8548°S, 18.7072°E

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