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Silvertown - Khayelitsha

Neighbourhood data for Silvertown - Khayelitsha
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Property 0-200k Top 95% Healthcare 12 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 4d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Silvertown - Khayelitsha 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 well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Khayelitsha SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Silvertown - Khayelitsha, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Silvertown - Khayelitsha. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. 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 Silvertown - Khayelitsha safe?

Safety index suppressed
Makhaza SAPS station data not available in current DataFirst quarterly release. Score withheld: no data should not imply maximum safety.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Silvertown - Khayelitsha?

5th percentile

Planned development

4 hectares of land in Silvertown - Khayelitsha are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Medium Density Residential (4ha).

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

The median property value in Silvertown - Khayelitsha is R255K. Property values have grown by 11.4% per year since 2018.

A 11.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Silvertown - Khayelitsha 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 R254,500
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +11.4% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 5th percentile
Dominant value band 0-200k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Silvertown - Khayelitsha?

Taxi-connected

Silvertown - Khayelitsha has 96 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (41%).

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 ›

Well connected
96 routes
97th percentile · 64 destinations · CBD-connected
Athlone, Bellville, Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, & durban rd), Bellville (via n2, cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd), Blaauwberg, Blackheath +58 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 41% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
21%
Walking
20%
MyCiTi bus
18%
Minibus taxi
41%
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 (41%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Silvertown - Khayelitsha?

Limited service delivery

Silvertown - Khayelitsha has a service delivery index of 56.7 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 19% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Silver Town survey group (52 households). direct.

38% of households experienced a negative event in the past year
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R52) is 0.0× the city median of R1,674.› Mobile-dependent: 61% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› 26% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› 72% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.

Access to basic services

57 City median: 85
Piped water
46.7%
Flush toilet
44.2%
Weekly refuse
58.7%
Grid electricity
77.3%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

19 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
19.2%
Owner-occupied
47.8%
Rented
7.0%

Environmental risk – Elevated risk exposure

45 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
25.9%
Fire risk
8.9%
Violent crime
7.8%
Non-violent crime
2.6%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
54.0%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 14th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
46.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R76
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
53.0%
of households prioritise
Electricity
27.5%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
6.4%
of households prioritise
School fees
6.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
0.8%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mobile-dependent suburb

Home fibre
4.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
60.9%
No access
22.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
13.4%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
13.4%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
17.3%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.2 people
Avg children per household
0.9

Asset ownership

Computer access
2.9%
Fridge ownership
82.1%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
0.0%
Borehole access
0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
1.6%
of households operate a home-based business

How Silvertown - Khayelitsha compares

Food insecurity 27% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 27% below the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 1.5× the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Silvertown - Khayelitsha?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Silvertown - Khayelitsha in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 451 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
6th
Percentile
across Cape Town
14%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (26%)Stolen Bins - 240L (15%)Broken leading (7%)Illegal dumping (6%)Power outage (6%)
Service requests logged 451
Requests resolved 81% (367 of 451)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 16 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 427
Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (98), Stolen Bins - 240L (69), WAT: Broken Leading (31)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Silvertown - Khayelitsha?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km
Nearest public Town 2 CDC · Community Day Centre · 0.2 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 5.7 km
Public facilities 12
Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Silvertown - Khayelitsha is Khayelitsha, 0.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 1.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Town 2 Cdc, 0.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Town 2 Cdc · 0.2 km
Nearest library Masakhane · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space Khayelitsha Wetlands Park · 0.27 km

Fire station

0.8
km to nearest
fire station
Khayelitsha
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.1
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Khayelitsha 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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4 adjacent

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

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Silvertown - Khayelitsha · -34.0410°S, 18.6848°E

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