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Simon's Town

Safety 99/100 Safer than 100% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 11% Schools 1 94% matric pass rate Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 4 routes serving the area

Data current as of

#5 Safest Suburbs #6 Best for Families

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Simon's Town is a neighbourhood in False Bay, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Simon's Town SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

Simon's Town is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Simon's Town safe?

Lower reported crime

44th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
948 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 5.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 99 / 100
Contact crime rate 18,629 per 100k residents
Station population 10 913
Harm rate (per resident) 99/100
Harm volume (absolute) 100/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Simon's Town precinct, which covers Simon's Town 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 Simon's Town?

89th percentile

Planned development

7 hectares of land in Simon's Town are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Low Density Residential (7ha).

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

The median property value in Simon's Town is R4.2M. Property values have grown by 2.5% per year since 2018.

A 2.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Simon's Town 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 R4,200,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.5% per year
City-wide value percentile 89th percentile
Dominant value band 2.5-3M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Simon's Town?

1 school nearby

Simon's Town has 1 school within reach. The area matric pass rate is 93.7%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Simon'S Town School.

Adjusted pass rate
93.7%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
102 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
Q5
Simon'S Town School
Public · Grades R–12 · 1,154 learners · 27.5:1 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 Simon's Town?

Private vehicle dominant

Simon's Town has 4 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (93%).

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
4 routes
20th percentile · 6 destinations
Fish hoek, Masiphumelele, Murdock valley, Ocean view, Sea forth, Simons town
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Simon's Town needs a car. The 93% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
93%
Walking
4%
MyCiTi bus
3%
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 (93%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Simon's Town?

Full municipal services

Simon's Town has a service delivery index of 99.2 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Simons Town survey group (37 households). direct.

79% owner-occupied - one of the most stable residential profiles in the metro
› High digital connectivity: 90% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
96.7%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
78.6%
Rented
10.6%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
10.5%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
40.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 43rd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
5.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R511
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
75.8%
of households prioritise
Electricity
73.3%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
69.4%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
16.2%
of households prioritise
School fees
10.2%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
90.0%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
10.0%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
3.3%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
3.3%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
3.3%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.1 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
86.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
5.1%
Geyser ownership
86.1%
Borehole access
18.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
14.3%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
1.8%

How Simon's Town compares

Food insecurity 82% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 93% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 16% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access
15%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

15% of electricity connections in Simon's Town 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. 4,160 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Simon's Town?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Simon's Town in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 9,024 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 Simon's Town residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
88th
Percentile
across Cape Town
30%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (8%)Water leak (7%)Sewerage overflow (6%)BackYard Repairs (5%)No supply (5%)
Service requests logged 9 024
Requests resolved 72% (6 501 of 9 024)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

6 registered
Christian
5
Islamic
1

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? 2121.1 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 8 775
Unresolved 28.0%

Top issues: No Power (719), WAT: Leak in Road/Pavement/Undergr (589), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (502)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Simon's Town?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Simons Town Satellite · Community Day Centre · 1.5 km
Nearest private Melomed Tokai · Private Hospital · 13.6 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Simon's Town is Simonstown, 0.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Muizenberg Swimming Pool, 10.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Simons Town Satellite, 1.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Simons Town Satellite · 1.5 km
Nearest library Simon'S Town · 1.7 km
Nearest park / open space Cotton Pos · 0.1 km

Fire station

0.5
km to nearest
fire station
Simonstown
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

10.1
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Muizenberg 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

2 adjacent

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

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Simon's Town · -34.1863°S, 18.4207°E

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