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Sir Lowry'S Pass

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 0-200k Top 95% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 3 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

#4 Fastest Growing

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sir Lowry'S Pass is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Sir Lowry'S Pass, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Sir Lowry'S Pass is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Sir Lowry'S Pass safe?

Lower reported crime

83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
8 016 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 2.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 75 / 100
Contact crime rate 401,600 per 100k residents
Station population 67 476
Harm rate (per resident) 78/100
Harm volume (absolute) 72/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Somerset West precinct, which covers Sir Lowry'S Pass 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 Sir Lowry'S Pass?

5th percentile

Planned development

23 hectares of land in Sir Lowry'S Pass are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (23ha).

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

The median property value in Sir Lowry'S Pass is R250K. Property values have grown by 20.1% per year since 2018.

A 20.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Sir Lowry'S Pass 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 R250,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +20.1% 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

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Sir Lowry'S Pass?

1 school nearby

Sir Lowry'S Pass has 1 school within reach. Schools include Sir Lowry'S Pass Primêre Skool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Sir Lowry'S Pass will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q4
Sir Lowry'S Pass Primêre Skool
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,311 learners · 25.7:1 learner-educator ratio
Favourable 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 Sir Lowry'S Pass?

Taxi-connected

Sir Lowry'S Pass has 20 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (47%).

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 ›

Connected
20 routes
61st percentile · 14 destinations
Firgrove (r102), Gordons bay, Lourensford plaas, Lwandle, Macassar, Rusthof (strand) +8 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 47% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
39%
Walking
12%
Minibus taxi
47%
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 (47%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Sir Lowry'S Pass?

Partial service delivery

Sir Lowry'S Pass has a service delivery index of 83.8 out of 100, below the city median of 84.5. 48% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Sir Lowry's Pass survey group (46 households). direct.

11% of households report adult food insecurity
› 18% of households have experienced flooding, indicating elevated environmental vulnerability.› 31% of dwellings are informal structures, reflecting historical under-investment in formal housing provision.› Social grants reach 54% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Access to basic services

84 City median: 85
Piped water
66.8%
Flush toilet
84.3%
Weekly refuse
86.3%
Grid electricity
97.6%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

48 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
47.6%
Owner-occupied
14.8%
Rented
21.0%

Environmental risk – Elevated risk exposure

36 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
17.9%
Fire risk
4.4%
Violent crime
4.7%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
45.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 30th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
54.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R123
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
38.6%
of households prioritise
Electricity
25.1%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
13.5%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
11.1%
of households prioritise
School fees
8.8%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
33.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
43.1%
No access
14.2%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
11.3%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
4.5%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
31.7%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.9 people
Avg children per household
1.3

Asset ownership

Computer access
26.7%
Fridge ownership
84.4%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
19.6%
Borehole access
2.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
7.5%
of households operate a home-based business

How Sir Lowry'S Pass compares

Food insecurity 38% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 13% below the city average for material hardship
Food spend share 30% above the city average for food expenditure share
Asset ownership 11% below the city average for household asset ownership

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Sir Lowry's Pass. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Sir Lowry'S Pass?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sir Lowry'S Pass in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,061 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
6%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (14%)Broken leading (8%)Leak at standpipe (7%)Other (6%)Faulty cistern (5%)
Service requests logged 2 061
Requests resolved 83% (1 718 of 2 061)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 10 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered
Christian
3

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 308.8 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 883
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (216), Street Lights - All Lights Out (61), SEW: Empty Conservancy Tank (59)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Sir Lowry'S Pass?

Well served

Healthcare access

3 within 5km
Nearest public Sir Lowrys Pass CDC · Community Day Centre · 0.4 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 6 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Sir Lowry'S Pass is Sir Lowrys Pass, 3.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 7.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Sir Lowrys Pass Cdc, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Sir Lowrys Pass Cdc · 0.4 km
Nearest library Sir Lowry'S Pass · 0.4 km
Nearest park / open space Sir Lowry's Pass Pos · 0.41 km

Fire station

3.5
km to nearest
fire station
Sir Lowrys Pass
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.7
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Strand 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

6 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Sir Lowry'S Pass. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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Sir Lowry'S Pass · -34.1202°S, 18.9124°E

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