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Stellenberg

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 28% Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 3 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Stellenberg is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenberg, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Stellenberg. 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 Stellenberg safe?

Moderate reported crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume
9 036 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.3% vs Q3 2024
Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 61 / 100
Contact crime rate 419,461 per 100k residents
Station population 66 873
Harm rate (per resident) 64/100
Harm volume (absolute) 59/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Durbanville precinct, which covers Stellenberg 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 Stellenberg?

72nd percentile

The median property value in Stellenberg is R2.7M. Property values have grown by 2.4% per year since 2018.

A 2.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Stellenberg 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 R2,740,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.4% per year
City-wide value percentile 72nd percentile
Dominant value band 2-2.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Stellenberg?

Taxi-connected

Stellenberg has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (36%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 2 destinations
Bellville, Eversdal
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 Stellenberg – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
35%
Walking
12%
MyCiTi bus
17%
Minibus taxi
36%
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 (36%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Stellenberg?

Partial service delivery

Stellenberg has a service delivery index of 91.6 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 83% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Eersterivier survey group (45 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Food insecurity affects 23% of households - 1.2× the city average
› Adult food insecurity (22.8%) is 1.2× the city average of 18.3%.

Food security

Adult food insecurity
22.8%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
10.8%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
13.8%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

92 City median: 85
Piped water
90.1%
Flush toilet
87.2%
Weekly refuse
93.8%
Grid electricity
95.3%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

83 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
82.6%
Owner-occupied
46.7%
Rented
25.9%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

5 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
1.7%
Violent crime
0.2%
Non-violent crime
2.5%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
51.7%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 18th percentile
Hardship dimensions
1
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
46.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R10
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
55.2%
of households prioritise
Electricity
54.2%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
35.7%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
26.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
8.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
59.3%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
30.1%
No access
10.6%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.6 people
Avg children per household
1.1

Asset ownership

Computer access
32.2%
Fridge ownership
73.5%
Property ownership
2.5%
Geyser ownership
40.7%
Borehole access
3.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
1.2%
of households operate a home-based business

How Stellenberg compares

Food insecurity 25% above the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 47% below the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 46% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Eersterivier. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Energy access
3%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

3% of electricity connections in Stellenberg 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. 967 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Stellenberg?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenberg in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2,084 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 Stellenberg residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
90th
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (12%)Sewerage overflow (9%)Damaged Bin - 240L (7%)Power outage (6%)Street lights out (6%)
Service requests logged 2 084
Requests resolved 72% (1 496 of 2 084)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 6982.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 2 079
Unresolved 28.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (251), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (180), Damaged Bin - 240L (145)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Stellenberg?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km
Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2.4 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 4.4 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Stellenberg is Durbanville, 4.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 2.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 2.4 km
Nearest library Tygervalley · 2.2 km
Nearest park / open space Haarlemweg Park · 0.07 km

Fire station

4.1
km to nearest
fire station
Durbanville
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
6
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

8 adjacent

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

Chantecler Eversdal Hoogstede La Rochelle Ridgeworth Stellenridge Stellenryk Vredenberg Bellville
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Stellenberg · -33.8707°S, 18.6573°E

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