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Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier)

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 55% Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 3 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) is a neighbourhood in Cape Town, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier), crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier). 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 Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) safe?

Higher reported crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
12 316 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 2.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 793,277 per 100k residents
Station population 83 576
Harm rate (per resident) 29/100
Harm volume (absolute) 29/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) 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 Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier)?

45th percentile

Planned development

99 hectares of land in Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (80ha) and Low Density Residential (19ha).

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

The median property value in Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 4.4% per year since 2018.

A 4.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) 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 R1,610,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.4% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 45th percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier)?

Low connectivity

Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) has 3 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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 6 destinations
Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Farms(atlantis), Mfuleni, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch (du toit station)
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 Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier)?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 385 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
42nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
36%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (36%)Residential Bin Application - 240L (12%)Incorrect Valuations (3%)E - Billing Invoices (3%)Empty conservancy tank (2%)
Service requests logged 385
Requests resolved 78% (300 of 385)
75% resolved within 13 days
90% resolved within 19 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 385
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: No Power (138), Residential Bin Application - 240L (45), Incorrect Valuations (13)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier)?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 4.3 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 5.1 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 Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) is Kuilsriver, 3.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 6.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 4.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Kuilsriver Clinic · 4.3 km
Nearest library Kuilsriver · 4.4 km
Nearest park / open space Langverwacht Greenbelt · 1.59 km

Fire station

3.8
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

6.2
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
3
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Blue Downs 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

16 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier). Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Eikenbosch Kuils River Haasendal Hunters Creek Jacarandas Jagtershof Klein Zevenwacht Lillydale Saxenburg Park 1 Stellenbosch Farms Blue Downs Turtle Creek Zevendal Zevenwacht Country Estate Zevenwacht Farm Village Zevenwacht Mall Zevenwacht Retirement Village Zevenzicht
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Stellenbosch Farms (Kuilsrivier) · -33.9410°S, 18.7234°E

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