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Stellenbosch Farms

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 5-6M Top 1% Schools 4 92% matric pass rate Council Below avg complaints 4d 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 is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenbosch Farms, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Stellenbosch Farms is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. The suburb is healthcare facilities are more distant than in most suburbs.

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 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 Stellenbosch Farms 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?

99th percentile

Planned development

381 hectares of land in Stellenbosch Farms are earmarked for new development across 9 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (210ha) and Mixed Use (98ha), and 3 other categories.

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

The median property value in Stellenbosch Farms is R9.9M. Property values have grown by 16.0% per year since 2018.

A 16.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Stellenbosch Farms 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 R9,950,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +16.0% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 99th percentile
Dominant value band 5-6M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Stellenbosch Farms?

4 schools nearby

Stellenbosch Farms has 4 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 91.9%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Helderberg High School.

Adjusted pass rate
91.9%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
2
56 candidates
Median quintile
Q5
Q4-Q5
IND
Helderberg High School
Independent · Grades 8–12 · 203 learners · 14.5:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable class size
IND
Helderberg Laerskool
Independent · Grades R–7 · 160 learners · 17.8:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
IND
Newberry House Montessori Primary
Independent · Grades R–12 · 249 learners · 13.1:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size
IND
Mondeor Eco School
Independent · Grades R–12 · 285 learners · 6.8:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 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 Stellenbosch Farms?

Low connectivity

Stellenbosch Farms 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?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenbosch Farms in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 704 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
10%
Resolved
same day
Empty conservancy tank (58%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Stolen Bins - 240L (3%)Power outage (3%)Street lights out (2%)
Service requests logged 704
Requests resolved 80% (563 of 704)
75% resolved within 10 days
90% resolved within 30 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 703
Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: SEW: Empty Conservancy Tank (407), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (44), Stolen Bins - 240L (20)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Stellenbosch Farms?

Well served

Healthcare access

0 within 5km
Nearest public Sir Lowrys Pass CDC · Community Day Centre · 5.7 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 6.8 km
Public facilities 0
Private facilities 0

No public healthcare facilities within 5 km of this suburb.

The nearest fire station to Stellenbosch Farms is Sir Lowrys Pass, 6.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 10.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Sir Lowrys Pass Cdc, 5.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Sir Lowrys Pass Cdc · 5.7 km
Nearest library Sir Lowry'S Pass · 5.7 km
Nearest park / open space Lyon Park · 4.29 km

Fire station

6
km to nearest
fire station
Sir Lowrys Pass
community station
5-10km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

10.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
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

31 adjacent

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

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Stellenbosch Farms · -34.0707°S, 18.9276°E

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