Stellendale has a safety index of 29 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Kuilsrivier precinct recorded approximately 12,316 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Stellendale affordable?

Stellendale is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R870K, it falls in the 29th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Stellendale

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 71% Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Stellendale is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, 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 Stellendale, 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 Stellendale. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Stellendale safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower 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 Stellendale 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 Stellendale?

29th percentile

Planned development

14 hectares of land in Stellendale are earmarked for new development across 4 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (9ha) and High Density Residential (3ha), and 1 other category.

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

The median property value in Stellendale is R870K. Property values have grown by 4.8% per year since 2018.

A 4.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Stellendale properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

2-2.5M

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 R870,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.8% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 29th percentile

Dominant value band 6-800k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Stellendale?

Limited connectivity

Stellendale has 9 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

9 routes

35th percentile · 11 destinations

Bellville, Blackheath, Blackheath railway station, Happy valley, Happy valley ,blackheath, Khayelitsha +5 more

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 Stellendale?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellendale in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,196 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

42nd

Percentile
across Cape Town

30%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (7%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)Single street light out (5%)Residential Bin Application - 240L (4%)

Service requests logged 1 196

Requests resolved 81% (973 of 1 196)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 15 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 1 192

Unresolved 19.0%

Top issues: No Power (88), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (72), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (60)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Stellendale?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km

Nearest public Sarepta Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.6 km

Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 4 km

Public facilities 7

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Stellendale is Kuilsriver, 1.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 3.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Sarepta Clinic, 2.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Sarepta Clinic · 2.6 km

Nearest library Pd Paulse · 2.7 km

Nearest park / open space Highbury River System · 0.39 km

Fire station

1.8

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

3.7

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

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

Nearby suburbs

Kuils River Common570m

29→

Highbury701m · R1.3M

29→

Highbury Park733m · R930K

29→

Gersham1.2km · R1.1M

29→

Wembley Park1.3km · R830K

9→

Similar suburbs

Montana Extension R800k-1M

31 →

Avon R6-800k

32 →

Bellville South R6-800k

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Bordering suburbs

5 adjacent

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

Hagley Highbury Highbury Park Kuils River Common Wimbledon Estate

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Stellendale · -33.9534°S, 18.6833°E

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