Stellenryk has a safety index of 61 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Durbanville precinct recorded approximately 9,036 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Stellenryk affordable?

Stellenryk is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R2.9M places it in the 74th percentile, above 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.

Stellenryk

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 26% Schools 1 98% matric pass rate Healthcare 8 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 March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Stellenryk 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. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenryk, 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?

Stellenryk is served by schools within reach, and matric results exceed the city average by a comfortable margin. 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 Stellenryk safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower 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 Stellenryk and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Stellenryk?

74th percentile

The median property value in Stellenryk is R2.9M. Property values have grown by 2.9% per year since 2018.

A 2.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Stellenryk properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

4.5-5M

5-6M

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 R2,890,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.9% per year

City-wide value percentile 74th percentile

Dominant value band 2.5-3M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Stellenryk?

1 school nearby

Stellenryk has 1 school within reach. The area matric pass rate is 98.2%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Stellenberg Hoërskool.

Adjusted pass rate

98.2%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

309 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Stellenberg Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,513 learners · 20.4:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 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 Stellenryk?

Low connectivity

Stellenryk has 3 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

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 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 Stellenryk?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenryk in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 962 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 Stellenryk residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

91st

Percentile
across Cape Town

26%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (10%)Single street light out (8%)Street lights out (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)Power outage (6%)

Service requests logged 962

Requests resolved 71% (683 of 962)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 14 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3455.1 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 958

Unresolved 29.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (93), Street Lights - Single Light Out (77), Street Lights - All Lights Out (67)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Stellenryk?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km

Nearest public Brackenfell Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.4 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 3.5 km

Public facilities 6

Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Stellenryk is Durbanville, 3.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Brackenfell Clinic, 2.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Brackenfell Clinic · 2.4 km

Nearest library Brackenfell · 2.4 km

Nearest park / open space Stellenryk Greenbelt · 0.13 km