Strand has a safety index of 78 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Strand precinct recorded approximately 10,844 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Strand affordable?

Strand sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.7M, placing it in the 47th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Strand

Safety 78/100 Safer than 81% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 800k-1M Top 53% Schools 23 94% matric pass rate Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near 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?

Strand is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Strand SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Strand, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

Strand is well-served by schools, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. 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 Strand safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

49th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

10 844 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 2.8% 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? 78 / 100

Contact crime rate 350,164 per 100k residents

Station population 62 895

Harm rate (per resident) 80/100

Harm volume (absolute) 76/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

47th percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Strand is within the Strand CBD development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

Planned development

12 hectares of land in Strand are earmarked for new development across 7 parcels, primarily Mixed Use (6ha) and Medium Density Residential (4ha), 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 Strand is R1.7M. Property values have grown by 5.9% per year since 2018.

A 5.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Strand properties (GV2022)

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M ◀

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

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 R1,700,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.9% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 47th percentile

Dominant value band 800k-1M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Strand?

23 schools nearby

Strand has 23 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 93.7%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Crosspoint Academy - Strand.

Adjusted pass rate

93.7%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

927 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

IND

Crosspoint Academy - Strand

Independent · Grades R–12 · 229 learners · 15.3:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size

IND

El Marine Primary School

Independent · Grades R–7 · 123 learners · 13.7:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size

IND

Kids Academy Ssw & K-Academy Learning C

Independent · Grades R–12 · 155 learners · 11.9:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

IND

Edusmart Academy

Independent · Grades R–7 · 83 learners · 5.5:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

IND

Abience Academy

Independent · Grades R–7 · 47 learners · 11.8:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

Lwandle High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 908 learners · 28.4:1 learner-educator ratio

No-fee schoolFavourable class size

IND

Strand Private Academy

Independent · Grades R–7 · 47 learners · 7.8:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

–

Masifunde Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 221 learners · 22.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Favourable class size

IND

Natural Learning Academy

Independent · Grades R–12 · 62 learners · 6.2:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

IND

St. Peter'S Academy

Independent · Grades R–7 · 81 learners · 20.2:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateNo-fee schoolFavourable class size

IND

Valsbaai Hoërskool

Independent · Grades 8–12 · 49 learners · 5.4:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

Hottentots-Holland Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,430 learners · 27.5:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

–

Rusthof Skool

Public · Special needs · 294 learners · 9.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Specialist provision

Loreto Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 444 learners · 21.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

IND

Madrasatur Rajaa Strand High School

Independent · Grades 8–12 · 250 learners · 14.7:1 learner-educator ratio

PrivateFavourable class size

Hendrik Louw Laerskool

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,175 learners · 21:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Lochnerhof Laerskool

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,019 learners · 23.2:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Strand Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,114 learners · 21:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Rusthof Primêre Skool

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,146 learners · 35.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Dr. G.J. Joubert Primêre Skool

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,306 learners · 35.3:1 learner-educator ratio

Strand Sekondêr

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,098 learners · 35.4:1 learner-educator ratio

Rusthof Sekondêr

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,561 learners · 29.5:1 learner-educator ratio

Favourable class size

Strand Mos Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 862 learners · 29.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Favourable 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 Strand?

Private vehicle dominant

Strand has 56 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (73%).

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

56 routes

92nd percentile · 40 destinations · CBD-connected

Ae & ci strand, Atlantis, Blouberg strand, Bloubergstrand, Cape town, Cape town (station deck) +34 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Strand needs a car. The 73% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.

Private vehicle

73%

Walking

Minibus taxi

18%

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 Private vehicle (73%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Strand?

Full municipal services

Strand has a service delivery index of 95.6 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 87% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Strand survey group (87 households). direct.

35% of households experienced a negative event in the past year

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,784) is 1.7× the city median of R1,674.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 10% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).

Access to basic services

96 City median: 85

Piped water

91.0%

Flush toilet

91.6%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

87 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

86.7%

Owner-occupied

52.2%

Rented

25.4%

Environmental risk – Elevated risk exposure

39 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

7.3%

Fire risk

0.6%

Violent crime

9.5%

Non-violent crime

2.8%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

33.8%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 62nd percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

40.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R534

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

69.0%

of households prioritise

Electricity

61.8%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

39.6%

of households prioritise

School fees

26.5%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

23.3%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

65.7%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

23.5%

No access

10.8%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

6.5%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

1.9%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

9.9%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.5 people

Avg children per household

1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access

60.3%

Fridge ownership

93.5%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

70.0%

Borehole access

3.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

15.1%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

1.1%

WFH part-time

0.7%

How Strand compares

Food insecurity 64% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 60% below the city average for material hardship

Income 2.0× the city average for median household income

Asset ownership 26% above the city average for household asset ownership

Household survey victimisation rates significantly exceed SAPS-reported crime for this area, suggesting substantial under-reporting.

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Strand. direct.

Energy access

31%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

31% of electricity connections in Strand 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. 28,176 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Strand?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Strand in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 41,680 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

31%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (14%)Power outage (11%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (3%)Burst pipe (3%)

Service requests logged 41 680

Requests resolved 77% (32 241 of 41 680)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 19 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

36 registered

Christian

Islamic

Other

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2374.7 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 41 443

Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (5 707), No Power (4 375), Street Lights - All Lights Out (2 485)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Strand?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km

Nearest public Fagan Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.9 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 0.4 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 Strand is Strand, 0.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Strand, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Strand · 0.4 km

Nearest library Strand · 0.9 km

Nearest park / open space Lynn Park · 0.09 km