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Thembokwezi

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 75% Schools 2 93% matric pass rate Healthcare 20 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Thembokwezi is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Khayelitsha SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Thembokwezi, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Thembokwezi is served by schools within reach, 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. Like many areas shaped by apartheid-era spatial planning, infrastructure and service indicators in Thembokwezi reflect decades of structural under-investment rather than current community capacity. Reported crime statistics should be read alongside policing density, reporting rates, and the legacy of the Group Areas Act.

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 Thembokwezi safe?

Higher reported crime

75th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
22 340 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 14.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime statistics here reflect decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and services, not the character of the community. Crime has decreased over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,900,811 per 100k residents
Station population 518 910
Harm rate (per resident) 95/100
Harm volume (absolute) 9/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Methodology note: The safety index combines harm-per-resident and absolute harm volume using a composite formula. In high-density precincts, population size dilutes the per-capita rate while absolute harm remains high. Both dimensions are reflected in the composite score.

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

25th percentile

Planned development

11 hectares of land in Thembokwezi are earmarked for new development across 3 parcels, primarily Commercial (7ha) and Medium Density Residential (4ha).

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

The median property value in Thembokwezi is R760K. Property values have grown by 6.9% per year since 2018.

A 6.9% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Thembokwezi 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 R760,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +6.9% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 25th percentile
Dominant value band 4-600k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Thembokwezi?

2 schools nearby

Thembokwezi has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 92.9%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Zola Senior Secondary School.

Adjusted pass rate
92.9%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
1
170 candidates
Median quintile
Q3
Q3
Q3
Zola Senior Secondary School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,224 learners · 34:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee school
Q3
Sivile Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 684 learners · 25.3:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee schoolFavourable 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 Thembokwezi?

Connected

Thembokwezi has 29 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 ›

Connected
29 routes
72nd percentile · 24 destinations
Routes pass through Thembokwezi but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
3rd /7th ave mitchells plain, Claremont, Claremont (lansdowne rd, jan smuts dr & turfhall rd), Claremont (via wynberg), Claremont(via wynberg), Delft +18 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 Thembokwezi?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Thembokwezi in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,419 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
13th
Percentile
across Cape Town
16%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (24%)Customer mtr reading/consump (13%)Stolen Bins - 240L (8%)Street lights out (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged 1 419
Requests resolved 83% (1 172 of 1 419)
75% resolved within 8 days
90% resolved within 18 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered
Christian
3

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 1 413
Unresolved 17.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (335), MTR: Customer MTR Reading/Consump (186), Stolen Bins - 240L (108)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Thembokwezi?

Well served

Healthcare access

20 within 5km
Nearest public Mandalay Satellite · Community Day Centre · 1.3 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 4.5 km
Public facilities 19
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Thembokwezi is Lansdowne Road, 1.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Lentegeur Swimming Pool, 3.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Mandalay Satellite, 1.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Mandalay Satellite · 1.3 km
Nearest library Moses Mabhida · 1.6 km
Nearest park / open space Tennyson Park · 0.31 km

Fire station

1.8
km to nearest
fire station
Lansdowne Road
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

3.5
km to nearest
public pool
4
pools
within 5 km
13
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Lentegeur 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

6 adjacent

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

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Thembokwezi · -34.0103°S, 18.6344°E

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