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Vredelust Kuils River

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 57% Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Vredelust Kuils River 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Vredelust Kuils River, 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 Vredelust Kuils River. 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 Vredelust Kuils River safe?

Higher reported 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 Vredelust Kuils River 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 Vredelust Kuils River?

43rd percentile

The median property value in Vredelust Kuils River is R1.5M. Property values have grown by 4.6% per year since 2018.

A 4.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Vredelust Kuils River 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 R1,520,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.6% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 43rd percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Vredelust Kuils River?

Private vehicle dominant

Vredelust Kuils River has 12 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (91%).

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 ›

Moderate connectivity
12 routes
44th percentile · 10 destinations
Bellville, Blackheath, Blackheath railway station, Eerste river, Happy valley ,blackheath, Khayelitsha +4 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Vredelust Kuils River needs a car. The 91% 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
91%
Walking
8%
MyCiTi bus
2%
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 (91%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Vredelust Kuils River?

Full municipal services

Vredelust Kuils River has a service delivery index of 99.8 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Kuils River survey group (47 households). direct.

Home internet in 98% of households - among the top 4% in Cape Town
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R5,616) is 3.4× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 98% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
99.3%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
57.8%
Rented
25.0%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
9.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
24.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 88th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,092
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
72.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
71.9%
of households prioritise
Electricity
64.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
23.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
23.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
97.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
0.5%
No access
1.9%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.6%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.7%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
5.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
75.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.7%
Geyser ownership
86.3%
Borehole access
13.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.6%
WFH part-time
8.3%

How Vredelust Kuils River compares

Food insecurity 97% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 31% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Vredelust Kuils River?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Vredelust Kuils River in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 448 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.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
45th
Percentile
across Cape Town
33%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (13%)Single street light out (10%)Stolen Bins - 240L (7%)Power outage (7%)Customer : Reconnection Request (4%)
Service requests logged 448
Requests resolved 82% (368 of 448)
75% resolved within 8 days
90% resolved within 37 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 446
Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (57), Street Lights - Single Light Out (43), Stolen Bins - 240L (31)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Vredelust Kuils River?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 2.6 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.6 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Vredelust Kuils River is Kuilsriver, 1.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 4.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 2.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Kuilsriver Clinic · 2.6 km
Nearest library Kuilsriver · 2.6 km
Nearest park / open space Betula Street Park · 0.02 km

Fire station

1.5
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

4.7
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
6
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

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4 adjacent

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Vredelust Kuils River · -33.9455°S, 18.6950°E

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