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Welgelegen

Safety 42/100 Safer than 44% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 25% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 6 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

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Welgelegen is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Parow SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Welgelegen, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Welgelegen is served by schools within reach. 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 Welgelegen safe?

Moderate reported crime

80th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
10 468 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% 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? 42 / 100
Contact crime rate 509,616 per 100k residents
Station population 60 881
Harm rate (per resident) 36/100
Harm volume (absolute) 49/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

75th percentile

The median property value in Welgelegen is R2.9M. Property values have grown by 2.3% per year since 2018.

A 2.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Welgelegen 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 R2,940,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.3% per year
City-wide value percentile 75th 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 Welgelegen?

1 school nearby

Welgelegen has 1 school within reach. Schools include Panorama Laerskool.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Welgelegen will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
Q5
Panorama Laerskool
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,547 learners · 21.8:1 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 Welgelegen?

Private vehicle dominant

Welgelegen has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (96%).

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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 5 destinations
De la rey, Khayelitsha, Panorama, Panorama (via elsies river), Parow
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Welgelegen needs a car. The 96% 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
96%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
1%
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 (96%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Welgelegen?

Full municipal services

Welgelegen has a service delivery index of 99.6 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 , Panorama/Welgelegen survey group (80 households). direct.

Home fibre internet reaches 92% of households
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,886) is 1.7× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 92% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
98.4%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Owner-dominated residential area

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
70.6%
Rented
16.8%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

13 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
5.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
1.8%
Non-violent crime
2.9%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
33.1%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 64th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,310
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
86.5%
of households prioritise
Electricity
81.5%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
78.6%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
27.3%
of households prioritise
School fees
23.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
91.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
6.8%
No access
1.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
1.5%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
1.5%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.6 people
Avg children per household
0.3

Asset ownership

Computer access
83.8%
Fridge ownership
93.6%
Property ownership
5.2%
Geyser ownership
95.2%
Borehole access
16.9%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
15.2%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
4.8%
WFH part-time
2.4%

How Welgelegen compares

Food insecurity 92% 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 6% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Panorama/Welgelegen. direct.

Energy access
2%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

2% of electricity connections in Welgelegen 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. 2,581 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Welgelegen?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Welgelegen in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 3,428 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 Welgelegen residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
96th
Percentile
across Cape Town
28%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (13%)Power outage (6%)Meter Replacement Project (4%)Sewerage overflow (4%)Tree Trimming (4%)
Service requests logged 3 428
Requests resolved 72% (2 482 of 3 428)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 14 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered
Christian
2

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 6550.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 3 417
Unresolved 28.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (455), No Power (199), Meter Replacement Project (139)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Welgelegen?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 2.8 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 1.1 km
Public facilities 4
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Welgelegen is Goodwood, 2.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 2.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Panorama · 1.1 km
Nearest library Bothasig · 2.3 km
Nearest park / open space Malmesbury Road Park 5 · 0.06 km

Fire station

2.7
km to nearest
fire station
Goodwood
fire service head office
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.8
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
12
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow North 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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9 adjacent

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