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Riverside

Moderate

Cape Town, Western Cape

Residential

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Affordability

Schools — 27 schools within range

Property confidence

Trade-offs

Amenities — 9 amenities mapped nearby

Transport

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Trafficking suspect arrested after woman, 21, rescued from Rondebosch brothel News24

A 55-year-old man has been arrested on charges of trafficking in persons following the rescue of a 21-year-old woman from a brothel in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

4 days ago Read article

Soccer-Infantino invited to African summit as he faces challenge to FIFA leadership The Star

CAPE TOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - ⁠FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been invited by the Confederation of African Football to ⁠attend a two-day Strategy Conference in Cape Verde next month.

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Infantino invited to African summit as he faces challenge to FIFA leadership The Straits Times

CAPE TOWN, Sept 18 - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been invited by the Confederation of African Football to attend a two-day Strategy Conference in Cape Verde next month. Read more at straitstimes.com.

4 days ago Read article

Another quick bowler out of South Africa team to take on Australia The Straits Times

CAPE TOWN, Sept 18 - South Africa have suffered another injury blow to their bowling attack as they prepare to face Australia in a three-match One Day International series, starting next week, with Lungi Ngidi ruled out of the fixtures. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Assam Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass prays for PM Modi's good health in Cape Town The Tribune

Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass visited the Hindu Sewa Samaj Vishnu Temple at Gatesville in Cape Town on Thurday and offered prayers for the good health of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the Prime Minister turned 76.

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Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

19 pts

demographic alignment

Combined · 3.4 km away

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Data sources

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Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Sep 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 39%

2022-2023

Affordability

Top 37%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Bottom 43%

Sep 2026

Amenities

Bottom 24%

Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 39%

Sep 2026

Property Confidence

Top 35%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

4,702,033 people in City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 46%

Coloured 35%

Indian or Asian 2%

White 16%

Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,155 households surveyed in City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

96%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

Has electricity

99%

Regular refuse removal

91%

Water interruptions (past yr)

23%

Less happy than last year

41%

What residents are complaining about

% of households reporting each problem as present in their area.

Illegal rubbish dumping 9%

Littering 28%

Water pollution 11%

Air pollution 10%

Land degradation 18%

Noise pollution 15%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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Load-shedding

No load-shedding

National status

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

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Total incidents

5,471

Violent crime

1,151 +121

Burglary & robbery

767 +184

Property crime

2,508 +367

Vehicle crime

590 +181

Other

455 -176

Most reported crimes

Other Theft

1,233

Commercial Crime

776

Theft From Vehicle

494

Burglary Res

485

Common Assault

475

Drug Crime

315

Aggr Robbery

269

Malicious Damage

250

Reporting history (2008–2023)

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Total Burglary share Latest period

Source: SAPS crime statistics, SAPACR dataset (2008–2023). South African Police Service.

Nearest police stations

Police station 3.2 km Table View 5.0 km Table View Police Station 5.0 km

Straight-line distances from suburb centre. Source: OpenStreetMap.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

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Nearby schools

DBE National Masterlist 2020 · within 5km

Schools within 5 km

Closest school

306 m

School mix

11 public · 16 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Healthcare 0

Restaurants 0

Cafes & fast food 0

Community 0

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Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

Affordability

Estimated

Estimated figures — modelled from NeighbourhoodIQ score and area type. No suburb-level Stats SA survey exists. Use as a rough planning guide, not a valuation.

Avg monthly rent

R9,790

Median income

R30,260

Avg property price

R1,201,500

Price trend YoY

+3.6%

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Monthly income

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Median household income in Western Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R9,475/mo

Official house price index — City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 46.5, 2010-02: 46.5, 2010-03: 46.4, 2010-04: 46.2, 2010-05: 46.1, 2010-06: 46.0, 2010-07: 46.0, 2010-08: 46.0, 2010-09: 46.0, 2010-10: 46.2, 2010-11: 46.3, 2010-12: 46.5, 2011-01: 46.7, 2011-02: 47.0, 2011-03: 47.2, 2011-04: 47.4, 2011-05: 47.5, 2011-06: 47.6, 2011-07: 47.5, 2011-08: 47.5, 2011-09: 47.6, 2011-10: 47.6, 2011-11: 47.8, 2011-12: 47.9, 2012-01: 47.9, 2012-02: 47.9, 2012-03: 47.9, 2012-04: 48.0, 2012-05: 48.2, 2012-06: 48.6, 2012-07: 49.0, 2012-08: 49.5, 2012-09: 49.9, 2012-10: 50.3, 2012-11: 50.6, 2012-12: 50.9, 2013-01: 51.1, 2013-02: 51.4, 2013-03: 51.7, 2013-04: 52.0, 2013-05: 52.5, 2013-06: 53.0, 2013-07: 53.5, 2013-08: 54.0, 2013-09: 54.4, 2013-10: 54.7, 2013-11: 55.2, 2013-12: 55.7, 2014-01: 56.3, 2014-02: 56.9, 2014-03: 57.5, 2014-04: 58.1, 2014-05: 58.6, 2014-06: 59.0, 2014-07: 59.5, 2014-08: 60.0, 2014-09: 60.6, 2014-10: 61.2, 2014-11: 61.7, 2014-12: 62.3, 2015-01: 62.9, 2015-02: 63.5, 2015-03: 64.2, 2015-04: 64.8, 2015-05: 65.5, 2015-06: 66.1, 2015-07: 66.7, 2015-08: 67.3, 2015-09: 68.0, 2015-10: 68.8, 2015-11: 69.6, 2015-12: 70.5, 2016-01: 71.4, 2016-02: 72.2, 2016-03: 72.8, 2016-04: 73.4, 2016-05: 74.0, 2016-06: 74.5, 2016-07: 75.0, 2016-08: 75.5, 2016-09: 76.2, 2016-10: 76.9, 2016-11: 77.7, 2016-12: 78.6, 2017-01: 79.6, 2017-02: 80.7, 2017-03: 81.7, 2017-04: 82.7, 2017-05: 83.6, 2017-06: 84.5, 2017-07: 85.2, 2017-08: 85.9, 2017-09: 86.5, 2017-10: 87.1, 2017-11: 87.5, 2017-12: 87.8, 2018-01: 88.1, 2018-02: 88.3, 2018-03: 88.5, 2018-04: 88.8, 2018-05: 89.1, 2018-06: 89.4, 2018-07: 89.7, 2018-08: 90.1, 2018-09: 90.4, 2018-10: 90.7, 2018-11: 90.9, 2018-12: 91.1, 2019-01: 91.3, 2019-02: 91.4, 2019-03: 91.5, 2019-04: 91.6, 2019-05: 91.5, 2019-06: 91.4, 2019-07: 91.2, 2019-08: 91.2, 2019-09: 91.3, 2019-10: 91.6, 2019-11: 91.9, 2019-12: 92.2, 2020-01: 92.4, 2020-02: 92.6, 2020-03: 93.0, 2020-04: 93.7, 2020-05: 94.9, 2020-06: 96.2, 2020-07: 97.4, 2020-08: 98.4, 2020-09: 98.9, 2020-10: 99.2, 2020-11: 99.5, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.8, 2021-02: 101.9, 2021-03: 102.9, 2021-04: 103.7, 2021-05: 104.2, 2021-06: 104.4, 2021-07: 104.6, 2021-08: 104.9, 2021-09: 105.3, 2021-10: 105.9, 2021-11: 106.6, 2021-12: 107.0, 2022-01: 107.4, 2022-02: 107.6, 2022-03: 107.7, 2022-04: 107.6, 2022-05: 107.7, 2022-06: 107.9, 2022-07: 108.4, 2022-08: 109.1, 2022-09: 110.0, 2022-10: 110.9, 2022-11: 111.8, 2022-12: 112.7, 2023-01: 113.5

Official residential property price index (Dec 2020 = 100) — metro/province trend.

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