Woodstock has a safety index of 7 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Woodstock precinct recorded approximately 8,688 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Woodstock affordable?

Woodstock sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R2.3M, placing it in the 63rd 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.

Woodstock

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-2.5M Top 37% Schools 5 93% matric pass rate Healthcare 19 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Woodstock is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There is a strong presence of places of worship serving the community. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Woodstock SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Woodstock, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

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

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

7th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume

8 688 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 12.6% vs Q3 2024

Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (8 688) is below the city median.

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? 7 / 100

Contact crime rate 494,617 per 100k residents

Station population 24 789

Harm rate (per resident) 1/100

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 Woodstock precinct, which covers Woodstock 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 Woodstock?

63rd percentile

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Woodstock is within the Salt River / Woodstock 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

4 hectares of land in Woodstock are earmarked for new development across 7 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (4ha).

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

The median property value in Woodstock is R2.3M. Property values have grown by 1.1% per year since 2018.

A 1.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Woodstock properties (GV2022)

800k-1M

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M ◀

2.5-3M

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

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 R2,340,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.1% per year

City-wide value percentile 63rd percentile

Dominant value band 2-2.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Woodstock?

5 schools nearby

Woodstock has 5 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 92.8%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include St. Agnes'S Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

92.8%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

152 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

St. Agnes'S Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 547 learners · 27.4:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Mountain Road Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 675 learners · 26:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Queens Park High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 488 learners · 28.7:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Walmer Secondary School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 486 learners · 30.4:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

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Alpha Skool

Public · Special needs · 114 learners · 7.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Specialist provision

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 Woodstock?

Private vehicle dominant

Woodstock has 94 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (81%).

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

94 routes

96th percentile · 72 destinations · CBD-connected

Athlone, Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Bellville (via cape town, n1 & durban rd), Bellville (via cape town, n1, vanguard dr & voortrekker rd) +66 more

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

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Woodstock needs a car. The 81% 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

81%

Walking

Minibus taxi

12%

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 (81%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Woodstock?

Full municipal services

Woodstock has a service delivery index of 98.3 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 99% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Salt River/Woodstock survey group (77 households). direct.

Food insecurity is low at 2.7% of households

› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,089) is 2.4× the city median of R1,674.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85

Piped water

93.3%

Flush toilet

100.0%

Weekly refuse

100.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

99 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

98.7%

Owner-occupied

40.0%

Rented

35.0%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

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

Flooding risk

0.0%

Fire risk

1.7%

Violent crime

4.3%

Non-violent crime

2.7%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

26.4%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 82nd percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

26.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R1,205

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

78.8%

of households prioritise

Electricity

77.4%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

52.9%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

36.8%

of households prioritise

School fees

18.4%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre

75.7%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

11.3%

No access

11.7%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

2.7%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

2.7%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

9.5%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

2.5 people

Avg children per household

0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access

64.8%

Fridge ownership

97.3%

Property ownership

2.0%

Geyser ownership

82.0%

Borehole access

9.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

16.3%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH full-time

5.7%

WFH part-time

4.0%

How Woodstock compares

Food insecurity 85% 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

Food spend share 25% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Salt River/Woodstock. direct.

Energy access

10%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

10% of electricity connections in Woodstock 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. 12,690 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Woodstock?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Woodstock in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 15,402 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 Woodstock residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

98th

Percentile
across Cape Town

38%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (15%)Street lights out (5%)Sewerage overflow (5%)Meter Replacement Project (4%)Single street light out (4%)

Service requests logged 15 402

Requests resolved 77% (11 898 of 15 402)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 13 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

14 registered

Christian

Islamic

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? 4968.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 15 361

Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: No Power (2 357), Street Lights - All Lights Out (793), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (737)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Woodstock?

Well served

Healthcare access

19 within 5km

Nearest public Chapel Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1 km

Nearest private Uct Private Academic Hospital · Private Hospital · 1.8 km

Public facilities 13

Private facilities 6

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

The nearest fire station to Woodstock is Salt River, 1.2 km away. The nearest public pool is Trafalgar Swimming Pool, 0.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Chapel Street Clinic, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Chapel Street Clinic · 1 km

Nearest library Woodstock · 0 km

Nearest park / open space Roodebloem Quarry · 0.73 km