Eastridge

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: beacon-valley, bongani, mitchells-plain-cbd

Note: The official Eastridge boundary is a small area. The broader area commonly known as Eastridge includes nearby suburbs. Some schools, clinics and other facilities may appear under:

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

3,234 Total Learners

2 Public

2 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
LITTLEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,367
EASTVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,101
DARUL ARQAM ISLAMIC HIGH SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	635
EASTRIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	combined	independent	—	131

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

26,875

Population (2022)

28,723

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

4.34 Avg household size

96.1% Piped water

98.7% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

97.4% Refuse removal

82.9% Internet access

79% Formal dwelling

63.2% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

34.2% Has vehicle

23.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 46 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

66 Parks

24 With play equipment

17.5 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Mitchells Plain (3.5 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Mitchells Plain Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

39 Murder

104 Aggravated robbery

90 Residential burglary

11 Carjacking

27 Rape

96 Assault GBH

27 Vehicle theft

1,748 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

39 Murder

31 Attempted murder

27 Rape

0 Sexual assault

489 Common assault

96 Assault GBH

104 Aggravated robbery

73 Common robbery

90 Residential burglary

13 Non-residential burglary

27 Vehicle theft

11 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

1,748 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 4

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 4 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

beacon-valley28,745 people→bongani0→mitchells-plain-cbd14,880 people→portland28,273 people→rocklands34,755 people→tafelsig64,860 people→

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