Hanover Park

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 5 🏘️ Near: lansdowne, mountview, newfields

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

Schools

5 schools

WCED · 2024

5 Total Schools

4,325 Total Learners

5 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
VOORSPOED PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,010
SUMMIT PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	942
CRYSTAL SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	889
BELMOR PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	754
PARKFIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	730

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

HANOVER PARK CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

37 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

40,909

Population (2022)

43,723

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

5.31 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

98.6% Refuse removal

82.4% Internet access

80% Formal dwelling

26.7% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

21.3% Has vehicle

10.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 44 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

25 Parks

9 With play equipment

16.9 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Ottery (2.5 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Philippi Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

31 Murder

40 Aggravated robbery

26 Residential burglary

12 Carjacking

7 Rape

47 Assault GBH

7 Vehicle theft

319 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

31 Murder

16 Attempted murder

7 Rape

0 Sexual assault

122 Common assault

47 Assault GBH

40 Aggravated robbery

24 Common robbery

26 Residential burglary

8 Non-residential burglary

7 Vehicle theft

12 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

319 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 5

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 5 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

lansdowne5,526 people→mountview2,090 people→newfields3,513 people→philippi310,320 people→pinati-estate0→wetton3,005 people→

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