Lansdowne

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 5 🏘️ Near: belthorn-estate, claremont, crawford

Schools

12 schools

WCED · 2024

12 Total Schools

8,988 Total Learners

9 Public

3 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
OAKLANDS SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,152
GROENVLEI SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	972
WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	944
YORK ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	896
SUNLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	766
PORTIA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	753
WINDSOR PREPARATORY	primary	public	—	695
KENWYN PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	664
BEL PORTO SKOOL	special	public	—	280
ISLAMIA COLLEGE	combined	independent	—	1,682
THE VINE SCHOOL NPC	primary	independent	—	127
FUTURE'S ACADEMY	combined	independent	—	57

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

LANSDOWNE CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

1 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Hanover Park

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

5,526

Population (2022)

5,906

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

4.03 Avg household size

99% Piped water

97.7% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

99.8% Refuse removal

99.3% Internet access

93.8% Formal dwelling

48.3% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

86.6% Has vehicle

80.7% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

21 Parks

12 With play equipment

19.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Wynberg (2.5 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Lansdowne Police Station

Primary station (89.7% of suburb area).

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

4 Murder

27 Aggravated robbery

21 Residential burglary

6 Carjacking

4 Rape

13 Assault GBH

17 Vehicle theft

50 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

4 Murder

1 Attempted murder

4 Rape

0 Sexual assault

37 Common assault

13 Assault GBH

27 Aggravated robbery

6 Common robbery

21 Residential burglary

5 Non-residential burglary

17 Vehicle theft

6 Carjacking

5 Residential robbery

50 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. This suburb is served by multiple stations; only the primary station's data is shown.

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

belthorn-estate3,329 people→claremont19,323 people→crawford3,823 people→hanover-park40,909 people→kenilworth13,183 people→ottery4,376 people→philippi310,320 people→pinati-estate0→rondebosch-east4,131 people→wetton3,005 people→

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