Ottery

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 11 🏘️ Near: kenilworth, lansdowne, lotus-river

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

Schools

8 schools

WCED · 2024

8 Total Schools

3,664 Total Learners

5 Public

3 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
HYDE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	765
FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	645
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	542
BATTSWOOD OEFEN NGK PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	511
OTTERY JEUGSORG EN ONDERWYSSENTRUM	special	public	—	0
CHRISTEL HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA	combined	independent	—	902
ORACLE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (NPC)	secondary	independent	—	199
OTTER'S CREEK JUNIOR SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	100

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

2 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

4,376

Population (2022)

4,677

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

3.07 Avg household size

95.3% Piped water

95.3% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

86.5% Internet access

92.3% Formal dwelling

60.4% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

83.1% Has vehicle

62.3% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 43 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

40 Parks

16 With play equipment

17.6 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Ottery fire station is located in this suburb. (Divisional Hq)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Grassy Park Police Station

Primary of 5 stations (41.3% coverage). Secondary: Lansdowne (28.2%).

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

16 Murder

77 Aggravated robbery

61 Residential burglary

16 Carjacking

12 Rape

33 Assault GBH

11 Vehicle theft

547 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

16 Murder

29 Attempted murder

12 Rape

0 Sexual assault

152 Common assault

33 Assault GBH

77 Aggravated robbery

34 Common robbery

61 Residential burglary

12 Non-residential burglary

11 Vehicle theft

16 Carjacking

3 Residential robbery

547 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 11

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 11 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

kenilworth13,183 people→lansdowne5,526 people→lotus-river40,863 people→parkwood14,999 people→philippi310,320 people→plumstead19,386 people→southfield6,273 people→wetton3,005 people→wynberg15,241 people→

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