Richmond Estate

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 13 🏘️ Near: churchill-estate, glenlily, n1-stad

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

Schools

3 schools

WCED · 2024

3 Total Schools

3,212 Total Learners

3 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
PRESIDENT HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	public	—	1,322
FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE	secondary	public	—	1,057
DE VRIJE ZEE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	833

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

3,609

Population (2022)

3,858

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)

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

4 Parks

1 With play equipment

2.3 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Goodwood fire station is located in this suburb. (Fire Service Head Office)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Goodwood Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

3 Murder

58 Aggravated robbery

18 Residential burglary

6 Carjacking

6 Rape

20 Assault GBH

32 Vehicle theft

189 Drug-related crime

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3 Murder

5 Attempted murder

6 Rape

0 Sexual assault

74 Common assault

20 Assault GBH

58 Aggravated robbery

36 Common robbery

18 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

32 Vehicle theft

6 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

189 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 13

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 13 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

churchill-estate5,972 people→glenlily4,668 people→n1-stad0→parow-golf-course224 people→richmond564 people→riverton-elsies-river0→vasco-estate6,350 people→

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