Scottsdene

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: belmont-park, botfontein-smallholdings, eikendal

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

Schools

7 schools

WCED · 2024

7 Total Schools

7,426 Total Learners

6 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
BERNADINO HEIGHTS SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,529
CAVALLERIA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,386
PARKDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL (BELLVILLE)	primary	public	—	1,299
SCOTTSDENE HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,129
WATSONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,005
KRAAIFONTEIN HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	873
AL-HIDAAYAH COLLEGE	primary	independent	—	205

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

SCOTTSDENE CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

12 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

26,498

Population (2022)

28,320

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

100% Piped water

88.4% Flush toilet

97% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

71.5% Internet access

76.8% Formal dwelling

45.9% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

27.1% Has vehicle

36.1% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

36 Parks

8 With play equipment

8.5 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Brackenfell (1.9 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Kraaifontein Police Station

Primary station (90.3% of suburb area).

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

46 Murder

222 Aggravated robbery

96 Residential burglary

4 Carjacking

48 Rape

134 Assault GBH

22 Vehicle theft

558 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

46 Murder

27 Attempted murder

48 Rape

0 Sexual assault

318 Common assault

134 Assault GBH

222 Aggravated robbery

81 Common robbery

96 Residential burglary

8 Non-residential burglary

22 Vehicle theft

4 Carjacking

18 Residential robbery

558 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

Schedule

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding 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

belmont-park5,016 people→botfontein-smallholdings0→eikendal4,593 people→northpine10,052 people→protea-village1,669 people→summerville780 people→wallacedene17,800 people→

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