Somerset West

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 3 🏘️ Near: audas-estate, bene-township, bizweni

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

3,020 Total Learners

3 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
ALTENA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,162
SOMERSET-WES LAERSKOOL	primary	public	—	915
SOMERSET-WES MET PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	832
TEREO PROJECT	primary	independent	—	111

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

SOMERSET WEST CDC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

67 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

17,373

Population (2022)

18,568

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

2.71 Avg household size

100% Piped water

99.4% Flush toilet

99.7% Grid electricity

98.4% Refuse removal

89.3% Internet access

98.7% Formal dwelling

62.9% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

76.8% Has vehicle

79.5% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 92 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

8 Parks

27.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Somerset West (1.2 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Somerset West Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

3 Murder

42 Aggravated robbery

71 Residential burglary

2 Carjacking

6 Rape

35 Assault GBH

12 Vehicle theft

101 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

3 Murder

2 Attempted murder

6 Rape

0 Sexual assault

100 Common assault

35 Assault GBH

42 Aggravated robbery

21 Common robbery

71 Residential burglary

14 Non-residential burglary

12 Vehicle theft

2 Carjacking

8 Residential robbery

101 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 3

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 3 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels