Living in Hanover Park
Hanover Park is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Cape Flats and metro east. The 2011 suburb profile records 45 497 residents and 9 375 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Hanover Park
Hanover Park is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Cape Flats and metro east. The 2011 suburb profile records 45 497 residents and 9 375 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Hanover Park
- Hanover Park0.0 km
- Manenberg2.0 km
- Lansdowne2.5 km
- Philippi Small Holdings2.8 km
- Ottery3.2 km
- Silvertown3.3 km
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Budget fit
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Census context
Current area-level census data uses the latest official City of Cape Town precinct profile where available. The 2011 suburb profile remains the named suburb source for comparison.
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Last updated 2026-06-21. Source band C.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.
Schools nearby
12 in view
- PARKFIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.4 km away
- CRYSTAL SEKONDÊRSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.4 km away
- VOORSPOED PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.6 km away
- MOUNT VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.7 km away
- BLOMVLEI PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.7 km away
- NEWFIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.8 km away
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- MORGENSON PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.9 km away
- ATHWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.0 km away
- BELMOR PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.1 km away
- SUMMIT PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.2 km away
- STARLING PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- PORTAVUE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
Amenities
24 in view
- Shopritesupermarket; 1.3 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 1.3 km away
- Primrose Primarygarden; 1.6 km away
- Red River Road Sports Fields ("The Greens")sports centre; 1.7 km away
- Manenberg Highgarden; 1.7 km away
- Downeville Primarygarden; 1.7 km away
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- Belthorn Recreation Centrecommunity centre; 1.8 km away
- Kismet Parkpark; 1.9 km away
- The Downs Community Centrecommunity centre; 1.9 km away
- Hanover Park DCgarden; 0.2 km away
- Lansport Community Centrecommunity centre; 0.2 km away
- Hanover Park Swimming Poolswimming pool; 0.4 km away
- Hanover Park Civic Centrecommunity centre; 0.6 km away
- HANOVER PARK CLINIChealthcare facility; 0.7 km away
- Hanover Park Community Centrecommunity centre; 0.7 km away
- NEWFIELDS SATELLITEhealthcare facility; 0.7 km away
- Solent courtgarden; 0.8 km away
- Jumbo Wholesalesupermarket; 0.9 km away
- Blomvlei Community Centrecommunity centre; 1.0 km away
- PHILLIPI CLINIChealthcare facility; 1.1 km away
- Mountcare Dentaldentist; 1.1 km away
- Quickshopconvenience; 1.2 km away
- Penlyn Medicentreclinic; 1.2 km away
- Elite Cash n Carrysupermarket; 1.2 km away
Transport notes
- Use Metrorail, MyCiTi, and road-corridor checks route by route before recommending the area for commuting.
- These pages are most useful as a decision baseline, not a live safety or affordability verdict.
Safety notes
- No unsupported safety score is published here. Use official SAPS or precinct-level context and local review before drawing conclusions.
Sources
- 2011 Census Suburb Hanover Park ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- Census 2022: Cape Town ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- WCED public ordinary schoolsWestern Cape Government. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town MyCiTi stopsCity of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 21City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 24City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 27City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 28City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 44City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 81City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 82City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 164City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- OpenStreetMap named amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.